CROOKED LITTLE BIRDHOUSE:
Random Thoughts on Being Human
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ABOUT CROOKED LITTLE BIRDHOUSE:
Whether the subject is a bruised knee or a bruised ego, the death of a loved one or the death of a goldfish, his challenged faith, delusions of grandeur or addiction to grilled meat, Patrick Caneday finds a way to make the mundane and ordinary meaningful. In Crooked Little Birdhouse, Caneday brings together a collection of the most popular pieces from his weekly newspaper column and adds a series of new essays. The result is a life story weaved through random insights on the world, people and a birdhouse. With trademark wit and poignant observation, he's not afraid to offer himself as proof of our shared suffering, humanity and survival, in a book that is more memoir than compilation. While others tell us what’s wrong with the world, Caneday shows us what’s right.
Whether the subject is a bruised knee or a bruised ego, the death of a loved one or the death of a goldfish, his challenged faith, delusions of grandeur or addiction to grilled meat, Patrick Caneday finds a way to make the mundane and ordinary meaningful. In Crooked Little Birdhouse, Caneday brings together a collection of the most popular pieces from his weekly newspaper column and adds a series of new essays. The result is a life story weaved through random insights on the world, people and a birdhouse. With trademark wit and poignant observation, he's not afraid to offer himself as proof of our shared suffering, humanity and survival, in a book that is more memoir than compilation. While others tell us what’s wrong with the world, Caneday shows us what’s right.
From AL MARTINEZ, LA Daily News and Pulitzer Prize winning columnist:
"I love Patrick Caneday's work. He seeks out the humanity in us and writes about it in the kind of seamless prose that any author would envy, in a style that only a few can achieve. I have always looked forward to reading his columns and now I have them at hand to consider them in pleasure. Thanks, Patrick, for the immensity of the gift you have given us and continue to give."
From STEVE LOPEZ, Los Angeles Times columnist and author of "The Soloist":
“Patrick Caneday writes from the heart. His stories, carefully and gracefully revealed, are about the things that ground and unite us all: family, tradition, place, community. This is a collection you’ll reach for again and again.”
"I love Patrick Caneday's work. He seeks out the humanity in us and writes about it in the kind of seamless prose that any author would envy, in a style that only a few can achieve. I have always looked forward to reading his columns and now I have them at hand to consider them in pleasure. Thanks, Patrick, for the immensity of the gift you have given us and continue to give."
From STEVE LOPEZ, Los Angeles Times columnist and author of "The Soloist":
“Patrick Caneday writes from the heart. His stories, carefully and gracefully revealed, are about the things that ground and unite us all: family, tradition, place, community. This is a collection you’ll reach for again and again.”
Contributors
Through Kickstarter.com funds were raised to facilitate publication of this book. I would like to thank the following contributors for their extremely generous support:
Scott & Kiersten Hathcock
Oonagh Gottlieb Darlene Hubanks Andy & Temry Caneday Jessica Johnson Cribbs Sean Welch Lennox Milne (and his parents Alistair & Gillian) Chad Russo Sylvie Madore Jean Walker Barbara LaWall Marguerite Beck J. Christopher Nastro Randall L. Broadrick Beth & Steve Rabin Onno Hoogendoorn Michael & Rebecaa Nanfria Julie Di Cataldo Maurice & Karen Delgado Helen & Preston Moe | Robert & Tina Briones
Saul Serna Susan Koury Judy & Larry Hathcock Gina Contaldi Bob & Nancy Caneday Jim & Maria Kerrigan Patricia Briones Bill Nicoll & Brit Trydal Andrew & Kat Vournas James Moe Christine Y. Whitton Todd & Chris Nilson Conny Goodreau William Lewis Ben Russell Grant Abramson Mary Macari Mike Baldewicz Gigi & Larry Mackel |
