tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008105144222071412012-01-29T20:08:46.829-08:00University Press of MississippiCelebrating 40 YearsClint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.comBlogger1781100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-63490960790012422602012-01-27T09:53:00.000-08:002012-01-27T09:53:52.276-08:00Praise for That's Got 'EmThat's Got 'Em!: The Life and Music of Wilbur C. Sweatman by Mark Berresford was the given the 2011 ARSC award for Best Historical Research in Recorded Jazz.
Wilbur C. Sweatman (1882–1961) is one of the most important, yet unheralded, African American musicians involved in the transition of ragtime into jazz in the early twentieth century. That’s Got ‘Em! is the first full-length Sweatman Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-70668061408587614122012-01-25T14:44:00.000-08:002012-01-25T14:44:49.243-08:00Knowing Tennessee Williams<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-45625288441377023122012-01-20T07:39:00.000-08:002012-01-24T09:14:03.574-08:00Outstanding Academic TitlesDangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture by Jeffrey A. Brown has been named an Outstanding Academic Title list by CHOICE.
Dangerous Curves adresses the conflicted meanings associated with the figure of the action heroine as she has evolved in various media forms since the late 1980s. Brown interprets the action heroine as a representation of changing gender Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-82401332592872589192011-12-19T14:05:00.000-08:002011-12-19T14:05:06.486-08:00One Writer's Garden featured on Martha StewartAnn Patchett, novelist and bookstore owner, was a guest on The Martha Stewart Show on Friday. Patchett discussed her favorite books of the holiday season which included One Writer's Garden: Eudora Welty's Home Place. See the video below of Stewart and Patchett discussing the book.
Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-35432004365718725772011-11-16T12:36:00.000-08:002011-11-16T12:36:41.727-08:00UPM Fall BOOKFRIENDS PartyOn Sunday, November 20 from 3 – 5 p.m. the University Press of Mississippi will be holding its annual BOOKFRIENDS fall membership party at the Historic Fairview Inn. This year’s party will celebrate the new book One Writer’s Garden: Eudora Welty’s Home Place.
One Writer’s Garden is an exploration of the garden Welty tended with her mother and how that work affected her writing. Speaking and Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-79331190797837193192011-11-03T14:44:00.000-07:002011-11-04T08:00:29.415-07:00Louisiana Book FestivalLast weekend's Louisiana Book Festival was well-attended by UPM authors and staffers. In addition to the readings and author talks we were able to capture several authors on film talking about their books.
Go to here for a treasure trove of UPM author videos.
Below is Brannon Costello, editor of Howard Chaykin: Conversations, fittingly, having a conversation with Howard Chaykin. Warning: the Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-36821382723892827202011-10-31T08:09:00.000-07:002011-10-31T08:09:21.860-07:00Spooky Scary: Ghost Stories From the Mississippi RiverNo plans for Halloween? Worn out from a weekend of Halloween activities? Turn your porch light off and check out this collection of ghost stories all centered on the Mississippi River.
Ghosts Along the Mississippi River is the first book-length collection of ghost tales from the small towns and bustling cities that have grown up along its banks. Noted Southern ghost expert Alan Brown (Ghost Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-46452668713924996582011-10-28T13:29:00.000-07:002011-10-28T13:29:09.428-07:00Buy This Book Or Else...John Waters give a ringing endorsement for the new book John Waters: Interviews and has some strong words for anyone thinking about not buying it.
Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-69264691546613614132011-10-12T13:14:00.000-07:002011-10-12T13:14:45.973-07:00Mississippi’s Next Poet LaureateFour Mississippi cultural agencies have been authorized by Governor Haley Barbour and the State of Mississippi to be the selection panel for individuals to be considered as the next Poet Laureate of Mississippi. The Mississippi Arts Commission, the Mississippi Library Commission, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and the Mississippi Humanities Council, in partnership with Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-3299464570567136062011-08-30T07:21:00.000-07:002011-08-30T07:21:46.481-07:00Now Showing: The Gorilla Man and The Empress of SteakRandy Fertel’s The Gorilla Man and the Empress of Steak: A New Orleans Family Memoir is a poignant and bittersweet portrait of one of New Orleans’ most legendary families, as well as the famous steak house that bears their name.
Below in the official book trailer for The Gorilla Man you can see Randy's storytelling on display. This book will be available from UPM in October. Read more at Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-15461485888736406302011-08-18T08:40:00.000-07:002011-08-18T08:40:28.751-07:00The Bookalicious Future of Print Books
The "Bookalicious" department at Lorelei Books in Vicksburg
The following is a guest post from Laura Weeks, owner of Lorelei Books in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
For independent booksellers, our independence is indeed the virtue which sets us apart from other brick-and-mortar bookstores. This is validated daily by proclamations from customers: “Oh! I’m in a book boutique!” “Such a great Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-35371697568141836692011-07-14T10:25:00.000-07:002011-07-14T10:25:52.700-07:00Cancelled Soap Operas Given New LifeRecently, it was announced that longtime ABC Soaps 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live' that were recently slated for cancellation in September will continue online. The following is a guest post from C. Lee Harrington, co-editor of the Survival of the Soap Opera: Transformations for a New Media Era.
<!--[if gte mso 9]> 800x600 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-19129605919365610922011-07-12T11:28:00.000-07:002011-07-12T11:28:18.360-07:00The Life and Times of Mississippi John HurtMississippi John Hurt remains one of the most popular musicians of pre-war country blues.His intricate and lively style made him the most sought-after musician among the many talents the revival brought to light.
