January 2011
40 posts
Book review: 'A Small Furry Prayer: Dog Rescue and... →
“There’s no sap here, but Kotler’s honest, heartfelt stories will have you laughing through your tears. This book is a must-read.”
Ellsberg's new book recently acquired by Peter...
The Doomsday Machine: A Chronicle of Madness by Daniel Ellsberg
Before he worked on Vietnam at the Pentagon and in Saigon, and before he leaked the Pentagon Papers, legendary whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg worked at the highest levels of the U.S. national security system on completely different issues: command and control of nuclear weapons, plans for general nuclear war, and preventing nuclear...
A Good Trip to the Left Coast | Reasons to Kill →
Earlier this month I spent three days in and around Los Angeles, talking to audiences about REASONS TO KILL and seeing the sights. Temperature: 82 F., with a few milky clouds scattered unobtrusively about. T-shirt-and-shorts weather, with the whole world seemingly outside. A friend who had grown up in Palos Verdes took me to Santa Monica Bay to see Easterners looking for mansions...
The rise and rise of the cognitive elite | The... →
In The Spirit Level, Mr Wilkinson and Ms Pickett suggest that equal societies fare better because humans evolved in small groups of hunter-gatherers who shared food. Modern, unequal societies are hugely stressful because they violate people’s hard-wired sense of fairness. The authors call for stiffer taxes on the rich and more co-operative ownership of companies. Pundits on the left...
Liz Seccuro Presses Charges Against Rapist William... →
@CrashIntoMeBook featured in February 2011 Marie Claire.
Bloomsbury Publishing Author Biography: Frederick... →
Taylor’s latest book, Exorcising Hitler, will be published by @BloomsburyPress in the US in May.
Matching language, true love? - USATODAY.com →
We’re publishing James Pennebaker’s book, THE SECRET LIVES OF PRONOUNS, in August.
The inside story on health care reform | Minnesota... →
Deadly Spin author @WendellPotter (published by @BloomsburyPress) talks with Kerri Miller on Midmorning.
Molly Peacock at AWP, and then in NYC
Molly Peacock (author of The Paper Garden - publishing in March) will be making the following appearances in Washington DC for the AWP conference, and then visit New York City for a couple of readings. To learn more about Molly’s work, please visit her website: www.mollypeacock.org.
The Art of Rejection: Giving and Receiving It Friday, February 4, 2011 from 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM Hampton...
Chasing Pythagoras and parallel universes - The... →
…“Hidden Harmonies’’ (@BloomsburyPress) isn’t entirely painful. The book possesses an alluring lyricism and a good sense of humor, and it’s often as fun to be around as it is mind-pulping. After about page 100, I began to think of it like a good-looking but barbaric Pilates instructor.
New Mexico Magazine February 2011 Book Reviews →
Earthy and insightful, Solomon’s Oak is a compelling, emotionally satisfying tale of lives lived close to the land, hard-earned renewal, and animals that help ease that renewal.
Palestinian Doctor’s Push for Peace, in a Memoir -... →
[With I SHALL NOT HATE], Dr. Abuelaish has written a memoir that reaffirms his belief that the decades-long conflict will only be transformed when individual Palestinians and Israelis recognize their shared, precarious humanity.
'I Shall Not Hate': Forum | KQED Public Media for... →
Palestinian doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish lost three daughters to Israeli bombs in 2009. In the wake of this tragedy, he has written a hopeful book calling for reconciliation and an end to violence. He joins us in the studio to discuss his book, “I Shall Not Hate.”
Liz Seccuro's CRASH INTO ME in @MarieClaire
We’re thrilled Marie Claire is featuring Liz Seccuro’s memoir, Crash Into Me, in the opening pages of its February issue, on stands now. (With Michelle Williams on the cover.) Sneak peak below…
The McNally Jackson bestseller list, annotated →
@mcnallyjackson
The Finkler Question just makes the list at #10. Gillian Reagan annotates our bestsellers for Capital.
