The Perfect Complement to the Conventions
Tweet Land of Liberty: Irreverent
Rhymes from the Political Circus by @ElinorLipman
Elinor Lipman spoke with Here and Now about tweeting political poetry.
Shelf Awareness for Readers author interview.
Shelf Awareness Book Trade book trailer of the day.
Be sure to watch and share the Elinor Lipman for Tweet Laureate Campaign Video.
Listen and Watch:
Sacred Ground: Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America by Eboo Patel
Listen to Eboo speaking with Wisconsin Public Radio's Joy Cardin Show.
Upcoming: Patel interview on
Christine Amanpour's show, "Amanpour," on CNN International
September 11
Iowa
Public Radio/River to River; September 07.
Melissa
Harris-Perry Show/MSNBC; September 09.
WNYC
Radio/Brian Lehrer Show; September 11.
Watch Eboo Patel give the convocation lecture at Concordia College, where he discusses the journey of college life.
Notable Mentions:
White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf by Aaron
Bobrow-Strain
Interviewed in a feature about white
bread in Boston
Globe
Mother Earth News review in the Aug/Sept issue: “A really good read.”
Interview on KCRW (Southern
California NPR) “The Lunch Show.”
The Most Expensive Game in
Town: The Rising Cost of Youth
Sports and the Toll on Today's Families by Mark Hyman
Boston Globe review in sports book round-up.
Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words: Travels with Mom in the Land of Dementia by Kate Whouley
Boston Globe author and book mention
Coming Soon:
Fast Future: How the Millennial Generation Is Shaping
Our World by David Burstein (Forthcoming February 2013)
“The millennials are a unique generation with a
strong entrepreneurial streak that has seen them create some of the most
impactful businesses of this century. As a millennial entrepreneur, I found Fast
Future to be an inspiring and powerful account of the world we live and
work in every day.” —Ben Lerer, Founder & CEO, Thrillist
The Rebellious Life of Mrs.
Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis (Forthcoming January 2013)
"Charisma is not a word often
used to describe Rosa Parks yet we have to recognize her star. The Rosa Parks
challenge to the political system was deep and lasting even while she never
raised her voice. The first female Speaker of the House of Representatives once
said, 'You can get a lot done if you don’t need to take credit for it.' She
took a page from the book of Parks. Theoharis’ scholarship brings forth a woman
whom many followed without ever realizing they were. She was courageous and
strong. She also had a wonderful sense of humor. And an awesome sense of
responsibility. This is a much needed book on the woman who is, arguably, the
most important person in the last half of the twentieth century. Just as the
Lincoln Memorial needs a statue of Frederick Douglass gently bending over with
a pen in his hand for Lincoln to sign the Emancipation Proclamation, the statue
of Martin Luther King, Jr. needs a statue of Rosa Parks just one or two steps
ahead mouthing the words: 'Come on, Dr. King. We’ve got work to do.'"
–Nikki Giovanni, Poet
Upcoming Author Events:
Sacred Ground: Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America by Eboo Patel
September 10th, 2012: Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY
September 17th, 2012: Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
October 9th, 2012: College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN
October 11th, 2012: : Chicago Ideas Week, Chicago, IL
Upcoming media appearances: MSNBC/Melissa Harris-Perry Show, Sunday, September 9th
WNYC Radio/Brian Lehrer Show (NPR New York), Tuesday, September 11th
Tweet Land of Liberty: Irreverent Rhymes from the Political Circus by Elinor Lipman
TONIGHT! September 6th, 2012: Corner Bookstore (NYC)
September 23rd, 2012: Writers for Obama and Elizabeth Warren at the Hotel Northampton (Northhampton, MA)
September 24th, 2012: Broadside Books at 7 PM
September 27th, 2012: Women & Children First (Chicago, IL)
September 28th-29th, 2012: Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL
October 2nd, 2012: Port Washington Public Library (Port Washington, NY)
October 10th, 2012: Brookline Booksmith (Brookline, MA)
October 11th, 2012: Worcester Public Library
October 17th, 2012: Hewlett Woodmere Public Library (Long Island)
October 30th, 2012: Porter Square Books (Cambridge, MA)
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