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Archive: May 2, 2006

Publicity, Reviews, and Praise

When the Rivers Run Dry, by Fred Pearce (hardcover, March 2006, $26.95, 0-8070-8572-3; paperback, March 2007, $14.00, 0-8070-8573-1)

Epic Journeys of Freedom, by Cassandra Pybus (Hardcover, February 2006, $26.95, 0-8070-5514-X)

  • The New Yorker, essay about Epic Journeys of Freedom and Simon Schama's Rough Crossings, May 8th issue, on newsstands now

The New Single Woman, by E. Kay Trimberger (hardcover, September 2005, $25.95, 0-8070-6522-6; paperback, October 2006, $16.00, 0-8070-6523-4)

  • CHOICE, review, June 2006 issue
    "In a nutshell, this is a liberating piece of work that provides a different perspective about the achievement of life happiness for uncoupled women."

Storming Caesars Palace, by Annelise Orleck (paperback, May 2006, $20.00, 0-8070-5031-8)

  • CHOICE, review, June 2006 issue
    "A remarkable story, well told."

The Wake of War, by Anne Nivat (hardcover, October 2005, $25.95, 0-8070-0240-2; paperback: October 2006, $16.00, 0-8070-0239-9)

  • CHOICE, review, June 2006 issue
    "Rare and intriguing portraits of Iraqis and Afghanis that highlight their admirable qualities during difficult times."

The Earth Knows My Name, by Patricia Klindienst (hardcover, April 2006, $26.96, 0-8070-8562-6)

  • Hampshire Gazette, 4/21 review with author & book photos
    "A poetic title for a book about gardens that is sheer poetry…This is a book to savor, chapter by chapter."
  • Hartford Courant, 4/24 & Baltimore Sun 4/25, review by Ann Farrow
  • ORION, review with cover photo in May/June issue
    "A poignant book that shows, without undue sentimentality, the underlying element we all share and can bring to live with our hands."
  • WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Albany , NY will conduct a live interview with Klindienst for "The Roundtable Show" week of May 8th

The Tent of Abraham, by Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Joan Chittister, OSB, Saadi Shakur Chishti (hardcover, July 2006, 0-8070-7728-3)

  • Library Journal, review scheduled for June 2006 issue

News

At Blackwater Pond, by Mary Oliver (Audio, April 2006, $19.95, 0-8070-0700-5)

  • Back in stock!
  • Mother's Day ad campaign in The New Yorker, issues dated May 8th and May 15th

Stacy Mitchell, author of Big-Box Swindle, will conduct workshops at BEA (May 18th from 11:30-12:30) and at NEBA (September 15th).

 
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