In October 2011 we will publish Carla Bley, Amy Beal’s volume in the American Composers series. Library Journal published an advance review in its July 2011 issue. “Beal … expertly contextualizes Bley’s career […]
Category: reviews
NPR’s Deceptive Cadence celebrates George Szell’s birthday
NPR’s Deceptive Cadence classical music blog highlights Michael Charry’s new book George Szell: A Life of Music on Szell’s 114th birthday. “Szell’s position as music director in Cleveland was both long and fruitful. […]
The Monthly Review on Woody Guthrie, American Radical
Scott Borchert’s review of Woody Guthrie, American Radical published in the May 2011 issue of Monthly Review is now available online. “As Will Kaufman argues in his wonderful and uncompromising book, […]
Dylan & Guthrie
The International Brecht Society interviews writer Jonathan Pappas about Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie. Mr. Pappas offers many kind words for Will Kaufman’s new book Woody Guthrie, American Radical. “If anything […]
Spirits of Just Men book signing at BEA
Charles D. Thompson Jr, author of the new book Spirits of Just Men: Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen in the Moonshine Capital of the World, will sign copies at Book […]
No Depression reviews Sacred Steel
There are many No Depression fans here at the Press so we’re always pleased when the roots music authority highlights one of our titles. This month Grant Alden discusses Robert […]
The Guardian reviews Disappearing Tricks
Following Disappearing Tricks‘ recent win of the Kraszna-Krausz Best Moving Image Book Award, prize judge Peter Bradshaw raves about the book on the Guardian Film Blog. Solomon’s excellent book shows how the […]
The Weekly Standard reviews “Red Conspirator”
Thomas Sakmyster’s new book, Red Conspirator: J. Peters and the American Communist Underground, received an excellent review (subscription required) from Harvey Klehr in the April 25-May 2, 2011, issue of […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education reviews Woody Guthrie, American Radical
The April 3, 2011, issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education includes a profile of Will Kaufman’s new book Woody Guthrie, American Radical. “Yes, there have been two major biographies—Joe Klein’s […]
The Irish Times reviews The Myth of Manliness
Ireland’s newspaper of record, The Irish Times, reviewed Joseph Valente’s new book The Myth of Manliness in Irish National Culture, 1880-1922. Recent international financial interventions brought into the public arena questions […]
The TLS reviews Minoan Kingship and the Solar Goddess
The February 4, 2011, issue of the Times Literary Supplement features Colin Renfrew’s stellar review of Minoan Kingship and the Solar Goddess: A Near Eastern Koine by Nanno Marinatos. “A well-written and […]
Kirkus reviews Spirits of Just Men
The February 15, 2011, issue of Kirkus Reviews features an early endorsement of Charles D. Thompson’s forthcoming book Spirits of Just Men: Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen in the Moonshine Capital […]