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Staff recommendations for 50% off spring book sale

Today is the first day of spring, and we're celebrating with a 50% off book sale! It can be a daunting task to make a selection from our 2,000+ titles, so we surveyed our staff to see which books they recommend to jump-start your spring reading. We hope you find something you like from the list below, which includes a wide range of interests from American History to Women's Studies! Check out the IU Press website for a complete list of books. Our sale ends March 22, so don't delay purchasing your favorite titles at half off!

American History

• Defeating Lee
  Dave Hulsey, Director of Sales and Marketing
• The Darkest Dawn
  Rich Pierce, Systems Analyst/Programmer
• Somebody’s Darling
  Bernie Zoss, Production Director
• Dillinger: The Untold Story
  Rhonda Vander Dussen, Sales and Marketing Assistant
• A Life is More Than a Moment
  Mary Lou Shelly, Senior Customer Service Representative

Anthropology

• Connected in Cairo
  Angela Burton, Managing Editor
• The Art of Loving Krishna
  Marvin Keenan, Project Manager

Art & Photography

• Contemporary Quilt Art
  Linda Bannister, Journals Marketing Manager
• Saving the Big Cats
  Kate Matthen, Marketing and Sales Coordinator
• Real Stories of Big Cat Rescues
  Mary Beth Haas, Sales Manager

Education

• Searching for Hope
  Mandy Clarke, Trade Marketing and Publicity Manager
• Conversations with Great Teachers
  Rebecca Tolen, Sponsoring Editor

Film & Media

• The Year's Work in Lebowski Studies
  Dan Pyle, Production Coordinator and Vendor Liaison
• The Magazine Article
  Joy Andreakis, Electronic and Serials Publishing Manager

Literature & Essays

• Earth Works
  Laura Baich, Electronic Marketing Manager
• Rural Free
  Jennifer Witzke, Marketing Designer
• Petersburg
  Peter Froehlich, Rights Manager

Books from the Global African Voices series:

• Little Mother
  Dee Mortensen, Senior Sponsoring Editor
• Life and a Half
  June Silay, Project Manager
• Murambi, The Book of Bones
  Jennifer Coyle, Customer Service Representative

Book from the Break Away Books series:

• The Glimpse Traveler
  Sarah Jacobi, Assistant Sponsoring Editor

Book from the Library of Indiana Classics series:

• A Girl of the Limberlost
  Kathy Stout, Accounting Associate

Music

• Debussy Redux
  Raina Polivka, Sponsoring Editor
• Beethoven in America
  Pam Rude, Senior Book Designer

Nature

• Wildflowers and Ferns of Indiana Forests
  Linda Oblack, Sponsoring Editor
• 101 Trees of Indiana
  Nancy Lightfoot, Project Manager
• Fishes of Indiana
  Steve Carter, Warehouse Manager
• Mammals of Indiana
  Laura Hohman, Production Assistant
• Perennials Short and Tall
  Dan Nichols, Operations Director
• The Natural Heritage of Indiana
  Tony Brewer, Composition Coordinator

Politics

• Richard G. Lugar, Statesman of the Senate
  Janet Rabinowitch, Director

Railroads

• Moonlight in Duneland
  Mary Blizzard, Book Designer
• The Indiana Rail Road Company
  Jamison Cockerham, Book Designer

Science

• Dinosaurs of Eastern Iberia
  Bob Sloan, Editorial Director
• Why You Can Never Get to the End of the Rainbow And Other Moments of Science
  Ted Boardman, Technology Director

Women’s Studies

• A Home of Her Own
  Judith Caldwell, Journals Production Manager
• To Write Like a Woman
  Darja Malcolm-Clarke, Project Manager

World History

• Last Folio
  Mollie Ables, Marketing Services Coordinator
• The Style of Paris
  Theresa Halter, Publicity Coordinator

San Francisco exhibit features jazz photographs from 'Keystone Korner'

Starting this month through the end of April, the Jazz Heritage Center in San Francisco will exhibit photographs from Kathy Sloane's Keystone Korner. There will be a reception to celebrate the opening of the exhibit March 17 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Jazz Heritage Center's Koret Heritage Lobby. Books will be available for purchase at the reception, and Sloane will be on hand to sign them.

