Paul Ardoin is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Classics at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His book, Not a Big Deal (Nebraska, 2021) is new this month. Like very many people, I’ve been confused, fascinated, … Continue reading From the Desk of Paul Ardoin: Why I Wrote Not a Big Deal
Douglas Dowland is an associate professor of English at Ohio Northern University. His book Weak Nationalisms: Affect and Nonfiction in Postwar America is available now. A Stray Dog—and a Story of America It’s just a story about a stray dog, I kept … Continue reading From the Desk of Douglas Dowland: A Stray Dog and a Story of America
Books Finding a New Midwestern History Jon K. Lauck Review by the Russell Kirk Center: “…the chapters cover a wealth of topics. Many of the authors take a fairly conventional approach to the region—there are the customary chapters, for example, … Continue reading News and Reviews
Joanie Holzer Schirm was the founding president of Geotechnical and Environmental Consultants, Inc., in Orlando, Florida, which she directed for seventeen years. In this interview, she describes the research and personalities behind her new book based on her father’s letters, My … Continue reading An Interview with Joanie Holzer Schirm
The Frontiers of Narrative Series features interdisciplinary scholarship on narrative as it appears in a range of media. Studies in this series highlight the role of narrative across a variety of cultural and historical settings and outline new methods for … Continue reading Series Update: Frontiers of Narrative
Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a few upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in December. Jackson Adams: I, like many people who spend entirely too much time … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Hockey, A Game of Clue, and other December Books
Books Walk of Ages by Jim Reisler Review from the Sports Literature Association: “Jim Reisler, author of eight baseball books, which explains the many analogies the author makes to the boys of summer, brings this fascinating character to life on the pages of Walk of Ages. . . Reisler described Weston as an everyman, a rock star and a happening all rolled into one incredible human being.” Busy in the Cause by Lowell J. Soike From Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains Vol 38 No 1: “Soike’s portraits of the remarkable young men who followed Brown . . … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS
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