Boston Globe, Sunday, September 2nd issue, Mary Oliver listed as
one of seven wonders in Massachusetts in an op-ed by Renée Loth:
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/09/02/our_own_seven_wonders/ “Mary Oliver. In a region that has produced most of the nation's
poet laureates, it is risky to single out one fragile 71-year-old bard of
Provincetown. But Mary Oliver, who won the Pulitzer Prize in poetry in 1983,
is my choice for her joyous, accessible, intimate observations of the natural
world. Her "Wild Geese" has become so popular it now graces posters
in dorm rooms across the land. But don't hold that against her. Read almost
anything in "New and Selected Poems." She teaches us the profound
act of paying attention - a living wonder that makes it possible to appreciate
all the others.”
Fist Stick Knife Gun, Geoffrey Canada, (w/new cover), $13.00,
978-0-8070-0423-4: The inaugural book event for Bill Clinton’s new
book Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World was held at Geoffrey
Canada’s Harlem Children’s Zone on September 4th. Canada shared
the stage with Clinton while the former president spoke to an audience of
300 that included Beacon author Cornel West.
60 on Up,
Lillian B. Rubin, cloth, September 2007, $23.95, 978-0-8070-2928-2
Boston Globe, book picked as a Fall favorite in the September 4th
issue:
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/09/04/picking_favorites_for_the_fall/?page=2
“We end with a book that sounds interesting and hard to categorize. What
does it mean that Americans now want to retire early, but typically live into
their 90s? Psychotherapist Lillian B. Rubin, whose best-selling book about
marriage was "Intimate Strangers," reflects on later life in "60
on Up: The Truth About Aging in America" (September). Rubin, in her early
80s and a very good writer, explores the good news/bad news about greater
longevity of today's Americans.”
Acts of Faith,
Eboo Patel, cloth, July 2007, $22.95, 978-0-8070-7726-9
All Things Considered/NPR, Patel’s “You Must Read This”
piece aired yesterday, September 4th:
WSLR-FM (Sarasota, FL) Friday, August 31st, 9:00 a.m. (ET) Live in-studio
interview
Peace and Social Justice Program, KZFR-FM (Sacramento Valley, CA) Friday,
August 31st at 12 PM (PT). Live via telephone
RadioActivity/ WMNF-FM (Tampa) Wednesday, September 5th at 1:05 PM (ET)
Live in-studio
Your Turn with Kathy Fountain (WTVT Fox News Tampa) Thursday September 6th
12:30 to 1 PM live roundtable discussion.
Events
New College of Florida (Sarasota) Tuesday, September 4th, 7 PM
Inkwood Books (Tampa) Thursday, September 6th, 7 PM
New Acquisitions:
LGBT voices have largely been absent from debates around crime, punishment
and justice, but a new book by organizer Andrea Ritchie, lawyer Joey Mogul
and Quaker activist Kay Whitlock will provide a much needed corrective. The
book, which will be in Michael Bronski’s QUEER IDEAS series in fall 09,
will examine both historical and current experiences of LGBT people within
all aspects of the legal system— that is, as targets of discriminatory
laws, subjects of police harassment and brutality, as criminal defendants,
prisoners and survivors of violent crimes. It’ll also address future
correctives and innovative approaches towards creating a better, safer and
more progressive system.
Alan Collinge is an activist for student loan justice and founder of StudentLoanJustice.org,
a grassroots organization and Political Action Committee. His groundbreaking
book, STUDENT LOAN SCAM, will analyze the predatory nature of student loans,
including its history and the impact on the citizenry, and will offer solutions
for the current crisis. Earlier this year he embarked on a 22,000 mile bus
tour where he visited the home districts of nearly every member of the new
House and Senate education committees to fight for legislative change in higher
education policy. Senators Clinton and Obama have both used Collinge’s
research, and he has been featured on 60 Minutes, and also in print media
including Fortune Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Village Voice,
and Inside Higher Education. The book will be on our fall 08 list.
Reprints:
Acts of Faith by Eboo Patel, 3rd printing
Plain Secrets by Joe Mackall, 3rd printing
Just Released:
A Dynamic
God, Nancy Mairs, September 2007, Cloth, $23.95, 978-0-8070-7732-0
Print:
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.”
Publishers Weekly, review in the July 9th issue:
“Mairs is an extraordinary woman . . . Her self-deprecating humor is
wonderful-much like the writing of Anne Lamott, although Mairs manages to
create her own style.”
Tucson Weekly, review forthcoming
Events:
Antigone Bookstore (AZ), Reading & Signing, Friday, September 28th at
7 p.m.
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