HWPR Select projects 2015-2022:


OLD TRUTHS AND NEW CLICHES: Essays by Isaac Bashevis Singer edited by David Stromberg (Princeton University Press; May 17, 2022)

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URSULA LAKEby Charles Harper Webb (Red Hen Press; May 17, 2022)

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Events: 

  • Vroman’s, In-person Talk with Carleton Eastlake, 5/19

  • Village Well Books, In-person Reading/Event with Carlos Allende, 6/19

  • Beyond Baroque, New LA Fiction, 9/22 


NOBODY’S PILGRIMS by Sergio Troncoso (Lee & Low Books,Cinco Puntos Press; May 10, 2022)


JANE OF HEARTS by Katharine Weber (Paul Dry Books; March 1, 2022)

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THE LABOR GUIDE TO RETIREMENT PLANS: For Union Organizers and Employees by James Russell (Monthly Review Press; November 22, 2021)

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THE GOOD KINGS: Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World by Kara Cooney (National Geographic Books; November 2, 2021)

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LOST CITIES, ANCIENT TOMBS: 100 Discoveries that Changed the World by Ann R. Williams (National Geographic Books; November 2, 2021)

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AMERICAN BASTARD by Jan Beatty (Red Hen Press; October 19, 2021)

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THE UNIVERSE IS ON OUR SIDE: Restoring Faith in American Public Life by Bruce Ledewitz (Oxford University Press; October 18, 2021)

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BORDERLINE FORTUNE by Teresa K. Miller (Penguin Books; October 10, 2021)

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FLOATING IN THE DEEP END: How Caregivers Can See Beyond Alzheimer’s by Patti Davis (Liveright; September 28, 2021)

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SIX STEPS TO MANAGING ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA by Andrew Budson and

Maureen K. O’Connor (Oxford University Press; September 20, 2021)

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Straight Dope by Tommy Swerdlow (Stark House Press; July 23, 2021)

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Science Denial by Barbara Hofer and Gale Sinatra (Oxford University Press; July 6, 2021)

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A Tattoo on My Brain: A Neurologist’s Personal Battle Against Alzheimer’s by Daniel Gibbs and Teresa H. Barker (Cambridge University Press; May 6, 2021) 

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Light in the Darkness: Black Holes, The Universe, and Us by Heino Falcke (Harper One; May 4, 2021) 

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Commonwealth Club, Virtual and broadcast nationally on NPR, May 27


Nepantla Familias by Sergio Troncoso (Texas A&M University Press, April 21, 2021)

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The Three Locks: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure, Book 4 by Bonnie MacBird (Harper; April 13, 2021) 

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Parenting Made Complicated: What Science Really Knows About the Greatest Debates of Early Childhood by David C. Rettew (Oxford University Press; February 1, 2021) 

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Graveyard Fields by Steven Tingle (Penguin Random House; August 10, 2021)

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BEYOND REPAIR by Seabtian Matthews (Red Hen Press, August 25, 2020)

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THE RALPH NADER FAMILY COOKBOOK by Ralph Nader (Akashic Books, April 7, 2020)

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WE WILL NOT CANCEL US: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice by adrienne maree brown (AK Press, November 17, 2020)

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HARDWIRED: How Our Instincts to be Healthy are Making Us Sick by Dr. Robert Barrett and Dr. Louis Francescutti (Copernicus, November 15, 2020)

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ECHOES OF A NATURAL WORLD: Tales of the Strange and Estranged dited by Michael P. Daley (First to Knock, October 15, 2020)

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IT’S JUST A PLANT by Richardo Cortes (Akashic Books, April 20, 2020)

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THE SPINSTER DIARIES by Gina Fattore (Prospect Park Books, April 14, 2020)

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VANISHING: Five Stories by Cai Emmons (Leapfrog Press, March 31, 2020)

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GARDENING FOR GEEKS: All the Science You Need for Successful Organic Gardening by Christy Wilhelmi (CompanionHouse Books, February 17, 2020)

