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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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Poetry Book Wins Gold in Florida Book Awards

Fri, 17 Feb 2012

Congratulations to Stephen Kampa, whose Hollis Summers Poetry Prize-winning book, Cracks in the Invisible (2011), was recently awarded a gold medal in the Florida Book Awards competition.

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OU Press Interview on Conversations from Studio B

Fri, 09 Dec 2011

Archived WOUB radio interview about Ohio University Press that was broadcast locally on December 4, 2011.

David Birmingham Speaks at the Library of Congress

Mon, 14 Nov 2011

David Birmingham, the author of four Ohio University Press books, presented a talk at the Library of Congress on Monday, November 14th. The title of the presentation was "Africa—Living and Re-Sourcing History” and it was held in the African & Middle Eastern Division Reading Room.

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In Memoriam, Jo Carson, 1946–2011

Tue, 20 Sep 2011

Ohio University Press mourns the passing of Jo Carson, who died on September 19, 2011. Jo was the author of several books, including Teller Tales: Histories, which was published in 2007 by Ohio University Press. She was widely acknowledged as the premier author of community story plays all over the country.

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In MemoriamBonnie Rand, 1944–2011

Mon, 08 Aug 2011

Ohio University Press mourns the passing of Bonnie Rand. Bonnie was our business manager for 30 years before she retired in the spring of 2010. Her institutional knowledge was vast—she knew our books and had many stories about them. And she was a character—small, but mighty, she had the spunk to voice her opinions and stand her ground; but she was also warm, easy with a laugh, and a kind mentor to many.