Mississippi John Hurt: His Life, His Times, His Blues the first biography of this legendary bluesman. Author Philip Ratcliffe story is laced with anecdotes from Hurt’s childhood and Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-77088317638698848702011-07-08T13:20:00.000-07:002011-07-08T13:20:59.343-07:00New In JulyThe following titles are out from UPM this month. All books are currently available.
Confederates in the Tropics: Charles Swett's Travelogue of 1868
By Sharon Hartman Strom and Frederick Stirton Weaver
Conversations with Michael Crichton
Edited by Michael Golla
I'm Feeling the Blues Right Now: Blues Tourism and the Mississippi Delta
By Stephen A. King
Legend Tripping Online: Supernatural Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-21179375293781580622011-07-06T07:10:00.000-07:002011-07-06T08:18:20.127-07:00On the Horizon: The Gorilla Man and the Empress of SteakRandy Fertel’s The Gorilla Man and the Empress of Steak: A New Orleans Family Memoir is a poignant and bittersweet portrait of one of New Orleans’ most legendary families, as well as the famous steak house that bears their name.
A masterful storyteller, Fertel weaves the larger-than-life stories of his parents – Ruth, founder of Ruth’s Chris, and Rodney, known as “The Gorilla Man” for his Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-18018600919353288202011-06-16T08:37:00.000-07:002011-06-16T09:03:28.711-07:00Panther Tract signed copies make a one-of-a-kind giftDo you have an outdoorsman or hunter in the family who is hard to buy for?
Select Mississippi bookstores have a signed gift, perfect for Father’s Day or any occasion when you wish to give the sportsman or sportswoman something special.
It’s Melody Golding’s new collection of photographs and voices from the rough and rowdy world of wild boar hunting—Panther Tract: Wild Boar Hunting in the Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-36963451346128195732011-06-01T08:34:00.000-07:002011-06-01T08:34:44.769-07:00Mississippi and Louisiana Bookstores in a Digital Age As UPM has adapted to customer demand for electronic books, we have added ten new channels for our content in the last twelve months. We currently sell electronic books and author content through outlets casual readers will recognize, such as the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes & Noble NOOK. And we advance the work of our authors into libraries and classrooms through lesser-known devices and Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-51109256951746266772011-05-26T09:01:00.000-07:002011-05-26T09:01:26.295-07:00Praise for Civil War HumorIn Civil War Humor, Cameron Nickels examines the various forms of comedic popular artifacts produced in America from 1861 to 1865. This is the first book to examine humorous popular culture produced during and about the Civil War.
The book features over 60 reproductions of illustrations and 30 complete texts that were created during the war, and provides close readings of these materials. The Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-76314603096821293602011-05-20T09:42:00.000-07:002011-05-20T09:42:51.656-07:00Mississippi's Disappearing TreasuresThe following is a guest post from UPM author Mary Carol Miller.
Twenty years ago, I was elbow-deep in an old filing cabinet at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, trolling for tidbits on Vicksburg’s antebellum architecture. One thin red folder, marked “Shamrock,” yielded a solitary 1935 snapshot of a remarkable mansion, obviously empty and only a step ahead of the wrecking ballClint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-18943645597825408912011-05-17T13:02:00.000-07:002011-05-17T13:18:32.167-07:00Respite from the flood found in book eventsThe following is a guest post from UPM author Melody Golding.
First, I would sincerely like to thank everyone for their support of my new book Panther Tract: Wild Boar Hunting in the Mississippi Delta, just released by University Press of Mississippi. There have been eight fantastic events so far and there will be more scheduled to look forward to. At each book event, I bring a wild boar head -Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-73684124687729172412011-05-02T13:41:00.000-07:002011-05-02T13:41:06.084-07:00A Day at the Air and Space MuseumWolfgang Samuel is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and the author of several UPM titles. He lives in Fairfax Station, Virginia and makes regular appearances at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. What follows is a guest post and his experience and seems particularly fitting today.
I sign books three times a week at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum as well as the Steven FClint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-68474493483134186112011-04-20T08:21:00.000-07:002011-04-20T08:21:30.146-07:00On the Horizon: Larry Brown, A Writer's LifeLarry Brown: A Writer’s Life is the first biography of Mississippi’s self-taught writer who redefined southern fiction. Larry Brown's (1951–2004) path to success was unique in the fact that he was neither a product of a writing program, nor did he teach at one. In fact, he did not even attend college. His innate talent, his immersion in the life of north Mississippi, and his determination led himClint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-38512742888890807472011-04-06T09:00:00.000-07:002011-04-06T09:00:17.286-07:00April Events at UPMMark your calendar for UPM author events this month. If you missed Michael Ballard or Teressa Nicholas last month, you have plenty of chances to make up for it this month. Also, Melody Golding's book tour and signing parties kick off this month.
Saturday, April 9, 1- 3 p.m.Michael B. Ballard will talk about and sign The Civil War in Mississippi: Major Campaigns and Battles at Barnes & Noble in Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-57344873327281176972011-04-04T08:48:00.000-07:002011-04-04T08:48:29.265-07:00Manning Marable, 1950 - 2011On Friday, UPM mourned the passing of author Manning Marable. He was 60. Marable is the author of Race, Reform, and Rebellion: The Second Reconstruction, 1945- 1982. The 2nd and 3rd editions of this work were published by UPM and eventually updated through 2006.
UPM director emeritus Seetha Srinivasan had the privilege of working closely with Marable. “Manning was a complete professional, and itClint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-27494299439560038352011-03-30T14:44:00.000-07:002011-03-30T14:44:54.194-07:00Comics Day at UPMThe latest issue of ImageText:Interdisciplinary Comics Studies is available online now and features reviews of four UPM titles. ImageText is published by the English Department at the University of Florida and is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of comics and related media. The journal is peer-reviewed, open access and content is available free of charge.
