MEDIAThe Concussion Crisis in the News ESPN Gregg Easterbrook hailing the book’s importance on ESPN.com in three of his popular “Tuesday Morning Quarterback” columns Read the 8/30/11 column Read the 9/6/11 column Read the 10/11/11 column The Boston Globe The Boston Globe’s “Best Books of the Year” compilation featuring critic Bill Littlefield’s selection of The Concussion Crisis among the 10 best sports books Read the 12/18/11 “Best of the Year” article San Francisco Chronicle Sports editor Al Saracevic’s column headlined “The Book on Sports World’s Concussion Epidemic,” touting it as a “tour de force” of explanatory journalism Read the 5/6/12 column The Washington Post Article promoting the book in The Washington Post’s “Health Scan” department Read the 3/13/12 article Publishers Weekly The trade’s annual “Focus on Health” roundup citing the book’s newsworthiness as a groundbreaking title that puts today’s headlines in human perspective Read the 8/15/11 article Metro US Article promoting the book in all big-city editions of America's leading free daily Read the 5/28/12 article Bleacher Report BleacherReport.com column crediting the book for raising public awareness Read the 1/21/12 column Print Interviews with the Authors The Atlantic Authors’ Q&A with TheAtlantic.com (posted 9/27/11) Read the interview MSNBC Authors’ Q&A with MSNBC.com (posted 10/6/11) Read the interview Men’s Health Authors’ Q&A with MensHealth.com (posted 9/16/11) Read the interview National Public Radio Interviews with the Authors NPR’s “The Diane Rehm Show” Authors’ interview with host Diane Rehm on her live national morning program (aired live 9/12/11) Listen to the show NPR’s “Only A Game” Author interview with host Bill Littlefield on his nationally syndicated weekly program (first aired 10/1/11) Listen to the segment NPR’s “Focus” Authors’ interview with host David Inge on his WILL morning program in Illinois (aired live 1/12/12) Listen to the show NPR’s “The Jim Engster Show” Authors’ interview with host Jim Engster on his WRFK morning program in Louisiana (aired live 9/26/11) Published Excerpts from the Book MSNBC Excerpt from Chapter 2 on MSNBC and “Today” Show sites (posted 10/6/11) Read the MSNBC.com excerpt Read the Today.com excerpt Yahoo! Excerpt from appendix about concussion symptons on Yahoo! (posted 3/27/12) Articles by the Authors Smith College Alumnae Association Linda Carroll’s “Behind the Book” article explaining the inspiration for the book Read the article Reviews of the Book NEWSPAPERS The Washington Post (by Frank Deford) The New York Times (by Abigail Zuger, M.D.) The Boston Globe (by Bill Littlefield) The Globe and Mail (weekly “Buzz Book”) Winnipeg Free Press (by Ursala Fuchs, R.N.) TRADE MAGAZINES Publishers Weekly Kirkus Reviews Booklist Library Journal WEB PUBLICATIONS New York Journal of Books Shelf Awareness for Readers NATIONAL RADIO NPR (by Bill Littlefield) |