break one’s neck Way down South you oughta see the women Shimmy and shake Got a new way a-wiggle, make a weak man break his neck. —Blind Lemon Jefferson, “Southern […]
HuffPost books
The Huffington Post has a new books section. How do I convince my colleagues that it’s not up to me to get our books reviewed, but it’s up to my […]
Richard Hughes on WHYY
Listen to Richard Hughes, author of the new book Christian America and the Kingdom of God, interviewed by Marty Moss-Coane on WHYY’s Radio Times. […]
Plaxo/LinkedIn yak-fest meld
Authors, please let me know if my “your book is here” correspondences resemble the following, from the New Yorker: If you already have a blog, make sure you spray-feed your […]
Barrelhouse Word: jellybean
jellybean Down on Franklin Avenue, jellybeans standin’ to an’ fro Well you hear one jellybean ask the other one: “Which a-way did my good girl go?” —”Hi” Henry Brown, “Nut […]
Richard Hughes interview
The Church of Jesus Christ blog has posted an engaging interview with Richard Hughes, author of the new book Christian America and the Kingdom of God. Q: Professor, this book was published […]
Stealing Indian Women on the big screen
Under These Same Stars, a new film inspired by Carl J. Ekberg’s recent University of Illinois Press book Stealing Indian Women: Native Slavery in the Illinois Country, is premiering in Ste Genevieve, […]
The subtitle needs work
Yesterday, during a transmittal meeting, we spent some time discussing the subtitle of a forthcoming book. Was it as lively as the book’s content? Should we use the word “steel” in […]
“Poetry & Cultural Studies” event audio
On September 19, 2009, the Bowery Poetry Club in New York hosted a launch reading for Poetry and Cultural Studies: A Reader, edited by Maria Damon and Ira Livingston. Penn […]
“Working Girl Blues” wins certificate of merit
Working Girl Blues: The Life and Music of Hazel Dickens by Hazel Dickens and Bill Malone, has been named winner of a Certificate of Merit for the 2009 Association for […]
The $11,000 review copy
Book bloggers, beware of reviewing the books that I send you for free. Via Galley Cat: Today the Federal Trade Commission revised their “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials,” urging […]
“Barns of Illinois” launch party
Periodic downpours couldn’t keep away the 100+ people who celebrated the publication of Larry and Alaina Kanfer’s Barns of Illinois at the Larry Kanfer Gallery on October 1st. Larry Kanfer discusses Barns […]