Thirst,
Mary Oliver, cloth, October 2006, $22.00, 978-0-8070-6896-0
A National Best Seller!
Book Sense Hardcover Fiction for the weekend 1/14/07
New England, #5
Pacific Northwest, #7
Mountains and Plains, #14
Bay Area Reporter, review in the January 11th issue: “‘My
work is loving the world.’ That first line of ‘Messenger,’
the first poem in Mary Oliver's new collection Thirst (Beacon Press),
names what she does better than any other poet writing today. Just as Joan
Didion's memoir The Year of Magical Thinking, which had a similar ‘occasion,’
was arguably her best work ever, so is Thirst Oliver's.” (http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=books&article=212)
New York Blade, review in the January 19th issue: “Only an exceptionally
skilled poet can handle the delicate balance of emotionalism and finely crafted
turns of phrase needed to address the deep pain of losing a loved one. Fortunately,
Pulitzer Prize–winning lesbian writer Mary Oliver is such a poet.”
(http://www.newyorkblade.com/2007/1-19/arts/books/thirst.cfm)
Library Journal, starred review in the January 15th issue: “He
has a talent for explaining science in terms understandable to the nonscientist
. . . This enjoyable read was difficult to put down. A superb educational
resource, it will make an excellent addition to any public library and is
recommended as an essential purchase for high school, college, and university
libraries.”
American
Furies, Sasha Abramsky, cloth, May 2007, $25.95, 978-0-8070-4222-9
Publishers Weekly, review in the January 22nd issue: “a well-researched
book on a significant American problem that's often locked away behind bars.”
Big-Box Swindle,
Stacy Mitchell, cloth, November 2006, $25.95, 978-0-8070-3500-9
Society of Environmental Journalists, review in the Winter 2006 issue:
“This book is a valuable read for anyone who covers growth and development
and the impacts of large businesses . . . Feisty and controversial.”
The Texas Observer, review in the January 12th issue: “Such
rich rhetorical material makes it clear that Foster chose his evidence with
an eye toward not only illuminating readers, but—rarity of rarities in
the historical profession—entertaining them as well.”
Without a Map,
Meredith Hall, cloth, April 2007, $24.95, 978-0-8070-7273-8
Publishers Weekly, review in the January 22nd issue
My River
Home, Marcus Eriksen, April 2007, cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-7275-2
Publishers Weekly, review in the January 15th issue
Shout, Sister,
Shout!, Gayle F. Wald, cloth, February 2007, $25.95, 978-0-8070-0984-0
(13)
“Concisely detailed and researched, From the Palmer Raids to the
Patriot Act reads like high powered fiction. Characters as diverse as
Roger Baldwin, Bernie Sanders, Allen Ginsberg, Fatty Arbuckle, Jane Russell,
Anthony Comstock, John Ashcroft and Dwight Eisenhower share the stage to tell
the tale of a nation at odds with its Puritan heritage. A timely addition
to bookshelves as the United States wrestles with issues of privacy and personal
freedoms in an age of terrorism tied to an unpopular war.”—Kenton
Oliver, Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair, the American Library Association
Plain Secrets,
Joe Mackall, June 2007, cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-1064-8
“In simple but elegant prose that matches the values of his subject,
Joe Mackall takes us deep into the Amish community. He neither romanticizes
nor condemns an alternate way of living, but provides stunning insight through
the generosity and compassion of his own heart.” —Chris Offutt,
author of The Same River Twice and Kentucky Straight
Just Released
On the Courthouse
Lawn, Sherrilyn A. Ifill, cloth, February 2007, $25.95, 978-0-8070-0987-1
Upcoming Author Events
February 3/ Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History and
Culture (Baltimore)
February 18/ Politics & Prose, Washington D.C., with an introduction
by Gwen Ifill (The NewsHour, Washington Week)
February 24/ Hue-Man Bookstore, New York City
International Center for Transitional Justice (NYC), March 13th
Enoch Pratt Free Library (Baltimore), March 17th
UU General Assembly (Portland, OR), June
Media
WVON-AM (Chicago Af. American talk radio) “Roland S. Martin Morning
Show” January 25
WEAA-FM (Baltimore Public Radio) “Front Page” January 29
WUSA-TV CBS Channel 9 (Washington D.C.) 9 a.m. morning show, January
29
“Marc Steiner Show” WYPR-FM (Baltimore Public Radio) January
31
WNYC-FM (New York City NPR) “Brian Lehrer Show” February 20
WBAI-FM “Non-fiction” (NYC, Pacifica) February 23
XM Radio, The Power “We Ourselves” interview forthcoming early
Feb
Kirkus, starred review in the November 6th issue
Booklist, review in February Black History issue
Black Issues Book Review, review forthcoming
ColorLines Magazine, excerpt in Jan/February issue
Multicultural Review, review for SP 07 issue
Baltimore City Paper, interview to run February 1
Baltimore Sun, Q&A to run February 1 or 2
Afro American Newspapers, profile forthcoming
Chronicle of Higher Education, listed in January 26th issue
Acts of Faith,
Eboo Patel, cloth, July 2007, $22.95, 978-0-8070-7726-9
the Washington Post, Patel has been selected to be on of 60 expert
faith bloggers for a weekly online feature called “On Faith” (http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/)
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