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Saving Body & Soul: The Mission of Mary Jo Copeland:



• Minnesota Public Radio feature by Stephanie Curtis, All Things Considered, November 11 & 13, 2004 featuring interviews with Margaret, Keri and Mary Jo Copeland

• Star Tribune story by Delma Francis, November 13, 2004

“Theirs is a book about poor people, lifein a shelter and a woman who has dedicated the past 19 years to aiding the disadvantages. But it's not a book that evokes sadness. Quite the opposite."

People Magazine, From Our Contributors: Book notice with cover. October 25, 2004

“Veteran reporter Nelson expands on her 1999 People story about a sweetly eccentric mother of 12, herself the product of an abusive home, who founded a thriving ministry for the poor in Minneapolis."

MSU Alumni News, Morehead MN by Glenn Tornell

“What I've learned from working four years on this book," Pickett said, "is that generosity begets generosity. Faith can move mountains. And that one aware person can change the world by being compassionate, loving and hard working.”

The Charlotte Observer "Saving Body & Soul is an inspiring, mind-changing read.. .

“Keri Pickett's candid photographs illustrate the complexity in the everydayness of Copeland's tasks and the diversity of the people she serves. The sheer inexhaustibility of the woman in the subtext in author Margaret Nelson's captivating profile.”
October 22, 2004 By Jeanette Leardi

Minnesota Monthly Magazine, "Hailing Mary Jo: Something--chance, fate, or God's will--brought two local journalists together to create the new book, Saving Body & Soul", feature story by Ann M. Bauer, October, 2004 (www.minnesotamonthly.com)

“Publishing giant Random House expects their new book, ‘Saving Body & Soul: The Mission of Mary Jo Copeland’ to become one of the big sellers of the holiday season.”

Anne M. Bauer, Minnesota Monthly Magazine

MplsStPaul Magazine, "Faces of Hope: Portraits from Sharing & Caring Hands", six page feature on the book, October, 2004 (www.mspmag.com)

“Faces of despair, faces of hope: They are poor and homeless, but they are also Mary Jo Copeland's clients, her guests, her ‘children’.”

MplsStPaul Magazine

Basilica Magazine feature, October 2004

KARE-11 "Today" Show, Interview with Keri and Margaret by Pat Evans and Roxanne Battle, 10 a.m., Wednesday, October 6, 2004 (www.kare11.com)

The Ruth Koscielak Radio Show, Interview with Margaret, September 27
FM107's Kevyn Burger Show, Interview with Margaret, 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 6, 2004 (www.fm107) and Friday, November 12, 2004

Pages, The Magazine for People Who Love Books, "One Person's Impact", interview with Margaret by Pat Curry, September 26, 2004 (www.ireadpages.com)

“Nelson says Copeland's work has challenged her to find ways to impact the world around her and would like the book to do the same for others.”

Pat Curry, Pages, The Magazine for People Who Love Books

KARE-11 TV, Saturday Show, Interview with Keri and Margaret by Eric Perkins, September 25, 2004 (www.kare11.com)

The Tomah Journal (Margaret's hometown paper), Column on the book by Bob Kliebenstein, September 23, 2004 (www.tomahjournal.com)

“When I started reading about Copeland's story, it was hard to put the book down...”

Bob Kliebenstein, Tomah Newspapers

The Catholic Spirit, paper of the archdiocese of Minneapolis and St. Paul, "Photos, essays and interviews tell remarkable story of Mary Jo Copeland", feature story by Emilie Lemmons, September 23, 2004 (www.thecatholicspirit.com)

“The profiles get to the heart of Copeland's ministry and speak more convincingly than any outsider could about the impact the woman has on the people she serves.”

Emilie Lemmons, The Catholic Spirit

FM107's Kevyn Burger Show, interview with Mary Jo, September 22, 2004

WCCO Radio, Pat Miles Show, Interview with Margaret and Mary Jo, September 21 (www.wccoradio.com)

WCCO-TV, "This Morning" show, Interview with Keri and Margaret by Bill Hudson, September 21, 2004 (www.wccotv.com)

KARE-TV "Sunrise", Interview with Margaret by Kim Insley, September 15, 2004 (see www.KARE11.com)

Minneapolis Star Tribune, calendar listing of book launch, September 16, 2004 (startribune.com)

Minneapolis Star Tribune, fall writing events, "Saving Body & Soul" book launch, September 12, 2004 (startribune.com)

Minnesota Center for Photography, website story on book launch and book, September, 2004 (web info?)

The St. Paul Pioneer Press, "Pick of the Week" by Mary Ann Grossman, September 12, 2004 (www.stpaulpioneerpress.com)

“. . . the book tells Copeland's story and looks at what goes on in her Sharing & Caring Hands facility in Minneapolis. It also focuses on the people she has helped.”

Mary Ann Grossman, St. Paul Pioneer Press

The St. Paul Pioneer Press, "Copeland Hopes Book Will Raise Funds" by Laura Yuen, September 10, 2004 (www.stpaulpioneerpress.com)

Minneapolis Star Tribune, CJ column, "Investigating Copeland's feats", September 5, 2004 (www.startribune.com)

“Longtime People and Newsweek correspondent Margaret Nelson liberally employed a tool of investigative journalism - the unannounced visit...”

CJ, Minneapolis Star Tribune

The Sharing & Caring Hands newsletter and website, Fall, 2004 (www.sharingandcaringhands.org)

Publishers Weekly, "Fall 2004 Hardcovers: Photography", By Laurele Riippa, August 9, 2004 (publishersweekly.com)

Publishers Weekly, "Fall/Winter Religion Books", July 12, 2004 (www.keepmedia.com)

Publishers Weekly, "Enough About Me" May 31, 2004 (www.keepmedia.com) ". . . a woman called 'Mother Teresa of Minneapolis' . . ."


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