News for May 29, 2007
Out of the Woods Into the News
May 29, 2007
Ora Anderson would have been pleased that his collection of birdwatching essays and poems has caught the attention of reviewers like Publishers Weekly and Booklist. Out of the Woods: A Birdwatcher's Year has exposed Anderson, a legendary figure in southeastern Ohio who passed away in 2006, to a national audience. The fact that Julie Zickefoose’s artwork is part of the book has certainly helped—a number of reviews comment favorably on her illustrations—and so has the growing audience of birdwatchers across the country.
Recent News · 
Heterosexual Africa? Cited for Honorable Mention by APSA Award
June 28, 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.
Blood and Capital Is a WOLA-Duke Book Award Finalist
June 22, 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.
Alegi Nearly Nets a Media Hat Trick
June 10, 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?)
News Archive
- May 2010
- New York Times Interviews Alegi for World Cup Story
- Tate Wins Award for Creative Nonfiction
- April Update from Ohio University Press
- Wells Awarded Dakin Fellowship for Sewanee Writers’ Conference
- April 2010
- Donna Sue Groves Receives Ohio Arts Council Governor’s Award
- Several OU Press Authors To Participate in Ohioana Book Festival
- Power in the Blood a Colorado Book Award Finalist
- March 2010
- More Accolades for Thorndike Memoir
- Malae’s Novel Reviewed in NY Times Book Review
- Thorndike Book a Finalist for ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award
- February 2010
- Tate Memoir Nominated for Weatherford Award
- Ohio University Press Author on CNN Independent Voter Panel
- January 2010
- Ohio University Press Author on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360
- Thorndike Interview on AARP Bulletin
- Danuta Mostwin (1921–2010)
- December 2009
- Two OU Press Books Are Herskovits Award Finalists
- December 2009 OU Press Update
- A Little Sparrow Told Me
- The Washington Post Names Thorndike Book a Best of 2009
- October 2009
- October 2009 OU Press Update
- NPR’s “Weekend Edition” Interviews Paul Finkelman
- Thorndike Gets Starred Review in Publishers Weekly
- NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” Interviews Death Penalty Author
- Epprecht Wins Desmond Tutu Award
- September 2009
- PW Includes The Last of His Mind in “Indie Top 20”
- August 2009
- Thirsty: A Novel To Be Serialized by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Kirkus Reviews Praises Thorndike and The Last of His Mind
- Southeast Asia Book on Prize Shortlist
- July 2009
- Turner Cassity, 1929–2009
- June 2009
- Warren G. Harding Study Called “Fascinating” in Library Journal
- In Memoriam: Philip D. Curtin, 1922–2009
- In Memory of Glen Elder
- March 2009
- Atieno Odhiambo, 1946–2009
- January 2009
- Jump Back, Honey Documents Life of Herb Martin
- Western New York Group Selects Amish Mystery for Community Read
- Yezzi on Inaugural Poetry in Wall Street Journal
- December 2008
- Jason Gray Poem Featured on PBS NewsHour Website
- Zeller Talks About Roads on The Kojo Nnamdi Show
- Azores Named Best Book of the Year in Slate Survey
- November 2008
- Danny Miller, 1949–2008
- Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea Wins APC Book Award
- Mehigan Poem in NY Times Op-Ed
- September 2008
- Fannie Quigley a 2008 WILLA Awards Finalist
- April 2008
- Young Lions Fiction Award Goes to Currie
- Granary of Rome Wins Geography Award
- Olmanson Wins Jackson Prize
- William Logan Foreword on New Critics Appears in VQR
- Matthew Cohen Wins Benda Prize for Best Book in Southeast Asian Studies
- March 2008
- Malae a 2008 Young Lions Fiction Award Finalist