A wide swath of the UPM comicsClint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-60497470180132683812011-03-15T13:34:00.000-07:002011-03-15T13:38:09.864-07:00New Book and Excerpt: Buryin' DaddyA descendant of Lebanese Catholic immigrants on her father’s side and Baptist sharecroppers on her mother’s, Teresa Nicholas endured a southern upbringing with an unusual inflection . In her memoir, Buryin’ Daddy: Putting My Lebanese, Catholic, Southern Baptist Childhood to Rest, the author recalls her charmed early childhood in the late 1950s, when she and her family live with her grandparents Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-13054431489763914132011-03-03T09:35:00.000-08:002011-03-03T09:46:55.201-08:00New Book: Louisiana RamblesUPM's Louisiana travel expert-in-residence Ian McNulty is back this month with a new book. Louisiana Rambles: Exploring America's Cajun and Creole Heartland is an experiential travel narrative and guide to south Louisiana.
McNulty (A Season of Night: New Orleans Life after Katrina) takes readers along on this quest to get to the essence of what makes south Louisiana so captivating, so unique and Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-1349471526268153662011-03-01T09:53:00.000-08:002011-03-01T09:53:54.807-08:00March Events at UPMMark your calendar for UPM author events this month.
Friday, March 18, 4 - 6 p.m.Michael B. Ballard will talk about and sign Civil War in Mississippi: Major Campaigns and Battles at Lorelei Books in Vicksburg, MS.
Saturday, March 19, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.Michael B. Ballard will talk about and sign The Civil War in Mississippi: Major Campaigns and Battles at Vicksburg National Military Park.
ThursdayClint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-57074930874493347452011-02-24T13:46:00.000-08:002011-02-24T13:46:08.350-08:00Praise for Joe McBridePaul Brunick has a great piece at Moving Image Source on Joseph McBride's trio of "doorstop" filmmaker biographies.
I am referring of course to Searching for John Ford, Frank Capra: The Catastrophe of Success, and Steven Spielberg: A Biography, Second Edition which are all available from UPM.
McBride is a leading film historian and scholar. He is currently associate professor in the cinema Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-50154416849284051962011-02-22T13:54:00.000-08:002011-02-22T13:54:16.956-08:00Book of the Year Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities, has been awarded the 2011 Humanities Book of the Year award from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.
The prize committee noted the editor's "masterful job in compiling an educational and reference resource based on thorough scholarship. This Dictionary of Louisiana French is indispensible to theClint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-84779255570254169562011-02-18T13:35:00.000-08:002011-02-18T13:35:36.216-08:00Praise for The Survival of Soap OperaTV soap operas have been derided, mocked, loved, and appreciated in equal measure since their appearance. Now, when the genre is at a turning point, The Survival of Soap Opera investigates the causes of soaps’ dwindling popularity, describes soaps’ impact on TV and new media culture, and gleans lessons from soaps’ complex history and ponders the relevance for the future of the popular Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-26017267889128157942011-02-01T15:44:00.000-08:002011-02-01T15:44:35.182-08:00On the Horizon: Panther TractPanther Tract: Wild Boar Hunting in the Mississippi Delta by Melody Golding (Katrina: Mississippi Women Remember) features over 150 color photographs and tales that magnify the tradition-rich lore of dogs, horses, and hunters pursuing wild boar.Golding presents readers with an insider’s observance of extraordinary hunting, southern hospitality, camaraderie, and the love of dogs, horses, and hair Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-6854777680820504652011-01-26T13:39:00.000-08:002011-01-26T13:39:45.884-08:00New Book: Glorious Days and NightsGlorious Days and Nights is a personal account of the jazz photographer Herb Snitzer, with a special focus on his years in New York City from 1957 to 1964. A photojournalist for Life, Look, and Fortune, Snitzer was the photo editor and later associate editor of the influential jazz magazine Metronome.
In the memoir, Snitzer recalls what it was like to go on the road with these musicians. His Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-55450528295253239602011-01-20T15:29:00.000-08:002011-01-21T16:08:42.278-08:00Outstanding Academic TitlesThree University Press of Mississippi titles have been named to the latest Outstanding Academic Title list from Choice. The 2010 selections from UPM are:
Unexpected Places: Relocating Nineteenth-Century African American Literature by Eric Gardner. Gardner recovers the work of early African American authors and editors such as Weaver who have been left off maps drawn by historians and literaryClint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-9145456922971463052010-10-20T12:50:00.000-07:002010-10-20T12:51:01.274-07:00Praise for Oraien CatledgeChad Radford, art critic at Creative Loafing Atlanta, recently reviewed Oraien Catledge: Photographs. Radford takes a long look at the Atlanta suburb that transformed Catledge into the photographer that is showcased in UPM's collection.
Radford explicitly draws the connection out saying:Catledge’s photos are a concrete link to that past, but this book doesn’t attempt to present the work as an Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-41578815934542348242010-10-15T13:55:00.000-07:002010-10-15T13:55:59.919-07:00A Chat with Jim LoewenJames W. Loewen is the co-editor of The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader: The "Great Truth" about the "Lost Cause."
Loewen was in Jackson earlier this week for a book signing at Lemuria. While he was in town he made a special visit to our office and we took full advantage of this opportunity. We recorded a brief interview with Jim about his new book.
Click through the jump to see the video Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-19095803059046765362010-10-01T08:20:00.000-07:002010-10-01T08:21:11.810-07:00October Events at UPMToday is October 1. Time to pay bills, stock up on Halloween candy, and make plans to meet your favorite UPM authors. And readers will have plenty of chances this month to have UPMs newest fall offerings signed by the author.
