On December 3, Peter was honored by Writers & Books for his "significant contribution to the Rochester literary community"
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In the Neighborhood: The Search for Community on an American Street, One Sleepover at a Time
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"Lovenheim advances ideas about isolation in the modern world, and why a welcoming front porch is needed now more than ever."
—Booklist
Peter Lovenheim had lived on the same street in suburban Rochester, New York much of his life. But it was only after a brutal murder-suicide rocked the neighborhood that he was struck by a fact of modern life in contemporary American communities: No one really knew anyone else. Thus began Peter's search to meet and get to know his neighbors. Being inquisitive, he did more than just introduce himself. He asked, ever so politely, if he could sleep over.
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NEW! Read a new short story by Peter: "The Wicked Witch's Retirement Dinner"
NEW! In The Neighborhood selected as the book of the year for a 2012 community read in San Luis Obispo, California. For more information click here.
Inspired by Peter's book, on Christmas Eve, the Rev. Henry Brinton of Fairfax Presbyterian Church in Fairfax, Virginia delivered a sermon entitled, "The God Who Sleeps Over."
New York Times' Op-Ed Celebration
Read Peter's article in Parade
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