DECEMBER 2024 NEWS

An exhibit of all 275 Americans Who Tell the Truth portraits by artist Robert Shetterly opened last month at the new Bates Mill Complex in Lewiston, Maine. (Runs thru 12/14) The documentary film Truth Tellers will be shown Saturdays at noon (12/7 and 12/14).

A few portrait subjects at the exhibit opening. Veterans for Peace founder, Doug Rawlings, focused on six that particularly resonate for him: Colonel Ann Wright, Cindy Sheehan, Daniel Ellsberg, and Philip Berrigan. These portraits are among 50 in Shetterly's new book, Portraits of Peacemakers.

Penobscot and Passamaquoddy tribal member, Sherri Mitchell (right) noted the significance of Shetterly’s work: “He has done more for the advancement of women’s rights, black rights, indigenous rights, and environmental justice than any other person I know, and he has done that by amplifying the work of those who are doing that work in the world.” Mitchell went on to reflect on who among us is told they have no place in our society and to challenge attendees to take steps to heal the divides and protect the vulnerable.

UPCOMING AUTHOR EVENTS

Margaret Randall's 88th Birthday at City Lights!

City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco

Thursday, December 5, at 7 pm PST

City Lights welcomes back the legendary feminist and revolutionary poet, Margaret Randall, to celebrate her 88th birthday and her publication of four new books, including Luck.

The event will be in-person and on Zoom. Register HERE.

Alice Rothchild – Live Radio Interviews in Dec.

Discussing her new book Inspired and Outraged: The Making of a Feminist Physician

Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 5:00 pm ET WBAI

“Advocating for Justice”; NYC; 99.5 FM

Thursday, Dec. 19, at 6:00 pm CT KPFT

“The Progressive Forum”; Houston, TX; 90.1 FM

Alice Rothchild – In-Person Readings in 2025

Third Place Books Seward Park, Seattle, WA

Tuesday, January 14, at 7 pm PST

More information HERE.

Brookline Booksmith, Brookline, MA

Tuesday, February 18

Suffolk University, Boston, MA

Wednesday, February 19, 6 pm

E. Ethelbert Miller to interview Arlene Goldbard

Thursday, Dec. 19, at 9 am EST

Live on WPFW

Arlene Goldbard, author of In the Camp of Angels of Freedom, will be interviewed live by E. Ethelbert Miller on WPFW.

The interview will be available afterward through Miller's podcast, On the Margin.

WPFW live HERE.

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AUTHORS IN THE MEDIA

Carl Little reviews Lucy Lippard's Stuff

In a delightful review for Art New England, Carl Little describes Stuff: Instead of a Memoir by Lucy Lippard, as a "highly entertaining—and compelling—life review."

Full review HERE

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Stuff reviewed in Women's Art Journal

Find Sally Jane Brown's review of Stuff in the print edition of Women's Art Journal , Fall/Winter 2024, Vol. 45, No. 2.

Order Alice's memoir here

Inspired and Outraged in Ms. Magazine

Karla Strand selected Inspired and Outraged for her Feminist Know-It-All reading list series in Ms. magazine

"Through engaging and passionate poetry, feminist obstetrician-gynecologist Alice Rothchild powerfully recounts her experiences fighting for gender equity in medicine, reform in health care and justice in the world."

Read the full review HERE.

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Women Writers, Women's Books

has just published Alice Rothchild's account of how she came to write Inspired and Outraged.

"Poetry gave me the power to be deadly serious, outraged, sarcastic, playful, capturing the mood of each encounter, explaining in metaphor and glancing suggestion something that would require a whole chapter to describe in prose."

Read Alice's article HERE.

The Women's History Network has published excerpts from Inspired and Outraged that are annotated by Alice herself.

"Politics is always personal, and the lessons learned are easily forgotten by subsequent generations. I hope my poetry touches the heart as well as the mind and inspires outrage that leads to a striving for social justice and political action in this very troubled world, both for women and for the people who love and support them."

Read the annotated book excerpts HERE.

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Alice Rothchild on 51% Radio, WAMC, Albany

Author Alice Rothchild spoke with host Jesse King:

"The current generations of young women and people in their thirties and forties probably don't know much of this history, and if we don't understand our history and the struggles we went through, and we in some ways let our guard down, we will lose the progress we've made."

Listen to the segment HERE.

Mindy Thompson Fullilove interviewed by NEXTpittsburgh

In honor of the 20th anniversary of the book Root Shock, NEXTpittsburgh caught up with author Mindy Thompson Fullilove.

"I defined root shock as the loss, the destruction, of all or part of one’s emotional ecosystem. So you’d have to say the weather is part of our emotional ecosystem and we’ve all lost the weather that we knew. The climate has shifted and that means that 8 billion people have root shock."

Read the article HERE.

Tom Angotti reviews Creative Instigation for Progressive City

"This is a sterling example of what I call slow planning, the necessary substitute for the assembly-line speedups of the community planning process that justify decisions already made by investors, bondholders and their technocratic allies."

Read Angotti's review HERE.

Fern Tiger interviewed for The Future in Context

Author Fern Tiger is interviewed on the podcast The Future in Context about her new book Creative Instigation. Tiger discussed her book's in-depth case stories of effective and innovative community engagement and policymaking.

Listen to the podcast HERE.

Order Fern's book here

Robert Shetterly Artist Spotlight on Orange TV

Vicki Landon interviewed Robert Shetterly about his exhibit at the Orange County Administration Center and his portrait series, Americans Who Tell the Truth.

"This is what I like to call democratic art. It's meant for everybody, especially all Americans, to see."

Watch the video HERE.

The Significance of Love and Being Seen with Jan Cohen-Cruz | LV Arts Salon

Kate Scuffle talks about the new book See Me: Prison Theater Workshops and Love with author Jan Cohen-Cruz and about how the story is one of change for both Jan and the participants in prison theater workshops everywhere. Audio includes some of the book's contributors reading as well as a discussion of applied theater programs and why they're beneficial.

Listen to the program HERE.

ARTS GRANT AWARD

New Village Press awarded 2025 grant from New York State Council on the Arts

New Village Press is thrilled to learn it will be awarded its first grant from the New York State Council on the Arts.

"Arts and culture fuel our state’s economic development and ensure vibrant and healthy communities. NYSCA grantees represent the diverse spectrum of creativity in New York State, and we are proud to invest in your critical work."

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