A full October events schedule is after the jump.
Saturday, October 2, 11 a.m.
Hunter Cole will talk about and sign The Legs Murder Scandal at Baptist Bible & Book Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-47783473405555924762010-09-28T12:32:00.000-07:002010-09-28T12:32:54.224-07:00Casual Questions with Gordon MartinGordon A. Martin, Jr., is the author of Count Them One by One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote. This book is a personal account of one lawyer’s involvement in the groundbreaking voter discrimination case United States v. Lynd.
Martin is a retired trial judge and an adjunct professor at New England School of Law. Count Them One by One is now available from UPM.What was your Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-82362358560545510892010-09-23T14:43:00.000-07:002010-09-23T14:44:30.942-07:00Praise For: Down on the BattureMichael Grunwald, a senior national correspondent for Time Magazine, has penned a very provocative review of Oliver Houck's Down on the Batture for The Book - an online review at The New Republic.Grunwald, himself a student of endangered ecosystems himself, had some very complimentary things to say about Houck and his treatment of the batture.
A soundbyte:Houck’s Down on the Batture because it Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-82565314676048739282010-09-15T15:34:00.000-07:002010-09-15T15:34:42.834-07:00New Book: Sacred LightTourists may crowd the famous European cathedrals such as Notre Dame in Paris and Westminster Abbey in London. Yet the splendors of local churches in America all too often remain cloistered and unheralded. Renowned photographer A. J. Meek corrects this oversight for at least one region of the nation, Louisiana, which happens to feature a great many beautiful and long-standing holy places.
In Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-7663654803945000742010-09-10T08:45:00.000-07:002010-09-10T08:45:59.667-07:00Q&A with Cameron NickelsCameron C. Nickels of Staunton, Virginia is professor emeritus of English at James Madison University and the author of the recently published Civil War Humor. In his thorough account of wartime humor, Nickels studied broadsides, newspaper journalism, sheet music covers, lithographs, political cartoons, light verse, printed envelopes, comic valentines, humor magazines, and penny dreadfuls both Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-15819546709723965872010-09-07T14:51:00.000-07:002010-09-07T14:51:20.251-07:00New Book: Legs Murder ScandalThe Legs Murder Scandal, written by former UPM marketing manager Hunter Cole, is the full story of "Mississippi's Lizzie Borden."
Touted as the most sensational crime in Mississippi history at the time, the Legs Murder of 1935 is almost entirely forgotten today, and the controversial outcome decided by an unsophisticated jury has been left distorted by ambiguity.
Some quick background on the Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-41721386412757716122010-08-26T10:41:00.000-07:002010-08-26T10:43:36.423-07:00Ellis Anderson on MPB's WritersEllis Anderson, author of Under Surge, Under Siege: The Odyssey of Bay St. Louis and Katrina, will be featured on tonight's brand new episode of Writers. The show airs at 9:00 p.m. on Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Ellis will be joined on this Hurricane Katrina-themed episode by Stan Tiner (Editor of the Biloxi Sun Herald) and Tom Piazza (City of Refuge). Watch the episode trailer after the Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-16667283552551046522010-07-26T10:15:00.000-07:002010-07-26T10:15:17.181-07:00On the Horizon: Brother SoulsJohn Clellon Holmes met Jack Kerouac on a hot New York City weekend in 1948, and until the end of Kerouac's life they were--in Holmes's words--"Brother-Souls." And from 1948 to 1951, Holmes ands Kerouac met almost daily. These two ambitious writers, Holmes and Kerouac, shared days and nights arguing over what writing should be, wandering from one explosive party to the next, and hanging on theClint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-4787936267064546292010-07-21T15:35:00.000-07:002010-07-21T15:35:35.860-07:00Book Signing: Weapons of MississipppiKevin Dougherty will be talking about and signing copies of his new book, Weapons of Mississippi, on Saturday, July 24 from 2 - 4 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble in Gulfport.
Weapons of Mississippi examines the roles weapons have played in twelve phases of state history. Dougherty, a history professor at the University of Southern Mississippi, not only offers technical background for these devices ofClint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-51330914509304759842010-07-14T13:59:00.000-07:002010-07-14T13:59:25.680-07:00Casual Questions with David Burleyof David Burley is the author of Losing Ground: Identity and Land Loss in Coastal Louisiana. Losing Ground is a collection of
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p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal,Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-18259762033530348052010-07-12T08:49:00.000-07:002010-07-12T08:49:23.605-07:00Comic Artist Harvey Pekar Dies at 70Noted comics creator was found dead early this morning at his home in Cleveland.There is no cause of death at this time.
Pekar's best known work, American Splendor, is the longest-running, and arguably the most influential, autobiographical comic book series produced in America. The series served as the basis for the 2003 movie adaptation starring Paul Giamatti as Pekar.
In 2008 Pekar was Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-5219634372364363262010-07-08T09:15:00.000-07:002010-07-08T09:15:17.836-07:00Under Surge, Under SiegeEllis Anderson survived Hurricane Katrina in her town of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and stayed there through all of the hardships to rebuild. Under Surge, Under Siege is her story of a coastal town told in the gripping, moving terms only a current resident still fighting for and living in the community can wield.
Under Surge, Under Siege is now available from UPM. For excerpts, images, and an Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-78043108682992175972010-06-29T14:58:00.000-07:002010-06-29T15:02:49.786-07:00The Last Lawyer wins Scribes 2010 Book AwardScribes: The American Society of Legal Writers has awarded their 2010 Book Award to The Last Lawyer: The Fight to Save Death Row Inmates by John Temple. Scribes was founded in 1953 with the goal of recognizing legal writers and improving legal writing. And since 1961, Scribes has presented an annual award for the best work of legal scholarship published during the previous year.
