Upcoming events
Austin Troy to Discuss How Energy Efficiency Impacts Urban Economies
Don't miss Austin Troy, author of The Very Hungry City, in conversation with actor and environmental icon Ed Begley Jr. and LivingHomes CEO Steve Glenn discussing energy efficiency at all levels, from individual green buildings to entire cities.
They will talk about these issues in the context of Austin’s newly published book, which looks at how cities consume energy and explores how cities can significantly reduce their “energy metabolism” in order to create a competitive advantage in attracting firms, investment and residents as energy gets more expensive in the future.
Date: Saturday, March 3rd
Time: 3 to 5pm
Location: Steve Glenn’s LivingHome
2914 Highland Ave., Santa Monica
Price FREE to Yale Club Members and Yale School of Forestry alumni; $10 non-members
(Tickets here)
See James Hormel at NYC Barnes & Noble
Ambassador James Hormel will read from his new memoir Fit to Serve and explain why he believes social and policital engagement matter now more than ever.
January 10th
Barnes & Noble
2289 Broadway (at 82nd)
New York, New York
7:00PM
Catch Ellen Graf's upcoming radio interviews
Ellen Graf, author of THE NATURAL LAWS OF GOOD LUCK, will be interviewed on the following radio programs this fall:
Oct. 4th:
"Keeping Connected" on WSTC (1400) and WNLK (1350), 8:06PM EST
www.wstcwnlk.com
Oct. 14th:
"Streetwise Spirituality", KWRM (106.9FM, Seattle), 9:00PM EST
www.ctrhotspot.com
Nov. 20th:
"Marianne Live", 1:15PM EST
www.healthylife.net
Ellen also has an article coming out in the Oct/Nov issue of Shambhala Sun, "Failure is the Name of a Song."
John Pollack on The Bob Edwards Show
The Bob Edwards Show: "John Pollack celebrates the silly side in his latest book, The Pun Also Rises. Pollack has been punning all his life, and in 1995, he won the O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships. In the book, Pollack says that puns have been around since the dawn of written language, and that word play is an instrumental part of human history." Listen to the interview here.
Virginia Morell to appear on Science's Live Chat
Catch Virginia Morell, author of the forthcoming HOW WE KNOW ANIMALS THINK: Smart Animals and the Scientists Who Study Them, on Science's Live Chat on "Do Animals Use Language?", July 28th at 3PM EDT.
Mara Hvistendahl's "hard-hitting, eye-opening" exposé out now!
Mara Hvistendahl's UNNATURAL SELECTION: Choosing Boys Over Girls, and the Consequences of a World Full of Men is now available from PublicAffairs. Says Stephen J. Dubnew, author of Freakonomics, "Yes, it's a rigorous exploration of the world's 'missing women,' but it's more than that too: an extraordinarily vivid look at the implications of the problem. Hvistendahl writes beautifully, with an eye for detail but also the big picture. She has a fierce intelligence but, more important, a fierce intellectual independence; she writes with a hard edge but no venom-rather, a cool and hard passion."
THE BLUE LIGHT PROJECT out now from Soft Skull
From the Giller-prize nominated author of Stanley Park comes Timothy Taylor's THE BLUE LIGHT PROJECT, recently released by Soft Skull in the U.S. and Knopf Canada, where it debuted as a Canadian bestseller. Booklist says, in a starred review, "Taylor masterfully brings his themes and characters together in a stunningly kinetic finale that somehow offers hope for the courageous few seeking their separate peace from a world gone wrong. Innovative and deeply moving fiction..."
Readings for John Pollack's THE PUN ALSO RISES
Wednesday, April 20:
Jack's Stir-Brew Coffee
138 W. 10th St.
New York, NY 10014
7:00 PM
Friday, April 29:
Nicola's Books
2513 Jackson Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
7:00 PM
Wednesday, May 4:
New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue at 42nd St.
New York, NY 10018
1:15 PM
Wednesday, May 25:
92nd Street Y, Tribeca Branch
200 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014
12:00PM
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CARS GALORE! out from Candlewick
March 22, 2011
CARS GALORE!, written by Peter Stein and illustrated by Bob Staake is out now from Candlewick. The Wall Street Journal says of the book, "Few present-day illustrators convey energy with more goofy retro zeal than Bob Staake, and he puts his skill to full use...A madcap paean to the improbable possibilities of the automobile," while School Library Journal applauds, "Rhythmic verse and lively illustrations showcase autos of every color, size, style, and speed."
