"Substitute Me" reading by author Lori Tharps, assist. prof. of journalism at Temple U. "Inspired by my own fruitless search for a nanny in New York City after the birth of my first son, the book began as a question in my own mind that I wanted to answer through fiction.... What does a woman have to give up in order to have a thriving career, a happy family and a cozy home all at the same time?