See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) by Logan Ward was positively reviewed on Bermudiaonion’s Weblog. The reviewer commented, “This is a fascinating, well-written book, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.” To read the full review, go here: http://bermudaonion.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/review-see-you-in-a-hundred-years-four-seasons-in-forgotten-america/
The review was also posted on Library Thing, Good Reads and amazon.com.
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See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) by Logan Ward was mentioned in conjunction with the author’s keynote address in Old Sturbridge Village, Mass., in the Southbridge Evening News (circ. 3,400) on September 15, 2008, and on September 22, 2008.
The book and event were also mentioned in the Worcester Telegram and Gazette (Mass.) on September 19, 2008.
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) by Logan Ward was positively reviewed in the Books section of The Roanoke Times (circ. 88,334) on September 14, 2008.
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was discussed in the Fall Book Group Series sponsored by The Friends of the Library of the Library Center at Rappahannock Community College, Warsaw Campus, an event mentioned in the September 10, 2008, issue of Northern Neck News (circ. 7,200).
The aforementioned event was also mentioned in the Rappahannock Record (circ. 7,995) on September 4, 2008.
Please also note the upcoming speaking engagements for Logan Ward, author of See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151):
September 25: Old Sturbride Village keynote address, Old Sturbridge Village, MA
October 10: James River Writers Conference
October 18: Library of Virginia Awards
October 23: James Madison University Lifelong Learning Inst. course
October 30: Crystal Coast Book Fesitval, Wilmington, NC
November 20: University of Virginia Lifelong Learning course
December 3: Westport Library’s 100th anniversary, Westport, CT
December 6: Winter Words Conference, Fairfield, CT
March 13, 2009 : Writing Today Conference, Birmingham, AL
April 15, 2009 : Tuckaoe Woman’s Club (300-400 attendees), Richmond, VA
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was noted in the July 14, 2008 issue of the Messenger (circ 5,200), the daily newspaper of St. Albans, VT.
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was positively recommended with cover image in the July 2008 issue of Birmingham magazine (19,167 cir.). Author Logan Ward was also featured in the “Author Picks” section. The review notes, “See You In A Hundred Years is an honest tale—of finding that life 100 years ago was just as demanding, albeit in wholly different ways, but also of community, of family, of hard work. Ward’s prose is at times dusted with poeticism that illustrates the beauty of rural life. But it is also straight-forward, lending the reader an appreciation of where we are, where we’ve come from and the people who make up our daily, dependent lives.”
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was noted in the June 30, 2008 posting of the August Free Press (8,367 visitors/mthly), an online news source for Central Virginia.
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) will be recommended reading in the July issue of Birmingham magazine (19,167 cir.). Author Logan Ward will also be featured in the “Author Picks” section and will be recommending one of his favorite books.
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) is a finalist in the 2008 Virginia Library People’s Choice Awards.
A review of See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) will run in the June 2008 issue of American Small Farm (68,710 cir.).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) will be positively reviewed in the April 2008 issue of The Environmentalist (1,000 cir.).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) received a very positive review with the cover image March 16, 2008 on BlogCritics.org, an online magazine that features book reviews. Click here to read: http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/03/16/214254.php
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was selected as a Pick of the Week in the February 10, 2008 issue of the Boston Globe (562,273 cir.).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was positively reviewed with the cover image in the January 15, 2008 issue of the Sanford
Herald (Sanford, NC, 10,786 cir.).
Logan Ward, author of See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was one of 11 people featured as the “Faces of 2007” in the Flair section of the Sunday, December 30, 2007 issue of the Richmond Times-Dispatch (207,871 cir.). Click here to read: http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/entertainment/facesof2007.html
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was chosen in the Sunday, December 23, 2007 issue of the Richmond Times-Dispatch (207,871 cir.) as one of the best books of 2007. The print edition included the book’s cover image. Click here to read the article: http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/entertainment/books.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2007-12-23-0060.html
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was featured in this week’s edition of Farmshine (13,000 cir.).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was featured with the cover image in the December 7, 2007 Christmas Shoppers’ Special Edition of Agri News (22,000 cir.).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was positively reviewed in a recent issue of The Monitor (38,994 cir., McAllen, TX). They said “In the end, Ward’s year spent in the past helps readers come to grips more poignantly with their own era.”
