August 2011

‘So Much Depends’: ‘Hog Butchers’ Author John Marsh On the Emergence of Modern American Poetry

by Shaun Manning August 29, 2011

John Marsh is Assistant Professor of English at Penn State University and the author of Hog Butchers, Begars, and Busboys: Poverty, Labor, and the Making of Modern American Poetry, available this month from University of Michigan Press.     Let’s start with a quiz.  Fill in the blank:

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Library Journal declares ‘Faithful Unto Death’ to be ‘a good read… riveting’

by The University of Michigan Press August 22, 2011

Library Journal recently reviewed Becky Thacker’s new novel, Faithful Unto Death, declaring is to be “a crime story with Midwestern gothic overtones, not unlike Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood.” “Authentic atmosphere and a remarkable portrayal of brave children make for a good read… the courtroom scenes are riveting,” reviewer Teresa Jacobsen continues. The book traces ...

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JEP 14.1 now online

by rebecca August 17, 2011

A new issue of The Journal of Electronic Publishing is now available online. Guest-edited by Kevin Hawkins, head of digital publishing production here at MPublishing, this issue features seven articles on the theme of standards in the publishing industry. In addition, the issue includes a book review and a detailed follow-up to a widely-read study published ...

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Copyright Camp 2011 Recap

by Greg Grossmeier August 15, 2011

July 29 marked the second MPublishing Copyright Camp – this year with Deborah Wythe of the Brooklyn Museum.  Copyright Camp is MPublishing’s way of making copyright fun, and we’ve had the great benefit of working with the great team at Open.Michigan on these events.  What is Copyright Camp? On the last Friday of July we invite a ...

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Michigan poet and UM Press author Philip Levine named U.S. poet laureate

by The University of Michigan Press August 10, 2011

Philip Levine, a native Michigander, Detroit poet and author of several University of Michigan Press books, has been named poet laureate of the United States. “How can I put it? It’s like winning the Pulitzer,” he told The New York Times. “If you take it too seriously, you’re an idiot. But if you look at ...

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UM Press offers new way for people with print disabilities to read its books

by Trade Marketing August 8, 2011

The University of Michigan Press (UM Press), long a provider of books in audio and other alternative formats, has signed a new agreement with Bookshare, a global leader in providing copyrighted, digital accessible books to people with print disabilities. The agreement will increase the number of formats UM Press makes available to the millions of ...

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Angela C. Pao’s ‘No Safe Spaces’ and Kate Davy’s ‘Lady Dicks and Lesbian Brothers’ to be honored at theater conference

by Trade Marketing August 5, 2011

Two new books from The University of Michigan Press will be honored by the Association for Theatre in Higher Education on August 11 at their conference in Chicago. Angela C. Pao’s No Safe Spaces: Re-casting Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality in American Theater will receive the ATHE Outstanding Book Award for 2011. The book explores the subject ...

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New Publication: Fragments

by rebecca August 1, 2011

MPublishing is pleased to announce the publication of a new open access journal, Fragments: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Ancient and Medieval Pasts. Fragments will provide a forum for dialogue and exchange between scholars in all fields of the humanities and social sciences who study the premodern world. The journal encourages scholars to pursue ...

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