Awards
Amina Gautier
Winner of the PEN/Malamud Award:
“Amina Gautier is a prolific and award-winning writer of short fiction. In myriad stories that captivate readers and critics alike, she complicates and illuminates the intersection of self and place, with characters who navigate the pitfalls and pleasures of claiming a complex identity in a world that at times seems to insist on simple answers”
Books
Felipe Alou with Peter Kerasotis
Recommendation from Gary Thorne,the play-by-play voice of the Orioles:
“This is an important book. This is a Jackie Robinson story from a different place in a different time.”
Turning Points in Jewish History
Marc J. Rosenstein
Starred review in Kirkus:
“A rock-solid primer on the history and background of the Jewish people that will appeal to adherents and non-Jews alike.”
The Shell Game: Writers Play with Borrowed Forms
Edited and with an Introduction by Kim Adrian
Praise from Hippocampus:
“…just because hermit crab essays allow you to have fun with form, they aren’t, when it comes to subject matter, always all play: these pieces can pack a punch as much as they can delight.”
Black Planet: Facing Race during an NBA Season
David Shields
Featured in The Ringer:
“If it were a ‘better’ book, it wouldn’t be half as good… Black Planet was a happy accident.”
Contesting French West Africa: Battles over Schools and the Colonial Order, 1900–1950
Harry Gamble
Reviewed in H-France:
“Indeed, the book succeeds in bringing both French and African players into view in the ‘battles over schools.’ … It is deeply researched, and uses an impressive variety of sources—from archival documents, to press sources, and published accounts.”
Donald M. Kehn, Jr.
Praise from Michigan War Studies Review:
“In the Highest Degree Tragic tells an even-handed, riveting story of the last days of a fleet that fought loyally against great odds in a chaotic time of sweeping defeats.”
The Woman Who Fought an Empire: Sarah Aaronsohn and Her Nili Spy Ring
Gregory J. Wallance
Review in Jerusalem Post:
“Wallance’s saga is a fascinating, entirely readable entry into the history of the Nili spy ring”
Culture On Two Wheels: The Bicycle in Literature & Film
Edited & with an Introduction by Jeremy Withers and Daniel P. Shea
Review in Sport in American History:
“An extensive and unique analysis for anyone interested in bicycles, especially those who find interest in its use beyond technical and mechanic ability.”
Vice Capades: Sex, Drugs, and Bowling from the Pilgrims to the Present
Mark Stein
Review in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books:
“While this book touches on some issues that many informed students of U.S. history will know, there are countless anecdotes that will surprise even the most knowledgeable scholars. For a topic area that has received very little attention in peer-reviewed journals and books, this historical account will entertain and educate both laypersons and academics.”
Authors
Jay M. Smith
Author featured in Chronicle of Higher Education and Wall Street Journal.
Scott D. Seligman
Author interviewed on Vice.
Gil Troy
Author interviewed on Seekers of Meaning podcast.
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