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IMMORTALITY by Chip Walter (National Geographic; January 7, 2020)

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BRIDE OF THE BUDDHA by Barbara McHugh (Monkfish, January 28, 2021)

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A PECULIAR KIND OF IMMIGRANT’S SON by Sergio Troncoso (October 15, 2019, Cinco Puntos)

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  • The Strand, New York, NY, 10/9

  • Porter Square Books, Boston, MA, 10/18

  • Brattleboro Lit Fest, Brattleboro, VT, 10/19

  • TX Book Festival, Austin, TX, 10/19 

  • Kramer Books, Washington, DC, 11/20

  • La Plaza De Cultures Y Artes, Los Angeles, CA, 2/6

  • 1888 Center/Heritage Future, Orange, CA, 2/9


WELL: What We Need to Talk About When We Talk About Health (Oxford University Press; May 1, 2019)

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RED MEAT REPUBLIC: A Hoof-to-Table History of How Beef Changed America by Joshua Specht (Princeton University Press, May 7, 2019)

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THE DEVIL’S DUE by Bonnie MacBird (Harper 360, October 10, 2019)

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IN DEPENDENCE by Sarah Ladipo Manyika (Cassava Republic Press, May 14, 2019)

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HELL’S BACKBONE GRILL COOKBOOKS This Immeasurable Place and With A Measure of Grace by Blake Spalding and Jen Castle

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KID FOOD: The Challenge of Feeding Children in a Highly Processed World by Bettina Elias Sigel (Oxford University Press; November 1, 2019)

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AMERICAN CUISINE: And How It Got That Way by Paul Freedman (Liveright/W.W. Norton & Co., October 15, 2019)

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PLEASED TO MEET ME: Genes, Germs and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are by Bill Sullivan (National Geographic, August 6, 2019)

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WHAT I WISH I KNEW WHEN I WAS TWENTY-10th Anniversary Edition: A Crash Course In Making Your Place In the World by Tina Seelig (Harper One; May 7, 2019)

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HER DAUGHTER’S MOTHER by Daniela Petrova (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, June 18, 2019)

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AMERICAN SUTRA: Faith and Freedom in the Second World War by Duncan Ryuken Williams (Harvard University Press; Feb., 2019)

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WHEN TROUBLE SLEEPS by Leye Adenle (Cassava Republic Press, April 3, 2019)

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PUTTING ON THE DOG: The Animal Origins of What We Wear by Melissa Kwasny (Trinity University Press; April 17, 2019)

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PHANTOMS by Christian Kiefer (Liveright/W.W. Norton & Co.; April 9, 2019)

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YOU’VE BEEN SO LUCKY ALREADY by Alethea Black (Little A; October 1, 2018)

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THE QUESTION AUTHORITY by Rachel Cline (Red Hen Press, April 18, 2019)

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DARK CHAPTER by Winnie M. Li (Polis Paperback; April 17, 2018)

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THE MOTHER OF INVENTION by Caeli Wolfson Widger (Little A; May 8, 2018)

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WHEN WE SPEAK OF NOTHING by Olumide Popoola (Cassava Republic Press; April 3, 2019)

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THE CARNIVOROUS CITY by Toni Kan (Cassava Republic Press; May 15, 2018)

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THE PRINCE WHO WOULD BE KING: The Life and Death of Henry Stuart and THE LAST HIGHLANDER by Sarah Fraser (William Collins, March 13, 2018)

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  • The Smithsonian, Washington DC, 4/5

  • American Scottish Foundation, Tea with a Highlander, New York, NY, 4/6

  • The Royal Oak Foundation/American Scottish Foundation, New York, NY, 4/9

  • The Mariners Museum, Newport News, VA, 4/12


RESILIENCE: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges by Dr. Steven Southwick and Dr. Dennis Charney (Cambridge University Press; March 27, 2018)

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THE SUSTAINABLE CITY by Steven Cohen (Columbia University Press; November 2017)

