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Better Times: Short Stories

Sara Batkie

Starred review from Publishers Weekly: 

“In this remarkable collection, Batkie creates strong, evocative imagery with economy and precision. She elevates both the common and uncommon experiences of her characters, resulting in something quite extraordinary.”

 

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The Shootist

Glendon Swarthout

Included in “Five Best Westerns” by Christopher Knowlton in the Wall Street Journal:

“…[an] arresting portrait of an old gunslinger in his final days and at the end of an era.”

 

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The First Jewish Catalog: A Do-It-Yourself Kit

Compiled and Edited by Richard Siegel

Featured in Jewish Telegraph Agency:

“The Jewish Catalog combined an anti-authoritarian spirit with a strong dose of Jewish tradition. Its tone was liberal and egalitarian, with respect but not obeisance to the past… No other book was as important in helping me lead a Jewish life.”

 

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The Trans-Mississippi and International Expositions of 1898-1899: Art, Anthropology, and Popular culture at the Fin de Siècle

Edited by Wendy Jean Katz

Review from H-Net:

“This edited collection deserves a serious look among scholars . . . Hopefully, Katz’s commendable collection will inspire future work on other fairs that have too long been in the shadow of Chicago.”

 

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American Quilts in the Industrial Age, 1760–1870: The International Quilt Study Center and Museum Collections

Edited by Patricia Cox Crews and Carolyn Ducey

Review from Journal of Folklore Research: 

“This generous volume testifies to the wealth of data available at the IQSCM and demonstrates its dedication to using its collections for cutting-edge research. In conjunction with its earlier volume, American Quilts in the Modern Age, 1870—1940 (2009), it is a rich resource for quilt studies education and related courses in American history, women’s history, decorative arts, and textiles.”

 

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A Taste for War: The Culinary History of the Blue and the Gray

William C. Davis

Excerpt in Capper’s Farmer.

 

Authors

 

Kimberly J. Brown

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Author interview on WCCO Mid-Morning.

 

Mark T. Peters II

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Author interview on the CyberWire Daily Podcast.

 

Rabbi Elliot Dorff

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Author article in the Jewish Journal, in response to author Gil Troy’s previous article.

 

Landan Osman

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Author interview for The Sankofa Book Club.

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