Denis Dutton, a Maecenas for the Internet Age -... →
The Flavor Thesaurus: Sacramento Book Review →
@flav_thesaurus - “An extremely informative and useful encyclopedia for the kitchen. While there are interesting tidbits on each type of food listed, the real beauty is in learning how to pair flavors by combining complementary ingredients to create memorable meals. Not only will you learn how ingredients work together, but just as importantly, why. Brown bag lunch moms and foodies alike...
Book Roundup: Travel Narratives in Nature : The... →
Long Way Home: On the Trail of Steinbeck’s America (by Bill Barich, $26, Walker & Co., Oct. 2010): What did John Steinbeck, famous author and restless traveler, both love and hate about America? In Long Way Home, Bill Barich asks himself this question as he embarks on a six-week road trip from New York to San Francisco via U.S. Route 50, highlighting the beauty and idiosyncrasies ...
Alexandria Times | Paving a way for rape victims,... →
@CrashIntoMeBook - While Seccuro has forgiven her attacker, who served less than six months behind bars, she won’t stop pushing colleges and universities to create an environment where sexual abuse is no longer tolerated and victims can speak out and receive the support they need.
My Daily Read: Kevin Mattson - The Chronicle of... →
Q&A with Evan Goldstein, one of the new editors of @aldaily.
When Insurers Put Profits Before People -... →
…Mr. Potter (@WendellPotter) has written a fascinating book that details the methods he and his colleagues used to manipulate public opinion and describes his transformation from the idealistic son of working-class parents in eastern Tennessee to top insurance company executive, to vocal critic and industry watchdog. Using little of the fiery rhetoric or lurid prose that usually marks...
Equality, a True Soul Food - by @NickKristof... →
That’s the argument of an important book by two distinguished British epidemiologists, Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett. They argue that gross inequality tears at the human psyche, creating anxiety, distrust and an array of mental and physical ailments — and they cite mountains of data to support their argument.
“If you fail to avoid high inequality, you will need more prisons and more...
Book Review: Hidden Harmonies: The Lives and Times... →
“Rye Barcott has given us a truly amazing memoir — humane, harrowing,...”
– - Tim O’Brien, on Rye Barcott’s memoir IT HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO WAR (coming in March)
'The Hustle': Kids, hoops and Seattle's social... →
@DougMerlino, home from his freshman year in college, was shocked. He played on the same AAU team as Johnson in 1986 and had happy memories of traveling to tournaments with Johnson and the rest of his teammates, winning some games and losing some others and joking about the stuff kids joke about. Half the team was from central Seattle and the others were from the suburbs. Merlino went to...
When Insurers Put Profits Before People -... →
@WendellPotter’s Deadly Spin is an evenhanded yet riveting account of the inner workings of the health care insurance industry, a cautionary tale that doctors and patients would be wise not to miss.
Snakes, Snake-handlers & Creepy Ex-husbands in... →
Robert Hellenga’s sixth novel, Snakewoman of Little Egypt, offers up an tasty blend of romance, suspense, courtroom drama and anthropological study. It’s an unlikely mix that manages to coalesce into a successful, engaging story that works well on numerous levels.
Free e-book for Ruth Downie's MEDICUS!
To celebrate the publication of CAVEAT EMPTOR: A NOVEL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, the 4th novel in Ruth Downie’s celebrated series that chronicles the adventures of Gaius Petreius Ruso, Bloomsbury is offering the e-book of MEDICUS, the novel that started it all, for free for a limited time. (US and Canada only.) Barnes & Noble | Sony | Amazon | Kobo | Google e-bookstore
Malcolm Jones of...
Gaza Doctor’s Story: A Painful Legacy Of... →
“Because Izzeldin Abuelaish has this sort of deeply nuanced approach to the ongoing Israel-Palestinian conflict, precisely because he yearns to point out the good in those who are supposed to be his enemy, we cannot ignore or deny his damning portrayal of life under occupation.”—Jane Eisner, The Jewish Daily Forward