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Günther Jikeli to present antisemitism lecture at ISGAP March 31

The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) in New York City will host IUP author Günther Jikeli March 31 at 6 p.m. He will discuss "Muslim Antisemitism in France and Western Europe" as part of the institute's seminar series on Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective. Following his talk, he will sign copies of his new book European Muslim Antisemitism. The event is open to the public, but an RSVP is required to info@isgap.org.

Read more about the author and his book in this interview with the Connecticut Jewish Ledger.

Bob Hammel to discuss new Bill Cook biography at Indiana Landmarks

The Indiana Landmarks Center will host a book talk and signing with author Bob Hammel March 26 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Hammel's new biography The Bill Cook Story II: The Re-Visionary extends his previous book to the end of Cook’s life, covering his last restoration project, the Indiana Landmarks Center. He passed away the day before the 2011 grand opening. The event is free with an RSVP online by calling 317-822-7923.

Learn more about the book in this podcast with Bob Hammel:

 

December events with 'Marrying Out' author Keren McGinity

Keren McGinity, author of Marrying Out, has three upcoming events related to her book this month. The first takes place today at the LimmudBoston Conference, held at the Congregation Mishkan Tefila in Chestnut Hill, MA. She will speak at 5:00 p.m. on the topic of "Reimagining Jewish Intermarriage." 

Then on December 14 at 9:30 a.m. she will speak on Jewish intermarriage and gender roles today at the Bolton Street Synagogue in Baltimore, MD. After this event, she will head to the Pikesville Barnes & Noble to give a book talk and signing at 1 p.m.

Brian Wilson to sign copies of new book on John Harvey Kellogg at two events

Brian Wilson will sign copies of his new book Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and the Religion of Biologic Living at two upcoming events. The first takes place November 25 at Schuler Books and Music in Grand Rapids, MI, at 7 p.m. Then on December 7, he will be at the Barnes & Noble in Battle Creek, MI, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

In his new book, examines Kellogg's role as a physician and a theological innovator and places his religion of “Biologic Living” in an on-going tradition of sacred health and wellness. With the fascinating and unlikely story of the Battle Creek Sanitarium as a backdrop, Wilson traces the development of this theology of physiology from its roots in antebellum health reform and Seventh-day Adventism to its ultimate accommodation of genetics and eugenics in the Progressive Era. Learn more in this podcast with the author:

Indianapolis Barnes & Noble to host book signing with James H. Madison

James H. Madison will sign copies of his new book Hoosiers: A New History of Indiana at the Barnes & Noble in Indianapolis (8675 River Crossing Blvd.) November 22 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Madison's sparkling new history tells the stories of the people called Hoosiers, offering an invigorating view of one of America's distinctive states and the long and fascinating journey of its people. Learn more about the book in this trailer:

November events with 'Marrying Out' author Keren McGinity

Keren McGinity, author of Marrying Out, has three upcoming events related to her book in November. The first takes place November 2 at Diosa Dance Fitness in Framingham, MA. She will give a "Wine and Cheese" book talk and sign copies of Marrying Out from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

Then on November 9, she will present the Allen J. Worters Memorial Lecture on "Intermarriage and Gender in Contemporary American Jewish Life," followed by a Q&A and book signing. This event will take place at Temple Hillel B'nai Torah in West Roxbury, MA, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Finally, McGinity will give a talk on "The Gendered Reality of Jewish Intermarriage in America" at the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism Colloquium 2014 in Detroit, MI, November 15 at 2:30 p.m.

Learn more about Marrying Out in this podcast with the author:

Stalk authors Ed Comentale and Aaron Jaffe at their zombie-themed events

Authors Edward Comentale and Aaron Jaffe will infect the campuses of Indiana University and the University of Louisville with several events related to their new book The Year's Work at the Zombie Research Center.

The activities begin at the University of Louisville with Zombie Week 2014: Week of the Living Dead, which takes place October 27 through November 1. Organized by U of L professor Aaron Jaffe and co-sponsored by the Honors Student Council, the SAB Film Committee, and the Commonwealth Center for the Humanities, this week-long event celebrates zombie culture and the publication of Comentale's and Jaffe's new book.

Free zombie movie screenings are scheduled throughout the week and include [REC] on October 27, Zombie on October 28, Return of the Living Dead on October 31, and a double-feature of Shaun of the Dead and Dawn of the Dead on November 1. All showings take place at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m at the Floyd Theater.

The highlight of Zombie Week will be the Day of the Zombie events on October 30. A zombie make-up station will open at 3 p.m. in Threlkeld Hall. At 4 p.m., Comentale and Jaffe will present a zombie FAQ about The Year's Work at the Zombie Research Center in the Chao Auditorium. Books will be sold at the event, and the authors will be availalbe to sign copies. After the book talk, there will be a zombie walk starting at 5 p.m. from Grawemeyer Hall to the Red Barn, with a cookout and zombie costume contest following at 5:30 p.m. The evening will conclude with an outdoor showing of the zombie film classic Night of the Living Dead at 7 p.m.

