Branch Rickey By Lee Lowenfish Saturday, August 11, 2007 — 9:00 AMEast Columbia Library6600 Cradlerock WayColumbia, MD 21045410.313.7700Author appearance and discussion. Tuesday, August 14, 2007Museum of the City of New York1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd StNew York, NY 10029212.534.1672 ext. 3395Author appearance, panel discussion: "The Glory Days of New York City Baseball 1947-1957 A Literary Panel and Book Signing." Reservations required. For all author events, please visit our Author Events & Book Signings page. Continue reading Author Events August 9 thru August 15

Lee Lowenfish, author of Branch Rickey: Baseball’s Ferocious Gentleman, attended Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) conference last week.  Lorin Duckman was able to capture some photos of Lee at the UNP booth. The SABR 37 Convention was held July 26 through the 29th, 2007 in St. Louis, MO.  You can learn more about SABR on their website and their many publications. Continue reading Lee Lowenfish at SABR

The Cowboy GirlBy John Clayton Friday, August 3, 2007 — 1:30 PMThe Meagher County Book FestivalWhite Sulphur Springs, MTAuthor appearance, presenting, reading and book signing. Just Breathe NormallyBy Peggy Shumaker Saturday-Wednesday, August 4-15, 2007Rainier Writing WorkshopPacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, WA 98447253.535.7221Author appearance and residency. Branch RickeyBy Lee Lowenfish Wednesday, August 8, 2007 — 7:00 PM Rescheduled first ball toss for a New York-Penn League game.  Lee was supposed to throw out the first ball on July 19, but the game was rained out.  So, on 08/08/07, Lee will toss out the first ball at the Hudson Valley Renegades vs Batavia Muckdogs … Continue reading Author Events August 2 thru August 8

Nocturnal America By John Keeble Monday, July 23-29, 2007Fernie Writers Conference 2007 Author appearance and "Novel Workshop". For all upcoming events, please visit Author Events & Book Signings page Continue reading Author Events July 26 thru August 1

Lee Lowenfish, author of the biography Branch Rickey: Baseball’s Ferocious Gentleman, was supposed to throw the first ball at Dutchess Stadium yesterday, July 19, 2007, but the game was rained out.  Lee will throw the first ball sometime in August for the New York Penn League.  Check back here for updates. Continue reading Rained out!

The Fortune Teller’s KissBy Brenda Serotte Saturday, July 21, 2007 — 2:00 PM – 5:00 PMBlake Library2351 SE Monterey RoadStuart, FL772.288.5702Author appearance and workshop: "The Magic of Memoir." Just Breathe NormallyBy Peggy Shumaker Sunday-Tuesday, July 15-31, 2007Fairbanks Summer Arts FestivalUniversity of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, AK 99775Author appearance and Peggy Shumaker will be teaching along with Marvin Bell, Scott Olsen, and Ann Pancake. Rock, Ghost, Willow, DeerBy Allison Adelle Hedge Coke Monday, July 9-31, 2007ArtsCorr3200 East Highway 34Pierre, SD 57501Author workshops and reading. For all author events, please visit the University of Nebraska Press’ AUTHOR EVENTS & BOOK SIGNINGS page. Continue reading Author Events July 19 thru July 25

(and there are a lot this week!) The Best of All Seasons By Dan Aadland Saturday, July 14, 2007 — 2:00 PMBarnes and Noble530 S 24th Street WestBillings, MT 59102406.655.9500Author appearance, reading and book signing. Branch RickeyBy Lee Lowenfish Thursday, July 19, 2007 — 7:05PM Lee Lowenfish is throwing out the first ball at a New York Penn League game: Hudson Valley Renegades home game (at Dutchess Stadium, about 80 miles from NYC) versus State College Spikes! The game will take place near Newburgh, NY.  Check back at this blog for updates after the game, including photos of Lee pitching … Continue reading Author Events July 11 thru July 18

The Big Empty made its debut at University of Nebraska President James B. ("J.B.") Milliken’s House on Thursday, June 21, 2007.  The evening was filled with food, drink, and Nebraska’s literary finest, all to celebrate the publication of The Big Empty: Contemporary Nebraska Nonfiction Writers, edited by Ladette Randolph and Nina Shevchuk-Murray.  Click the continue link below to see more pictures from the star-studded event. 

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Decisive Battles of the U.S.A., 1776-1918By J. F. C. Fuller “Each battle chapter is linked skillfully to the next by a synopsis covering the intervening period, thus leading to an understanding of political and economic events as well as military action. This volume still has considerable value for military history collections.”—Library Journal Chainbreaker: The Revolutionary War Memoirs of Governor Blacksnake as told to Benjamin WilliamsEdited with an introduction and notes by Thomas S. AblerWith a new preface by the editor “It is a real pleasure to see the memoirs of Governor Blacksnake at last in print, well edited and introduced … Continue reading Happy Independence Day