Awards
Black Jesus and Other Superheroes: Stories
Venita Blackburn
Winner of the 2018 PEN Los Angeles Literary Award in Fiction
Siberian Exile: Blood, War, and a Granddaughter’s Reckoning
Julija Šukys
Shortlisted for the 2018 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature
Books
A Certain Loneliness: A Memoir
Sandra Gail Lambert
Review from River Teeth:
“Like the author, A Certain Loneliness has teeth—and isn’t afraid to use them. This book is not a feel-good triumph-over-adversity memoir, but a genuine exploration of disability, with all accompanying pain and discomfort. If the reader sometimes feels the bite, the book has done its job… Lambert exposes the social conflicts and internal contradictions of disability with a skill and candor that few memoirs possess.”
Strategy Strikes Back: How Star Wars Explains Modern Military Conflict
Edited by Max Brooks, John Amble, ML Cavanaugh, and Jaym Gates
Praise from The Strategy Bridge:
“I have not found another collection of essays where the authors use their superior imaginations to explain and simplify complex topics so well… Avid fans with deep knowledge of this universe cannot help but embrace these parallels, think through them more deeply, and dig even deeper into them as they try to support or argue against the authors while also showing off their superior knowledge of their favorite series of movies.”
Micah McCrary
Review from NewCity Lit:
“McCrary launches his musings and remembrances—some of them aching with pathos—to the fore impeccably, using meticulous, uncluttered prose to invite readers into his transformations.”
African American Officers in Liberia: A Pestiferous Rotation, 1910-1942
Brian G. Shellum
Review in Shepherd Express:
“… [a] lively true story of black Americans given unusual responsibility at a time when civil rights was barely a dream.”
Felipe Alou
Review from Datebook:
“A detailed portrait of his days with the Giants and other teams, Alou also recounts how his career was shaped by social and political forces in two countries. This gives the book a richness that’s not found in your standard athlete autobiography.”
Black Planet: Facing Race during an NBA Season
David Shields
Book mention in the New York Times
Authors
Gil Troy
Author interview with Fathom
Katya Cengel
Author interview with the Argus Courier
Scott D. Seligman
Featured in the Washington Post
Rick Huhn
Author interview on the Tigers History Podcast
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