The Jew & the Carrot, a food blog administered by Forward, reviewed Ellen Steinberg and Jack Prost’s recent book From the Jewish Heartland: Two Centuries of Midwest Foodways. “Even if […]
Category: reviews
Art in America reviews “Races of Mankind”
The November 2011 issue of Art In America magazine features a four-page review, with multiple illustrations, of Marianne Kinkel’s new book Races of Mankind: The Sculptures of Malvina Hoffman. The book traces […]
Crowe on the Banjo in the Lexington Herald-Leader
On October 2, J.D. Crowe’s hometown newspaper, the Lexington Herald-Leader, featured a review of Marty Godbey’s new book Crowe on the Banjo: The Music Life of J.D. Crowe. “Early chapters […]
Beatrice on Bradbury
Ron Hogan, the editor of Beatrice, recently reviewed Jonathan Eller’s Becoming Ray Bradbury for Shelf Awareness. This week Ron recommends the book to his Beatrice readership. “I had a great […]
The Washington Post reviews Becoming Ray Bradbury
The August 18, 2011, issue of The Washington Post includes Michael Dirda’s review of Jonathan Eller’s new book Becoming Ray Bradbury. “Every page is packed with fascinating material about one […]
The Atlantic salutes a celebrated book
In its September 2011 review of the Oklahoma University Press title So Rugged and Mountainous, The Atlantic magazine recognizes one of our classics. “This book stands on the shoulders of […]
George Szell reviewed in The Wall Street Journal
The July 29, 2011, issue of The Wall Street Journal featured a review of Michael Charry’s new book George Szell: A Life of Music. “Mr. Charry examines Szell’s personal life in greater detail […]
Shelf Awareness reviews Becoming Ray Bradbury
Today’s Shelf Awareness newsletter included a review of Jonathan Eller’s new book Becoming Ray Bradbury. “If, as Malcolm Gladwell says, one needs to apply oneself for 10,000 hours to become […]
Cleveland’s Plain Dealer reviews George Szell
George Szell is best known for conducting the Cleveland Orchestra. On Sunday, July 10, 2011, the orchestra’s hometown daily paper, the Plain Dealer, published a review of Michael Charry’s new book […]
Library Journal reviews Octave Chanute biography
Library Journal recently reviewed Simine Short’s new book Locomotive to Aeromotive: Octave Chanute and the Transportation Revolution. “In her exquisitely detailed paean to one of America’s foremost civil engineers and […]
The TLS reviews Women Writers of the American West, 1833-1927
The July 8, 2011, issue of the Times Literary Supplement includes Christine Bold’s review of the new Nina Baym book Women Writers of the American West, 1833-1927. “Over thirty years […]
PW starred review for Beauvoir’s The Useless Mouths
The July 4, 2011, issue of Publishers Weekly includes a starred review of Simone de Beauvoir’s “The Useless Mouths” and Other Literary Writings, the latest volume in The Beauvoir Series. […]