Hollowing Out The Middle, Patrick J. Carr and Maria J. Kefalas, October 2009, cloth, $26.95, 978-0-8070-4171-0
Publisher’s Weekly; starred review with cover art in the June 8th issue
Evidence, Mary Oliver, April 2009, cloth, $23.00, 978-0-8070-6898-4
New York Times; travel section piece drawing on Mary’s work to explore Provincetown is going to run on Sunday, July 5th – posted on the Times’ website on July 3rd
The Blooming of a Lotus, Thich Nhat Hanh, April 2009, revised paperback, $15.00, 978-0-8070-1238-3
Speaking of Faith; listen to Krista Tippett’s radio pilgrimage to Vietnam with Thich Nhat Hanh; aired June 4th
“Despite the frequent darkness of her story, with trips to a psychiatric hospital and multiple suicide attempts, Galloway never lapses into preachiness or self-pity, and the result is an unusual memoir about an unusual life that is both oddly uplifting and eminently readable.”
“We owe Carlos Ball a debt for his uniquely illuminating account of gay-rights litigation. He is a balladeer of the hitherto unsung heroes who litigated the major gay-rights cases as well as a legal expert who is instinctively alert to law’s reasons and contingencies. Perhaps only Ball could have given us a book on this topic that so delights and instructs.”
—Kenji Yoshino, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University School of Law
Beacon Acquisition :
Already published to critical acclaim in the UK, Beacon is delighted to announce the acquisition of North American rights for Shelina Zahra Janmohamed’sLove in a Headscarf. Shelina Janmohamed—an Oxford educated Muslim living in the bubbling mix of North London—is on a 10 year journey to finding Mr. Right, Muslim style. Opting to choose the traditional “arranged” route to finding a partner, Janmohamed discovers more about herself and her faith along the way. With candor and humor, she writes engagingly about the integration of Islam and Western culture—about her life amidst a group of buxom Aunties, romantic comedies, matchmakers, and mosque Imams. Fall 2010.
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