Publishers Weekly, starred review in the August 13th issue:
“Foreign correspondent Winslow depicts the universal cost of Israel's
occupation of Palestinian lands in excruciatingly human terms . . . The multilayered
narrative demonstrates unusual compassion for the human side of the conflict,
sympathizing with both the Palestinian citizens and the Israeli soldiers in
the clear understanding that the latter, too, are dehumanized by the violence
that surrounds them.”
A Dynamic
God, Nancy Mairs, September 2007, Cloth, $23.95, 978-0-8070-7732-0
Booklist, review in the September 1st issue:
“For those struggling with contradictions between organized religion
and their personal beliefs, this testament to living an intimately unique
brand of Catholicism will be welcome reading . . . spiritually minded will
find food for thought and much to embrace in these thought-provoking pages.”
Plain Secrets,
Joe Mackall, June 2007, cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-1064-8
On Point, National Public Radio, live interview tentatively scheduled for
Thursday August 23 at 11 a.m. (ET) Airs on more than 90 stations nationally
“Wherever you stand on Roe v. Wade, you can’t help but be moved
by this memoir of an unwed pregnant teen forced by her parents to give up
her baby in 1965. It will make you think AND break your heart.”
Upcoming Events:
Portland Public Library (ME), September 12th at Noon
Cornerstone Books (Salem, MA), Saturday, September 15th
Barnes and Noble (Newington, NH), Thursday, September 20th, 7:00pm
Borders Bookstore (Brunswick (ME), Saturday, September 22nd, 2:00pm
KGB Bar/Tuesday Night Non Fiction/New York, October 16th, 7:00pm
Drifting
Toward Love, Kai Wright, January 2008, cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-7968-3
“As compelling a page turner as the tensest thriller and as emotionally
rich as the sweetest love story. Kai Wright lets the bravery, resilience,
and creativity of these teenagers shine through every page. The hardships
they face will make you angry; their heroism will inspire you. Drifting
Toward Love is social commentary at its very best.”
— John D'Emilio, author of Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard
Rustin
What Book Clubs are Reading:
My Sister, Guard Your Veil; My Brother, Guard Your Eyes, Lila Azam
Zanganeh, April 2006, paperback original, $14.00, 0-8070-0463-4
Codepink Book Club (Women for Peace), alert emailed to 200,000 members
Just Released:
The Missing
Class, Katherine S. Newman and Victor Tan Chen, September 2007,
Cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-4139-0
Print:
The Nation, Q&A, book mention in the August 13/20th issue
Alternet, review and excerpt forthcoming
The Chronicle Review, review forthcoming
Events:
The New America Foundation/Workforce and Family Program (DC), Monday, October
1st from noon-1:30 p.m.
Harvard Coop Bookstore (MA), Friday, October 5th at 7 p.m.
Cambridge Forum (MA), December 5th at 7 p.m.
New York Public Library (NY), December 10th at 6:30 p.m.
Advertising:
New York Review of Books, BEA issue and another in Sept or Oct
The Nation, September 24th issue
The American Prospect, October issue
Contemporary Sociology, November issue
Social Problems, November issue
Advanced Praise:
“The Missing Class is a call to action to change America. Like
other books that transformed our nation, it will inspire us to work for an
America that doesn’t ignore those in need . . . an America where the
family you were born into or the color of your skin never controls your destiny.
—from the Foreword by Senator John Edwards
“At last, a focus on people who struggle from month to month with housing,
health care and education costs but don't fit into the government's comfortingly
minimalist definition of poverty. In The Missing Class, Newman and
Chen give us a vivid, close-up, and often moving look at the urban ‘near
poor.’ An excellent follow-up to Newman's essential body of work on America's
economic anxieties.”
—Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting
by in America
“With riveting detail, The Missing Class uses the compelling stories
of nine families to portray a neglected group – more numerous than the
officially poor – who work hard, play by the rules, yet live on the brink
of disaster, one unlucky step away from plunging into poverty. Sensible and
realistic programs, Newman and Chen show, could prevent their fall, reduce
their insecurity, and help the Missing Class join the middle class.”
—Michael B. Katz, co-author of One Nation Divisible: What America
Was and What It Is Becoming
“The Missing Class is an important book. Newman and Chen provide
an absorbing account of the lives of nine near poor families and their day-to-day
struggles to make ends meet. It is must reading for those concerned about
the fate of Americans who live so close to the margins.”
—William Julius Wilson, Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor
Harvard University
60 on Up,
Lillian B. Rubin, cloth, September 2007, $23.95, 978-0-8070-2928-2
Print:
O Magazine, Reading Room section, review in the September issue
Dissent Magazine, excerpting Chapter 9 online in late August
Events:
Book Passage (Corte Madera), Sunday, September 23rd at 4 p.m.
Black Oak Books (Berkeley), Wednesday, September 26th at 7 p.m.
JCC (Palo Alto), Thursday, November 1st at 12:15 p.m.
The Forum/Grace Cathedral (San Francisco), December 16th 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Advertising:
Ms. Magazine, Fall 2007
Women’s Review of Books, Sep/Oct 2007
Dissent Magazine, Fall 2007
Generations: Journal of the American Society on Aging, Fall 2007
Advanced Praise:
“The thing about Lillian Rubin—and this book is no exception—is
that you can depend on her, as a writer and thinker, to tell the truth. If
you want the real, insightful, unvarnished, necessary, truth on aging, it's
right here in 60 On Up. And, as always, it's a treasure.”
—Peggy Orenstein, author of Waiting for Daisy
“In eleven books spanning more than three decades, Lillian Rubin has
eloquently described the hopes, fears, and sometimes the anguish that people
feel as they negotiate their way through major social changes, such as the
revolution in gender roles and sexuality and the destabilization of work-life
by globalization. Now she tackles the personal and social consequences of
our extended life spans. Perceptive, compassionate, and painfully honest,
this book will enthrall readers of any age.”
—Stephanie Coontz, author of The Way We Never Were: American Families
and the Nostalgia Trap
“With her characteristic unflinching honesty, penetrating insight,
and graceful style Lillian Rubin takes us where we need to go: to talk about
aging with neither syrupy bromides nor morose condescension. Fiercely honest,
bracing yet compassionate, 60 on Up begins a national conversation
that has been waiting to happen. We Baby Boomers NEED this book!”
—Michael Kimmel, Professor of Sociology, SUNY, author of Manhood in
American
“For anyone in their fifties, sixties, or beyond, a new way to think
about the rest of your life.”
—Alix Kates Shulman
“Once upon a time we had rites of passage to ease our way from adulthood
into old age. Now we have Lillian Rubin. 60 on Up is everything most
books on aging are not. It is not sentimental, not filled with stale advice
to keep busy, avoid calories, and think young. Instead, it offers authentic
wisdom about the complexities of aging. Its fiercely realistic but tender
explorations are strangely comforting because they relieve us of the burden
of denial and give us a vision of facing our later years with dignity and
courage. It is a wonderful book, filled with the poignant beauty of all transient
life.”
—Sam Keen, author of Fire in the Belly
“Lillian Rubin’s masterful account of growing old in the United
States is as insightful as it is troubling. She explores topics we would rather
not think about with the unflinching honesty that is her trademark. From the
loss of beauty to the development of social invisibility, nothing escapes
her analytic eye. Readers will not be cheered by this book, but they will
be deepened by it. We owe it to ourselves to face the hard truths she reveals.”
—Katherine Newman, author of The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near
Poor in America
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