The Last Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-88778241232191834262010-06-08T14:23:00.000-07:002010-06-08T14:23:34.768-07:00Fall Catalog now Available Online
UPM's latest catalog, featuring books published between September and February, is now available to view online.
Read about upcoming titles here or download and flip through the catalog here.
Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-62629766794540796932010-06-04T14:18:00.000-07:002010-06-04T14:20:43.597-07:00Oliver Houck on the RadioEarlier this week Oliver Houck, the author of Down on the Batture, was a guest on WWNO's "The Sound of Books" hosted by Fred Kasten.
Down on the Batture describes the ordinary and extraordinary things found in this forgotten stretch of woods along the banks of the Mississippi just upstream of New Orleans. The book consists of thirty-eight nonfiction essays, each with its own theme but Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-23929270776449422142010-05-28T13:08:00.000-07:002010-05-28T13:10:57.897-07:00Happy Memorial Day from UPMMemorial Day originated as a federal holiday to commemorate U.S. men and women who died while in military service. Over time, this has evolved into an excuse for the first barbecue and pool party of the summer.
But, for readers interested in honoring the original, intended spirit of Memorial Day can celebrate by picking up one of UPM's titles most befitting of the holiday - Americans at War by Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-85786824250332864742010-05-25T14:11:00.000-07:002010-05-25T14:12:56.226-07:00Casual Questions with Oliver HouckOliver Houck is the author of Down on the Batture. For those that don't know, a batture is the stretch of land found between a river at low-water stage and the levee. This term is most commonly used to describe the lower Mississippi River—a rim of sand, mud, and trees.
Down on the Batture describes the ordinary and extraordinary things found in this forgotten stretch of woods along the banks of Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-38923691395466325072010-05-19T13:25:00.000-07:002010-05-19T13:25:24.695-07:00New Book: Drawing FranceIn France, Belgium, and other Francophone countries, the comic strip–called bande dessinée (BD) in French–has long been considered a major art form capable of addressing cultural issues. Graphic narratives were deemed worthy of canonization and critical study for decades before the academy and the press embraced comics in the United States.
The place that BD holds in the culture today, however, Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-63176557062922552912010-05-10T14:32:00.000-07:002010-05-10T14:34:36.510-07:00Lost Churches of MississippiLost Churches of Mississippi is a collection of archival photographs, postcards, and drawings of more than one hundred notable churches and synagogues fallen to fire, disaster, development, or neglect. Constructed primarily from the mid-1800s through the early 1900s, these places of worship were often among the most visually prominent and architecturally striking buildings in Mississippi. Storms,Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-4504083829403423702010-05-06T11:32:00.000-07:002010-05-06T11:32:49.857-07:00On the Horizon: Under Surge, Under SiegeIn August 2005, Hurricane Katrina tore into Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, raking away lives, buildings, and livelihoods in a place known for its picturesque, coastal views; its laid-back, artsy downtown; and its deep-dyed Southern cordiality.
In Under Surge, Under Siege: The Odyssey of Bay St. Louis and Katrina Ellis Anderson, who rode out the storm in her Bay St. Louis home and sheltered many Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-64196444245491042072010-04-30T13:25:00.000-07:002010-04-30T13:26:50.245-07:00New Book: Beyond ParadiseBeyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro by André Soares is the biography of the first Latin American to become a superstar in Hollywood. Indeed, Ramon Novarro was for years one of Hollywood's top actors tarring in now-classic films, including The Student Prince, Mata Hari, and the original version of Ben-Hur.
One of MGM's biggest box office attractions, he shared the screen with the era's top Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-4755267659856571042010-04-27T15:44:00.000-07:002010-04-27T15:46:04.480-07:00Praise for My Life with Charlie BrownMy Life with Charlie Brown is a collection of the major prose writings of Charles Schulz, best known as the creator of Peanuts. Schulz (1922-2000) left behind scores of great nonfiction writing about his craft, America, religion, the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, and of course Charlie Brown.
James Rosen found similar value in the essay collection and penned a nice review in Sunday's Washington Post.
.Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-10387014733957581302010-04-22T09:53:00.000-07:002010-04-22T09:53:24.184-07:00Christopher Mauer on the Mississippi Arts HourLast weekend Christopher Mauer, author of Dreaming in Clay on the Coast of Mississippi, was a guest on the Mississippi Arts Hour with Larry Morrisey. Dreaming in Clay is the story of Shearwater Pottery and the Anderson family's artful enterprise.
Backed by his mother's passion for art, Peter Anderson, the oldest of the three Anderson boys, founded Shearwater Pottery. Yearning "to make Shearwater Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-86931804739296915482010-04-15T11:55:00.000-07:002010-04-15T11:55:57.666-07:00New Book: Mississippi in the Civil WarMississippi in the Civil War: The Home Front, the newest addition to the Heritage of Mississippi series, examines the state’s civilian populace during the Civil War. Author Timothy B. Smith explores the dual paradigm of Mississippi’s Civil War defeat from both outward and inward sources.
Coming from the outside, Mississippi’s military defeat and devastation was complete, with the Union army Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-41250537454782398442010-04-07T13:12:00.000-07:002010-04-07T14:25:54.969-07:00Casual Questions with Scott EllisScott Ellis is the author of Madame Vieux Carre: The French Quarter in the Twentieth Century. The book presents a holistic history of New Orleans’ French Quarter (Vieux Carré) with an emphasis on social history in the years 1900-2007.