- Two OU Press Books Named Ohioana Award Finalists
- Resurrecting the Granary of Rome Wins Top Prize in Environmental History
- February 2008
- Four Books Chosen as CHOICE Outstanding Titles
- Religion in Ohio Editor Still Promoting Interfaith Dialogue
- Post Office Honors Charles Chesnutt with Stamp
- January 2008
- Teach the Free Man a Story Prize “Notable Book”
- Book on Political Independents Recommended
- December 2007
- The Chronicle Review Praises New Criticism Anthology
- Claim to the Country a Library Journal “Editor’s Pick”
- Anita Ellis Interviewed About Rookwood and Indians
- November 2007
- Keillor to Read Shaw
- October 2007
- U.S. News Photographer to Visit Athens
- Jane Haigh Is an Alaska “Historian of the Year”
- Ricky Clark Honored by Ohioana
- Times Interviews Author About Buddhism in Burma
- September 2007
- Quick-Change Artist a Gardner Fiction Finalist
- August 2007
- Quick-Change Artist a Fiction Award Finalist
- May 2007
- Out of the Woods Into the News
- Hometown for an Hour Wins Audre Lorde Award
- Dunbar Collection an AAUP/ALA “Best of the Best”
- April 2007
- A Women of the Times in AJ’s Top 12
- March 2007
- OUP on NPR
- OU Press Poet on The Writer's Almanac
- Fugitive Slave Story Wins History Prize
- Hometown for an Hour an Audre Lorde Finalist
- Architecture in Cincinnati an Ohioana Award Finalist
- Dunbar Collection an Ohioana Award Finalist
- Michigan Law Wins Second State Award
- Pollution Author’s Op-Ed Reviewed on Salon.com
- January 2007
- Ora Anderson in Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame
- October 2006
- Holy Week Gets a Starred Review
- September 2006
- Michigan Law Book Earns State History Award
- African AIDS History Reviewed in NE Journal of Medicine
- July 2006
- Authors Booked on NPR’s Diane Rehm Show
- May 2006
- Garrison Keillor reads Timothy Steele
- Christian Science Monitor Reviews A Burning Hunger
- Trick of Sunlight Gets Booklist Starred Review
- March 2006
- Timothy Steele Praised in Booklist
- Library Journal Reviews History of AIDS in Africa
- Publishers Weekly Raves over A Prayer for the Night
- Two Finalists for Ohioana Book Awards
- Poetry Daily to feature Jennifer Rose
- Library Journal Calls Burning Hunger “Riveting”
- January 2006
- New York Times Picks Prisoner Pear for Editors’ Choice
- Military Intervention in Foreign Affairs
- CHOICE’s “Best of the Best”
- National Park Service and DeVoto
- October 2005
- Ouidah a Finalist for Herskovits, Douglass Awards
- Publishers Weekly Calls Prisoner Pear "Efficient, Accomplished"
- Kirkus Reviews
- September 2005
- Library Journal Reviews Darrow
- July 2005
- Attention Ohio Art Libraries
- May 2005
- Poetry Lauds The Optimist
- DeVoto's West Gets Lead Review in Bloomsbury
- Mehigan Poem Wins Pushcart Prize
- Apartheid Book Called a "Superb Study" in CHOICE
- John Brown Book Reviewed in NYRB
- A “Fearless First Book”
- March 2005
- The Optimist a Finalist for L.A. Times Book Prize
- Indonesian-English Dictionary “A Valuable Addition”
- February 2005
- Highland Sanctuary Called "Fascinating," "Groundbreaking"
- Subjects on Display Earns "Essential" Rating from CHOICE
- Mehigan’s The Optimist Featured on Poetry Daily
- Tensions of Empire Wins Prize
- January 2005
- CHOICE Praises Ecology Study
- ForeWord Features a Pair
- The Optimist Makes ForeWord’s Big 10 Picks of 2004
- “An Amazing Book from an Academic Press”
- June 2004
- Graham R. Wins Robert Colby Book Prize
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Wooster, OH
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The Prisoner Pear
Mark O. Hatfield Library, Willamette University
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