Logan Ward, author of See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151), was interviewed on October 18, 2007 on Conversations With Larry Meiller, which airs on a number of NPR stations in Wisconsin.
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was featured in the September 21, 2007 issue of the Culpeper Star Exponent (7,391 cir.). Click here to read the article: http://www.starexponent.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CSE%2FMGArticle%2FCSE_MGArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352832694&path=%21features
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was featured in the September 18, 2007 online issue of Isthmus (61,000 cir.), an alternative weekly in Madison, WI.
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was noted as a staff pick in the books section of the Friday, August 17, 2007 issue of the Aspen Daily News (12,350 cir.).
Logan Ward, author of See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151), was interviewed on the August 24, 2007 edition of Insight with Tom Graham, an hour-long program airing on WMRA (90.7 FM), Harrisonburg, VA’s NPR affiliate.
Logan Ward, author of See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151), will be interviewed August 31, 2007 on The Jefferson Exchange, a talk show broadcast on Jefferson Public Radio (KAGI, 930 AM) in Oregon.
UPDATE: A taped interview with Logan Ward, author of See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151), aired August 16, 2007 on “Tapestry,” a cultural affairs program that airs on WBHM-FM (90.3 FM, Birmingham, AL).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) and the Ward family were the subject of a lengthy article with family photos in the August 9, 2007 issue of The Hook (21,000 cir.), an alternative weekly in Charlottesville. Click here to read the article: http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2007/08/09/COVER-swoope-0632-E.rtf.aspx
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) and the Ward family were the subject of a lengthy article in the August 5, 2007 issue of the The Daily Progress (32,736 cir.). Click here to read the article: http://dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP/MGArticle/CDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352252070&path
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was featured with the cover image in the “New on the shelves” column in the Sunday, July 29, 2007 issue of the Sacramento Bee (324,613 cir.).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was featured with the cover image and an announcement of the author’s reading on July 19 in Columbia in the June 28, 2007 issue of the Times & Democrat (Orangeburg, SC, 17,324 cir.).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was featured in the Saturday, June 30, 2007 of the Daily News (West Bend, WI, 10,684 cir.) in an article recommending new titles available at the public library.
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was noted in the “New in Bookstores” section of the Sunday, July 8, 2007 issue of the Asbury Park Press (192,581 cir.).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was noted in the “New Books” in the Sunday, July 22, 2007 section of The Oklahoman (282,119 cir.).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was featured in the July 29, 2007 issue of The Charlottesville Daily Progress (32,736 cir.).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) will be featured in an early August issue of The Hook (21,000 cir.), Charlotteville’s leading alternative weekly.
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) will be reviewed in an upcoming issue of Virginia Living Magazine (56,000 cir.).
Logan Ward, author of See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151), will be profiled in the October issue of Portico (17,000 cir.).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151), was positively reviewed with a photo of the author in the Sunday, July 29, 2007 issue of The News & Observer (209,024 cir.)
The News & Observer review of See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was syndicated on Sunday, July 29 in the following newspapers:
*The Times-Picayune (261,573 cir.)
*The Sacramento Bee (318,101 cir.)
*and was linked to in the online books section of the Savannah Morning News (66,526 cir.)
Logan Ward, author of See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151), was interviewed on July 27, 2007 on “The Morning Show with Fred and Pam,” which airs on WHBC-FM (94.1 FM, Canton, Ohio).
Logan Ward, author of See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151), was interviewed on July 25, 2007 “River Valley Sunrise” which airs on KCAB-AM (980 AM, Russellville, Ark.).
