This year, 2021, marks the 10 year anniversary of the publication of my first book, For the Love of Cities. I can’t believe it has been 10 years! In the midst of the enforced downtime of 2020, it seemed an appropriate time to update and revisit that book. Over the course of 2020, I reread, reviewed, rethought and reimagined the book that set me on this course. And it was a fascinating process!
I re-interviewed several of the key players in the original book and did a “Where are they now” kind of update. I also felt compelled to write some new content that was informed by our collective experience with the pandemic and the massive rise in awareness of social justice issues. 2020 was an extraordinary year that will have implications for our communities for many years to come.
I just handed off the finished manuscript to my publisher, St. Petersburg Press, and we are looking to have the book out late in Q2 of this year. More details will follow, but I am super excited to share this new/old book with you all again!