Both a memoir in travel essays and an anti-guidebook, Bad Tourist takes us across four continents to fifteen countries, showing us what not to do when traveling. A woman learning to claim her own desires and adventures, Suzanne Roberts encounters lightning and landslides, sharks … Continue reading Bad Tourist coming this October
BOOKS Some Are Always Hungry by Jihyun Yun Praise from Publishers Weekly: “In this excellent debut, Yun lingers over descriptions in precise and evocative language.” The Spanish Craze: America’s Fascination with the Hispanic World, 1779-1939 by Richard L. Kagan Review … Continue reading News and Reviews
BOOKS Contra Instrumentalism: A Translation Polemic by Lawrence Venuti Review in the Los Angeles Review of Books: “…many of us who teach world literature encourage our students to think about translators as interpretive cocreators whose agency can be felt in … Continue reading News and Reviews
The following books will be available this Fall from Potomac Books! The Mysteries of Haditha: A Memoir by M. C. Armstong Fidelis: A Memoir by Teresa Fazio More Stories from Langley: Another Glimpse inside the CIA edited and with an … Continue reading Coming Soon from Potomac Books
With our new Virtually Bison Books tours, you can explore Western Literature from your home or on the road. Backcountry Bisons is the newest tour featuring an array of memoirs that bring the reader into the Western environments that the authors explored, hiked, or … Continue reading Backcountry Bisons: Suzanne Roberts, Almost Somewhere
With our new Virtually Bison Books tours, you can explore Western Literature from your home or on the road. Backcountry Bisons is the newest tour featuring an array of memoirs that bring the reader into the Western environments that the authors explored, hiked, or … Continue reading Backcountry Bisons: Julie Riddle, The Solace of Stones
With our new Virtually Bison Books tours, you can explore Western Literature from your home or on the road. Backcountry Bisons is the newest tour featuring an array of memoirs that bring the reader into the Western environments that the authors explored, hiked, or … Continue reading Backcountry Bisons: Patrick Dobson, Canoeing the Great Plains
With our new Virtually Bison Books tours, you can explore Western Literature from your home or on the road. Backcountry Bisons is the newest tour featuring an array of memoirs that bring the reader into the Western environments that the … Continue reading Backcountry Bisons: Quinn Grover, Wilderness of Hope
Congratulations to the following authors who have been recently been recognized for their work. In the 2019 Foreword Indie Awards, From Chernobyl with Love by Katya Cengel was chosen as the Gold winner for Autobiography and Memoir. The Virgin of … Continue reading Recent Award Winners & Finalists
In May, we announced our new virtual book tour campaign, Virtually Bison Books, with Bison Books. The first tour book collection is themed Western Trails, offering a virtual guide to great Western stories by offering a geographic guide and links to … Continue reading Virtually Bison Books: Backcountry Bisons
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