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"If I were about to send one of my children to Interlochen, I'd grab this book. It's totally appealing and absolutely true — exciting for wannabe campers and reassuring for their parents."
— Mary Gray Stephenson
Interlochen staff alum
and camper parent
"What fun. Reading Pine Nuts made me want to go out and buy corduroy — wide wale, narrow wale, deep plush, distressed — just to see if some of the summer magic of Interlochen could be had simply by association. The atmosphere, the excitement and the anticipation felt real, wrapped in a warm blanket of nostalgia."
— Keith Michael
Choreographer, NYC
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"Thom Feild has captured the spirit of Interlochen, unearthing a treasure trove of memories: The kooky land of teenagers; the magical essence of music, dance and theatre set in a pine grove in Northern Michigan. The tensions of fierce competition mitigated by the warm camaraderie and crushes — it was such fun to hold those images and emblems of a teenage summer once again. No doubt other Interlochen alum will embrace this charming book as I did."
— Jonathan Hollander
Artistic Director
Battery Dance Company, NYC
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"To those who say we are what we eat (or read or wear or do) Thom Feild counters 'No, we are where we went to camp!' His sly, sweetly captivating portrait of the high-spirited and yet surprisingly disciplined world of Interlochen is a treat in and of itself; it also reveals how intense, passionate summers with thousands of other precocious young artists forges the adult who will "create magic in real life."
— Daniel Wilson
Stage director, Seattle
"Pine Nuts hits the nail on the head — it had me singing tunes I had thought were long forgotten but are still dear to my heart. It's sweet, for real!"
— Matthew Nash
Composer/Choreographer, NYC
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