Ellis is an independent researcher living in Panama City, Florida. Ellis will be back in New Orleans and signing copies of his book at Faulkner House Books on Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-66636861809401672822010-04-05T07:12:00.000-07:002010-04-05T07:14:24.382-07:00Play it Smart on Opening Day26 Major League Baseball teams open their season today as baseball season begins in earnest. Fans that can't get away from the office for a day game should pick up Robert Lewis' Smart Ball: Marketing the Myth and Managing the Reality of Major League Baseball.
No better time than opening day to read up on Major League Baseball’s historical evolution as a sport, a domestic monopoly, and an Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-18483007348248879802010-03-31T16:20:00.000-07:002010-04-05T07:14:48.239-07:00On the Horizon: Oraien Catledge PhotographsOraien Catledge: Photographs is a celebration of a life's work in fine art photography. This collection of 70 black and white photographs, featuring an introduction from Richard Ford as well as an interview with Catledge, will be available from UPM in August.
Catledge was born in Sumner, Mississippi, in 1928, and came to his photographer’s vocation near the end of a long career as a social Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-60467229267342855882010-03-25T14:29:00.000-07:002010-04-05T07:15:23.567-07:00New Book: My Life with Charlie BrownWhile best known as the creator of Peanuts, Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000) left behind scores of great nonfiction writing about his craft, America, religion, the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, and of course Charlie Brown. Despite his chosen profession as a cartoonist, Schulz was a thoughtful and precise prose writer who knew how to explain his craft in clear and engaging ways.
Along with 25 b&w Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-84915948482931624792010-03-09T15:07:00.000-08:002010-04-05T07:15:37.677-07:00UPM Turns 40On Saturday, March 6, the University Press of Mississippi celebrated its 40th anniversary with an afternoon picnic held during the Oxford Conference for the Book. The day’s events culminated with a book signing and toast to UPM at Square Books in Oxford. These events were a kickoff to a year-long celebration of UPM’s 40 years of publishing.
The afternoon picnic was attended by festival-goers, UPMClint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-34028899390624083562010-03-08T15:20:00.000-08:002010-04-05T07:15:57.931-07:00New Book: Inside the Hollywood Fan MagazineAnthony Slide's Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine: A History of Star Makers, Fabricators, and Gossip Mongers provides the definitive history of a little known artifact. The book charts the development of the fan magazine from the golden years when Motion Picture Story Magazine and Photoplay first appeared in 1911 to its decline into provocative headlines and titillation in the 1960s and Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-59596301247328258632010-03-03T14:13:00.000-08:002010-03-03T14:15:42.876-08:00Casual Questions with Roben JonesRoben Jones is the author of Memphis Boys: The Story of American Studio. The book chronicles the story of the American Studios rhythm section from 1964, when the group occasionally began working together, until 1972, when studio boss Chip Moman shut down the studio and moved the entire operation to Atlanta.
Roben Jones lives in Gallipolis, Ohio and has published poetry in various magazines Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-66089103306712466002010-03-02T08:06:00.000-08:002010-03-03T13:54:43.760-08:00Mississippi Author Barry Hannah dies at 67Noted Mississippi author Barry Hannah passed away Monday afternoon at his home in Oxford, Miss. He was 67.
Hannah was a leading figure in contemporary American literature and was the author of Geronimo Rex, Airships, Ray, Bats Out of Hell, High Lonesome, and Yonder Stands Your Orphan among several others.
He was unquestionably one of our state's greatest writers," said Richard Howorth, a Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-65293585270753156312010-03-01T15:33:00.000-08:002010-03-01T15:34:35.267-08:00Stories of O: Oprah's Culture IndustriesKimberly Springer, co-editor of Stories of Oprah: The Oprahfication of American Culture, recenlty curated a Oprah-themed presentation at In Media Res.
Below is Springer's curator's note which raises several questions and touches on the same issues that are discussed in the book. Also, below the jump is a video clip that speaks to Oprah's omnipresence.
Why do Americans care so much about Oprah,Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-77281844804790662822010-02-22T13:12:00.000-08:002010-03-01T15:35:12.142-08:00Praise for: Madame Vieux CarreJohn Sledge has a great review of Scott Ellis' Madame Vieux Carré: The French Quarter in the Twentieth Century in yesterday's Mobile Press-Register.
In the book, Ellis, a French Quarter resident from 1975 to 1987, presents the social and political history of this famous district as it evolved from 1900 through the beginning of the twenty-first century.
A sample from Sledge's Southern Bound Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-58419599019373015392010-02-19T15:56:00.000-08:002010-03-01T15:35:28.054-08:00On the Horizon: MuzikMafiaDavid Pruett's MuzikMafia: From the Local Nashville Scene to the National Mainstream details the formation, meteoric rise, and the subsequent break up of a unique musical collective.
This well-known collective of Nashville artists, including Gretchen Wilson and Big & Rich, suddenly appeared on the national stage in 2004 with platinum-selling albums, numerous industry awards, and widespread Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-17209438774244652782010-02-15T15:54:00.000-08:002010-03-01T15:35:47.192-08:00Praise for Lewis Hine as Social CriticScotty Kirkland, a correspondent with the Mobile Press-Register, has a good review of Kate Sampsell-Willmann's Lewis Hine as Social Critic.
Kirkland notes that Hine made several trips to the gulf coast and his photo subjects included laborers in Mobile and Biloxi, Miss. Kirkland commends Sampsell-Willmann for bringing this subject to light.
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UPM's latest catalog, featuring books published between March and August, is now available to view online.
View current and upcoming titles here and download the entire catalog here.
Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-37866586131224422042010-02-03T13:21:00.000-08:002010-02-03T13:25:24.624-08:00Casual Questions with Paul Martin LesterPaul Martin Lester is the author of On Floods and Photo-Ops: How Herbert Hoover and George W. Bush Exploited Catastrophes.
