Eve O. Schaub is a published author and speaker who writers
'stunt' memoirs in order to illuminate the ills of contemporary
society in a relatable and engaging way.
Her first book, Year of No Sugar,enjoyed international attention
including coverage on the Dr. Oz show, Fox and Friends, USA Today,
The Huffington Post, The Boston Globe, The Denver Post, The New
York Daily News, Everyday Health, and the Yahoo homepage, among
others. In it, she convinces he two young children and husband to
eat no added sugar for a year. In her second book, Year of No
Clutter, she tackles her hoarding tendencies and tries to
understand/undo them. Her second book has sold over 9,000
copies.
Schaub has written for publications such as Hyperallergic,
VTDigger, Vermont Life, Vermont Magazine, Everyday Health, and the
Boston Globe online. Her personal essays have been featured
numerous times on Albany, New York NPR station WAMC.A graduate of
both Cornell University (BA, BFA) and the Rochester Institute of
Technology (MFA),
she lives in Vermont with her family and an ever-fluctuating number
of chickens.
In Praise of Year of No Garbage:
"January 2020 saw author Schaub (Year of No Clutter, 2017) embark
on a new, daunting journey—she vowed not to generate any garbage
for an entire year. Living completely garbage free sounds like a
pipe dream, the realities of which Schaub tackles head-on over the
course of the year. . . . Part exploration of consumerism, part
science side of garbage, and part memoir, this is an excellent look
at one family’s journey toward going zero garbage. Everything from
the chemistry of various “recyclable” plastics to where your
recycling actually goes is explored. Tips and tricks on living
garbage free are laid out alongside very honest admissions of
personal pitfalls, surprises learned, and perhaps most importantly
of all, the ways society is built around disposability, and just
how difficult it is to go zero garbage when everything around you
is built to be used once and then thrown away. Perfect for readers
of memoir and science as well as those interested in the cross
section of consumerism and going green." —Booklist
"Between chicken coops, various storage containers for
miscellaneous plastic, and multiple composting bins, Eve Schaub's
pandemic passion project looked a lot different than most people's.
. . . Schaub had the idea of completing an entire calendar year
without throwing anything away. . . . The best-selling author has
published her latest book documenting her most recent
experimentation. . . . Despite the gravity of her findings, Schaub
wanted readers to take away something positive from her lessons
learned." —NBC5, Vermont
"I never knew the granular story of how difficult it can be to go
zero waste. In her new book, author Eve O. Schaub shares with us
her own experience. I came out the richer in knowledge thanks to
Eve’s confessions of her successes and tribulations. It isn’t easy,
she writes. But we can all come closer. In this fascinating
read, Year of No Garbage gives us very good tips, too."
—David Steinman, author of Diet for a Poisoned Planet, Safe
Trip to Eden, and Raising Healthy Kids: How to Protect
Your Children from the Hidden Chemical Toxins in Our Everyday
Lives
"Eve’s brave and honest experiment reveals the shocking impact of
the throwaway society we’ve become and at the same time showing
small ways we can all do better.” —Rebecca Prince-Ruiz, founder of
Plastic Free July
"It's about time someone looked carefully at this part of
everyone's life--and thank heaven it was someone with a sense of
humor and grace. You will learn a lot!" —Bill McKibben
"What starts out as a humorous search for Zero Waste turns into a
profound investigation into the limits of personal responsibility
in a culture thoroughly entrenched in toxic plastic. Year of No
Garbage is both a delightful memoir and the wake up call we need to
start seriously addressing the Plastic Crisis today."
