Throughout the month of November we will feature books and authors from our list to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. Richard W. Pointer is a professor of history at Westmont College. His books include Pacifist Prophet: Papunhank and the Quest for Peace in … Continue reading From the Desk of Richard W. Pointer: Peace-loving Natives
Books Abraham Joshua Heschel: Mind, Heart, Soul Edward K. Kaplan Review in the Wall Street Journal: “In this admiring and detailed biography, Mr. Kaplan shows that Heschel’s journey from tradition to modernity began early . . . Mr. Kaplan shows that … Continue reading News and Reviews
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 November. Anna Weir: One of my favorite parts of working in … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Native American Histories, Baijiu, and Other November Books
The following book is now available in paperback. Invisible Reality: Storytellers, Storytakers, and the Supernatural World of the Blackfeet By Rosalyn R. La Pier Winner of the 2018 John C. Ewers Book Award and 2018 Donald Fixico Book Award Rosalyn R. LaPier … Continue reading New in Paperback
Author Honors Margaret Jacobs Author a earned membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Books Almost Yankees The Summer of ’81 and the Greatest Baseball Team You’ve Never Heard Of J. David Herman Feature on MiLB: “Almost Yankees … Continue reading News and Reviews
The Virginia Festival of the Book brings together writers and readers to promote and celebrate books, reading, literacy, and literary culture over five days in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. The 25th annual Virginia Festival of the Book begins today and … Continue reading Virginia Festival of the Book
Books War Flower: My Life After Iraq Brooke King Praised from Publishers Weekly: “In a searing and moving memoir, King recounts her service in Iraq, her life after Iraq, and the war’s lasting effects on her…As she reflects on the … Continue reading News and Reviews
Books Crude Nation: How Oil Riches Ruined Venezuela Raúl Gallegos Highlighted in The Guardian: “Gallegos blends analysis with reportage, including a picaresque roadtrip with a Che Guevara lookalike—to show how Maduro inherited a mess and made it worse.” Doc, Donnie, … Continue reading News and Reviews
The following excerpt is from Sacred Seeds: New World Plants in Early Modern English Literature (January 2019) by Edward McLean Test. This book is in the Early Modern Cultural Studies series. From Chapter One: New Seeds, Strange Countries One place the … Continue reading Excerpt: Sacred Seeds
Renya K. Ramirez is an enrolled member of the Winnebago of Nebraska and professor of Anthropology, UC Santa Cruz. She is the author of Standing Up to Colonial Power: The Lives of Henry Roe and Elizabeth Bender Cloud (December 2018). … Continue reading From the Desk of Renya K. Ramirez: Writing as Granddaughter and Academic
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