“Walking to Listen is a must read for any young person searching for a way to discover themselves and their place in where we live. Forsthoefel sets off to discover not only the story of the American puzzle but, how each of us might fit…It is a story about our family, filled with all its diversity, despair, and hope. But be warned, after reading Andrew’s book, you just might be inspired to take long walk to listen.”

“Walking to Listen is a most remarkable book, chronicling an extraordinary journey across America…that inspires, challenges, and ultimately uplifts us all. At heart, this is a spiritual journey, pushing the boundaries of physical endurance, emotional vulnerability, and heart-opening wisdom. Andrew has done us all a great service in writing so beautifully of this great adventure.”

“In a world of congestion and noise Andrew Forsthoefel has written a book that opens up an ocean of sublime reflective space. As refreshing as it is timeless and endearing, Forsthoefel deftly shifts between his inner being and the people’s lives that flow through him, mile by mile…Ultimately Forsthoefel inspires us to be more curious in life and less offended—a virtuous philosophy in what appears to be an age of increasing polarity in American society.”

“In this moving and deeply introspective memoir, Forsthoefel writes about the uncertainties, melodramas, ambiguities, and loneliness of youth . . . Forsthoefel’s walk becomes a meditation on vulnerability, trust, and the tragedy of suburban and rural alienation . . . [his] conversation with America is fascinating, terrifying, mundane, and at times heartbreaking, but ultimately transformative and wise.”

“Some books you fall in love with on the first page. Walking to Listen is one of those books. This quixotic, analog journey will restore your faith in millennials, in America, in humanity.

Forsthoefel writes with a grace and quiet wisdom that belie his years. There’s a little Kerouac

in these pages, a touch of Thoreau, and even Forrest Gump, but what shines through is an original voice demanding to be heard. Listening is pure pleasure.” 

“If you look at Andrew Forsthoefel’s journey on a map, it’s a tiny thread, an infinitesimal crack, yet it’s enough to break loose America’s stories: The open hearts and closed minds, the love and the fear, the beauty and danger, the wisdom.” 

“With a name like Forsthoefel, it had better be good … And it is, combining the best humanistic aspects of Walt Whitman, Barry Lopez, John Steinbeck, William Least Heat-Moon, and Marco Polo.”

“In dark times, this is a book that restores your faith in humanity. Beautiful.”