Ellen Currey-Wilson discusses "The Big Turn-off" Tuesday, April 24

Just in time for TV Turnoff Week (which starts today!) Hillsdale writer Ellen Currey-Wilson has published a book: The Big Turnoff: Confessions of a TV-Addicted Mom Trying to Raise a TV-Free Kid. I haven't read it yet, but I did get to hear her talk at Rieke last week. The Oregonian gave it a good review yesterday, and this is what Hillsdale activist and media-literacy guru Rick Seifert has to say about it:

"In a quirky, funny, beguiling account, Ellen Currey-Wilson has chronicled her struggle to break her pathological TV addiction to protect her son from the same video plague. As someone immersed in the ever-growing media literacy movement, I’ve read just about every book on the perils of screen addiction. Alas, they have all been humorless, though interesting, tomes—until Ellen’s brand-new novelistic, autobiographical romp (set in Hillsdale) about escaping TV’s 'vast wasteland.'

"If I had to guess, women, particularly young moms, are going to devour this book. I’m drawn into it for two reasons. First, “The Big Turnoff” is an hilarious, wry take on a deadly serious problem. Second, as a dad who, to this day, regrets not getting a handle on screen-time with my now-adult child, I admire Ellen’s courage in fighting off Game-Boys and X-Boxes."

Ellen will discuss the book tomorrow, Tuesday, April 24, at 7pm at Annie Bloom's in Multnomah Village. It sounds like anyone trying to get a handle on family "screen time" would probably get a lot of inspiration and ideas from this book.