Books Glory Days Melissa Fraterrigo Starred review from Booklist: “If Willa Cather and Cormac McCarthy had a love child, she would be a writer such as Fraterrigo, whose imagery is equally evocative and unforgiving and whose characters are every bit as anguished … Continue reading News and Reviews
Books Outside the Bible Edited by Louis H. Feldman, James L. Kugel, and Lawrence H. Schiffman Praise from Jewish Review of Books: “The fruit of an extraordinary collaboration… Outside the Bible will replace classic earlier anthologies as the premier compendium of primary texts … Continue reading News and Reviews
Books Russia’s Dead End Andrei A. Kovalev Review in Publishers Weekly: “Kovalev . . . unmasks the Russian body politic in all its Gogol-like grotesquery.” Cheated Jay M. Smith and Mary Willingham Book mentioned in the Chronicle of Higher Education. … Continue reading News and Reviews
Books American Journalists in the Great War Chris Dubbs Listed as “New and Noteworthy” in The New York Times Book Review. Rival Gardens Connie Wanek Praise from Rain Taxi Review: “It takes remarkable restraint to refine language so it is this transparent … Continue reading News and Reviews
Books Lefty O’Doul Dennis Snelling Review in MLB.com: “…an artful job of toggling back and forth between O’Doul’s life story and focusing on the trip to Japan in 1949.” It’s My Country Too Edited by Jerri Bell and Tracy Crow … Continue reading News and Reviews
Books Intersectionality Anna Carastathis Review from American Quarterly: “Her commitment to close reading is manifested in a rejection of both intersectionality’s skeptics and its fervent supporters… Instead, the book champions ‘analytic clarity, contextual rigor, and a politicized historicized understanding of … Continue reading News and Reviews
Books Cannibal Safiya Sinclair One of Literary Hub‘s “Oscar nominees” for best book of poetry. Before Boas by Han F. Vermeulen Praise from American Anthropologist: “To use words such as ‘magisterial’ and ‘compendious’ about this book may understate the case.” … Continue reading News and Reviews
Awards The Eighth Wonder of the World by Robert C. Trumpbour and Kenneth Womack Winner of the 2017 SABR Seymour Medal. Books There I Go Again by William Daniels Book mention in Broadway World. Cannibal by Safiya Sinclair Praise from Waxwing Literary Magazine: “this … Continue reading News and Reviews
Books Crude Nation by Raúl Gallegos Praise from the Wall Street Journal: “Superbly reported.” Fit for the Presidency? by Seymour Morris Jr. Praise from Publishers Weekly: “Given his exceptionally extensive and open-minded analysis, it is a shame that he … Continue reading News and Reviews
Books Cannibal by Safiya Sinclair Listed in Publisher’s Weekly Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2016: Olympic Collision by Kyle Keiderling Review from The Guy Who Reviews Sports Books: “Any reader who wants to learn more about these outstanding athletes or … Continue reading News and Reviews
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