The Opinion
Makers, David W. Moore, September 2008, cloth, $23.95, 978-0-8070-4232-8
Fresh Air / NPR; author interview for a series regarding the upcoming
Democratic and Republican conventions; taping on Monday, August 25th at 1:45
p.m.; tentative air date Tuesday, August 26th
O: The Oprah Magazine; Oprah mentions Mary Oliver in her “What
I Know For Sure Column” in the September 2008 issue
“I read myself to sleep with Mary Oliver poems.”
—Oprah Winfrey
Love &
Death, Forrest Church, September 2008, cloth, $22.00, 978-0-8070-7293-6
Inside Track:
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly / PBS; author interview; air date
to come; taping September 2nd
NPR’s Fresh Air; author interview; air date to come; taping
September 10th
Featured Title of the Week:
The Opinion
Makers, David W. Moore, September 2008, cloth, $23.95, 978-0-8070-4232-8
Upcoming Ads:
Columbia Journalism Review; 1/6 page ad in September/October 2008
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Upcoming Broadcast:
Fresh Air / NPR; author interview for a series regarding the upcoming
Democratic and Republican conventions; taping on Monday, August 25th at 1:45
p.m.; tentative air date Tuesday, August 26th
Progressive Forum / KPFT-FM; author interview 8:00 -8: 40 p.m. (PST)
Thursday, September 4th
KPOJ / Morning Show; author interview live by phone; Tuesday, September
9th; 7:00 – 7:15 PST (10:00-10:15am Eastern)
NECN/Morning News; author interview live in studio; Tuesday, September
16th; 7:45 – 8:00 a.m. (EST)
Greater Boston/WGBH TV; author interview; in studio taping; Monday,
September 22nd; 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. (EST)
Upcoming Events:
Water Street Bookstore; Tuesday, September 16th; 7:00 p.m.; Exeter, NH
McNally Robinson Booksellers; Thursday, October 9th; 7:00 p.m.; New York,
NY
Cambridge Forum; Wednesday, October 15th; 7:30 p.m.; First Parish (Unitarian
Universalist) Cambridge, MA
Recent Web Coverage:
Thanks to an early mention of the book on Taegan Goddars’ Political
Wire, The Opinion Makers is already getting some blog/web attention:
Library Journal; starred review in the August 15th issue
“From the small, the curious, and the commonly overlooked—grasshoppers,
snow crickets, and whelks, for example—to the wild and intimidating,
like coyotes, and, of course, the possibly mythical bear that haunts the
Truro woods, the natural world is made more real and dangerous and, yet,
inexplicably inviting in these poems. . . There is even a baker’s dozen
of poems about Percy, her dog, a lovable recurring character in her work.
In all, this book is an affirmation. . . Recommended for all contemporary
poetry collections.”
O: The Oprah Magazine; Oprah mentions Mary Oliver in her “What
I Know For Sure Column” in the September 2008 issue
Love &
Death, Forrest Church, September 2008, cloth, $22.00, 978-0-8070-7293-6
Christian Century; review in August 26th issue
“. . . he is certain of the love of Christ that endures beyond our
own lives, and he criticizes fundamentalisms of both the right and the
left. This book rewards the reader with many wise and quotable thoughts.
"The purpose of life is to live in such a way that our lives will
prove worth dying for," he says. His life's mantra has been "Do
what you can, want what you have, and be who you are.”
Sundays in
America, Suzanne Strempek Shea, April 2008, cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-7224-0
Hartford Courant; in the Sunday August 17th religion book round-up
section , Susan Campbell (writer for the Hartford Courant and Beacon
author) mentions Sundays in America. Distributed by the Los Angeles
Times-Washington Post News Service:
It’s not often that Beacon receives a submission for a book by someone
described as “part tattooed rock star, part needle-working 1950s housewife
with cat-eye glasses and a beehive hair-do, and part vegan feminist zinester.”
So we’re delighted to announce the acquisition of Nicole Georges’
debut graphic memoir, Calling Dr. Laura. Alison Bechdel has already praised
the book: “Georges spins a riveting family mystery. There’s a powerful
chemistry going on between her delicate drawings and the probing honesty of
her investigations. Calling Dr. Laura is disarming and haunting, hip
and sweet, all at once.” While Georges is new to the book world, she’s
been producing her own zines, autobiographical comics, and pet portraits for
over a decade—you can read more about the work she does in her Portland,
Oregon, studio at nicolejgeorges.com. A beautifully
rendered life story of family secrets, psychic connections, and conservative
talk radio, Calling Dr. Laura will be on our Fall 2010 list. (Agented
by former Houghton Mifflin staffer Holly Bemis!)
Crossing Borders, Expanding Equality, and Seeking Justice by Patricia A.
Gozemba
Praise for Beacon Broadside:
The Beacon Broadside Mark Hyman post (Until It Hurts, an April 2009
Hardcover pub), has generated over11,000 hits so far and is creating a lot
of buzz in the blogosphere:
Andrew Sullivan: “Let's hear it for Michael Phelps' mom.”
Nerdy Parenting: “As I was watching the Olympics last
night, I was wondering what it takes to be the type of parent that produces
extraordinary children. . . I came across this article that discusses an interview
with Olympian Michael Phelps’ mother Debbie.”
Varsity Dad: “This blog is specifically NOT about raising
athletes or youth-sports participation. It is about raising a great sports
fan.
That said, some things transcend that mandate—like hearing about how
Debbie Phelps raised her son Michael Phelps.”
American Arena: “Hillary Clinton once wrote a book with
the thesis that it takes a village to raise a child. Now a new book has appeared
about raising athletes. For these kids, an entire village only interferes
with their training. Of course, you still need parents and a coach. And in
the case of Michael Phelps, a lot of chlorine.”
Beacon Press is a department of the Unitarian Universalist Association