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BOBBY BLUEJACKET: The Tribe, The Joint, The Tulsa Underworld by Michael P. Daley (First to Knock, February 4, 2018)

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  • Magic City Books, Tulsa, OK, 2/3

  • Magic City Books, Tulsa, OK, 7/29


BIG CHICKEN by Maryn McKenna (National Geographic Books; September 12, 2017) 

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CASSAVA REPUBLIC PRESS US - Brand Launch

LIKE A MULE BRINGING ICE CREAM TO THE SUN by Sarah Ladipo Manyika (Cassava Republic Press; April 2017)

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  • SF, CA, 4/18, The Booksmith

  • Seattle, WA, 4/28, Elliott Bay Books

  • Washington, DC, 4/30, Busboys & Poets

  • NYC, 5/2 & 5/3, PEN World Voices Festival

  • SF, CA, 5/10, Green Apple Books

  • Ann Arbor, MI, 5/24, Nicola's Books

  • Chicago, IL, 5/25, Women and Children First

  • Berkeley, CA, 6/4, Bay Area Book Festival

  • Brooklyn, NY, 6/21, Books are Magic

SEASON OF CRIMSON BLOSSOMS by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim (Cassava Republic Press; May 2017) 

EASY MOTION TOURIST by Leye Adenle (Cassava Republic Press, June 2017)  

  • Booklist-Review Scheduled, May 15

  • Booklist-M is For Mystery, Small Press Lineup, May 15

  • Shelf Awareness, Review, 5/8

LONGTHROAT MEMOIRS by Yemisi Aribisala (Cassava Republic Press, October 2017)  


TEN RESTAURANTS THAT CHANGED AMERICA by Paul Freedman (September 2016; Liveright/W.W. Norton & Co.) 

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  • NYC, 9/21, Bonnie Slotnick Books

  • New Orleans, 9/23, Antoine's Restaurant

  • Jackson, MS, 9/24, Lemuria Books

  • Oxford, MS, 9/26, Square Books

  • Nashville, TN, 9/28, Parnassus Books

  • Pasadena, CA, 10/18, Vroman's Books

  • San Francisco, CA, 10/20, Mechanic's Institute (Lunch Event)

  • San Francisco CA, 10/20, Omnivore Books at Yank Sing (Evening Event)

  • Concord, MA, 11/2, Concord Festival of Authors

  • Berkeley, CA, 11/22, Chez Panisse

  • NYC, 11/30, James Beard House

  • NYC, 12/7, NY Society Library

  • Washington, DC, 12/13, Upshur Books


Print/Online:

  • The Nation-Original Essay, 5/8

  • High Times-Review Scheduled, Run Date TK

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THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS by Victoria Namkung (Griffith Moon Press; November 7, 2017) 

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SEVEN STEPS TO MANAGING YOUR MEMORY by Dr. Andrew Budson and Dr. Maureen O’Connor (Oxford University Press; August 2017) 

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THE BROKEN COUNTRY by Paisley Rekdal (University of Georgia Press; September 15, 2017)  

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Radio/Podcast:

  • XRay FM Portalnd, OR, 9/19

  • Radio West, KUER Radio, 9/20

  • Moments with Marianne/Syndicated on I Heart Radio & Podcast, 9/18 Interview

  • Progressive Spirit, Syndicated on Pacifica/PRX from KBOO, 11/17

  • KDPI Radio ID, 10/17

  • Asian-America, The Ken Fong Podcast, 1/17


AT PEACE: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life by Samuel Harrington, MD (Grand Central; February 8, 2018) 

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  • Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA, 2/21

  • Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA 2/22

  • Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA, 2/25

  • Key West Library, Key West, FL, 3/20


BEHAVING BADLY: The New Morality in Politics, Sex and Business by Eden Collinsworth (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday; April 2017) 

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CHASING THE HARVEST: Migrant Workers in California Agriculture Edited by Gabriel Thompson (Voice of Witness/Verso, May 2017 )