On March 31, Sloane and fellow colleague Professor Lewis Watts will present a lecture focused around jazz in the Bay Area. This event will begin at 2 p.m. at the Jazz Heritage Center's Media and Education Theater. Tickets are $10 and are available to purchase online.

For more information on these two events, email info@jazzheritagecenter.org or visit the Jazz Heritage Center website.

Ivy Tech hosts art exhibit and reception for two IU Press photographers

A current exhibit at the Ivy Tech Gallery of Art & Design in Columbus, IN, features work from two IU Press photographers' books, Darryl Jones's New Harmony Then and Now and Kendall Reeves's A Home of Her Own. Entitled "Harmony and Home," the exhibit runs from now until March 9. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for public visits.

On February 22, the Ivy Tech Gallery will hold an artist reception for Jones and Reeves from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Books will be available for purchase from Viewpoint Books, and the photographers will be on hand to sign them. For more information about the exhibit and the reception, visit Ivy Tech's website or contact Lloyd Brooks at (812) 374-5139 or by email.

Book reviews: Keystone Korner

"This book, on the basis of the text alone, merits a spot on the shelf alongside the classic oral jazz histories of Nat Hentoff and Studs Terkel. ... [A] loving portrait of jazz, sounding soulful and strong, in the midst of its 1970s wilderness." —All About Jazz

"Keystone Korner: Portrait of a Jazz Club is a three-fold souvenir of San Francisco's legendary nightspot captured through Kathy Sloane's photos and interviews and a live compilation CD." —New York City Jazz Record

Book reviews: A Home of Her Own

"Hiller charts the stories of 18 women for whom a house is more than just a roof over their heads. The tales of how these women managed to create distinctive spaces in the face of (and often spurred by) life's challenges are as relatable as they are inspiring." —Old House Journal

"[A Home of Her Own] tells the stories of 18 women living solo, mostly in Indiana, each re-creating and ultimately asserting her identity through her home in the wake of personal crisis. Lavish photos by Bloomington photographer Kendall Reeves depict houses that couldn't be more different. ... Yet all exude the homeyness and personal expression that many people strive—and struggle—to create." —Indianapolis Monthly

"Nancy Hiller links together an age-old desire—to build a home of your own—with a democratic idea that anyone should be able to do it. ... [A] delightful, brave and original book..." —Grey Matters

Book review: A Home of Her Own

"This gorgeous book full of coffeetable-worthy photos (by Kendall Reeves) of droolworthy homes also offers a great read: Each set of photos is accompanied by the story behind the homes’ transformations, all at the hands of skilled women." —Sexy Feminist

Author event: Donald Pitzer booksigning at Carmi Public Library in Illinois

Donald E. Pitzer, author of New Harmony Then and Now, will sign copies of his book  at the Carmi Public Library December 10 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information on the booksigning, read this Carmi Times article.

Ligonier author Jeff Moerchen interviewed by Goshen News

Goshen News recently interviewed Ligonier author Jeff Moerchen about his book and what inspired him to photograph the city. Moerchen told the Goshen News that this project became very personal to him.

“It’s just as much about the town as it is about immigration and me,” he said.

To view a slideshow of photos from the book, visit goshennews.com.  

December author events for Keystone Korner

Keystone Korner co-editors Kathy Sloane and Sascha Feinstein will be busy promoting their book this December! So far, three events have been lined up for the month. The first takes place December 2 in Williamsport, PA. Sascha Feinstein will sign copies of Keystone Korner at Otto Bookstore from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The following day, the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco, CA will host a lecture and booksigning with Kathy Sloane from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Sloane's next San Francisco appearance will be at the Books Inc. in Opera Plaza for a reading and booksigning December 8 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Author event: University Press Books to host booksigning with Kathy Sloane

University Press Books in Berkeley, CA will host a reading and booksigning with Keystone Korner author Kathy Sloane. The event takes place November 30 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit the University Press Books website.