Boston Globe, review
in the May 31st issue: “What Tatum seeks to do above all is trigger sometimes
challenging discussions about race, and infuse those discussions with a reality-based
focus on how race affects us all. Her latest book does that beautifully, asking
touch questions, and patiently, inclusively seeking answers.”
The Boston
Italians, Stephen Puleo, cloth, May 2007, $26.95, 978-0-8070-5036-1
“Avi Chomsky’s new book, “They Take Our Jobs!”
is a welcome addition to the literature and tools needed to inform the current
debate on immigration. In identifying more than 20 “myths” about
immigration, the author brings readers through an accessible discussion that
includes history, politics, economics and social analysis to challenge these
myths and more. At a time when we desperately need to shift the public discourse
in the U.S. and elsewhere, to include a more humane and informed perspective
on the process of immigration and the lives of migrants and their families,
Chomsky’s book provides us all with a much-needed sense of history and
justice – and injustice – that must be included as we struggle for
fair and humane immigration policies.” —Catherine Tactaquin, Executive
Director, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Acts of Faith,
Eboo Patel, cloth, July 2007, $22.95, 978-0-8070-7726-9
WildBird, review in the July/August issue: “This is quite possibly
the funniest bird book ever written. O’Connor has broken the mold of
straight-laced bird books.”
Plain Secrets,
Joe Mackall, June 2007, cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-1064-8
Los Angeles Times, review
in the June 3rd issue: “. . . prose as graceful as it is unsentimental.”
Lancaster New Era, review
in the May 30th issue: “Mackall's writing is an honest and refreshing
change from the customary saccharin scribbling about the Noble Amish Man.
Despite, or perhaps because of, Mackall's refusal to perch the Amish on a
pedestal, he manages to convey a deep respect for the people.”
Religionwriter.com, interview on site to be picked up by PW Religion BookLine
and the Religious News Service in June http://www.religionwriter.com/
The Bone
Gatherers, Nicola Denzey, cloth, July 2007, $27.95, 978-0-8070-1308-3
Publishers Weekly, review in the May 28th issue: “. . . her
densely layered inquiry is insightful and haunting.”
My River
Home, Marcus Eriksen, April 2007, cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-7275-2
June is Pride month for many cities across the country. This year Beacon
Press will participate in Boston Pride, with a book-selling booth located
at City Hall Plaza on June 9th from noon-8 p.m. Authors Sue Hyde (Come
Out and Win), Lisa Keen (Out Law), Pat Gozemba and Karen Kahn (Courting
Equality), and Harlyn Aizley (Confessions of the Other Mother)
will join together for an author signing event from 1-5 p.m.
Queer Action Series Launch events for Sue Hyde (Come Out and Win,
paperback original, June 2007, $13.00, 978-0-8070-7972-0) and Lisa Keen (Out
Law, paperback original, June 2007, $13.00, 978-0-8070-7966-9)
Harvard Coop Bookstore, Thursday, June 14th at 7 p.m. (reading and signing
with Sue Hyde and Lisa Keen)
Boston Public Library, Tuesday, June 19th at 6 p.m. (with Hyde, Keen,
and panelists)
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (NY),
Tuesday, June 12th, 6:30 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. talk (with Hyde)
Beacon Press is a department of the