RADIO STARR (Preorder)

By Lisa Lehmann

Preorder your copy today! The book will be published on November 4, 2025.

A starry-eyed DJ spins on-air personas that threaten to unravel her identity and moral fabric as she enters the male-dominated world of radio in a Midwestern small town.

A 70’s girl in an 80’s world, Eva LaVette finds her life upended when she discovers a passion for radio. It’s a feeling that ignites a fire in her soul, but conflicts with her husband’s traditional values. Fearless and a bit naive, Eva adopts on-air facades that both mask and reveal her deepest desires. As she navigates the trials of format changes, overnight shifts, sexist vibes, and the fear of being fired, she grapples with the consequences of her choices. Radio plays both a true love and a bad boyfriend; Eva is seduced time and again.

RADIO STARR  is a captivating tale of identity, ambition and self-discovery framed by the music of the times just as radio is making a transformative shift from analogue to digital. For fans of Daisy Jones & The Six, Firefly Lane, and WKRP in Cincinnati, this novel is a backstage pass to the power of tuning in to one’s own frequency.

About the author:

Lisa Lehmann is a former radio announcer and musician, who now channels her creative energy into photography and writing. She studied literary writing at UW-Madison. Her first book, LAKE MICHIGAN: The Wisconsin Shore, showcases her breathtaking nature photography and was a National Indy Excellence Award Finalist. Before hanging up her headphones, she worked on air at ten radio stations, doing everything from reporting the news to copywriting and research, including stints as a morning show sidekick. Lisa lives in beautiful Wisconsin with her husband, two tiny dogs and a gigantic cat. She spends her time reading, cooking, native plant gardening and enjoying the outdoors. Radio Starr is her first novel.