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Category Archives: biography
Q&A with Tammy L. Kernodle, Author of Soul on Soul
in African American Studies, biography, blues, jazz, music, Q&A
Tagged biography, gender studies, Q&A
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Author, Tammy L. Kernodle, of Soul on Soul: The Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams answers questions about her inspirations, discoveries, and reader takeaways. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I was inspired by several things. … Continue reading
Q&A with Lydia R. Hamessley, Author of Unlikely Angel
in american history, author commentary, authors, banjo, biography, feminist studies, interviews, music, new books, Q&A
Tagged banjo, country music, feminism, interviews, music, Q&A, songwriters, UIP authors, women in music, women singers
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Lydia R. Hamessley, author of Unlikely Angel: The Songs of Dolly Parton, answers questions about her inspirations, Appalachian music, songwriting, and, of course, music legend Dolly Parton. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? Laurie Matheson, the Director … Continue reading
Q&A with Jonathan R. Eller, author of Bradbury Beyond Apollo
in American literature, authors, biography, interviews, literary studies, new books, Q&A, science fiction
Tagged Becoming Ray Bradbury, Bradbury, interviews, literature, Q&A, Ray Bradbury, Ray Bradbury Unbound, science fiction, UIP authors
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Jonathan R. Eller, author of Bradbury Beyond Apollo, the final book in his trilogy biography of Ray Bradbury, answers questions about his reasoning for writing a trilogy, academic and literary influences, and all-things science fiction. Q: Why did you decide … Continue reading
Ray Bradbury Birthday Bundle Sale
in biography, new books, sale, science fiction
Tagged Becoming Ray Bradbury, biography, Jonathan R. Eller, Ray Bradbury, Ray Bradbury Unbound, science fiction
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Happy 100th birthday, Ray Bradbury! The Press is excited to announce that today, on the Bradbury Centennial, we are releasing the final addition to Jonathon Eller’s Ray Bradbury trilogy, Bradbury Beyond Apollo. Drawing on numerous interviews with Bradbury and privileged … Continue reading
African Americans in Chicago
in African American Studies, american history, biography, black studies, Chicago, Illinois / regional, music, The Callout
Tagged African American Studies, biography, Black Chicago Renaissance, black studies, Chicago, cultural studies, The Callout
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African American figures and subjects continue to play a central role in the stories and scholarship offered by the Press. A number of recent releases highlight our commitment to publishing books on the African American experience in Chicago. Always the … Continue reading
Black Opera Awarded Irving Lowens Book Award
in African American Studies, awards, biography, music
Tagged African American Studies, African studies, award winners, awards, biography, music
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We are pleased to announce Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement by Naomi André has won the Society for American Music‘s Irving Lowens Book Award. From the SAM Bulletin:“Focusing on opera, this monograph explores important questions of how race, class and … Continue reading
Joanna Russ Finalist For 2020 Hugo Award
in authors, awards, biography, feminist studies, science fiction
Tagged author awards, science fiction
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We’re pleased to announce that Joanna Russ by Gwyneth Jones in our Modern Masters of Science Fiction Series, is a finalist for the 2020 Hugo Awards in the Best Related Work category! The finalists for the 2020 Hugo Awards, Lodestar … Continue reading
Q&A with Robert E. Weems Jr., author of The Merchant Prince of Black Chicago
in African American Studies, author commentary, authors, biography, black studies, Chicago, new books, Q&A
Tagged Anthony Overton, Chicago
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Robert E. Weems Jr. recently answered some questions about his book, The Merchant Prince of Black Chicago: Anthony Overton and the Building of a Financial Empire. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? Anthony Overton is widely regarded … Continue reading
Sneak Peek Inside “Bill Monroe: The Life and Music of the Blue Grass Man”
in american history, biography, bluegrass, excerpt, music
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Tom Ewing presents fans of bluegrass music with an in-depth and long-awaited biography on the Blue Grass Man himself, Bill Monroe. Called “insightful” by The Wall Street Journal, Bill Monroe: The Life and Music of the Blue Grass Man covers Monroe’s story … Continue reading