Reviews The Wizard of College Baseball Review in Tom Knuppel’s Book Nook: “This is one of the best books I have read in many years. It is informative and delightful for this Central Illinois baseball fan. I have new respect … Continue reading News & Reviews
Reviews Triumph of Life Review in Publisher’s Weekly: “Greenberg’s reminder to ‘start where you are’ in creating a freer, more just society is wise, even if his vision for an ideal world sometimes seems out of reach. Readers will be … Continue reading News & Reviews
Eva-Maria Maggi, PhD, is a writer, social scientist, and packer and teaches courses on wilderness issues at the University of Montana. She is coauthor of Hush of the Land: A Lifetime in the Bob Marshall Wilderness with Arnold “Smoke” Elser, … Continue reading From the Desk of Eva-Maria Maggi: Notes from the “Hush of the Land” tour bus
As CAST OUT OF EDEN rolls off the press, keep in mind that commonplace saying, “You can’t tell a book by its cover.” Like a lot of things we’ve been told, that’s just plain wrong. Continue reading From the Desk of Robert Aquinas McNally: On Judging a Book by Its Cover
ICYMI Elliott West’s Continental Reckoning is a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History! Reviews They Came but Could Not Conquer Review in Publishers Weekly: “Purvis paints a rousing and Native-focused picture of Alaska’s past that emphasizes how the battle … Continue reading News & Reviews
ICYMI Godfall by Van Jensen and The Sound of Undoing by Paige Towers were selected as part of the 2024 AUPresses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show. Both are in the book cover category. The covers were designed by UNP’s Nathan … Continue reading News & Reviews
Steve Steinberg is a baseball historian and author of Urban Shocker (Nebraska, 2017), winner of the SABR Baseball Research Award, and The World Series in the Deadball Era. Lyle Spatz is the author of many baseball books and the coauthor … Continue reading From the Desks of Steve Steinberg & Lyle Spatz: Mike Donlin
Philip Burnham is a retired associate professor of composition at George Mason University, a former reporter for Indian Country Today, and a freelance writer. He is the author of Indian Country, God’s Country: Native Americans and the National Parks and Song of Dewey Beard: Last … Continue reading From the Desk of Philip Burnham: Behind The Education of Clarence Three Stars
ICYMI An excerpt from Inside the Mirror by Parul Kapur was featured in LitHub! Reviews Without Destroying Ourselves Review in American Indian Quarterly: “Goodwin’s work allows us to look to the past to see the vision and impact that Indigenous … Continue reading News & Reviews
Awards Continental Reckoning by Elliott West has won Columbia University’s Bancroft Prize! Reviews Cast Out of Eden Review in Foreword Reviews: “A revealing biography, Cast Out of Eden details the hypocrisy, cruelty, and astonishing achievements of John Muir.” Biblical Women … Continue reading News & Reviews
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