―Judith Enck, Former EPA regional administrator and founder of
Beyond Plastics
"Year of No Garbage is an utterly delightful read! Schaub is
relatable, informative, and non-judgmental. Her book encapsulates
the many ups and downs of trying to reduce one's waste, and most
importantly shining the light on one of the biggest
problems—manufacturing and policy." ―Kathryn Kellogg, author of 101
Ways to Go Zero Waste
"This year gave me emotional damage! I couldn't believe
how much disposable plastic we all use every day and how harmful it
really is. Read this book and you will never look at garbage the
same way again." —Steven He, YouTuber, creator of the "emotional
damage" meme, 14 million followers
In Praise of Year of No Clutter:
"Schaub approaches this topic with humor and honesty, just like her
former book. I'd call it more of a memoir of her personal
exploration of this issue in her own life than an inspiring how-to,
but I definitely enjoyed it." —5 Minutes for Mom
"Schaub weaves in thoughtful cultural references... her recognition
that clutter of the mind is as real as tangible clutter makes this
a personal and powerful read." —Booklist
"This isn't a how-to book, it's not about helping you clear your
clutter. It is one woman's open and honest journey through her own
battle with clutter but in the process of reading you will probably
recognize yourself in Eve, as I did, and it will spur you on to
deal with your own clutter." —Rather Too Fond of Books
"I found wry wit and laugh-out-loud humor as the author delves into
her memories while coming to terms with the truth about stuff...and
her tendency to keep it." —Finding My Inner Kate
"Just like her previous memoir, Year Of No Sugar, her latest is
inspiring and humorous – along with the odd 'wait, what?' moment
(the story of the mouse, that's all I'll say)." —After the Rain
Comes Sunshine
"Everyone has their own Hell Room, and Eve's battle with her
clutter, along with her eventual self-clarity, encourages everyone
to dig into their past to declutter their future. Year of No
Clutter is a deeply inspiring--and frequently hilarious --
examination of why we keep stuff in the first place, and how to let
it all go." —Chelle's Write
"Those who, like Schaub, are looking for a way to declutter that
encompasses finding homes for discarded items rather than simply
going to a Dumpster, will appreciate Schaub's judgment-free,
instructive, funny approach to being a "domestic belonging
preservationist" with a place for everything that matters."
—Publishers Weekly
"Part memoir and part how-to guide, Schaub's book casts a
lightheartedly humorous light on the First World obsession with
acquisition while showing readers that less truly can be more. A
wry account of the author's quest to "pitch, plunder, recycle, and
sell." —Kirkus Reviews
In Praise of Year of No Sugar:
"[Schaub] debunks questionable nutritional advice, pokes fun at her
own past experiments with health fads, and recalls the particular
challenges of sweets-laden Halloween and Christmas. At the end of
the year, the family was healthier, and they had accumulated a
store of ideas and recipes (included in the book) to counter the
craving for something sweet." —Booklist
"Delightfully readable account of how [Schaub] and her family
survived a yearlong sugar-free diet―and lived to tell the tale. ...
A funny, intelligent and informative memoir." —Kirkus Reviews
"The diary I wish I had kept ... the adventures of her family, the
roadblocks they encountered, and the sheer daily difficulty of
overcoming a national obsession." —From the foreword by David
Gillespie, author of Sweet Poison
"Eve O. Schaub's Year of No Sugar has the potential to
alter your deeply rooted convictions regarding the innocent
pleasure of sugar." —Betsy Shaw, Babycenter.com blogger and former
Olympic snowboarder
"Vermont author Eve O. Schaub chronicles how her family (husband,
two school-age daughters) tried to banish fructose and "it's many,
many aliases" from their life. Easier said than done, since the
stuff has snuck into everything from ketchup to salad dressing to
bacon. When Schaub announces the plan, both girls break into
hysterical tears (one later describes her sugar-free family as
"mutants"). But as the months progress, their sweets cravings
diminish (substitutes help, like brown rice syrup), and they feel
happier and healthier." —Boston Globe
"Schaub is a wonderful storyteller. Her sense of humor and ability
to paint pictures of situations they find themselves
makes Year of No Sugar a pleasure to read. Whether or not
you decide to follow in her footsteps concerning limiting or
removing sugar from your diet, you will undoubtedly enjoy reading
her story, and find lots of food for thought as well. " —Story
Circle Book Reviews
"The surface charm of Year of No Sugar―breezy wit, blithe
anecdote and effortless evocation of people and the stuff they put
in their mouths―cannot conceal Schaub's deeper purpose: a takedown
of sugar, its disarming myths, its dangerous presence in nearly
everything we eat, and its cynical marketing. Delicious and
compelling, her book is just about the best sugar substitute I've
ever encountered." - Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Ron
Powers
"informative and hilarious . . . Eve and her husband tackled every
blip, fit and question with a heaping dose of good humor." —Woman's
World
"Eve Schaub has certainly heightened my awareness of sugar. After
reading Year of No Sugar, I haven't been able to walk in the
grocery store without reading a label (which I always did, but now
it's really consuming). If you're looking for an entertaining read,
pick up a copy and see if you can't help but avoiding the sweet
stuff―even that can be addictive." —Sweet Home
"I admire Eve and her family for their stick-to-itiveness, and I
highly recommend Year of No Sugar. It's a quick read, but will
leave you thinking for a long time. It certainly raised my
awareness." —Baby Center Blog
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