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Vote ‘Never Trust a Thin Cook’!

December 15, 2009

Eric Dregni’s Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy’s Culinary Capital has been selected by The Book Design Review as one of its favorite book covers of 2009 (follow the link to vote for your favorite). Also on the list: Haruki Murakami’s What I Talk About When I Talk About Running; Alison … More Vote ‘Never Trust a Thin Cook’!

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One day in Oxford, Mississippi …

December 2, 2009

On a recent rainy day in Oxford, Mississippi, Adam Gussow sat down to offer some insider info on his book Mister Satan’s Apprentice: A Blues Memoir. Earlier this week, we posted the first video he made. Now you can watch as Gussow relives more of the music, the anecdotes and the memories of Gussow’s time … More One day in Oxford, Mississippi …

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Mister Satan’s Apprentice: A Preview

November 23, 2009

Adam Gussow, author of Mister Satan’s Apprentice: A Blues Memoir, has created the first of a few planned video previews of his book. Here he reads a few passages from his book, splicing these with photos and, of course, the harmonica: As he puts it: “This is a story about a white kid from the … More Mister Satan’s Apprentice: A Preview

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Paul Chaat Smith on Indigenous Politics

August 25, 2009

Paul Chaat Smith, author of Everything You Know about Indians Is Wrong, will appear on Indigenous Politics: From Native New England and Beyond, a radio program on WESU. For air time, click here. The show is hosted by Dr. J. Kehaulani Kauanui, an associate professor of American Studies and Anthropology at Wesleyan University. For those … More Paul Chaat Smith on Indigenous Politics

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