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Fall 2012 Happenings at OU Press

Tue, 22 Jan 2013

A round-up of books published, honors acquired, and reviews received between September and December 2012.

Spy Thriller Attracts End-of-Year Attention

Fri, 04 Jan 2013

Ministers of Fire: A Novel, the debut book by Mark Harril Saunders, found itself on two significant “best-of-the-year“ lists toward the end of 2012. First, The Washington Post included it in a top 50 books of fiction list; then The Wall Street Journal listed it as a top 10 mystery book of the year.

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Martha Moody Featured as a Shelf Awareness “Book Brahmin”

Wed, 07 Nov 2012

The November 7, 2012, issue of Shelf Awareness features a “Book Brahmin” interview with Swallow Press author Martha Moody. Among her current reading lists and favorite quotes, we learn that her refrigerator is always stocked with coffee yogurt, red pepper hummus, and white wine.

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A Summer Summary from OU Press

Fri, 24 Aug 2012

Adelman Talks Native Plants on Chicago TV

Fri, 22 Jun 2012

Author Charlotte Adelman appeared on Chicago Tonight, a WTTW television program, on June 21st to discuss The Midwestern Native Garden: Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and Plants, an Illustrated Guide.

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Donna Sue Groves interviewed on WVXU-NPR (Cincinnati)

Mon, 16 Apr 2012

The WVXU radio program "Around Cincinnati” interviewed Donna Sue Groves on April 15, 2012.

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Four Ohio University Press Authors Participating in Ohioana Book Festival

Fri, 02 Mar 2012

Congratulations to Katherine Ziff, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Marilou Suszko, and Dale Patrick Brown, four OU Press authors who have been invited to participate in the May 12, 2012, Ohioana Book Festival. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center in Columbus.

War & Society Series Editor

Tue, 28 Feb 2012

A salute out to David Ulbrich, co-editor of Ohio University Press’s War and Society in the Midwest series. Ulbrich’s 2011 book, Preparing for Victory: Thomas Holcomb and the Making of the Modern Marine Corps, 1936–1943 (U.S. Naval Institute), recently won two awards from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. The Greene Award is given to a book of distinguished nonfiction; the Simmons/Shaw Award is for work Ulbrich (U.S. Army Engineering School) has done toward advancing and preserving Marine Corps history.

Ministers of Fire Earns Starred Review in PW

Tue, 28 Feb 2012

The February 27th issue of Publishers Weekly features a glowing review of Ministers of Fire, the forthcoming debut by Mark Harril Saunders. And not only a glowing review, but a most-esteemed “starred” review that calls the book an “impressive first novel, a complex spy thriller,” and goes on to recommend it to both genre and general readers.

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Kwame Dawes a Writers for Writers Award Recipient

Wed, 22 Feb 2012

Kwame Dawes, author of Midland (winner of the fourth annual Hollis Summers Poetry Prize), is a recipient of the 2012 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award. The award was established by Poets & Writers to recognize authors who have given generously to other writers or to the broader literary community. Congratulations, Kwame.

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