Archive for the ‘nonfiction’ Category

If Gloria Steinem Tells You To Do Something, We Think You’d Better Listen!

Thursday, March 14th, 2013

GenerationRoeWe’re absolutely thrilled and honored to tell you that not only has Ms. Magazine named GENERATION ROE one of their Great Reads for Winter 2013 but also that their founder Gloria Steinem herself recently praised the book, saying: “Before and after Roe v. Wade, a third of all American women has needed an abortion at some time in her life, yet instead of a subject of health care, this has become subject of secrecy. To break the spell, read Generation Roe by Sarah Erdreich. She replaces lies with honesty and myth with reality.”

More exciting news after the jump! (more…)

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The Choice Of A New Generation

Monday, February 11th, 2013

GenerationRoeThis year marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, yet the future of abortion rights has never looked more uncertain. In her bold new book, GENERATION ROE, Sarah Erdreich looks at the new generation of activists who are still fighting to protect the right to choose. 

“In her first book, journalist and women’s health advocate Erdreich delivers a passionate study of the past, current, and future state of the pro-choice movement in America. This is a thoughtful and comprehensive treatment of one side of an emotionally charged topic,” says Publishers Weekly of the book, forthcoming in March from Seven Stories Press.

Look after the jump for more great reviews, as well as information about author appearances.   (more…)

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The Guy’s A Natural!

Wednesday, November 28th, 2012

We’re very pleased to tell you that DAVID DOUGLAS, A NATURALIST AT WORK, Jack Nisbet’s fascinating look at the legendary Pacific Northwest naturalist, has debuted at #10 on the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association bestseller list! (more…)

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Critics Dig into The Archaeology of Home

Friday, March 18th, 2011

The Archaeology of Home by Katharine GreiderNext week, PublicAffairs will publish THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF HOME: An Epic Set on a Thousand Square Feet of the Lower East Side by Katharine Greider. Click through for some early critical praise of this “astonishing, complex” tale! (more…)

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Back and Badder Than Ever!

Monday, February 14th, 2011

Bad Cat by Jim EdgarWith over a million copies in print, BAD CAT, Jim Edgar’s seminal compendium of ill-mannered Manxes, is heading back to press for its 26th printing!

Workman’s announcement in the upcoming issue of Publishers Weekly is after the jump.

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The Given Day Isn’t The Only ARLA bestseller!

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

THE COLLECTOR, Jack Nisbet’s account of David Douglas, famed 19th century botanical explorer of the Pacific Northwest, is currently #3 on the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association list.

Here’s an interesting article in The Oregonian if you’d like to learn more about Douglas.
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Collecting Some Nice Reviews

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Next month, Sasquatch Books will publish THE COLLECTOR by Jack Nisbet, a fascinating look at the life of a 19th-century botanist, and we’re pleased that Booklist has already had some nice things to say about it:

Intrepid. Indefatigable. Enthusiastic. Enduring. The adjectives used to describe pioneering botanist David Douglas are nearly as extensive as the list of plants this resourceful explorer introduced to the world. From the towering fir that bears his name to lowly alpine mosses, Douglas’s extensive horticultural discoveries fueled the insatiable British and European appetite for exotic plants and secured his legacy as one of the most prolific and fearless plant-hunters of the nineteenth century. Historian and naturalist Nisbet traces the unlikely evolution of this audacious adventurer from his early days as an apprentice gardener in his native Britain to the rough-and-tumble years spent traversing the daunting terrain of the Pacific Northwest and beyond in search of new species of trees, shrubs, flowers, and herbs. The result is an exhilarating biography that provides an entertaining portrait of the unfettered determination that drove one of the giants in the field of botanical exploration and infused the young nation he viewed with a keen and zealous spirit.

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Start A Love Affair Of Your Own!

Monday, June 1st, 2009

To celebrate the recent opening of their Modern Wing, the Art Institute of Chicago has chosen My Love Affair with Modern Art, the memoir of Katharine Kuh, their first curator of modern art, as their current book club selection.

Art lovers can find more information, including a discussion guide, here.
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ARLA’s Artful Golfer

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Darrin Gee, our resident golf guru, is profiled on The Artful Golfer!

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The Seven Faces of Gee

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Are you an Intimidator, Swashbuckler, Gamesman, Methodologist, Steady Eddy, Laid Back, or Artist on the green? Check out Darrin Gee’s THE SEVEN PERSONALITIES OF GOLF to find out!

The Par-Tee Line, the newsletters of the Executive Women’s Golf Association, has chosen it as their book of the month, so you know it must be good! The First Coast Register also has a nice write-up of the book here.
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