In addition to the piece that ran in The Birmingham News on July 17 on See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151), the paper featured two additional articles on the book:
*a positive review in the July 22, 2007 Sunday Books Section (176,390 cir.); click here to read: http://www.al.com/entertainment/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1185093930135940.xml&coll=2
*a short write-up on the July 17 book signing in the Tuesday, July 24, 2007 issue (143,871 cir.); click here to read: http://www.al.com/birminghamnews/stories/index.ssf?/base/living/118526523755480.xml&coll=2
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was advertised in a banner ad in section A of the July 16, 2007 issue of The Birmingham News (143,781 cir.).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was noted as a “hot summer read” in the July 6, 2007 issue of the Cecil Whig (12,756 cir.), a daily newspaper written for residents of Cecil County, MD. They said, “Author Logan Ward travels back in time in this thought-provoking memoir about taking the time to slow down and enjoy life.”
Logan Ward, author of See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151), was interviewed on June 26, 2007 on “The Good Life with Jesse Dylan,” a nationally syndicated program that can be found on Sirius Satellite Radio.
Logan Ward, author of See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151), was interviewed on June 22, 2007 on “Wordy Birds,” which airs on WRIR (97.3 FM) Richmond, Virginia’s Indie radio station.
Logan Ward, author of See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151), was interviewed on June 7, 2007 on “Consider This,” a weekly community affairs show airing on WVPT-TV in Harrisburg, Virginia.
On Sunday, July 22, 2007 See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was noted as a spotlight book, on www.NewsOK.com, official website of The Oklahoman and ABC News 9 (Oklahoma City) official Web site. Click here to see the feature: http://newsok.com/article/3087206
Logan Ward, author of See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151), was interviewed Monday, July 16, 2007 on the 10pm news on the Birmingham CBS affiliate, WIAT (channel 42), in conjunction with his reading this evening at the Alabama Booksmith.
Logan Ward, author of See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151), will be interviewed on the Birmingham NPR affiliate, WBHM (90.3 FM) in conjunction with his reading this evening at the Alabama Booksmith.
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) and the Ward family were the subject of a lengthy article in the Tuesday, July 17, 2007 issue of The Birmingham News (143,781 cir.) in conjunction with the author’s reading at the Alabama Booksmith this evening. Click here to read the article: http://www.al.com/entertainment/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1184662247237430.xml&coll=2&thispage=1
The Richmond Times-Dispatch article about See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was reprinted in the Friday, July 13, 2007 issue of the weekly newspaper The Columbia Star (10,000 cir.).
The July 17 signing of See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) at the Alabama Booksmith was noted in the July 13, 2007 issue of the Birmingham News (143,781 cir.).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) and the Ward family will be the cover story of the Fall 2007 issue of Vanderbilt Magazine (86,000 cir.). The cover will be an American Gothic-style portrait of author Logan Ward and his wife Heather, who are both Vanderbilt grads.
