Somebody’s Daughter, Marie Myung-Ok Lee, April 2005, cloth, $23.95 978-0-8070-8388-7
New York Times Magazine; “Picnic in North Korea” ran October 25th in Lives section on 1.25.10 and identifies her as the author of “Somebody’s Daughter.”
"This book should be required reading for everyone--from President Obama and the director of Homeland Security to the border patrol agents, the vigilantes, and migrant rights activists. If people on both sides of the immigration issue picked up this book instead of arms, we would come to a peaceful resolution; it gave me inspiration."
—Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street
Associated Press; journalist Martha Irvine published the story “Grudgingly, young people finally flock to Twitter,” on October 22nd, which mentions The Young and the Digital and quotes Craig Watkins.
It was featured in the New York Times Technology section:
Yahoo!Tech
Boston Globe
Seattle Times
MSNBC.com
Foxnews.com
The Miami Herald
The Washington Examiner
The San Francisco Examiner
The Charleston Daily Mail
Newser.com Houston Chronicle
Washington examiner
Modesto Bee
…as well as many localTV news and radio websites.
The Bone Gatherers, Nicola Denzey, cloth, July 2007, $27.95, 978-0-8070-1308-3
National Geographic; author featured on episode 8 of “Rome, Unwrapped” series, discussing two locations mentioned in book. The show will air next January.
Publicity Reviews, and Praise:
Hollowing Out The Middle, Patrick J. Carr And Maria J. Kefalas, October 2009, cloth, $26.95, 978-0-8070-4238-0
Washington Times; review in October 22nd issue. Click the link below to read the article:
Daily Yonder (Austin, TX); review in October 26th issue.
“The story told in Hollowing Out the Middle has rarely been shared in such an accessible way … the ethnographic approach of this book works well for a wider readership and goes a long way towards untangling the issues associated with the rural ‘brain drain.’”
Newsweek.com; author Q&A post on October 29th or 30th
C-Span/Book TV; Patrick Carr's event aired on Tuesday, October 27th, at the Sumner Library
Leanard Lopate Show/WNYC (NPR New York); live in-studio author interview Tuesday, November 24th; 1:30 – 2:00pm EST
Midwest Opinions/KOGA; live interview by phone Monday, October 26th; 10:00 – 10:10am EST (8 – 8:10am MDT)
Bob Edwards Show/XM Satellite Radio; author interview on Thursday, November 5th at 1:00pm EST, taped from WHYY Radio in Philadelphia
Voices of the Tri-States/KDTH Radio (Dubuque, Iowa); author interview live by phone on Wednesday, November 11th, 1:30 – 2:00pm EST, with call-ins welcome.
AgriTalk (nationally-syndicated radio talk show devoted to issues of interest to rural America; heard on 68 affiliate stations concentrated in the Midwest); author interview Thursday, Oct. 29th, 11:10 a.m
Bookslut; review soon to come
Uncertain Peril, Claire Hope Cummings, March 2008, cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-8580-6
C-SPAN/BookTV; The 2009 American Book Awards ceremonies, which honored Claire Hope Cummings and her book Uncertain Peril, broadcast on Sunday, October 25th at 10 p.m.
“Mothers as well as fathers will recognize themselves in Miller’s brave, poignant and funny memoir about parenthood. She Looks Just Like You is both unique and universal, and Miller’s honest and hopeful voice shines a bright light on the adventures of creating a family in the twenty-first century.”
—Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There and I'm Looking Through You
To Uphold the World, Bruce Rich, March 2009, paperback, $23.00, 978-0-8070-0613-9
“In Bruce Rich’s brilliant and accessible study, Ashoka emerges as a figure from whom all political and spiritual leaders can learn much. Rich engagingly and skillfully presents ancient India’s economic and political issues in a way that actually illumines contemporary debates. A fascinating account of one of the most innovative and ingenious Buddhist rulers.”
—Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun and author of The Left Hand of God
“I Don't Wish Nobody to Have a Life Like Mine is a painfully honest window into the hearts and minds of youth who are incarcerated and the ‘keepers’ who are responsible for their safety and security. David Chura has crafted a terrific book: it’s at once riveting and enriching, and by its end, you’ll insist upon a more humane and effective approach to young offenders.”
—Sunny Schwartz, author of Dreams from the Monster Factory
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