Inheriting
the Trade, Thomas Norman DeWolf, January 2008, Cloth, $25.95, 978-0-8070-7281-3
CBS Early Show; in-studio taping Tuesday, April 29th; co-host Harry Smith
interviewed DeWolf and his cousin Katrina Browne; clips of the documentary
will be shown; air date to come.
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; coming June 24th
Red Bird,
Mary Oliver, April 2008, cloth, $23.00, 978-0-8070-6892-2
#14 on Pacific Northwest Book Sense Hardcover Fiction bestseller lists
Without a
Map, Meredith Hall, cloth, April 2007, $24.95, 978-0-8070-7273-8
#8 on this week’s Book Sense NEIBA Bestseller List for paperback
non-fiction
Publicity, Reviews, and Praise:
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” from Red Bird; in June issue
Upcoming Events:
Boise Egyptian Theater; reading and book signing; book sales through The
Rediscovered Bookshop; Boise, ID; September 23rd
Sun Valley Bookstore; reading and book signing; book sales through Iconoclast
Books; Sun Valley, ID; September 25th
Philadelphia Hall; reading and book signing; book sales through Joseph
Fox Bookshop; Philadelphia, PA; November 18th
Santa Rosa Hall; reading and book signing; book sales through Copperfield’s;
Santa Rosa, CA; December 1st
Herbst Theater; reading and book signing; book sales through Books Inc;
San Francisco, CA; December 3rd
“This lively biography of journalist Wanda Jablonski begs for a big-screen
adaptation. In the 1950s, when women were rarely hired as business reporters,
Jablonski became a force in the oil industry, boldly investigating deals
and tracking the trade from London to Abu Dhabi.”
Upcoming Broadcast:
Late Mornings/KVON (Napa, CA); Tuesday, June 24th; 7:00 a.m. PST; live
by phone
North Caroline Book Watch/UNCTV (North Carolina’s statewide public
television network); taping July 14th; air date to come
Traveling
Light, Kath Weston, September 2008, cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-4137-6
Publisher’s Weekly; review in the June 2nd issue
“This book is a piece of 21st-century Americana in motion, and its
characters and cities will resonate and linger with readers.”
Kirkus; review in the June 15th issue
“. . . her eyes are sharp and her heart is in the right place. A
gritty portrait of hard-pressed people moving through some of the least
attractive real estate in America.”
Sundays in
America, Suzanne Strempek Shea, April 2008, cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-7224-0
Portland Press Herald; interview with feature writer Ray Routhier
before June 16th for a Q & A to run in Sunday’s paper
Presbyterians Today; review in upcoming issue
Sun Herald (Biloxi, MI); review forthcoming
Religion News Service; Cecile Holmes interviewed author via email
for forthcoming story
Spartanburg Journal (South Carolina); story forthcoming about author’s
visit
Inheriting
the Trade, Thomas Norman DeWolf, January 2008, Cloth, $25.95, 978-0-8070-7281-3
Upcoming Events:
Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly, Greater Fort Lauderdale
Broward County Convention Center; workshop led by DeWolf to examine the complicated
legacy of slavery, a fresh look at history and tools to overcome racism, followed
by book signing; Fort Lauderdale, FL; June 28th, 1:30pm
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