{"id":7188,"date":"2026-01-14T16:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sacatar.org\/?p=7188"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:55:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:55:22","slug":"michael-lowenthals-place-envy-book-launch-feb-11-other-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sacatar.org\/en\/michael-lowenthals-place-envy-book-launch-feb-11-other-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacatar Fellow Michael Lowenthal Launches New Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Place Envy<\/em>\u00a0was partially written at Sacatar and profoundly shaped by Itaparica<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Lowenthal<\/strong>,\u00a0a Sacatar Fellow in 2008 & 2022, will launch his new book,\u00a0Place Envy<\/em>, in events in Cambridge and New York City, in February. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the author\u2019s words: “Place Envy<\/em>\u00a0is a memoir-in-essays that revolves around questions of belonging, alienation, and my wide-ranging search for a sense of home. Sacatar, although it is more than four thousand miles from my geographic home in Boston, is the rare place where I have felt inspiringly grounded, both creatively and emotionally. (\u2026) It was at Sacatar, when I was privileged to be a returning fellow in 2022, that I was able to draft the essay that formed the last piece of the book\u2019s puzzle. And it was during my first visit to Sacatar, in 2008, that I fell in love with Bahia, and with a particular Baiano\u2014an experience that inspired another of the book\u2019s key chapters. Beyond all that, being part of the Sacatar community has made me feel welcomed within a global network of kindred spirits, artists who share values about creativity, intercultural dialogue, and compassionate humanism. When I envision the ideal community of artists, I can\u2019t conceive of anything better than Sacatar. And I couldn\u2019t be more grateful.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Writing a book can be a solitary process, but, at publication, it brings the welcome opportunity to connect with friends and readers. Michael Lowenthal invites those in the Boston\/Cambridge area to join him for the launch of Place Envy<\/em> at Porter Square Books on Wednesday, February 11, at 7:00 PM. He will be in conversation with Jennifer Haigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lowenthal also has several upcoming book events and appearances scheduled, with more to come:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 11<\/strong>
Porter Square Books<\/strong>
Cambridge, MA, 7:00 PM
Hometown book launch<\/a>, in conversation with Jennifer Haigh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 12<\/strong>
Riffraff Bookstore<\/strong><\/a>
Providence, RI, 7:00 PM
In conversation with Hester Kaplan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 21<\/strong>
Black Spring Books<\/a><\/strong>
New York, NY, 7:00 PM
New York City book launch, in conversation with Scott Heim<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 22<\/strong>
Sunday Salon<\/strong><\/a>
New York, NY, 5:00 PM
@ Von Bar, 3 Bleecker Street<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 12<\/strong>
Wonderland Books<\/strong>
Bethesda, MD, 7:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Readers are encouraged to support the independent bookstores on the tour by purchasing Place Envy<\/em>\u2014and other books\u2014in store or online. The book can also be preordered directly from the publisher; orders placed within the next month receive 30% off the cover price, plus free shipping within the USA, using the code ENVY<\/strong> (all caps).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Portrait by Mitch Loch (2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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