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) will be reviewed with the cover image and possibly a few photos of the Ward family in an upcoming July issue of The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC, 165,483 cir.).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was noted in the “What’s New at the Bookstores” listing in the Books section of the Sunday, July 8, 2007 issue of the Asbury Park Press (197,956 cir.).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was positively reviewed in the Saturday, July 7, 2007 issue of the Rocky Mountain News (552,567 cir.). They say “this sweet story sucked me in with the possibilities it presented.” Click here to read the entire article: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/spotlight_columnists/article/0,2777,DRMN_23962_5618167,00.html
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) received a STARRED review in the July 2007 issue of Library Journal (17,977 cir.). They say, “It is difficult to imagine any library, public or academic, that would not want to purchase this book, informed throughout by Ward’s wry sense of humor, passion, and objectivity.” The complete review follows:
Ward, Logan. See You in a Hundred Years: Four Seasons in Forgotten America. BenBella. Jul. 2007. c.256p. ISBN 978-1-933771-15-1. $24. AUTOBIOG
How many of us have wished for a simpler life, free of high-pressure careers, traffic and communication gridlock, pollution, terrorist threats, etc.? Adventure travel writer Ward (An Explorer’s Guide to the Field Museum) did more than wish. With his lawyer wife and two-year-old son, he left high-pressure New York City and moved to Virginia to live (as much as possible) as they would have lived in 1900. One of the more amusing parts of Ward’s account is how much modern technology was required to prepare the family for living without modern technology. But live in the early 1900s they did, and the reader, courtesy of Ward’s vivid prose and gift for characterization, lives with them. From learning the mysterious ways of farm animals to deciphering the riddles of a wood-burning stove, from realizing the possibility of self-sufficiency to becoming part of a community, from trying to rescue a marriage of detached individuals to celebrating a truly committed union, we follow this family’s story, finding that we are as reluctant as they for it to end. It is difficult to imagine any library, public or academic, that would not want to purchase this book, informed throughout by Ward’s wry sense of humor, passion, and objectivity.-
M.C. Duhig, Carnegie Lib. of Pittsburgh
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was featured with the cover image in the Thursday, June 28, 2007 issue of The Times & Democrat (17,112 cir.) in conjunction with the author’s upcoming event in Columbia, SC.
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) and the Ward family were the subject of a lengthy feature in the Sunday, June 3, 2007 issue of the Richmond Times-Dispatch (213,418 cir.). Click here to read the article: http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/entertainment_living.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2007-06-03-0074.html
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) will be featured, possibly with the cover image, in the editor’s note at the beginning of the August 2007 issue of Popular Mechanics (1,222,026 cir.). The author, Logan Ward, will be writing the magazine’s cover story for that issue, and the editor’s note will relate Logan’s experiences in the book to the subject of the article.
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 9781933771151) was the featured with the cover image and an author photo in the Monday, May 28, 2007 issue of The Daily News Leader (Staunton, VA, 17,671 cir.), the author’s local paper. Click here to read the article: http://www.newsleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070528/NEWS01/70528001/1002
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 1933771151) was the subject of a one-page feature with an author photo in the June/July 2007 issue of National Geographic Adventure (575,000 cir.).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 1933771151) will be featured with an author photo in the July/August 2007 issue of Ridgefield magazine (15,000 cir.).
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 1933771151) received a positive review in the April 23, 2007 issue of Publishers Weekly (34,456 cir.). The book’s cover image was also featured on the table of contents page. They say, “This lyrical account of keeping the 21st century at bay is more real, and more rewarding, than any survival TV show.” The complete review follows:
Manhattan freelance writer Ward and his wife, Heather, faced a steep learning curve when they abandoned harried, technology-driven lives for a year not just in the country but in the country as it was a century ago. Their mantra was, -If it didn-t exist in 1900, we will do without,- and they did-no electricity, no telephone, no computer. This breezy account of their stubbornly quixotic odyssey begins in June 2000, with Logan exhausted pumping water from a well, ineptly milking cantankerous goats and confronting his fear of a 2,000-pound Percheron, while Heather coped with the cooking stove-s suffocating heat, her fear of snakes and hand-scrubbing two-year-old Luther-s cloth diapers. Their garden, planted late, was soon parched by drought and plagued by pests, the most severe of several crises, since it was their winter food. Ward writes candidly about how tempers flared and sexual intimacy vanished in the early months of their adventure, but the stress of a daunting new experience soon settled into the comfort of routine, as the couple canned dozens of quarts of produce once the rains returned and forged friendships with curious, ultimately supportive country neighbors. This lyrical account of keeping the 21st century at bay is more real, and more rewarding, than any survival TV show.(June)
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 1933771151) was featured with an interview and author photo in the Monday, April 23, 2007 issue of The Daily News Leader (17,671 cir.). This is the author’s local newspaper. Click here to read the article: http://www.newsleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070423/NEWS01/704230308/1002
See You in a Hundred Years (BenBella Books, 1933771151) will be featured with an author interview and the cover image in the May 2007 issue of Eightyone (12,000 cir.).
