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Hiking into the Yosemite wilderness

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Below is a guest blog post from Mark Liebenow, author of Mountains of Light. In his new book, Liebenow takes us deep into the heart of Yosemite National Park, introducing us to its grand and subtle marvels—and to the observations, reflections, and insights its scenery evokes. Here, he discusses how he comes to his findings in nature. When I go into nature, whether it’s for a day or a week, I carry a pocket notebook and record my thoughts and observations.  At the evening campfire I transfer them to a larger journal, adding in the details before I forget them … Continue reading Hiking into the Yosemite wilderness

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Free telewebinar

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Tonight Professor and Rabbi Elliot Dorff will be hosting a free telewebinar on business ethics. He will be sharing his perspective on an individual’s right to have a profitable business as well as methods for ethically correct decision making when it comes to tough business situations. Dorff is the editor for the 6 volume set, Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices. Every volume in this series presents hypothetical cases on specific topics, like money, power and social justice, and then is followed by traditional and contemporary sources that encourage developing moral choices in a new light. The telewebinar begins at 6 p.m. … Continue reading Free telewebinar

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Friday round up

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Yesterday, author Kate Buford commented in The Readex Blog about the research value of historical newspapers. Buford said, “I sure wish the ever-expanding resource of digitized historical newspaper archives had been available in its present form to draw on in 2002 when I started the research for Native American Son.” Native American Son is the first comprehensive biography of the legendary Jim Thorpe, arguably the greatest all-around athlete in U.S. history. Read more of Buford’s comments here. She’ll have more in the upcoming issue of The Readex Report. Also featured yesterday was James Crews’ poem “Looking Back” from his poetry … Continue reading Friday round up

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Mountains of praise

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Earlier this week, Mountains of Light was given a rave review by Blog Critics. In the book, author R. Mark Liebenow takes a journey deep into the heart of Yosemite National Park, introducing us to its grand and subtle marvels—and to the observations, reflections, and insights its scenery evokes. Blog Critics said, “I repeat, Mountains of Light is a stunning book. I keep wanting to call it a ‘future’ classic. It deserves to stand with the great books of the iconic authors of this genre—Muir, Aldo Leopold, Sig Olson, Terry and Renny Russell. This is a book that cries out … Continue reading Mountains of praise

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Cincinnati roots

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A interview with Twelfth and Race author Eric Goodman posted on Cincinnati.com yesterday, and the setting of the book likely will sound familiar to most Cincinnatians. Goodman takes  familiar “events that form the backdrop for the interracial love story at the heart of it – riots that erupt after the police shooting of a young African-American man in April 2001– and many of the names of people and places” to explore the complicated emotions about racism. Lauren Bishop of Cincinnati.com spoke with Goodman about the novel's setting, which is a fictional city with elements of both Cincinnati and Kansas City called … Continue reading Cincinnati roots

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Friday round up

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This Sunday at the 84th Academy Awards, Omaha’s very own Alexander Payne is nominated for Best Picture, Directing and Writing (adapted screenplay) for his movie, The Descendents. On a local level, Payne is the narrator of a video about the new book Drawn to Fashion by Mary Mitchell. The video is showing at the Durham Museum in Omaha in conjunction with an exhibit of Mitchell's fashion illustrations. And earlier this week, UNP author Matthew Gavin Frank was interviewed via email by John Warner from Inside Higher Ed about his new book Pot Farm. Warner called Pot Farm a ”…simultaneously beautiful, … Continue reading Friday round up

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March sale

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In honor of the Jewish holiday, Purim, you can save 25 percent on selected titles like The JPS Bible Commentary: Esther by Adele Berlin and Trees, Earth and Torah: A Tu B'Shvat Anthology edited by Ari Elon, Arthur Waskow, and Naomi Mara Hyman. Purim, which comes from the Book of Esther and celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people in ancient Persia, is March 7 and 8. Click here for more books on sale and the promotion code. Offer expires March 10, 2012.   Continue reading March sale

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UNP author unplugged

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Earlier this week on the Dzanc Books blog, The Collagist, author Matthew Gavin Frank answered interview questions in the form of excerpts.  Frank is the author of upcoming book, Pot Farm, which details the strange, sublime, and sometimes dangerous goings-on at Weckman Farm, a place with hidden politics and social hierarchies, populated by recovering drug addicts, alternative healers, pseudo-hippie kids, and medical marijuana users looking to give back.  Click here for insight into what Frank thinks about writing and why he does it in the interview titled “There is a Glossary of Terms for the Lives We are Leading Together.” Continue reading UNP author unplugged

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Off the Shelf: Mountains of Light: Seasons of Reflection in Yosemite by R. Mark Liebenow

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Read the beginning of Mountains of Light: Seasons of Reflection in Yosemite by R. Mark Liebenow: "In the middle of the night something pushes on my toes. Half asleep, I think a nocturnal squirrel is rooting around at the bottom of my tent. There is scuffling and the animal bumps hard against the hollows of my feet. That’s no squirrel. It’s larger, perhaps a raccoon. Then I hear a low guttural snort and National Geographic images rush into my head-grizzlies mauling their helpless prey, wolves tearing elk apart with their long savage teeth. With my heart pounding, I lie as … Continue reading Off the Shelf: Mountains of Light: Seasons of Reflection in Yosemite by R. Mark Liebenow

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An environmentalist and the future of the electric car

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Earlier this week Ozzie Zehner, author of Green Illusions, voiced his opinion about the new electric Tesla SUV in the Christian Science Monitor. His belief:  Electric cars don’t make future environmental problems simply disappear. Lloyd Alter from Treehugger agrees with Zehner in his new article and survey “Should Environmentalists Cheer for Electric Cars?”   Alter talks about Zehner’s new book in his op-ed piece that was published on Feb. 13. Click here to read the story, take the survey and see the results! Continue reading An environmentalist and the future of the electric car