Recent Surprise Mentions

I'm not sure this blog shouldn't be simply folded into the one chronicling my day to day adventures, given that I haven't put anything up here in a couple of months. Neither does this blog seem to be achieving the original desired effect, which was to avoid using my "primary" blog for the constant and shameless pimping of Walking to Guantánamo. Oh well. Having just stumbled upon a couple of unexpected and flattering mentions of the book in the grand blogsphere, however, this would seem to be the place for them.

Jorge Gomez of Tiempo Libre gave abebooks.com, the massive used book website, an interview about his recent Cuban reading. I don't know Jorge or his music yet, but he totally gets it. Among other ego-boosters, he had this to say: "here is someone truly describing the Cuba of today, telling the story with affection and appreciation for the Cuban people, but without rose-colored glasses on." This is the sort of thing I would like to spout when people ask me about the book, except I'm too bashful.

Then Traci Joan MacNamara put up a review on her her excellent blog about literature, snow and climbing, and a commitment to outdoor living I can only dream about. We used to speak to her at 6AM every morning by radio when we were camped out in the field in Antarctica, just to let McMurdo Station know that all was well. I've been sadly out of touch with much of the Antarctica posse, so it came as a delightful surprise to read about my own book on a blog I regularly check in on.