Jason C. Anthony, author of Hoosh, discussed the book in the Portland News.  Lawrence Baldassaro and his book Beyond DiMaggio: Italian Americans in Baseball were in MLB’s blog. Susan Hall with H-Net said Journeys West by Virginia Kerns "…offers an opportunity to learn about the trials and tribulations of early scholars 'in the field' while simultaneously reflecting on our own roles as anthropologists and historians.”  Susan Blackwell Ramsey spoke with ForeWord Reviews. A blogger for NW Book Lovers praised Ramsey and made her an honorary Northwest author. Almost Somewhere by Susan Roberts was recommended by The Gypsy Art Show, Book Talk, and Planning Your Thru-Hike of … Continue reading Review roundup

Mr. Wrigley’s Ball Club by Roberts Ehrgott earned a Kirkus star! Shrink by Lawrence R. Samuel and Traveling the Power Line by Julianne Couch also received reviews from Kirkus. Barrie Jean Borich’s Body Geographic was reviewed by Publishers Weekly. Jason Anthony, author of Hoosh, was interviewed on Maine Public Radio. Alan Wilkinson discussed Backstage by Ron Hull on his blog. Tim Boxer of 15 Minutes Magazine called Culture and Customs of the Sioux Indians by Gregory O. Gagnon an “insightful” account of history. The Rumpus reviewed Descanso for My Father by Harrison Candelaria Fletcher. David Luhrssen reviewed American Naval History, … Continue reading Review roundup

We’ve started off the New Year right! Body Geographic by Barrie Jean Borich received a Kirkus star. The following titles were also reviewed by Kirkus: Champion of Choice by Cathleen Miller The Days Are Gods by Liz Stephens Works Cited by Brandon R. Schrand Also in the news: Larry Ruttman’s American Jews and America’s Game was in Boston.com The National Forgotten League by Dan Daly and Intercepted  by Michael McKnight were in the Boston Globe North Lake Tahoe Bonanza reviewed Almost Somewhere by Suzanne Roberts Double No-Hit by James W. Johnson was on azstarnet.com Up from These Hills by Leonard Carson Lambert Jr.and Wink … Continue reading Review roundup

Colonial Metropolis by Jennifer Anne Boittin was called “… an example of the value of bringing together histories imperial and metropolitan, political and cultural” by the Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History. Rebecca Berens Matzke’s Deterrence through Strength was reviewed on strategypage.com. Dad of Divas reviewed From Gods to God by Avigdor Shinan. In the New York Times, Cheryl Strayed said she hopes to receive Almost Somewhere by Suzanne Roberts in her stocking this Christmas. And Hoosh by Jason C. Anthony was shortlisted for the André Simon Food and Drink book awards. Continue reading Review roundup

The New York Times said Jason C. Anthony was a “…fine, visceral writer and a witty observer” in a review of his book Hoosh. Roger Welsch’s Embracing Fry Bread was in the Grand Island Independent. Suzanne Roberts won the National Outdoor Book Award Literature Category and was featured on KOLO-TV. Bluegrass Baseball by Katya Cengel was on the East Bay Express best of 2012 list.  Light on the Prairie by Nancy Plain was reviewed on TusconCitizen.com. On the Dark Side of the Moon by Mike Medberry was on the Idaho Statesman blog.  Continue reading Review roundup

Embracing Fry Bread was reviewed by Kirkus Reviews. Intercepted was in “Farther Off the Wall” with Tom Hoffarth. Backstage was in the Sunday edition of the Omaha World-Herald. Competitive Struggle was reviewed in Dad of Divas blog. Pot Farm was in Third Coast Magazine’s recommended books section and reviewed in High Country News. Descanso for My Father was also reviewed in High Country News. Continue reading Review roundup

Jason Anthony, author of Hoosh, was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald. The Future of the Jewish People in Five Photographs by Peter S. Temes was reviewed in Shelf Awareness. Civil War Books and Authors reviewed The Enemy Never Came by Scott McArthur. Hard Hitting Songs for Hard-Hit People complied by Alan Lomax was reviewed on expressmilwaukee.com. Florida Weekly reviewed Connie Mack by Norman Macht. Eric Goodman’s Twelfth and Race was called a “fascinating” novel in Jewinverse.   Continue reading Review roundup

A review of Mountains of Light was reposted on examiner.com. Almost Somewhere was on SierraSun.com. Plus, Suzanne Roberts will be reading at Hooligan's Bookshelf in Truckee on Friday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. It will be followed by a question and answer session and book signing. The event is free and open to all.  Dad of Divas reviewed Buffalo Bill from Prairie to Palace and The Wild West in England. High Country News listed Horizon’s Lens and Almost Somewhere in its list of Fall books. And Bohemian Girl made Booklist’s Top Ten Westerns list. Continue reading Review roundup

“…baseball fans whose turn of mind leads them to look back in time cannot/should not be without what is arguably David Nemec’s magnum opus, Major League Baseball Profiles, 1871-1900…” –Big Bad Baseball “…this tasty little novel serves up a witty parody of today's calorie-obsessed culture to sweeten its merciless, well-aimed bite.” –Nick DiMartino in Shelf Awareness reviewing The Weight of Temptation by Ana María Shua Joy Castro’s Island of Bones and Hell or High Water (St. Martin’s Press) was reviewed in the Hispanic Reader. World War I: The American Soldier Experience by Jennifer D. Keene appeared on Strategypage.com. Continue reading Review roundup