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Sandy Plunkett Interviewed on WVXU (Cincinnati NPR)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010

Sandy Plunkett was part of a terrific interview on WVXU’s “Around Cincinnati” with a very informed Frank Johnson. The segment was aired on Sunday, September 5th.

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Heterosexual Africa? Cited for Honorable Mention by APSA Award

Mon, 28 Jun 2010

Heterosexual Africa? The History of an Idea from the Age of Exploration to the Age of AIDS, by Marc Epprecht, has been cited for honorable mention by the David Easton Award Committee of the Foundations of Political Theory Section of the American Political Science Association. The Easton Award is for a book published in the last five years that "broadens the horizons of contemporary political science by engaging issues of philosophical significance in political life through any of a variety of approaches in the social sciences and humanities." Heterosexual Africa? was also a finalist for the 2009 Herskovits Award for an outstanding scholarly work published on Africa.

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Blood and Capital Is a WOLA-Duke Book Award Finalist

Tue, 22 Jun 2010

Jasmin Hristov’s 2009 book, Blood and Capital: The Paramilitarization of Colombia, has been chosen as a finalist for the WOLA-Duke Book Award for Human Rights in Latin America. WOLA is the Washington Office on Latin America and the prize is given to the author of best current nonfiction book published in English on human rights, democracy, and social justice in contemporary Latin America.

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Alegi Nearly Nets a Media Hat Trick

Thu, 10 Jun 2010

Peter Alegi, the author of the well-timed African Soccerscapes: How a Continent Changed the World’s Game, was interviewed on NPR’s “All Things Considered” on June 9th. The same day, an excellent New York Times Special Report on the World Cup appeared with notable quotes from Alegi, who has been dubbed “a go-to guy for media seeking intelligent perspectives on soccer in South Africa.” We are proud of you, Peter. (Can Anderson Cooper 360 be far behind?)

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The Last of His Mind Wins ForeWord’s Book of the Year Award

Fri, 04 Jun 2010

The Last of His Mind: A Year in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s, by John Thorndike, won ForeWord Review’s 2009 Book of the Year Award in the Autobiography/Memoir category. The announcement was made on May 26th, at Book Expo America in New York City. Congratulations, John.

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New York Times Interviews Alegi for World Cup Story

Mon, 24 May 2010

Peter Alegi is mentioned at the beginning and the end of this New York Times story about Africa's first World Cup. In the last week, Peter and his book, African Soccerscapes, have been in The Guardian (UK) (a story reproduced in The Hindu, India’s national daily), and on the BBC (radio) and CBC (TV).

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Tate Wins Award for Creative Nonfiction

Thu, 13 May 2010

Congratulations to Linda Tate on winning the Colorado Authors’ League Award for Creative Nonfiction for her 2009 book, Power in the Blood: A Family Narrative.

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April Update from Ohio University Press

Thu, 06 May 2010

Wells Awarded Dakin Fellowship for Sewanee Writers’ Conference

Mon, 03 May 2010

Will Wells, the author of Unsettled Accounts: Poems, was awarded a Walter E. Dakin Fellowship in Poetry to serve as a fellow at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference this July 13–25. The fellowship includes a featured reading. Congratulations, Will.

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Donna Sue Groves Receives Ohio Arts Council Governor’s Award

Fri, 23 Apr 2010

Congratulations to Donna Sue Groves, series editor of the Ohio Quilt Series, for receiving a Governor's Award for the Arts in Ohio at an April 21st ceremony hosted by the Ohio Arts Council. Her award was for Community Development & Participation. The biography presented at the ceremony stated, “Groves’ irrepressible spirit demonstrates each day that one person can make a difference by sharing her knowledge, vision, and love for the arts.”

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