Praise for Patricia Leavy’s Work
“Her work has forever changed the research landscape, inspiring countless careers."- National Women’s Hall of Fame“One of the most visible proponents worldwide of arts-based research"- The Creativity Post“The High-Priestess of Pop Feminism"- Examiner.com“Blue is a joyful, inspiring and painfully beautiful novel written by gifted scholar and writer, Patricia Leavy."- Dr. Norman Denzin“Low-Fat Love is Sense's #1 Selling Book in 2012 and 2013"- Sense Publishers"American Circumstance kept me up! I couldn't put it down. I wanted to see how the characters' lives untangled. I loved how Leavy challenged my cultural assumptions. This book would be great to teach. Students will have a lot to talk about as they discover a 'sociology of everyday life' embedded in the fiction."- Dr. Laurel Richardson"Dr. Leavy has a well-established, international reputation as a scholar and leader in qualitative research methodology, but what makes her work singular is that she is also a public intellectual whose scholarship is taken up by wide-ranging communities."- Dr. Carl Leggo, Professor and Poet“More than anything Low-Fat Love proved the astonishing talent that Leavy is as both a writer and social commentator.”- Dr. Melissa Anyiwo
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USA Best Book Awards
I’m delighted to receive three honors from the USA Best Book Awards 2016. Gender & Pop Culture: A Text Reader (Sense Publishers) was named an Honored Finalist in the category anthologies– nonfiction. My co-editor Adrienne Trier-Bieniek and I are humbled
Low-Fat Love Turns 5
July 22 marks five years since Low-Fat Love was released and the Social Fictions series launched. This is so special to me I can hardly find the words. In many ways, I was a different person before Low-Fat Love. Thoreau
Black Lives Matter
My heart is broken today as we learn two more Black men have been murdered by police in this country. In 2016. Citizens should not be killed during routine traffic stops. It’s that simple. This has to stop. People should
Book 20!!!
Eeeeeee!!!! I’m elated to announce the release of American Circumstance: Anniversary Edition. I absolutely love this book and consider it one of my best. It’s also my twentieth book release! When I realized my next book would be number twenty,
Literary Beauty
I’m excited to share a really fun limited partnership for this spring. I’m collaborating with a beauty company on a literary themed skincare and novel collection. This is one of those unique, fun opportunities that you just can’t pass up.
A Time of Growth
It’s been an amazing time of personal and professional growth, and I have so much to be thankful for. I’m still overwhelmed by the response to Blue. Thank you sincerely for making it my first instant bestseller. It is my
Blue Gratitude
It’s been an incredible whirlwind of love since Blue was released. Thank you, thank you, thank you to the early readers who made Blue an “instant bestseller”– a first for me and my publisher. Thanks to you, the book was
Blue!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blue!!!!! I am thrilled to announce the release of Blue, my new novel. Blue is the latest book in the Social Fictions series and the first of my secret book projects to be revealed. If you follow me on Facebook
Spring 2015 News
It’s been an exciting time. First, I had an incredible time at the Salzburg Global Seminar in Austria in late February. It was such an honor to be one of 50 people asked to participate in the “Neuroscience of Art”
Double Release!!!
I am absolutely thrilled to announce the release of two new book editions. Guilford Press and I are delighted to release Method Meets Art: Arts-Based Research Practice Second Edition. Arts-based researchers are among the most generous in the world. I
