Boing Boing tv - Tokyology

Boing Boing tv - Tokyology

Here's a sneak peek inside TOKYOLOGY, a new documentary exploring contemporary Japanese pop-culture hosted by Carrie Ann Inaba. Go behind the scenes at a Japanese Rock TV show, cruise Harajuku, go clubbing with goth girls in Shinjuku, shop for shoes with Lolitas, experience the madness of the Tokyo Anime Fair, visit a video game company, browse the streets of Akihabara, and meet anime creator Yoshitoshi Abe.

Get more info about the documentary here.

My Girls Against Girls book is available for Pre-Order

So I have some pretty exciting news! My new book Girls Against Girls: Why We Are Mean to Each Other and How to Stop the Hating is already up on Amazon.com for pre-order -- it comes out in 2009! Yay!

Here's a summary of what the book is all about:

Written for all teen girls, this insightful book discusses different types of girl on girl cruelty, why it happens, and how to deal with it. With details on various forms of abuse common between girls—including betrayal between friends, cyberbullying, hazing, and the silent treatment—this useful guidebook will help teen girls understand why they show aggression to each other, cope with difficult situations, gain confidence, and work together as teams, while also suggesting when to get help from adults when situations get out of hand. It includes quotes and inspirational stories from famous role models who have had firsthand experience with girl meanness, such as Jane Wiedlin, founding member of the Go-Go's; Jenny Conlee, bandmember of The Decemberists; and Tegan, bandmember of Tegan and Sara.

I'm really excited about the book! I just finished the final edits on it and am reshooting my bio photo for the back cover tomorrow! I spent most of last year and the beginning of this one working on the book, so it's both thrilling and kind of scary to see the book already on Amazon.

I really hope it does well, not just because I worked hard on the book, but because I understand first-hand what it's like to suffer through school knowing not only that a whole gaggle of girls were sitting around mocking me, but that I also could end up being cruel in return, which doesn't really help matters.

In the coming months I'll be blogging more about the book, and why I decided to write it, as well as more on the celeb gals that I asked to give a few inspiriting quotes and real-life stories to make the book more than just an advice book, but hopefully entertaining as well.