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  • Background Briefing, Pacifica Network, 6/1

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  • Los Angeles, CA; The LA Times Festival of Books, Lost Stories of the West, 4/23


HARLEY AND ME: Embracing Risk on the Road to a More Authentic Life by Bernadette Murphy (Counterpoint; June, 2017)

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ALL INVOLVED by Ryan Gattis (Ecco, January 2016)

 

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BORN ON THE 4TH OF JULY, 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION by Ron Kovic (Ecco, January 2016)

HURRICANE STREET by Ron Kovic (Akashic Books, July 4, 2016)

Print/Online:

  • The Los Angeles Times, Feature Interview with Steve Lopez

  • Rolling Stone Online

  • Truth Dig Facebook Live Interview

  • Parade Magazine; Online Excerpt, Print Mention

  • The Daily Beast; Excerpt

  • USA Today

  • The Hollywood Reporter

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  • Manhattan Beach Public Library/Pages Books, July 6

  • The Robert Berman Gallery/Book Soup/Bergamot Station; In Conversation with Robert Scheer, August 7


Half Wild by Robin MacArthur (Ecco; August 2, 2016)

Print/Online:

  • Largehearted Boy, Playlist, 8/4

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WELCOME TO THE GODDAMN ICE CUBE by Blair Braverman (Ecco; July 5, 2016)

Print/Online:

  • Outside Magazine, review - July issue

  • People-Review, On Stands 7/8

  • Entertainment Weekly- Review Scheduled 7/15 Issue, On Stands 7/8

  • O Magazine, Review for August Reading Room: 10 List/Excerpt Ipad Edition

  • Minneapolis Star Tribune-Review, 7/5

  • Boston GlobeReview, 7/7

  • The GuardianFeature, 7/6


THE INTERNET OF US by Michael Patrick Lynch (Liveright/W.W. Norton & Co., March 2016)

Print/Online Coverage:

  • The New York Times, The Stone Blog, 3/9

  • The New Yorker, Review 3/14

  • Wired, Interview, 3/15

  • The Tech Republic, Interview, 3/22

National Radio/Podcast:

  • Whad'Ya Know? With Michael Feldman, Nationally Syndicated on NPR via WPR

  • Stand Up! With Pete Dominick, Sirius XM Radio, Nationally Syndicated

  • NeoHuman Podcast, Interview, air date tk

Regional Radio:


LET MY PEOPLE GO SURFING by Yvonn Chouinard, Founder of Patagonia (Penguin, September 6, 2016)


LISTENING FOR WHAT MATTERS by Dr. Saul J. Weiner, M.D. and Dr. Alan Schwartz, Ph.D. (Oxford University Press, January 2016)

National Radio:

  • The Diane Rehm Show, Interview, Nationally syndicated on NPR

  • Radio Health Journal, Interview, Nationally syndicated to over 400 stations

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MARY ASTOR'S PURPLE DIARYby Ed Sorel (Liveright/W.W. Norton & Co., October 2016)

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SOMETIMES BRILLIANTby Larry Brilliant (Harper One; October 2016)

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THE MAD FEASTby Mathew Gavin Frank (Liveright/W.W. Norton & Co., November 2015)

Online:

  • National Geographic Book Talk, Interview

  • Vice Magazine, Munchies Section, Interview

Radio/Podcast Interviews:

  • The Joy Cardin Show, Interview, Wisconsin Public Radio, Syndicated to 34 stations

  • KERA NPR Dallas Think, Interview

  • The Marilu Henner Show, Interview, Nationally Syndicated

  • New Books Network, Interview

  • Book Report Radio , Interview

  • Gastropod, Interview

  • The Travel Show, Interview

  • Travel with Rick Steves, Interview


LOVE SICK by Cory Martin (Write Out Publishing; April 2016)

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Events

  • Pages, Manhattan Beach, 4/16

  • The Book Cellar, Chicago, IL, 7/29