Lester is a professor of communications at California State University, Fullerton. He is the author of Visual Communication: Images with Messages and Photojournalism: An Ethical Approach and coeditor of Images That Injure: Pictorial Stereotypes in the Media. What was your Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-48333264527177103952010-02-01T16:10:00.000-08:002010-02-02T07:28:05.348-08:00Black History Month at UPMToday, February 1, marks the beginning of Black History Month. Several UPM titles demonstrate the accomplishments of African Americans.
All African American studies titles will be discounted 20% for the entire month of February. This discount is available only through our website. Books on sale includes not only history books, but several volumes from our Conversations Series as well as Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-83160427347900579922010-01-29T09:09:00.000-08:002010-02-01T16:10:48.170-08:00On the Horizon: My Life With Charlie Brown
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font-size:Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-70013424315302474762010-01-26T15:55:00.000-08:002010-02-01T16:11:13.004-08:00Errol Morris Received Interview Tips from Harvey Weinstein
It seems the latest addition to UPM's Conversations with Filmmakers Series wasn't always a great interview subject. Apparently there was a time when Errol Morris needed some encouragement and advice on how to talk about himself and his films. Luckily for us he eventually figured it out. Readers can view the progress for themselves by picking up a copy of Errol Morris: Interviews.
This story Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-34514775329512508252010-01-22T15:20:00.000-08:002010-02-01T16:11:25.483-08:00New Book: Madame Vieux Carre
Celebrated in media and myth, New Orleans's French Quarter (Vieux Carré) was the original settlement of what became the city of New Orleans. Although the Vieux Carré has been marketed as a free-wheeling, boozy tourist concept, it exists on many levels for many groups, some with competing agendas.
In Madame Vieux Carré, Scott S. Ellis (a former French Quarter resident) presents the social and Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-84723066833278165362010-01-20T07:28:00.001-08:002010-02-01T16:11:37.883-08:00Praise for A Comics Studies Reader
A Comics Studies Reader has just been named winner of the 2009 Peter C. Rollins Book Award by the Southwest Texas Popular/American Culture Association. This prize is awarded annually for the best book in popular culture studies and/or American culture studies.
Editors, Jeet Heer and Kent Worcester have been honored for their exemplary work in the popular culture field. Designed to reward Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-19618364104910389212010-01-15T09:50:00.000-08:002010-01-15T09:50:38.541-08:00Yabby You is Gone
Reggae artist Vivian 'Yabby You' Jackson died in Jamaica 2 days ago, aged 63.
Below, UPM author Randall Grass (Great Spirits: Portraits of Life-Changing World Music Artists) offers his thoughts on the life and career of Yabby You. Grass' book offers a more detailed presentation of You in a chapter titled "Yabby You: The Jesus Dread."
Yabby You was one of the most spiritual people I've ever Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-23352875522955670532010-01-08T15:36:00.000-08:002010-02-02T07:19:27.874-08:00New Book: Of Comics and Men
Originally published in France and long sought in English translation, Jean-Paul Gabilliet's Of Comics and Men: A Cultural History of American Comic Books documents the rise and development of the American comic book industry from the 1930s to the present.
A thorough introduction by translators and comics scholars Bart Beaty and Nick Nguyen brings the book up to date with explorations of the Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-77358672327346041192010-01-06T08:24:00.000-08:002010-01-06T08:26:33.492-08:00On the Wall Named Outstanding Academic Title
On the Wall: Four Decades of Community Murals in New York City has been chosen as a 2009 Outstanding Academic Title from Choice.
This collection of neighborhood art by Janet Braun-Reintz and Jane Weissman collects 150 color images and offers an aesthetic perspective on New York's community murals in a lively and perceptive history.
These outstanding works have been selected for their Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-61622367303305521492009-12-08T12:58:00.000-08:002009-12-08T13:04:11.089-08:00Dictionary of Louisiana French
Mary Tutwiler of The Independent in Lafayette, Louisiana has a nice piece on UPM's newly released Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole and American Indian Communities. Tutwiler speaks with Dictionary assistant editor Amanda LaFleur about the research, fieldwork, and the practical uses of Louisiana-French dictionary.
The Dictionary of Louisiana French provides the riches Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-52451669341034327562009-11-24T12:29:00.000-08:002009-11-24T12:34:49.914-08:00Praise for The Last Lawyer
Rege Behe of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review gives a nice overview of John Temple's The Last Lawyer. The book, described by Behe as "often riveting," follows the true inside story of Ken Rose's decade-long of a death row inmate.
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Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-47936352707133085022009-11-05T07:37:00.000-08:002009-11-06T07:23:41.818-08:00UPM Fall BOOKFRIENDS Party Announced
On Sunday, November 22 from 3–5 p.m. the University Press of Mississippi will be holding its annual BOOKFRIENDS fall membership party at The Auditorium Restaurant at the Duling School. This year’s party will honor the memory of Willie Morris on the seventy-fifth anniversary of his birth.
To mark the occasion UPM is featuring a new, limited edition of the quintessential Morris essay, My Two Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-39052203064217915102009-11-02T08:08:00.000-08:002009-11-06T07:24:23.826-08:00Praise for Lost Plantations of the South
John Sledge had a great piece in yesterday's Mobile Press-Register about Marc Matrana's latest book, Lost Plantations of the South. Matrana's book is an illustrated history of grand plantation homes that have been lost to war, disaster, and neglect. Sledge notes that Matrana's exploration of plantation homes is "well-written, accessible and free from academic or architectural jargon."
An Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-53743228074256165322009-10-30T13:08:00.000-07:002009-10-30T13:10:21.497-07:00Happy HalloweenHalloween is tomorrow. Some people, mostly children and the parents that steal their candy, count this among their favorite holidays. But not everyone goes all in for candy and costumes.
