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60 Days of Giveaways: Day 50

The answer to yesterday's trivia question was B. The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz. That novel and several other works by Russell Hoban are collected in our 1999 publication, A Russell Hoban Omnibus.

And now it's time for a little Friday fun! Instead of answering a trivia question today, you can post your favorite Russell Hoban quote in the comments section below for a chance to win Riddley Walker. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EDT tonight. Please review the rest of the contest rules here. Good luck!

60 Days of Giveaways: Day 49

The answer to yesterday's trivia question was D. all of the above. Today's question (which probably will be easy for our Russell Hoban fans!) focuses on this quote:

If the past cannot teach the present and the father cannot teach the son, then history need not have bothered to go on, and the world has wasted a great deal of time.

The above quote is from which Russell Hoban novel?

A. Riddley Walker
B. The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz
C. Pilgermann
D. Turtle Diary

Post your answer (one entry per person, please!) in the comments section of our blog. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EDT tonight for a chance to win Riddley Walker. Please review the rest of the contest rules here. Good luck!

60 Days of Giveaways: Day 48

The answer to yesterday's trivia question was B. John Gallman. Today's question focuses on the former IU Press director:

John Gallman decided to publish Riddley Walker because __________

A. it was a cult classic
B. it had fallen out of print
C. he loved it
D. all of the above

Post your answer (one entry per person, please!) in the comments section of our blog. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EDT tonight for a chance to win Riddley Walker. Please review the rest of the contest rules here. Good luck!

60 Days of Giveaways: Day 47

The answer to yesterday's trivia question was C. NPR. Today's question again focuses on Riddley Walker:

Which IU Press director called Riddley Walker "a work of true genius"?

A. Bernard Perry
B. John Gallman
C. Peter-John Leone
D. Janet Rabinowitch

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60 Days of Giveaways: Day 46

The answer to Friday's trivia question was A. Bernard Perry. All this week, you'll be playing for a chance to win Russell Hoban's novel, Riddley Walker.

Riddley Walker was recently featured in a piece for:

A. The New York Review of Books
B. The New York Times
C. NPR
D. Fox News

Post your answer (one entry per person, please!) in the comments section of our blog. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EDT tonight for a chance to win Riddley Walker. Please review the rest of the contest rules here. Good luck!

60 Days of Giveaways: Day 45

The answer to yesterday's trivia question was B. Radio. Our building is housed in the former offices of the Showers Brothers Furniture Company, which used to make radio cabinets. Today's question focuses on this quote:

Which IU Press director said that the challenges that the Press faced could be "overcome by perseverance, industry, and a certain obstinacy in the face of unpleasant facts."

A. Bernard Perry
B. John Gallman
C. Peter-John Leone
D. Janet Rabinowitch

Post your answer (one entry per person, please!) in the comments section of our blog. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EDT tonight for a chance to win A Conservationist Manifesto. Please review the rest of the contest rules here. Good luck!

60 Days of Giveaways: Day 44

The answer to yesterday's trivia question was D. John Burroughs Essay Award. Today's question focuses on our historic office building at 601 N. Morton Street:

The second floor of our building was formerly used as what kind of laboratory?

A. Chemistry
B. Radio
C. Television
D. Medical

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60 Days of Giveaways: Day 43

The answer to yesterday's trivia question was C. Charles Burchfield. Today's question focuses on the author:

Scott Russell Sanders is the first writer to win which award twice?

A. Pulitzer Prize
B. Mark Twain Award
C. Lannan Literary Award
D. John Burroughs Essay Award

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25th annual Heritage Artisans Week starts today

For all of you in southern Indiana and the surrounding area, be sure to check out New Harmony's Heritage Artisans Week, which runs from today through Saturday. During the event, attendees can learn more about life in New Harmony in the 1800s and see demonstrations by craft artisans. For more information, visit the Historic New Harmony website.

And to learn more about the history of New Harmony, be sure to check out the following books: Angel and the Serpent (read excerpt) and Maclure of New Harmony (read excerpt).

60 Days of Giveaways: Day 42

The answer to yesterday's trivia question was D. All of the above. Today's question focuses on the painting on the cover of A Conservationist Manifesto:

Which American artist's work is featured on the cover?

A. Thomas Hart Benton
B. Grant Wood
C. Charles Burchfield
D. Edward Hopper

Post your answer (one entry per person, please!) in the comments section of our blog. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EDT tonight for a chance to win A Conservationist Manifesto. Please review the rest of the contest rules here. Good luck!