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This is what I can’t decide: –whether I don’t have any spare time at all, or whether most of my time is spare time.”
—Louise Dickinson Rich, We Took to the Woods, 1942

Women were supposed to follow. But what if men didn’t lead? Women were supposed to wait. But what if they waited and waited and nothing happened?”
—Virginia Chase, One Crow, Two Crow, 1971

News, Reviews, & Interviews

2012 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards Finalist

“. . . Madre: Award Finalist . . .” Read More

ilainformación.mx

“. . . uno de los muchos logros del libro es haber recreado a personajes que la ayudan a descifrar los códigos culturales . . .”Read Review

EFE: MADRE’S FIRST REVIEW IN SPANISH

“. . . los momentos de iluminación, lo cual le brinda expresividad al relato . . .”

MAINE PUBLIC RADIO

“The group “Maine Women Write,” was co-founded by Liza Bakewell in the fall of 2011 with a mission . . .” Listen to Podcast

GLOBETROTTER GIRLS

“. . . a blueprint for anyone who is serious about successfully learning a language . . .” Read Review

THE COMPULSIVE READER

“Madre is not an academic tome; more like a dance through the linguistic history and difficulties of a word in the Spanish language . . .”

LONELY PLANET

“[This] is not your everyday discussion about Mexico . . .” Read More

BESTSELLER LIST, TUCSON

“Top Ten in Books, TUCSON Weekly…” Read More

BESTSELLER LIST, DENVER

“The Denver area’s best-selling books…” READ MORE

MATADOR GOODS

“Madre is a book to read at least three times: once for the story, once for the language, once for the facts.” READ REVIEW

 

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