Fall/Winter Catalog Now Available

UPM's latest catalog, featuring books published between September and February, is now available to view online.

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Praise for Sam Peckinpah: Interviews

Gabrielle Murray has lengthy review of Sam Peckinpah: Interviews in the current issue of Senses of Cinema.

Sam Peckinpah: Interviews, edited by Kevin Hayes, features the combustible director discussing his best-known films, including the gory western The Wild Bunch, the unsettling and controversial Straw Dogs, and the crime thriller The Getaway.

In these conversations, Peckinpah's candor--about himself, filmmaking, studios, male/female relations, violence, and contemporary politics--provides a thoughtful portrait of a polarizing filmmaker.

A sample of Murray's review below:

Taken as a whole, the interviews sketch a progression – a life’s trajectory – that incorporates several phases, some easy to forget when confronted by the mythology of “Bloody Sam”. They also reveal his impulsiveness and the inconsistencies in his comments, particularly in relation to individuals with whom he worked.

The significance of the book is found in the way the interviews chart the director’s public persona through its development, peak and decline...the book also stands as a source for some of the best interviewers of the time.

Read the full review here.

All Music Titles on Sale

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture - it's a really stupid thing to want to do.

- Elvis Costello

I think it is safe to assume that Elvis Costello has never read a music title from UPM. If he had, there is no way he makes a statement like that. And now, reading about music makes more sense than ever.

All music titles from UPM are now 30%. This is a website-only price that wil be effective until Sept. 15. Click here to browse all titles on sale and save 30%.

This sale is not limited to backlist titles. All music titles are on sale. This means discounts on new frontlist titles, reduced prices on the American Made Music Series, as well as mark downs on the just-released titles Jazz Diplomacy, Great Spirits, Eddy Arnold, and Let the World Listen Right.

The three books by UPM author Tim Isbell that feature the battlefields of Gettysburg, Vicksburg and Corinth have taken him on a lot of journeys. Last December, that journey became connected with men and women serving our country right now.

Pictures from Isbell’s book Gettysburg: Sentinels of Stone were used in the Brian LaViolette Scholarship of Honor, which pays tribute to military heroes of the past while also recognizing high school seniors who enter military or community service. The inspiration for this recognition was based on the Congressional Medal of Honor which was established by Congress in 1862.

The scholarship of honor began in 1992 with one being given. Today, over 40 scholarships are presented. Isbell’s pictures will be part of a 30 minute documentary about the Scholarship of Honor. Twenty-four copies of Isbell’s book Gettysburg: Sentinels of Stone were presented to the feature speaker at the event as well as donors to the scholarship fund.

One of scholarships given is in honor of United States Marine Corps Eric McColley killed off the coast of Africa in a helicopter crash in 2006. McColley was from Gettysburg, Penn. Thanks to the effort of the Gettysburg community, a $40,000 endowment scholarship is in McColley’s honor at Gettysburg High School.

Anyone interested in donating or finding out more information about the Brian La Violette Scholarship of Honor can find the website at http://www.briansjourney.com/index.html