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Beacon Weekly Report

June 12, 2008

 

Headlines:

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

  • CBS Early Show; co-host Harry Smith interviewed DeWolf and his cousin Katrina Browne; clips of the documentary will be shown; will air June 19th.
  • 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

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

  • #12 on this week’s Book Sense NEIBA Bestseller List for paperback non-fiction

 

Publicity, Reviews, and Praise:

Queen of the Oil Club, Anna Rubino, June 2008, cloth, $29.95, 978-0-8070-7277-6

Upcoming Broadcast:

  • The Progressive Forum/KPFT Radio (Pacifica Houston); Thursday, June 12th; 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Central; live by phone

  • 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

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

Upcoming Broadcast:

  • Joy Cardin Show/Wisconsin Public Radio; Wednesday, June 11th; 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. EST, live by phone

  • John and Stephanie’s Show/WORD-FM (Pittsburgh); Wednesday, June 11th; 4:10 – 4:30 p.m. EST, live by phone

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

  • Claremont Courier; feature story ran in the May 31st issue

    http://www.inheritingthetrade.com/library/courier.pdf

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

The Saint of Kathmandu, Sarah LeVine, cloth, June 2008, $24.95, 978-0-8070-1312-0

Upcoming Events:

  • Porter Square Books; Thursday, June 26th; 7;00pm; 25 White Street; Cambridge; MA

(Not) Keeping Up With Our Parents, Nan Mooney, May 2008, cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-1138-6

Upcoming Broadcast:

  • News Talk Online; Wednesday, June 11th; 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PST (5:00 – 6:00 p.m. EST), live by phone

  • Lou Dobbs Radio Show/ Nationally Syndicated; Monday, June 16th; 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. EST (11:15 a.m. PST), live by phone

  • Thom Hartmann Show/KPOJ Radio; Thursday, July 3rd; 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. EST, live by phone

  • Alex Bennett Program/Sirius Satellite Radio; Tuesday, July 8th; 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. EST, live from New York studio

  • RNN TV (Regional News Network); Wednesday, July 9th; 2:00 – 2:10 p.m. EST, taped in New York studio

Love You to Pieces, Suzanne Kamata, paperback original, June 2008, $17.00, 978-0-8070-0030-4

  • ForeWord; Kamata interviewed for a parenting feature in the July/August issue

The Court and the Cross, Frederick S. Lane, cloth, June 2008, $24.95, 978-0-8070-4424-7

Upcoming Broadcast:

  • Culture Shocks with Barry Lynn; 40 minute interview taping June 4th; will air June 16th, 2 p.m. EST

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

  • Michigan Law Review; review forthcoming

  • Utne Reader; excerpt in July/August issue

Upcoming Events:

  • Holy Trinity Church; author talk, book signing and reception hosted by QBliss; Memphis, TN; Friday, June 13th at 7:00 p.m.

Maria Mitchell and the Sexing of Science, Renee Bergland, April 2008, cloth, $28.95, 978-0-8070-2142-2

  • Cape Cod Times; author interview ran in June 9th issue
  • http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080609/LIFE/806090301

  • Concord Magazine; excerpt forthcoming

  • Cape Cod Times; interview with author to come

The Muse of the Revolution, Nancy Rubin Stuart, July 2008, cloth, $27.95, 978-0-8070-5516-8

  • American Spirit; review in July/August or September/October issue

  • The Wilson Quarterly; review to run in summer issue; date to come

Upcoming Events:

  • Bostonian Society; author talk; Boston at the Old State House; June 17th

  • Fraunces Tavern Museum; author talk; New York City, June 19th

The Paradise of All These Parts, John Hanson Mitchell, August 2008, cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-7148-9

  • The Post-Gazette; review in August issue

Uncertain Peril, Claire Hope Cummings, March 2008, cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-8580-6

  • Edible Hawaiian Islands; review forthcoming

 

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

  • Link Roundup: Audio, Video and Places You Can’t Visit

  • Pride Shalom by Harlyn Aizley

  • The Shoulders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Stand On by Thomas N. DeWolf


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