News and Updates

The Media Gets "Annoyed"

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:39:06 -0600

Whether it's the season or something unique to newspaper journalists, several of the nations biggest newspapers have recently weighed in with raves for LIFE'S LITTLE ANNOYANCES. USA Today, in a review of the audio edition declares "Go ahead, access that inner Grinch." and calls the book "screamingly funny".

And if we had a contest for most annoyed state, it looks like Texas would be the frontrunner based on coverage in local papers. The Houston Chronicle proclaims the book a "goldmine of ideas as well as web sites to help us wage personal and quiet vengeance against those who annoy us" and The Dallas Morning News says "Let's Get Petty".

Where to Get Road Rage Cards

Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:11:08 -0600

Since Ian Urbina's appearance on CNN's Paula Zahn Now which featured Road Rage Cards during the segment, many people have asked where these cards can be purchased. You can buy the cards at www.roadrage.com. And if it's last minute gifts you're shopping for, a copy of LIFE'S LITTLE ANNOYANCES is the perfect present for anyone on your list who has a pet peeve whether it's bad drivers, loud cell phone chatterers, or relentless telemarketers.

Ian Urbina on "Paula Zahn Now"

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:05:22 -0600

Tune in to CNN between 8:30-9:00 PM on Wednesday, December 14th to see Ian Urbina discuss LIFE'S LITTLE ANNOYANCES with Paula Zahn.

Ian Urbina to Discuss "Annoyances" on NPR's Weekend Edition

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:37:16 -0600

Tune in to NPR's Weekend Edition this Saturday, November 19th to hear Ian Urbina discuss the goldmine of grievances and clever retaliations that he uncovered while researching his book LIFE'S LITTLE ANNOYANCES.

Meet Author Ian Urbina

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 08:50:50 -0600

Ian Urbina, reporter for the New York Times and champion of perturbed people everywhere, will be discussing and signing his book, LIFE'S LITTLE ANNOYANCES, at the following locations:

Saturday, November 26
6:00 PM
Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, DC

Ian Urbina's Appearance on Tucker Carlson Show Rescheduled

Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:11:57 -0500

If you want to catch Ian Urbina's appearance on "The Situation with Tucker Carlson", tune in next Friday, November 4th at 11:00 PM EST. Ian's appearance on the show was changed from October 28th to November 4th.

Ian Urbina to Appear on "The Situation With Tucker Carlson"

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:12:33 -0500

Ian Urbina, the author of LIFE'S LITTLE ANNOYANCES, will be discussing his book this Friday, October 28th on MSNBC's "The Situation with Tucker Carlson". The show airs at 11:00 PM EST.

About the Book

Sun, 31 Jul 2005 12:06:28 -0500

For some of us, it’s the automated voice that answers the phone when we’d rather talk to a real person. For others, it’s the fact that Starbucks insists on calling its smallest sized coffee “tall.” Or perhaps it’s those pesky subscription cards that fall out of magazines. Whatever it is, each of us finds some aspect of everyday life to be particularly maddening, and we often long to lash out at these stubborn irritants of modern life.

In Lifes’s Little Annoyances, Ian Urbina chronicles the lengths to which some people will go when they have endured their pet peeves long enough and are not going to take it any more.