"Could there be a timelier gift to quarantined readers...? I doubt
it."--The Washington Post
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"A heartening gathering of writers joining forces for community
support."**--Kirkus Reviews
"Connects writers, readers, and booksellers in a wonderfully
imaginative way. It's a really good book for a really good
cause"--Bestselling author James Patterson
ALONE TOGETHER: Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of COVID-19 is
a collection of essays, poems, and interviews to serve as a lifeline for
negotiating how to connect and thrive during this stressful time of
isolation as well as a historical perspective that will remain relevant
for years to come.
All contributing authors and business partners are donating their
share to The Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc), a nonprofit
organization that coordinates charitable programs to strengthen the
bookselling community.
The roster of diverse voices includes Faith Adiele, Kwame Alexander,
Jenna Blum, Andre Dubus III, Jamie Ford, Nikki Giovanni, Pam Houston,
Jean Kwok, Major Jackson, Devi S. Laskar, Caroline Leavitt, Ada Limón,
Dani Shapiro, David Sheff, Garth Stein, Luis Alberto Urrea, Steve
Yarbrough, and Lidia Yuknavitch.
The overarching theme is how this age of isolation and uncertainty is
changing us as individuals and a society.
"Alone Together showcases the human desire to grieve, explore,
comfort, connect, and simply sit with the world as it weathers the
pandemic. Jennifer Haupt's timely and moving anthology also benefits the
Book Industry Charitable Foundation, making it a project that is noble
in both word and deed."--Ann Patchett, Bestselling author,
bookseller, and Co-Ambassador for The Book Industry Charitable
Foundation
