You are doing a brilliant job publicizing the book, talking about it in ways that make it irresistible even to the most reluctant. Few writers are capable of this. You are meeting the moment in the most challenging of media times. Thank goodness, because everyone needs to read this book!
That was beautifully worded. Thank you for never being afraid of doing what you truly believe. So proud of you! Your book has allowed me to view the world around me through a different lens. That is the magic of your book and your poetic words.
I was at the Town Hall Seattle event and I so appreciated the deep dive on empathy! It gave me hope for dealing with this divided nation, one person at a time.
Congratulations!!!! Yes. Let’s write ourselves out of this culture. Let’s talk ourselves out of it. Let’s hug ourselves out of it. Let’s march and protest ourselves out of it. And more than anything let’s VOTE ourselves out of it.
Debuting at #11 on the NYT bestseller list shows you have written a book people DO want to read. Thank God! So many of us want moral complexity, to see from other people's perspectives, to like people we don't agree with. I've been practicing that for much of life, and it feels wonderful to have others do the same. Congratulations, and thank you!
Again…like Melville…you are tuned in to the pulse quickening in America…not in fear any more…but in anticipation of something REAL.
Your voice represents ‘this time’ as the poetry about the Civil War needed to be written and read. It wasn’t easy to take such wrenching angst into the consciousness of those war weary Americans, but, it had to be done.
Here we are AGAIN…with another ‘white whale’ (NPI) questioning the actions of disrupters like ICE. Clinging to sanity and hoping for relief.
Literature is its own weapon and echo. Meeting the villains of TODAY, with the clarity you have brought…a gift.
That is so interesting because I also felt the parallel to Moby Dick, especially starting about halfway in... when you realize -- this ship is going down.
The ‘poetry’ of the Civil War is like ‘white noise’ to the generation now grappling with fascism. We need all the ‘direction’ we can get, and writers with the clear vision and communication skills.
Thank goodness for Anand and those like him, willing to speak from a deep place.
Humanity is under siege, and it feels like a kind of slow death.
However, the ability to turn things around is always there, if we realize the LEGACY took some pretty amazing people.
Noone is holding the mirror up in the White House now and the nation is holding its breath. I feel a definite sense of limbo, and determination at the same time.
Well deserved! Congratulations!!!! I have enjoyed every post and every interview highlighting you and your book and particularly your humanization of the many who are marginalized. Bravo!
I have so many books to read yet I take the time to walk downtown in my small rural college town to sip some coffee in a ceramic mug and sit and watch the world, both on the sidewalk and tables nearby, and online when I let myself pick up the smartphone I finally acquired and make sure there is a future awaiting humanity. I know you are enroute on a book tour but I hope perhaps it is by land and that you will pass through Arcata in the California Redwood county of Humboldt and visit our newly re-opened independent bookstore, Northtown Books, that was consumed in a fire on January 2 of this year and is rising back to provide us with the literature we need to proceed. A cup of coffee or tea with you would be marvelous.
It was a pleasure to meet you and hear you in Seattle at Folio. You said at one point that you didn't want to give advice to policymakers, but I'd advise policymakers to read Man in the Mirror before they make another policy. This is a great book. Thank you.
You are doing a brilliant job publicizing the book, talking about it in ways that make it irresistible even to the most reluctant. Few writers are capable of this. You are meeting the moment in the most challenging of media times. Thank goodness, because everyone needs to read this book!
That was beautifully worded. Thank you for never being afraid of doing what you truly believe. So proud of you! Your book has allowed me to view the world around me through a different lens. That is the magic of your book and your poetic words.
Thank you, Mama!
Congratulations! I suspect it will climb further up on the list! Your writing is spectacular.
I was at the Town Hall Seattle event and I so appreciated the deep dive on empathy! It gave me hope for dealing with this divided nation, one person at a time.
Congratulations!!!! Yes. Let’s write ourselves out of this culture. Let’s talk ourselves out of it. Let’s hug ourselves out of it. Let’s march and protest ourselves out of it. And more than anything let’s VOTE ourselves out of it.
Can’t wait to read both your and Priya‘s books.
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Debuting at #11 on the NYT bestseller list shows you have written a book people DO want to read. Thank God! So many of us want moral complexity, to see from other people's perspectives, to like people we don't agree with. I've been practicing that for much of life, and it feels wonderful to have others do the same. Congratulations, and thank you!
Congratulations for being who you are and for speaking out!
Again…like Melville…you are tuned in to the pulse quickening in America…not in fear any more…but in anticipation of something REAL.
Your voice represents ‘this time’ as the poetry about the Civil War needed to be written and read. It wasn’t easy to take such wrenching angst into the consciousness of those war weary Americans, but, it had to be done.
Here we are AGAIN…with another ‘white whale’ (NPI) questioning the actions of disrupters like ICE. Clinging to sanity and hoping for relief.
Literature is its own weapon and echo. Meeting the villains of TODAY, with the clarity you have brought…a gift.
Many well-deserved accolades, as your star RISES.
That is so interesting because I also felt the parallel to Moby Dick, especially starting about halfway in... when you realize -- this ship is going down.
The ‘poetry’ of the Civil War is like ‘white noise’ to the generation now grappling with fascism. We need all the ‘direction’ we can get, and writers with the clear vision and communication skills.
Thank goodness for Anand and those like him, willing to speak from a deep place.
Humanity is under siege, and it feels like a kind of slow death.
However, the ability to turn things around is always there, if we realize the LEGACY took some pretty amazing people.
Noone is holding the mirror up in the White House now and the nation is holding its breath. I feel a definite sense of limbo, and determination at the same time.
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Your writing style is mesmerizing- thank you for putting your soul out into the world so the rest of us can bask in its warmth.
Well deserved! Congratulations!!!! I have enjoyed every post and every interview highlighting you and your book and particularly your humanization of the many who are marginalized. Bravo!
Congratulations! The existence of this book gives me hope. The success of the book compounds that hope.
I'll echo the congratulations. The writing in Man in the Mirror is sharp, incisive, and deeply observant.
Hooray!!! I was so hoping for this! Congratulations! Have started Man in the Mirror. Beautiful and powerful writing.
Thx so much for this book and for your events.
FYI: We wanted the book. Desperately needed the book. 😀
I have so many books to read yet I take the time to walk downtown in my small rural college town to sip some coffee in a ceramic mug and sit and watch the world, both on the sidewalk and tables nearby, and online when I let myself pick up the smartphone I finally acquired and make sure there is a future awaiting humanity. I know you are enroute on a book tour but I hope perhaps it is by land and that you will pass through Arcata in the California Redwood county of Humboldt and visit our newly re-opened independent bookstore, Northtown Books, that was consumed in a fire on January 2 of this year and is rising back to provide us with the literature we need to proceed. A cup of coffee or tea with you would be marvelous.
It was a pleasure to meet you and hear you in Seattle at Folio. You said at one point that you didn't want to give advice to policymakers, but I'd advise policymakers to read Man in the Mirror before they make another policy. This is a great book. Thank you.
That is very kind of you to say, Tom. Not sure if it’s true, but it is kind!
Kind of true!