THE BASEBALL out from Anchor
March 8, 2011
THE BASEBALL: Stunts, Scandals, and Secrets Beneath the Stitches is out today from Anchor. In this enlightening, entertaining, and often wildly funny book, Zack Hample shares ballpark legends and lore, details the evolution of the ball, and offers up his secret methods for snagging your own from major league games. As Library Journal proclaims, "all ball buffs should try to catch this one."
UNNATURAL SELECTION one of the best of 2011
Mara Hvistendahl's UNNATURAL SELECTION was chosen as one of the best books of 2011 by Slate and a "Must-Read" by Discover!
Michael McRae wins 2011 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism medal
For his article in Outside magazine, Michael McRae just won a bronze medal in the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation 2011 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism competition--congratulations!
Outside picked up five awards, including McRae's in the adventure travel category.
The article, "Rolling with Thunderbolt", describes the author's trek into a Mongolian no-man's-land known as the Dark Heavens. Watch out for the bandits, don't give the shaman too much vodka, and hold on for dear life.
Bob Staake and Peter Stein's TOYS GALORE! to Candlewick
NYT Best Illustrated Book of the Year award winner, illustrator Bob Staake and author Peter Stein's TOYS GALORE!, following on the success of Cars Galore! and Bugs Galore!, again to Liz Bicknell at Candlewick by Gillian MacKenzie of the Gillian MacKenzie Agency and Kirsten Wolf of Wolf Literary Services (world).
Jennifer Margulis Awarded Prestigious Fellowship
Congratulations to Jennifer Margulis, author of THE BUSINESS OF BABY, who has been appointed Senior Fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University!
President Obama reads Bob Staake's THE FIRST PUP!
Check out President Obama reading from Bob Staake's THE FIRST PUP for some school kids (and press) here!
Bob Staake's LOOK! A BOOK! is a Cybil 2011 nominee!
Bob Staake's crazy, die-cut seek-and-find LOOK! A BOOK! has been nominated for the 2011 Cybil award for fiction picture books!
Russell Crandall's "Diary of Public Service"
Associate Professor of Political Science Russell Crandall spent two years in the Pentagon and the White House, working first for the Department of Defense and then as President Barack Obama’s national security aide for the Andes. Now he’s back in the classroom at Davidson, armed with new insights about political science on the front lines. Here, excerpts from a journal he kept inside—and outside—the Beltway.
LOOK! A BOOK! is a NAPPA gold-medal winner!
Bob Staake's LOOK! A BOOK! won the 2011 National Parenting Publications Award's gold medal, recognizing the best in children's products and parenting resources.
Zora O'Neill's THE CRIMSON SOFA sold to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Co-author of Forking Fantastic! and travel writer Zora O'Neill's THE CRIMSON SOFA: Journeys Into the Arabic-Speaking World which uses the author's twenty years of learning the thorny Arabic language and her travels in the Middle East and North Africa to shine a personal, illuminating and often humorous light on the diverse cultural and social landscape of the various Arabic-speaking countries, to Amanda Cook at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, in a preempt, by Gillian MacKenzie of the Gillian MacKenzie Agency (World English).
Ulrich Boser's THE GARDNER HEIST back on the bestseller list
With the capture of Whitey Bulger, Boser's THE GARDNER HEIST is as timely as ever, reappearing on the Boston Globe's bestseller list.
Mara Hvistendahl's UNNATURAL SELECTION triggers social debate
The New York Times columnist Ross Douthat fans the flames of the debate concerning 160 million "missing" women and globally misaligned sex ratios in his op ed article, springing from Mara Hvistendahl's recently published and critically-acclaimed book UNNATURAL SELECTION: Choosing Boys Over Girls, and the Consequences of a World Full of Men. Hvistendahl's article "Where Have All the Girls Gone?" was recently published by Foreign Policy magazine and an excerpt of her book was featured in Psychology Today. Internationally, UNNATURAL SELECTION is the "Book of the Week" in NRC, a major Dutch newspaper, was reviewed in Der Spiegel, and will appear in forthcoming issues of Ir Giornale (Italy) and El Mundo (Spain).