News for April 30, 2008
Young Lions Fiction Award Goes to Currie
April 30, 2008
The 2008 Young Lions Fiction Award was given to Ron Currie, Jr., for his novel God Is Dead at an April 28 ceremony in New York City. Swallow Press’s Peter Malae, author of Teach the Free Man: Stories(2007), was one of the five finalists. According to Rachel Weiss, a Young Lions member and marketing manager for the Association of American University Presses, Teach the Free Man is the first university press book ever to be included among the Young Lions Fiction finalists. A follow-up story in the New York Times’s blog, “Papercuts” notes that a “terrific” reading from Teach the Free Man was delivered at the Young Lions ceremony by actor Michael Shannon.
Recent News
Jordt’s Expertise on Burma Continues to Draw Media Attention
May 29, 2008
Ingrid Jordt, the author of Burma’s Mass Lay Meditation Movement, (Nov. 2007) continues to be tapped by national media outlets for nuanced information about Burma. Last fall it was the uprising by monks against the repressive government that led The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and WBAI Radio to seek Jordt’s insights. This spring, in the days and weeks after the devastating Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, Jordt has been interviewed again in the Chronicle, on WISN-TV in Milwaukee, and in a religion story picked up by The Washington Post and USA Today. For links to these and other stories, visit the book webpage and look under “Downloads & Resources” as well as “Reviews.”
Olmanson Wins Jackson Prize
April 18, 2008
Eric Olmanson’s 2007 book, The Future City on the Inland Sea: A History of Imaginative Geographies on Lake Superior is the winner of the 2007 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize awarded by the Association of American Geographers. The annual prize is given to American geographers who write books about the United States which convey the insights of professional geography in language that is interesting and attractive to a lay audience. Our congratulations to Eric for receiving this honor.
Granary of Rome Wins Geography Award
April 18, 2008
Resurrecting the Granary of Rome: Environmental History and French Colonial Expansion in North Africa, by Diana K. Davis, is the winner of the 2007 Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work in Geography. Awarded by the Association of American Geographers, the annual prize goes to a book that makes an unusually important contribution to advancing the science and art of geography. Congratulations to Diana, whose book has also won the 2007 George Perkins Marsh Prize in Environmental History.
Matthew Cohen Wins Benda Prize for Best Book in Southeast Asian Studies
April 14, 2008
The Komedie Stamboel, Matthew Cohen’s 2007 study of popular theater in colonial Indonesia, is the 2008 winner of the Harry Benda Prize for best book on Southeast Asia, awarded by the Association for Asian Studies. “It is a tremendous career honour for me,” said Cohen, who lives and teaches in London. The award was presented at the AAS annual meeting in early April.
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