Dark Tide in the Media
The Associated Press round-up story and review of Dark Tide appeared in more than 80 newspapers across the United States, and Steve Puleo’s presentation at Boston’s historic Old State House was featured on C-SPAN’s Book TV. He has also appeared on several television and radio programs, including the History Channel’s Modern Marvels series. Steve Puleo makes frequent live appearances, discussing the molasses flood and his Dark Tide research.

Read the Associated Press review of Dark Tide
View Steve Puleo’s appearances schedule

Everyone in town is reading Dark Tide!

Seven Massachusetts cities and towns have selected Dark Tide for community-wide reading programs. The programs are designed to encourage residents to read one book at the same time. The town of Stoughton, MA and the city of Beverly, MA are the latest to select Dark Tide. In Stoughton, the book is featured in the 5th annual "Stoughton Reads Together" program. Citizens in Beverly, voting online and at library branches, overwhelmingly selected Dark Tide as the first book to be featured in the “Beverly Reads” program. The program committee in Medford, MA also chose Dark Tide. “Everyone had suggestions, but Dark Tide was the one that everyone seemed to latch onto,” said Barbara Kerr, assistant library director.

In support of the programs, Steve has made speaking appearances and has hosted walking tours of Boston’s North End. Other Massachusetts communities that have chosen Dark Tide for reading programs include Eastham, Franklin, Holliston, and Manchester-by-the-Sea. For more on the “Medford Reads” program, see the photo gallery and read the Medford Transcript articles "Get on board for library's project," and "Steve Puleo to speak in Medford," and the Boston Globe's "Lost in a deadly flood, and stirred by every page." The "Stoughton Reads Together" program includes a schedule of events in honor of Dark Tide.

Dark Tide a finalist for Boston Authors Club award
The Boston Authors Club selected Dark Tide as a finalist (honorable mention) in its Julia Ward Howe Award selection for 2003. The award is given for top books of literary merit for the year.

“Who would believe a whole town would read a nonfiction book about molasses?”
In 2004, the Town of Manchester, Massachusetts, selected Dark Tide as its featured book for “On the Same Page” program, a community reading program sponsored by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. The goal of the program is for everyone in town to read the same book. Manchester residents voted on four books and Dark Tide was selected as the winner.

Read the article, Molasses mania sweeps Manchester, from the Gloucester Times.

The “straight dope” on the molasses flood
Cecil Adams — created by syndicated columnist Ed Zotti — delivers the “straight dope” on any topic. In 2004, he interviewed Steve Puleo to get the facts about the great Boston molasses flood.

Read the column, Was Boston once literally flooded with molasses? from straightdope.com

Puleo talks to the Boston Phoenix about flood’s myths and intrigue
In 2004, Steve Puleo spoke with the Boston Phoenix on his inspiration for writing Dark Tide, the myths surrounding the flood, and why the story hadn’t been told before.

Read the article, Remembering the great molasses flood, from the Boston Phoenix

Great molasses flood remembered in library exhibit
In January 2004, the Boston Public Library commemorated the 85th anniversary of Boston’s Great Molasses Flood. For an article on the exhibit, The Associated Press spoke with Steve Puleo about the historical implications of the flood.

Read the article, Great molasses flood of 1919 remembered in library exhibit, from The Associated Press