An Amazon Best Memoir of 2017

Joining the likes of Roxane Gay, David Sedaris and David Letterman? Priceless. Nixon and Jim Jones? Not so much.

Huffington Post

"From Man of the Year to Millions for Charity: What I Learned From My First Campaign (when I was 12)"

Booklist

"The kind of book readers fall in love with."

PEOPLE Magazine Pick

"If you helped your dad's friend campaign for Playgirl's man of the year in ’78, wouldn't you write a book about it? Cove did, and it's both hilarious and poignant.”

Culture Trip

The author of Man of the Year talked to us about coming of age in the late 70s, the fruitfulness of unorthodox friendships, and Playgirl‘s impact on America.

WBUR RADIO BOSTON

Live in-depth interview with Jill Kaufman "Coming Of Age With The Help Of A Playgirl Centerfold"

BOING BOING

"Man of the Year is an excellent document of a family existing during a groovy time in America’s history, during the post-hippie-pre-AIDS era, when the Vietnam war over and the country was finding itself. "

NEPR

On-air interview with Karen Brown, along with slideshow to peruse while you listen!

Kirkus Reviews

"Most who either recall or are curious about this free-loving period of history will find themselves satisfied by Cove’s re-creation of his journey out of boyhood."

In Conversation with ArtSake and the Massachusetts Cultural Council
"The Man of the Year campaign turned out to be the first of many campaigns for me – though it was the only one promoting a male centerfold. I’ve raised around $70 million for nonprofit organizations in the years since. I didn’t think much of how the experience influenced that later work, but as the book was coming together, I started to realize just how much I learned back then, and how it still impacts what I do today. I wrote a piece about it for the Huffington Post."