DEEP BLUE HOME: SKY PEOPLE

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BOOK REVIEWS—"DEEP BLUE HOME"

Best of Nonfiction 2010. Orion Book Award finalist, Commonwealth Club's California Book Award finalist, Northern California Book Award finalist

Washington Post: A dream of a book, vivid yet languorous, rich in detail, richer still in emotional impact. Some of the finest scientific descriptions of sea life and ocean dynamics that this former oceanographer has ever read.

National Geographic Traveler: Breathtakingly learned and lyrical, from the ancient lineage of leatherback turtles to the sexual secrets of barnacles.

Los Angeles Times: Whitty writes with humor, reverence, true curiosity and an unfettered imagination. She is not afraid to be disoriented or in a state of permanent awe.

REVIEWS—"THE FRAGILE EDGE"

Winner of the John Burroughs Medal, the PEN-USA, the Kiriyama Prize, the Northern California Book Award, finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize

The New York Times: Loath to trade on Shark Week sensibilities, Whitty's rapture is more subtle, grand, intelligent and cosmological; and her primary devotion is to the coral reefs.

O, the Oprah Magazine: The product of a scientist's mind, a sociologist's eye, a Zen Buddhist's soul, and a poet's heart, The Fragile Edge is at once a natural history, a call to action, a love song, and a prayer.

Elle Magazine: Forget treacly chick lit. Like the best nature writers, Whitty is both clear-eyed and spiritual about her subject. This is a moving and illuminating love story about one woman and the fathomless deep.

REVIEWS—"A TORTOISE FOR THE QUEEN OF TONGA"

O. Henry winner, Bernice Slote Award winner, PEN-Hemingway runner-up, National Magazine Award finalist

The Washington Post: A strikingly original book of short stories. Serious environmentalists are seldom noted for their sense of humor. Whitty is one who can provide it.

The San Francisco Chronicle: Whitty's prodigious natural talents: a supple biodiversity of language and an empathy for people and animals alike that puts most other writers in the shade.

The Seattle Times/Post Intelligencer: The stories' imaginative energy spring from Whitty's ability to enter unfamiliar realms. There's a strong melody to her prose, a prankish humor and an exhilarating confidence in the way she makes vast leaps through time.

21 January 2012

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