Leila Philip




Works

A Family Place: A Hudson Valley Farm, Three Centuries, Five Wars, One Family
Viking 2001, Penguin 2002

"An exquisite rendering of a Hudson Valley family farm, as detailed and colored as a Persian miniature. Philip’s family history is alarmingly transporting, and her sense of place so rich you can taste it."
--Kirkus (starred review)

The Road Through Miyama
Random House 1989, Vintage 1991, 1992

"Besides being a fine study of traditional Japanese potters by an American who has lived among them, The Road Through Miyama is also a moving work of art marked by quietly graceful language, a warm sense of people, an eye for detail, and a rare ability to impart emotion not by exclamation but by containment."

1990 PEN/ Martha Albrand Special Citation for Nonfiction

Judges: Kathleen Brady, John Graves, Nat Hentoff

Writing Down the River
Northland Publishing, 1997

Winner of the Willa Cather Literary Award for Memoir and Essay

Hidden Dialogue: A Discussion Between Women in Japan and the United States
U.S. Japan Program Series, New York Japan Society, 1992

Selected Works

Nonfiction, Memoir
A Family Place: A Hudson Valley Farm, Three Centuries, Five Wars, One Family
"Philip grafts history, natural history, and autobiography into a stunning performance."
--Maureen Howard
Nonfiction, travel, Japan
Travel Essays
Journalism
Hidden Dialogue: A Discussion Between Women in Japan and the United States
Examines the evolving roles of women in Japan and the implications for Japanese society.