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Beacon Weekly Report

January 16, 2008

This Week in Beacon Broadside, a project of Beacon Press (www.beaconbroadside.com):

  • The Republican Candidates’ Abortion Problem: Its not Just about Abortion Anymore by Carole Joffe
  • Monday Link Roundup: Public Funding for Military Academies, Religious “Tolerance” in Europe by Jessie Bennett
  • Friday January 11 is Sister Rosetta Tharpe Day by Gayle F. Wald

Publicity, Reviews, and Praise:

Acts of Faith, Eboo Patel, cloth, July 2007, $22.95, 978-0-8070-7726-9

  • Good Morning America/ABC TV; two segments featuring Eboo Patel and some of the young people who work with the Interfaith Youth Core; tentatively scheduled to air between January 23rd-25th, exact air dates to come

Our World, Mary Oliver and Molly Malone Cook, October 2007, cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-6880-9

  • AARP Magazine; interview in March issue

Red Bird, Mary Oliver, April 2008, Cloth, $23.00, 978-0-8070-6892-2

  • Town and Country; brief profile with excerpt of “Mornings at Blackwater”; to run in March or April issue
  • Poets and Writers; highlighting Red Bird with jacket art and author photo, plus excerpt of “Small Bodies”; to run in March/April issue

 

Closing the Food Gap, Mark Winne, January 2008, cloth, $23.95, 978-0-8070-4730-9

  • Faith Middleton Show/ WNPR-FM (Connecticut Public Radio); 20 minute recorded interview on January 14th; to air Monday, January 21st
  • KHFM-FM/ Albuquerque, MN; recorded interview; January 21st, 11 a.m.; to air Sunday, January 27th
  • Open Line with Fred Andrle/WOSU-Columbus Public Radio; Jan. 22nd, 10 – 11 a.m. EST; live interview with callers
  • Journey Home /KSFR-Santa Fe Public radio; January 25th, 4:10 p.m. MST; live in-studio interview
  • Topical Currents /WRLN-Miami/South Florida Public radio; Wednesday, February 6th, 1-2 p.m. EST; live interview
  • Up to Date with Steve Krasne/KCUR-Kansas City Public Radio; Thursday, February 21st, 11 a.m. - Noon CST; live interview
  • Vegetarian Times; interview forthcoming; issue date to come
  • Mother Earth News; review forthcoming; issue date to come

Drifting Toward Love, Kai Wright, January 2008, cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-7968-3

  • Time Out New York; interview to run in January 17th issue
  • XY Magazine; interview forthcoming in February issue
  • Out Q in the Morning with Larry Flick/ Sirius Channel 109; Friday, January 18 at 10:05 a.m. EST; live interview
  • Brian Lehrer Show/ WNYC-New York Public Radio; Monday, February 18th, 11:06 a.m. EST; live interview

Inheriting the Trade, Thomas Norman DeWolf, January 2008, Cloth, $25.95, 978-0-8070-7281-3

  • Library Journal; review in January issue

“Heartily recommended for public, high school, and college libraries, especially those seeking literature examining different perspectives about racism, slavery, and economic history.”—Emily-Jane Dawson

  • CSPAN/Book-TV; reading at Linden Place in Bristol, RI; to air Saturday, January 19th; 1 p.m.

http://www.booktv.org/program.aspx?ProgramId=9046&SectionName=History&PlayMedia=No
  • Denver Post; feature on the book and DeWolf’s cousin Keila DePoorter
http://www.denverpost.com/lacrosse/ci_7972147
  • The Chet Curtis Report/NECN; live interview; Wednesday January 16th at 7 p.m.
  • The Spotted Frog Bookstore; author reading, Q & A and panel discussion with members of the Family of Ten, followed by book signing and reception; January 23rd, 4 p.m.
  • The Sundance Film Festival will screen the documentary, Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North, a companion to DeWolf’s book, 6 times during the festival from January 21st through January 26th
  • Christian Science Monitor; review forthcoming in February issue

Saviors or Sellouts, Christopher Alan Bracey, cloth, February 2007, $26.95, 978-0-8070-8375-8

  • The Joe Madison Show/XM-169, The Power & WOL-AM 1450 (DC); Monday, January 28th; 8:00 – 8:24 a.m. EST; live by phone
  • The Marc Steiner Show/88.1 WYPR (NPR Baltimore); Monday, January 28th; 1- 2:00 p.m. EST; live via ISDN from Washington University studios
  • Culture Shocks with Barry Lynn/WMET Radio (DC and 4 other outlets); Wednesday, February 6th; 4 p.m. EST; taped by phone

Without a Map, Meredith Hall, cloth, April 2007, $24.95, 978-0-8070-7273-8

  • Curled Up With A Good Book; review posted January 9th
http://www.curledup.com/woutamap.htm

Flashback, Penny Coleman, paperback, $16.00, 978-0-8070-5041-5

  • Pacifica Radio; Coleman’s commentary from the recent hearing is read as well as a passage from the book
http://www.pacifica.org/index.php?option=com_programguide&op=segment-page&segment_id=488&Itemid=1


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