20th Annual Media for a Just Society Awards To Honor Andrew Solomon
This year the MJS Awards will honor Andrew Solomon, author of the landmark book “Far From the Tree,” with the Distinguished Achievement Award in Nonfiction.
Mar 2013
Press: All Sources
Feb 2013
The Meaning and Power of Love
“Far From the Tree” is an act of public service, designed to help those in isolated predicaments and to give a voice to children routinely sidelined by society.
Feb 2013
Video: Andrew Solomon at Lesley University
Andrew Solomon discusses his research with Lesley University faculty members Jan Wall and Ken Miller, as part of the University’s Child Homelessness Initiative.
Feb 2013
Video: Authors at Google: Andrew Solomon
The Talks at Google program brings a variety of speakers to Google to discuss their recent work.
Feb 2013
Video: Nova: After Newtown: The Path to Violence
Andrew Solomon is featured in the February 20, 2013 episode of the PBS series Nova on efforts to detect problem behavior in schools.
Feb 2013
Video: How Do Gay Children of Straight Parents Build Their Gay Identity?
Andrew Solomon speaks to The Guardian about the development of gay identity in young people.
Feb 2013
Video: Parenthood Is No Place for Perfectionists
Solomon uses the example of deaf children and cochlear implants to illustrate how the line between what should be fixed and what shouldn’t is often far from clear.
Feb 2013
Andrew Solomon: ‘I’m one of five parents with four children in three states’
The author on his 11-year mission to write an epic about family strife and his own challenges as a gay father.
Feb 2013
Video: National Book Critics Circle 2012 Interview
Dianne Masucci discusses “Far from the Tree” with 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award nominee Andrew Solomon.
Feb 2013
Audio: BBC Radio 3: Nightwaves
Anne McElvoy talks to Andrew Solomon about his monumental study of modern identity.
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