Last week at the College Art Association conference, an interviewer stopped by the University of Minnesota Press’s book exhibit booth to chat with UMP’s talented sales coordinator Erik Anderson. Read on at the CAA blog as Anderson talks about how he got his start in the publishing industry and what’s new at UMP.
Now that we’re back, and well-rested, from the Modern Language Association Convention in Philadelphia last week, we thought we’d share some candid shots taken at the University of Minnesota Press booth: 1: Cary Wolfe poses with the cover poster of his high-in-demand (not to mention hot-off-the-press) book, What is Posthumanism?.2: Adam Gussow checks out a … More From the MLA
Dr. Amy Bass is delivering a lecture on her book, Those About Him Remained Silent: The Battle over W. E. B. Du Bois on Dec. 15th at The College of New Rochelle in New York. The event is free and open to the public. Click here for details. -Read a recent piece by Bass on … More A collision of racism, patriotism, and global politics
Tomorrow night, on the heels of the anniversary of the original Pennsylvania Station’s historic demolition (October 1963), Randall F. Mason, author of The Once and Future New York: Historic Preservation and the Modern City, will be giving a book talk at the Philadelphia Center for Architecture (1218 Arch Street, 6:00 PM). Mason’s book discusses how … More Historic Preservation and New York
One week from today, friends of late Minnesota poet, essayist and musician Bill Holm will gather to celebrate and read Holm’s latest poetry collection, The Chain Letter of the Soul: New and Collected Poems, published by Milkweed Editions. Admission is free, and a freewill offering will be taken at the door. Click here for more … More Poetry reading with friends of Bill Holm
We are pleased to announce that Fred Ho, artist, activist, scholar, and author of Wicked Theory, Naked Practice, is set to receive the distinguished Harvard Arts Medal on November 13th at Harvard’s New College Theater. Actor John Lithgow (Harvard ’67) will be there to present the award and host a discussion on Ho’s career and … More Fred Ho to receive Harvard Arts Medal
Check out the action at the University of Minnesota Press booth during the Midwest Booksellers Association trade show this past weekend: We gave away small footballs (in honor of The Vikings Reader and Gophers Illustrated), posters and a prize drawing for a selection of Italian-appetizer starters (in honor of Never Trust a Thin Cook). Featured … More Excellent MBA show over the weekend …
Here’s a peek at the posters we’ll be giving away at the Midwest Booksellers Association trade show this weekend. Look closely, and you’ll see a sampling of 100 book covers from our extensive list of titles that focus on the upper Midwest region.Want us to mail you a poster? Send an e-mail to sattl014@umn.edu.
Ever wonder how prosciutto and salami are made in Italy? Or why no one in Italy ever gets ticketed for speeding? Or how lard (even really, really good lard) tastes? (Maybe not.) Check out this reading Eric Dregni, author of Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy’s Culinary Capital, gave recently in … More "Mold Makes Good Salami Great," "Angry Noodles" & more
Here are a few photos taken at yesterday’s launch event for Eric Dregni’s Never Trust a Thin Cook. The event was at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, and as you can see, it involved a book signing, slide show and samples of some great Italian food. Eric’s wife, Katy, gave a brief introduction. Here is … More Over the weekend …
