Juneau Empire, January 4, 2008
New Nonfiction to Start the New Year Off Right
A Leaky Tent is a Piece of Paradise, edited by Bonnie Tsui.

These twenty stories highlight the experiences had by young writers in the natural world, broadly speaking, since it includes a tennis court and a cemetery, as well as old, unmarked mountain trails. Whether the author is trying to work out teenage angst in a tent in his parents' backyard, work through a fear of lightning when the place she's chosen to live is full of it, or work in a Petersburg fish cannery, this is ultimately a lighthearted and fun collection of stories about the importance of having a connection to nature in one's life.