The Lonely Soldier, Helen Benedict, April 2009, cloth, $25.95, 978-0-8070-6147-3
Los Angeles Time; Helen Benedict’s The Lonely Soldier is reviewed in the May 13th issue. They call it “[an] important, finely drawn book”.
“For women enter the military for the same reasons men do: to escape a dead-end life, it's a job or simply because they are patriotic and want to serve. Yet as Helen Benedict documents in her important, finely drawn book, "The Lonely Soldier," many find out they're fighting two wars: the one against the official enemy and the one against their male compadres. To use military jargon, the situation is "FUBAR" -- and shows no sign of letting up.”
Until It Hurts, Mark Hyman, April 2009, cloth, $23.95, 978-0-8070-2118-7
Weekend All Things Considered; Mark Hyman and his son will be taping an interview tomorrow with Rebecca Roberts, guest host for All Things Considered this weekend
Dateline/NBC; Mark Hyman was interviewed for a story about the 8 year old girl race car drive; aired date, Sunday, May 10th at 7 p.m.; click to watch
Believer, Beware, Jeff Sharlet and Peter Manseau, July 2009, paperback original, $16.00, 978-0-8070-7739-9
Publisher’s Weekly, starred review in the May 4th issue
“The editors are among the smart, candid, and insightful authors whose personal narratives form the book's 35 brief chapters… Some are funny, others heartbreaking, and some are simply revelatory. Despite the variety, the collection is unified by the contributors' wrestling with received religious traditions and expectations for belief and practice, each articulating a particular moment of the author's life. The voices are refreshingly honest.”
The Gay and Lesbian Review; review in the May-June 2009 issue
“Galloway’s new memoir tells her story from the inside out, creating a bridge to hearing audiences. An actress, writer, and performance artist, she is dexterous in her use of words and devastating with a sense of black humor that brings numerous laugh-out-loud delights. There is no political correctness here, only a poignant life journey of unexpected challenges.”
Singular Intimacies, Danielle Ofri, April 2009, paperback, $18.00, 978-0-8070-7251-6
Our Town/The Spirit; 2,000 word excerpt with author Q&A, author photo (and jacket art in the print editions) ran in the May 7th issues of these upper Eastside and upper Westside community papers
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