When I was a child growing up in the Midwest—in a suburb of Peoria, Illinois to be exact—my favorite time of week was Saturday morning. That’s when my father, a salesman […]
Remembering Eliot Asinof
The news of Eliot Asinof’s passing earlier this week brought back memories of having spent time with him at a BEA in the late 90s. The show was enjoying its […]
Just Landed: New books
Many new books have landed on my desk in the past few weeks: –Feminist Coalitions: Historical Perspectives on Second-Wave Feminism in the United States edited by Stephanie Gilmore (June 2, […]
“Red Chicago” profiled on Chicago Public Radio
Randi Storch’s recent book Red Chicago: American Communism at Its Grassroots, 1928-35 will be featured Thursday, June 12, on Chicago Public Radio’s Eight Forty-Eight program, between 9:00am-10:00am. Listen live, or download it from the […]
Rain, rain go away…
The Printers Row Book Fair is a great event. On two days in early June we display our new trade books, plus books with a Chicago focus, and sell directly to the consumer. It’s rare that […]
The beginning
Gotta set up the booth. […]
The middle
First morning. […]
The end
Posing after the contract workers did all of the heavy lifting. […]
Obama the new John Mercer Langston?
The June 7, 2008, edition of the Washington Post included a piece titled The ‘Obama Before Obama,’ which highlights the life of 19th-century black leader John Mercer Langston and interviews […]
What do you use as a bookmark?
This morning Shelf Awareness alerted its readers to a piece on the AbeBooks website about items that have been found in used books, long-forgotten by the original owner. $40,000, anyone? […]
Popmatters reviews “Follow Your Heart”
Joe Evans and Christopher Brooks’s Follow Your Heart received an 8 out of 10 from Popmatters. “The life of Joe Evans is intriguingly scattershot and full of cameos from celebrities […]
The Times Literary Supplement reviews two new Dreiser volumes
The May 30, 2008, issue of The Times Literary Supplement includes a joint review of Theodore Dreiser’s A Picture and a Criticism of Life: New Letters, Volume 1 edited by Donald Pizer, […]