Reviews The Turtle and the Dreamboat Review in Travel for Aircraft: “Jim Leeke’s The Turtle and the Dreamboat slips readers into the world just after World War II (WW II) ended, in 1946, with the race inspired by competition for not losing … Continue reading News & Reviews
Vin Scully, longtime broadcaster for the Dodgers, passed away on August, 2 2022 at the age of 94. Scully began his broadcasting career in 1949 after attending Fordham University, where he studied journalism and was a student broadcaster. He joined … Continue reading Remembering Vin Scully
Reviews Under My Bed and Other Essays Review in Publisher’s Weekly: “Keisner debuts with a riveting essay collection that revisits her painful past. Adopted as an infant and raised in a series of homes in rural Nebraska by a borderline-abusive … Continue reading News & Reviews
Awards Foreword Indies winners: Black Snake – Honorable Mention A Second Reckoning – Gold A Harp in the Stars – Honorable Mention Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves was a finalist in 2022 National Indie Excellence Awards for Western Fiction The … Continue reading News & Reviews
It is with sadness that we share the news that Robert M. Utley, the preeminent historian of the West, passed away on Tuesday, June 7. Utley was the author of numerous books, including his latest published by Bison Books in … Continue reading Remembering Robert M. Utley
Recent and Upcoming Events Dale Scott was at Powell’s, Portland, OR on 6/8 Erik Sherman has an event with Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore, Middletown, CT on 6/9 Andrew Farkas has an event with Book Suey, Hamtramck, MI on 6/10 Reviews … Continue reading News & Reviews
Awards Hostages of Empire won the Heggoy Prize from the French Colonial Historical Society and was shortlisted for the Royal Historical Society’s 2022 Gladstone Book Prize IPPY Award winners: Black Snake won gold in Environment/Ecology Rage won gold in Current Events I A … Continue reading News & Reviews
Congratulations to Brenda Child on her Guggenheim fellowship! From the University of Minnesota news release: “I am truly honored to have received the Guggenheim Fellowship. Not just for myself, but because it acknowledges the significance of my field, which is … Continue reading UNP Author Brenda Child Receives Guggenheim Fellowship
American Masters: Waterman-Duke: Ambassador of Aloha explores five-time Olympic medalist Duke Kahanamoku’s life, career and struggles with prejudice. As a dark-skinned Pacific Islander, Kahanamoku broke through racial barriers with athletic accomplishments before Joe Louis, Jesse Owens and Jackie Robinson; yet relatively few outside of … Continue reading Waterman to be featured as a new PBS documentary
Awards Fruit, Fiber, and Fire won the Fray Francisco Atanasio Domínguez Award from the Historical Society of New Mexico. The Power of Scenery is a finalist for the Marfield Prize. Reviews Dear Diaspora Review in Poetry Society of America: “This 2021 … Continue reading News & Reviews
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