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'The Ten Year Nap' Explores the 'Opt-Out Revolution'new
This is a novel of manners as much as a literary take on a sociological dilemma, and as a portrait of the modern heterosexual urban bourgeoisie, much of it is wickedly bang-on.
East Bay Express |
Jolisa Gracewood |
05-01-2008 |
Fiction
Do Today's Children Hear the Call of the Wild?new
The Audubon medal-winning writer Richard Louv has just released an updated version of his 2005 book, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder to create a movement of sorts to get kids outside.
INDY Week |
Marc Maximov |
04-17-2008 |
Nonfiction
A Gluten-free Memoir About Growing Up in Botswananew
Robyn Scott's memoir, Twenty Chickens for a Saddle, is a vegan Swiss Family Robinson, complete with its own campy theme song: a region-specific adaptation of "An English Country Garden."
Willamette Week |
John Minervini |
04-16-2008 |
Nonfiction
Katie Crouch Creates a Real-Feeling Novelnew
Her debut novel, Girls in Trucks, tells the story of a dissipate former debutante, Sarah Walters, who must adjust her South Carolina dreams to the harsh realities of life in New York.
Willamette Week |
John Minervini |
04-09-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Guide Aimed at Cynical Hip Parents Who Still Want to Have Fun
Hip mamas, slacker mamas, rejoice -- it's a tongue-in-cheek parenting book written just for you.
Monday Magazine |
Alisa Gordaneer |
08-07-2004 |
Nonfiction