UNP staff members are always reading, both within our list and outside of what we publish. This Halloween, we’re feeling especially haunted. For this month’s staff reading list, we’re discussing the books we can’t forget, whether because of its subject, … Continue reading Books That Haunt Us
Jack Gilden is a past winner of the Simon Rockower journalism award. His work has appeared in Orioles Magazine, the Baltimore Sun and Evening Sun, and the Baltimore Jewish Times. He also … Continue reading From the Desk of Jack Gilden: Sports in Context
The following books recently became award winners. Congratulations to all the authors! Siberian Exile: Blood, War, and a Granddaughter’s Reckoning by Julija Šukys won the Vine Award for Canadian Jewish Literature in Nonfiction. The Vine Awards Jury said, “Julija Šukys’s Siberian … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
Awards Black Jesus and Other Superheroes: Stories Venita Blackburn Winner of the 2018 PEN Los Angeles Literary Award in Fiction Siberian Exile: Blood, War, and a Granddaughter’s Reckoning Julija Šukys Shortlisted for the 2018 Vine Awards for Canadian … Continue reading News and Reviews
UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the titles where our noses have been buried. September Staff Reading List Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in … Continue reading What We’re Reading
The following includes contributions from John C. Tramazzo and Brian F. Haara. September is National Bourbon Heritage Month. Each September, American whiskey enthusiasts gather in Kentucky to celebrate “America’s Native Spirit” at events like Bardstown’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival and Louisville’s … Continue reading Celebrating National Bourbon Heritage Month
This fall Potomac Books is publishing thirteen new books, with topics ranging from bourbon and military history to world and national affairs. Here is a look at the newest offerings from Potomac Books. Problematic: How Toxic Callout Culture Is Destroying Feminism (September) by … Continue reading New from Potomac Books
Books The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabet: A Memoir Kim Adrian Praise from Shelf Awareness: “The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabet is a feat on many levels. Adrian tells a harrowing story, surprisingly redeemed by her own sweet family, but in many ways … Continue reading News and Reviews
Books Religious, Feminist, Activist Laurel Zwissler Review from Reading Religion: “Zwissler adds tremendous insight to the motivations and methods of religious feminist activists, including providing some explanation as to why Christian feminists don’t wield religious discourse in political realms … 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 September. Jackson Adams: On my very first day at the press, I … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Fiction, Poetry, and other September Books
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