Join Sex 14’s on Thursday, August 20th at 2:30pm when he welcomes Susan Ottaviano from synth-pop pioneers Book of Love to the KALX studios to discuss her new book, Plants That Heal: Plant-Based Wisdom for Body, Mind, and Soul, and the Book of Love 40th Anniversary SOLD OUT shows taking place at The Chapel in SF on January 15th and 16th, 2027.
Plants That Heal is an illustrated guide that beautifully intertwines practical plant wisdom with soulful reflections, offering readers accessible methods to nurture their bodies, calm their minds, and reconnect with nature.
Susan will be hosting a book signing // reading at Omnivore Books in San Francisco at 6:30pm on Monday, August 24th.
Book of Love are reuniting with all four original members to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their landmark self-titled debut album. The band is also back in the studio working on brand-new music for a 2026 release—their first in over three decades.
One of the first wave electronic groups, Book of Love emerged out of the New York City scene in the mid-’80s and was signed by the legendary Seymour Stein to Sire Records. On April 1, 1986, art-students-turned musicians: Susan Ottaviano, Ted Ottaviano, Jade Lee and Lauren Roselli released the band’s debut album.
Between 1985 and 1993, the band released four studio albums and had a steady string of influential club hits, including the classics “Boy,” “I Touch Roses,” the ebullient “You Make Me Feel So Good” and “Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls/Tubular Bells” which crossed over on the Billboard Hot 100. The band’s music was featured in the classic films Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Silence of the Lambs and American Psycho.
