May 2012

Early reviews praise ‘LGBT Youth in America’s Schools’

by Shaun Manning May 30, 2012

Reflecting the urgency of the issues covered in the book, LGBT Youth in America’s Schools by Jason Cianciotto and Sean Cahill has garnered strong praise in its first reviews from School Library Journal and Instinct magazine. SLJ calls the book “”timely, comprehensive, and highly readable,” and recommends LGBT Youth to “any library serving school administrators, teachers, and other adults who work with and care for children and teens.” In a four-star review, Instinct applauds Cianciotto and Cahill for highlighting the prejudice not only of bullies but also school policy and administration, as well as for offering “solid ideas on to to improve the [...]

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‘Disabled Veterans in History’ named as one of Foreign Policy’s best books on PTSD

by Shaun Manning May 24, 2012

Foreign Policy has selected Disabled Veterans in History for its reading list of best books on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Lt. Col. Robert Bateman writes that this book “a good multinational examination of the history” of disorders affecting veterans and the evolution of “changing attitudes” towards such illnesses. Originally published in 2000, Disabled Veterans in History is an anthology edited by David A. Gerber. A revised and expanded edition, with an afterword by Jonathan Shay, M.D., Ph.D., will be available in June. Visit Foreign Policy for the full reading list.

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Guest blog: Press author Daniel Stein on Armstrong, autobiographics, and a Disney alligator

by Emily May 22, 2012

Daniel Stein, author of Music Is My Life: Louis Armstrong, Autobiography, and American Jazz, guest blogs about a little known aspect of Louis Armstrong’s long career: his autobiographical writings and their lasting impact on American culture. The millions of people who went to the movie theaters to watch Disney’s animated film The Princess and the Frog (dir. Ron Clemens and John Musker, 2009) encountered a singing and trumpeting alligator named Louis. Set in a mythologized New Orleans of the 1920s, the movie cooks up a gumbo of popular ingredients ranging from the city’s famous street parades and Mississippi entertainment ships [...]

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The Press, MPublishing, and the Gayle Morris Sweetland Center for Writing launch new Digital Rhetoric Collaborative book series, book prize, and website

by Emily May 21, 2012

The University of Michigan Press, MPublishing, and the University of Michigan’s Gayle Morris Sweetland Center for Writing have formed a partnership to launch the Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative (DRC), which will publish a series of born-digital or digitally enhanced books on digital rhetoric; award an annual prize of $5,000 for the best book published in the series; and host a website by and for teachers and scholars working in digital rhetoric that will feature a curated blog, offer a resources section and wiki, and serve as a forum for conversations on digital rhetoric and related topics. The Sweetland DRC Book Series [...]

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Press author Sara Fitzgerald wins 2012 IPPY Award for “Elly Peterson”

by Emily May 15, 2012

Congratulations to Sara Fitzgerald on winning an Independent Publisher Book Award for Elly Peterson: “Mother” of the Moderates. The biography of Peterson, who was one of the highest-ranking women in the Republican Party, was awarded the Bronze Medallion in the category of Best Great Lakes Regional Non-Fiction. Independent Publisher Book Awards are bestowed with the intention of increasing awareness of university, independent, and self-published titles. You can find more information about the IPPY Awards here, and see the full list of 2012 IPPY Award winners here.

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