One More Year is the widely touted debut story collection from Krasikov, who was born in the Ukraine and grew up in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia and in the United States. Publishers's Weekly writes: "In her stunning short story debut, Krasikov hones in on the subtleties of hope and despair that writhe in the hearts of her protagonists, largely Russian and Georgian immigrants who have settled on the East Coast." And Yiyun Li (A Thousand Years of Good Prayers) submits: "The readers of these stories will, in the end, live with the characters beyond the space of a short story. These stories are the debut of a major literary voice shaped by the literary traditions both American and Russian."
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In this sobering book, two fearless journalists directly and definitively link industrial toxins to the current rise in childhood disease and death. "Into an arena filled with confusing claims and counterclaims, Philip and Alice Shabecoff have now brought their remarkable journalistic skills, providing us with a clear-headed, accurate assessment of the toxic threat to America's children. Poisoned Profits is a highly readable indictment so powerful it may finally force action. We have needed this book; now at last we have it."  —James Gustave Speth, dean, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

"A dazzling cornucopia of erudition and originality on a subject of grave concern in twenty-first century U.S. education and culture. Every page of Seth Lerer's brilliant book reminds us of the supreme and enduring value of childhood reading. This volume deserves the attention of all who care about the shaping of lives—educators on all levels, policy makers, psychologists, and parents, as well as scholars. Lerer writes that children's literature is meant `docere et delectare' (to instruct and to delight), and this is precisely what he himself has done in this fascinating book." —Ellen Handler Spitz, University of Maryland more...