For our readers who don't feel like trick-or-treating or dressing up or even a trip to the video store, we say there is no shame in staying home with a good book. In fact, UPM has several titles that will stillClint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-81022536911276263862009-10-28T14:33:00.000-07:002009-10-29T09:38:03.709-07:00Legend of the Free State of Jones
A maverick, unionist district in the heart of the Old South? A notorious county that seceded from the Confederacy? This is how Jones County, Mississippi, is known in myth and legend.
Legend of the Free State of Jones by Rudy Leverett was the first, authoritative explanation of just what did happen in Jones County in 1864 to give rise to the legend. Originally published in 1984, this book Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-69327685664451778502009-10-15T08:19:00.000-07:002009-10-29T09:39:58.777-07:00Jack Reed Still Finding Time to SpeakYesterday UPM author Jack Reed read from his book and shared his experiences during the "History is Lunch" program sponsored by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Reed's book, A Time to Speak, brings together more than a dozen of Reed's speeches over a fifty-year period (1956-2007). The Tupelo businessman discusses the events surrounding his talks about race relations within his Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-62376363521770789652009-10-14T13:50:00.000-07:002009-10-14T13:53:47.426-07:00American Made Playlists: The Beat
The Beat!: Go-Go Music from Washington, D.C. explores the musical, social, and cultural phenomenon of the distinctive musical sound that is indigenous to D.C. Authors Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr., place go-go within the larger context of black popular music made since the middle 1970s.
To the initiated, go-go is easily recognizable by its super-charged drumming and vocal Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-80531768581161615652009-10-08T08:50:00.000-07:002009-10-29T09:40:20.926-07:00Beep, Beep: The Roadrunner StoryMartha Sigall is the author of Living Life inside the Lines: Tales from the Golden Age of Animation. This book is a behind the scenes at the makings of classic cartoons from Warner Bros. and MGM Animation.
Sigall had a front row seat to the creation of some of the iconic cartoon characters, including Mike Maltese's The Roadrunner. Check out the video below for the back story of events that lead Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-59535193225115888402009-10-07T14:04:00.001-07:002009-10-07T14:14:00.895-07:00Praise for Justice Older than the Law<!--[if gte mso 9]> Print 0 46 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]-->
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mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-83591603437673897542009-09-29T08:06:00.000-07:002009-09-29T08:22:16.749-07:00The Beat: Go-Go Music from Washington, DC
Tomorrow evening, UPM authors Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr. will be signing and reading from their book, The Beat!: Go-Go Music from Washington D.C at Busboys and Poets in Washington D.C
Lornell and Stephenson will be joined by special guests Chuck Brown (The Godfather of Go-Go), photographer Thomas Sayers Ellis, DJ Terry Tyler. This event will be capped off by a special Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-73255701715539311432009-09-29T07:58:00.000-07:002009-09-29T08:01:17.931-07:00The Polls Are Open
The following post has been borrowed from our friends over at the Lemuria Blog.
Pulling from a sixty-year history, The National Book Award Foundation needs your vote in deciding the best book out of all the past winners of The National Book Award for Fiction. What is notable for Mississippians is that two of the six nominees are Mississippi authors: William Faulkner and Eudora Welty. Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-38094940604518671392009-08-31T07:22:00.000-07:002009-08-31T08:18:24.621-07:004 year Anniversary of Hurricane KatrinaSaturday, August 29th marks the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the gulf coast. Yesterday, WWL-TV in New Orleans spoke with three storm victims turned authors, including UPM's Ian McNulty (A Season of Night). These memoirists all offer unique angles to a common experience.The video can be see in full here, as these authors the opportunity to rehash their Katrina experiences Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-5326849763001545622009-08-27T06:55:00.000-07:002009-08-27T07:53:22.394-07:00A Conversation with Leila SalisburyUPM director Leila Salisbury recently spoke to Northside Sun staff writer Anthony Warren about her first year at the Press, challenges we are facing, and UPM's expansion to digital printing.Some excerpts of the interview are below. Read the full Q & A style interview here.Why do you think that the press here is doing better than many others throughout the nation?“We have a coheseive book program Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-8600332889088320512009-08-24T08:00:00.000-07:002009-08-24T15:28:37.684-07:00Praise for Justice Older than the LawPam Kelley has a nice piece in yesterday's Charlotte Observer on Justice Older than the Law: The Life of Dovey Johnson Roundtree. Roundtree is a native of the Charlotte area and spent her childhood in the Second Ward neighborhood. Today, she lives in a nursing home in Charlotte.Katie McCabe will be reading and signing books in Charlotte on the following dates:Sept. 3 at East Stonewall AME Zion Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-71624358802046871342009-08-21T13:45:00.001-07:002009-08-21T13:52:01.242-07:00Tour Tim Hollis' Home Museum"My goal is to force people to remember things that they’ve forgotten," says nostalgia guru and UPM author Tim Hollis.Tim recently took a local news crew inside his home museum for a tour of his collectibles from the bygone baby boom era. Video below of Tim's priceless collection and a news reporter's trip down memory lane.Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-80856463378836609312009-07-23T08:35:00.000-07:002009-07-23T09:00:27.824-07:00Fall/Winter Catalog Now AvailableUPM's latest catalog, featuring books published between September and February, is now available to view online.Click here to view and here to download as a pdf.Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900810514422207141.post-717338605452755392009-07-20T08:48:00.000-07:002009-07-21T08:33:23.237-07:00Praise for Sam Peckinpah: InterviewsGabrielle 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 Clint Kimberlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965764193347005476noreply@blogger.com0