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Month: March 2023

Thank you, Shepherd.com, for running this thoughtful review of The Cactus Eaters

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023| Dan White|Leave a comment

This was a nice surprise — a review from Keith Foskett, who found my book after hiking the legendary Camino De Santiago. Thanks for posting this, and good camping to you, Keith.

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Under The Stars

Under the Stars by Dan White

An irreverent and hilarious history of American camping from the Girl Scouts to "glamping" that celebrates the many modes and primal appeal of recreation out of doors. Learn More

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Dan White

Dan White

Dan White is the author of The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Crest Trail, an NCIBA bestseller and Los Angeles Times "Discovery" selection. He has taught composition at Columbia University and San Jose State. He is the contributing editor of Catamaran Literary Reader and received his MFA from Columbia University. He lives in Santa Cruz, California with his wife and daughter.

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  • Thank you, Shepherd.com, for running this thoughtful review of The Cactus Eaters
  • My story in Newsweek: “I know what John Fetterman is going through. I was a psychiatric inpatient.”
  • Transforming arts: Sir Isaac Julien, distinguished arts professor, acclaimed filmmaker, and artist, is having a blockbuster summer – by Dan White
  • Never Lost: My new story in the Fall issue of Appalachia Journal (Dartmouth College.)
  • My interview with Toni Morrison and Angela Davis in Five Dials literary magazine

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