On the IU campus, Comentale will present an undergraduate fireside talk about his book October 29 from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. in the Hutton Honors College Great Room. IU students can register for this event by emailing Becca Creath at bcreath@indiana.edu. Following the lecture, Comentale will be one of three judges for the NIghtmare on Union Street costume competition, which begins at 11 p.m. at the Union Street Center Auditorium.

Learn more about The Year's Work at the Zombie Research Center in this podcast with Cometale and Jaffe:

Four IU Press authors to appear at Indy Author Fair this Saturday

Four IUP authors will participate in Indy Author Fair activities this Saturday, October 25, from 10 am. to 5 p.m. at the Central Library in Indianapolis. This free event, which is sponsored by the Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award and the Indianapolis Public Library, celebrates Indiana’s rich literary tradition with activities for writers and book lovers of all ages. The schedule of Indy Author Fair events includes the following IUP authors:

Norbert Krapf. Photo by Richard Fields

Meet the Authors
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Clowes Auditorium

Regional author winner Norbert Krapf and the rest of this year's Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award winners and finalists will discuss their writing and connections to Indiana. Book sales and signings will follow.

Indy Author Fair: Meet Hoosier Authors
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Simon Reading Room

Forty up-and-coming Indiana authors, including IUP's Shaun Thomas Dingwerth (The Richmond Group Artists) and Gary Moore (Brown County Mornings) will meet and greet readers and sign copies of their books.

Calling All Young Authors!
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Learning Curve Arena

2012 Regional Author winner Barbara Shoup will present at a writing workshop for ages 8 and up.

Writing and Publishing for Children
1:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Clowes Auditorium

Shoup will also present at this session, which will offer an overview of writing and publishing for young people, from picture books through YA. Registration required; call (317) 275-4119.

Visit the Indiana Authors Award site for a complete schedule of Indy Author Fair events.

Keren McGinity to sign copies of Marrying Out at New England Mobile Book Fair

IUP author Keren McGinity will sign copies of her new book Marrying Out: Jewish Men, Intermarriage, and Fatherhood at the New England Mobile Book Fair in Newton, MA, Wednesday, September 17 at 7 p.m.

When American Jewish men intermarry, goes the common assumption, they and their families are “lost” to the Jewish religion. In this provocative book, Keren R. McGinity shows that it is not necessarily so. She looks at intermarriage and parenthood through the eyes of a post-World War II cohort of Jewish men and discovers what intermarriage has meant to them and their families. Learn more about Marrying Out on our website and in this IU Press podcast:

Join us at the Bloomington and Indianapolis book release parties for James H. Madison's 'Hoosiers'

 

Image courtesy Indianapolis Monthly. Photo: Dale Bernstein. Design: Todd Urban.

Who are the people called Hoosiers? What are their stories? Author James H. Madison will reveal these answers and more at two receptions and book signings in honor of his new book, Hoosiers: A New History of Indiana, a co-publication between IU Press and Indiana Historical Society Press.

The first event will take place September 17 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Lincoln Room at the IU Lilly Library in Bloomington. The second event will take place September 24 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Indiana Historical Society in Indianapolis. Please RSVP by September 19 to 317-233-5658 or krohl@indianahistory.org for the historical society event.

Two centuries ago, on the Indiana frontier, Hoosiers were settlers who created a way of life they passed to later generations. They came to value individual freedom and distrusted government, even as they demanded that government remove Indians, sell them land, and bring democracy.

Down to the present, Hoosiers have remained wary of government power and have taken care to guard their tax dollars and their personal independence. Yet the people of Indiana have always accommodated change, exchanging log cabins and spinning wheels for railroads, cities, and factories in the 19th century, automobiles, suburbs, and foreign investment in the 20th. The present has brought new issues and challenges, as Indiana's citizens respond to a rapidly changing world.

Madison's sparkling new history tells the stories of these Hoosiers, offering an invigorating view of one of America's distinctive states and the long and fascinating journey of its people.

James H. Madison is the Thomas and Kathryn Miller Professor of History Emeritus, Indiana University Bloomington. His books include Eli Lilly: A Life, 1885-1977; Slinging Doughnuts for the Boys: An American Woman in World War II (IUP, 2007); The Indiana Way: A State History (IUP, 1986); and A Lynching in the Heartland: Race and Memory in America. Madison serves on the boards of Indiana Humanities and the Indiana Historical Society and is a member of the Indiana Bicentennial Commission. He began teaching Indiana history in 1976 and has lectured and consulted widely on Indiana topics.

Learn more about the book in this trailer: