Tune in Tomorrow
Series,  Short Stories

Tune in Tomorrow

Tune in Tomorrow 

Tune in Tomorrow is the latest short story to be checked off my to be read list. It is the fifth in a seven part series. I love a good short story before bed at night. 

Short stories are things that can be read in a single day, there is no playing the “just one more chapter” game while gambling with the amount of sleep I’ll get. It is something I can do instead of mindlessly scrolling social media, and when I take a break from working to get up and move around. That is what I love the most about short stories. 

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Tune in Tomorrow
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About Tune in Tomorrow 

An enterprising woman in a man’s world. A vision that changed daytime television. A galvanizing short story about ambition and sacrifice in the 1950s by New York Times bestselling author Melanie Benjamin.

From a triumph in radio serials to persevering in a burgeoning, male-dominated television industry, Abby Taylor has a million stories she’s dying to tell. The soap opera is her brainchild. Championed by her mother and sisters, nothing can stop Abby from becoming an aspirational voice for every woman in the country. Her life behind the scenes, however, is just as dramatic as any she could have invented. Stay tuned for an engrossing story of determination, grit, and love.

Melanie Benjamin’s Tune In Tomorrow is part of Blaze, a collection of short stories about incendiary women across the decades who dare to defy convention. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.  

Thoughts on Tune in Tomorrow 

Tune in Tomorrow started out great, and I had really high expectations for it. Sadly, it turned into a sad, pathetic, and boring story. We start with meeting a woman, Abby, who not only dominated a man’s world of radio and television, but managed to learn and compete to be the best, and be successful at it. Amazing, right? 

The strong sense of self, of family, and of evolving was a big theme in the beginning, and I loved that. The author brought home the idea that not all women are meant to fit into a box, and that is completely okay. 

But about halfway through, it turns bland and is filled with regrets for not going the “normal” or conventional route in life, where women should be, according to the book. She didn’t get married, run a household, fall in love, manage to love the child she adopted, or do any other normal things women should do. I wanted a better ending, one that really drove the idea of not fitting into the box home and women could absolutely be happy there. This one just didn’t do that. It brought home the idea that women should try harder to fit into the box, and not doing so leads to depression and regrets. 

I found myself annoyed with this story by the end, and I’m really glad it ended when it did. I fully expected a five star read with this, and I wasn’t prepared for the three star read I got.

Final Thoughts on Tune in Tomorrow 

I’m calling Tune in Tomorrow a three star read. It wasn’t the best in the series, but it wasn’t the worst either. I found myself really glad that it was a short story and not a full novel. Otherwise I may not have finished it. 

This is the first writing from Melanie Benjamin that I’ve read, and I’m curious about her full novels, but I haven’t decided if I plan to read any or not, given I wasn’t a fan of this short story. Only time will tell on that one. 

But I am grateful that this series has introduced me to authors that I wouldn’t have necessarily read prior to this series. So that is always a good thing. 

Discussion 

Have you read Tune in Tomorrow or any other writing from Melanie Benjamin? Are you a fan? Let me know your thoughts in the comments! 

About the Author 

Melanie Benjamin was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. An avid reader all her life–as a child, she was the proud winner, several years running, of the summer reading program at her local library–she still firmly believes that a lifetime of reading is the best education a writer can have.

While attending Indiana University–Purdue University at Indianapolis, Melanie performed in many community theater productions before meeting her husband, moving to the Chicago area and raising two sons. Writing was always beckoning, however, and soon she began writing for local magazines and newspapers before venturing into her first love, fiction.

By combining her passion for history and biography, she has found her niche writing historical fiction, concentrating on the “stories behind the stories.” Her most recent novel, The Girls in the Picture, tells the fascinating and timely story of the first true female partnership – and enduring friendship – in Hollywood, between the silent film star Mary Pickford and her collaborator (and first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Screenplay), Frances Marion.

Her previous novels, The Swans of Fifth Avenue, and The Aviator’s Wife, were New York Times, USA Today and IndieBound best sellers. Her first novel, Alice I Have Been, was a national bestseller; this was followed by the critically acclaimed The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb. Her next novel will be out in May, 2019.

She and her family still live in the Chicago area; when she’s not writing, she’s gardening, taking long walks, rooting for the Cubs–

And reading, of course.

Tune in Tomorrow
Tune in Tomorrow author Melanie Benjamin

Purchasing Tune in Tomorrow 

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More in the Blaze Series 

Did you enjoy my review of Tune in Tomorrow? Ready for more in this series? Here are my favorites! 

Amelia’s Shadow 

The June Paintings 

The Forgotten Chapter 

Fires to Come 

Tune in Tomorrow 

Fallen Grace 

Barriers to Entry 

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