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Beacon Weekly Report

February 6, 2008

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

  • Going to the Territory – The Black Conservative Tradition in American Politics by Christopher Alan Bracey
  • Manipulating the Metaphors: The Bush Record on Education by William Ayers
  • Sundays in America: Barack Obama’s Church by Suzanne Strempek Shea
  • A Winter Institute: The Transformation of Independent Bookselling by Beacon’s Associate Publisher, Tom Hallock
  • Plus…Beacon Broadside on You Tube! http://www.youtube.com/user/BeaconBroadside

Publicity, Reviews, and Praise:

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

  • Seattle Post Intelligencer; glowing, follow-up review of Mary’s Seattle reading ran Tuesday, February 5th

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/books/350095_oliver06.html

  • Publisher’s Lunch picks up Seattle Post Intelligencer article
  • 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

Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage, Nancy D. Polikoff, February 2008, Cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-4432-2

  • Philadelphia Inquirer; Polikoff will contribute an op-ed piece next week; date to come
  • Book Marks; review in Richard Labonte’s column; distributed February 11th for pickup by LGBT newspapers and websites across the country

 

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

  • Providence Journal; article ran Sunday, February 3rd

http://www.projo.com/ri/bristol/content/artsun_SLAVE_STORY_02-03-08_AL8NC2D_v99.1f0f971.html

  • Dave Ross Show / 710 KIRO Radio Seattle; Tuesday, February 12th; 11 a.m.; live in-studio interview
  • Mornings with Thom Hartmann/ KPOJ/Portland’s Progressive Talk Station; Wednesday, February 14th; 8:30 a.m.; live in-studio interview
  • P.O.V. / PBS; Traces of the Trade: A Story From the Deep North, the Sundance selected documentary based on DeWolf’s book has been selected for a national broadcast premiere; air date to come
  • Christian Science Monitor; review forthcoming in February issue
  • Providence Journal; interview forthcoming in February issue
  • Oregonian; review forthcoming; date to come

Upcoming Events

  • Curiosity Shoppe; reading, Q&A and book signing; Oregon; Thursday, February 7th, 6:00 p.m.
  • Paulina Springs Books Redmond; Oregon; Friday, February 8th, 6:00 p.m.
  • Elliot Bay Books; reading, Q&A and book signing; Washington; Tuesday, February 12th, 7:30 p.m.
  • Powell’s City of Books (Burnside); reading, Q&A and book signing; Oregon; Thursday, February 14th, 7:30 p.m.
  • California State University at Monterey Bay; book lecture; California; Wednesday, February 20th
  • First Christian Church; book discussion; California; Saturday, February 23rd, 10 a.m.

 

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

  • Hartford Courant; mention in Susan Campbell’s February 3rd column
http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/hc-susan0203.artfeb03,0,6753935.column
  • Kansas City Star; food editor Jill Silva to interview Winne in February 21st issue
  • Vegetarian Times; interview to come in April issue

Broadcast

  • Topical Currents /WRLN-Miami/South Florida Public radio; Wednesday, February 6th, 1-2 p.m. EST; live interview
  • FOX 4 Television News/WDAF-Kansas City, MO; Wednesday, February 20th, 12 p.m.; interview
  • Up to Date with Steve Krasne/KCUR-Kansas City Public Radio; Thursday, February 21st, 11 a.m. - Noon CST; live interview
  • Lake Effect/WUWM-Milwaukee Public Radio; Thursday, February 28, 10 a.m.; live interview
  • A Chef’s Table/WHYY-Philadelphia Public Radio; Thursday, April 3rd, 3 p.m.; taped in-studio interview

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

  • XY Magazine; interview forthcoming in February issue, on newsstands February 8th
  • Brian Lehrer Show/ WNYC-New York Public Radio; Monday, February 18th, 11:06 a.m. EST; live interview.
  • Barnes & Noble Manhattan; author reading; New York City, February 19th, 6 p.m.
  • Brooklyn Public Library; author reading; New York City, February 24th, 1:30 p.m.

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

  • Culture Shocks with Barry Lynn/WMET Radio (DC and 4 other outlets); Tuesday, February 5th; 1:00 – 1:40 p.m. EST; taped by phone; air date is Wednesday, February 6th; 4:00pm; the show is also heard on KCAA in LA; KRXS in Monterey CA; KTAB in Cameron TX, and KOXL in Kansas City, MO
  • St. Louis on the Air/KWMU Radio (NPR); Wednesday, February 6th; 11:00 – 12:00pm Central; live in studio
  • Morning Edition/KVON Radio (Napa, CA); Wednesday, February 8th; 8:30 – 8:50 a.m. PST; live by phone
  • The Bev Smith Show/American Urban Radio Networks (heard nationally); Friday, February 11th; 8:30 – 9:30 p.m. EST; live by phone

Once in a Promised Land, Laila Halaby, cloth, January 2007, $23.95, 978-0-8070-8390-1

  • Peninsula Daily News; article ran Tuesday, February 5th
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20080205/NEWS/802050302


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