"Stunning and essential.”

–George Saunders

“A breathtaking work of journalism. This is so in-depth and intriguing, well written and well edited, and sophisticated overall. It stands out above the rest in a very competitive category of food writing entries. I’m an award-winning food writer myself and I bow to this journalist. Incredible.”

–SD Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards, for
“Fish farm to table”

“Sleepwalking Through San Diego reads like the culture section of the New Yorker.”

—Fan Mail

“This is a rare and courageous book.”

–Ben Ehrenreich, journalist and author of Ether and The Suitors

“You will not find a more riveting indictment anywhere of our reckless use of solitary confinement, nor one told through such a variety of moving, poignant voices.”

–Adam Hochschild, author of “King Leopold’s Ghost”

“Deeply moving and profoundly unsettling.”

–Heather Ann Thompson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author