BOOKS BY LIZ PRATO
" Liz Prato is beautifully smart about how dis- empowerment works, and how to combat it."
—JIM SHEPARD, author of The Book of Aron
A New York Times Top Summer Read
VOLCANOES, PALM TREES, AND PRIVILEGE: ESSAYS ON HAWAI‘I
OREGON BOOK AWARD FINALIST
“For fans of Sarah Vowell and Kaui Hart Hemmings, Liz Prato's essay collection is an essential introduction to Hawai`i that explores the islands’ mythos and reality. — KRISTIANA KAHAKAUWILA, author of This Is Paradise
“Liz Prato’s profound meditations on place dislocate and then relocate understandings of Hawaiʻi from the point of view of the non-native visitor. This book is a love letter to the land and people of Hawaiʻi . . . Breathtaking." —LIDIA YUKNAVITCH, author of Thrust and The Chronology of Water
"Liz Prato's Volcanoes, Palm Trees, and Privilege is the most readable and personal work of political ecology I know." —PAUL ROBBINS, Ph.D., Director, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“A brilliant meditation on cheeseburgers in paradise, Liz Prato’s fearless and tender investigation of our complex relationship with Hawai‘i will blow your mind. Hula dancers, aloha shirts, surfing, and the idyllic tropical vacation will never look the same." —KAREN KARBO, author of In Praise of Difficult Women
BUY VOLCANOES, PALM TREES, AND PRIVILEGE
baby’s on fire
“Liz Prato’s characters blaze with humanity, sensuality, and hope.” —DYLAN LANDIS, author of Rainey Royal
“Baby’s on Fire is a lamentation brimming with wit, candor, and the eternal possibility of mercy." —STEVE ALMOND, author of God Bless America
“Liz Prato’s stories are funny and warm as can be, so even when they are painful and sad, they still genuinely welcome a reader.” —AIMEE BENDER, author of The Butterfly Lampshade
"Prato’s prose is widely appealing and many-layered; her language is breezy and deceptively casual, while her content is visceral.” —The Atticus Review
BUY BABY’S ON FIRE
“Like the varied and verdant landscape of the Pacific Northwest, the stories in The Night, and the Rain, and the River will make you gasp and grow your heart. These stories offer up bright light in our often overcast skies.” – Natalie Serber, author of Shout Her Lovely Name
Featuring writing by: Margaret Malone * Gail Bartley * Matthew Robinson * Scott Sparling * Jackie Shannon Hollis * Dylan Lee * Domi Shoemaker * Lois Rosen * Sage Cohen * Steve Denniston * Trevor Dodge * Alisha Churbe * Tammy Lynne Stoner * Gregg Kleiner * Jan Baross * Christi Krug * Ellen Levine * Cindy Williams Gutiérrez * Kathleen Lane * Joanna Rose