Dr. Autumn Lorimer Linford is an Assistant Professor at Auburn University. Her decades-long journalistic career spanned the United States from Wyoming to North Carolina and her award-winning historical research has appeared in top academic journals like American Journalism. Her book, … Continue reading From the Desk of Autumn Linford: Giving Newsgirls their Place in History
Cover-Up directed by Mark Obehnhaus and Laura Poitras, starring Seymour Hersh, is available for streaming on Netflix. The documentary explores the life and work of Seymour Hersh, the most important, famous, and controversial journalist in the United States who uncovered … Continue reading New Netflix documentary explores the work of Seymour Hersh
Chris Serb is deputy district chief for the Chicago Fire Department. He is also a veteran Chicago freelance writer with almost thirty years of experience as a journalist. Serb’s articles, concentrated in sports and history, have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago History, Writer’s … Continue reading Excerpt: Eckie
Reviews Fuji Fire Review in the Wall Street Journal: “The complexity of this story makes it exceedingly difficult to tell. Till now it has been little remembered and infrequently taught in our military academies. Mr. Henry’s scholarly rigor, knowledge of the … Continue reading News & Reviews
Mary Klann is a lecturer in U.S. history and Native American history at the University of California–San Diego. Her most recent book Wardship and the Welfare State: Native Americans and the Formation of First-Class Citizenship in Mid-Twentieth-Century America was published by … Continue reading “Who is to gain?” Wardship and Indian Citizenship after the Indian Citizenship Act
Dr. Kevin M. Anzzolin, Lecturer of Spanish, arrived at Christopher Newport University in 2021, where he teaches a wide range of classes. His book, Guardians of Discourse: Literature and Journalism in Porfirian Mexico, will be published this month with the … Continue reading From the Desk of Kevin M. Anzzolin: What’s New in Mexican Journalism?
Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a books life in tweets, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to From Chernobyl with Love (Potomac Books, 2019) by Katya Cengel. About the Book: In the wake of … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to From Chernobyl with Love!
This month Justice in Plain Sight: How a Small-Town Newspaper and Its Unlikely Lawyer Opened America’s Courtrooms (Nebraska, 2019) is available as a paperback edition for the first time. Justice in Plain Sight is the story of a hometown newspaper in … Continue reading New in Paperback
BOOKS An Unladylike Profession: American Women War Correspondents in World War I by Chris Dubbs Review in Wall Street Journal: “Mr. Dubbs remarks on the reporter’s duty to report the truth no matter how uncomfortable it might be. The journalists … Continue reading News and Reviews
Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a couple upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in July. Anna Weir: Aaron Koller tackles one of the most complicated, … Continue reading Publicist Picks: The Crux of (Almost) Sacrifice, Women in the Trenches, and Other July Books
