June 7, 2013

"Dirtied” Star images and Acting Against Type in "Behind the Candelabra" — Andrew deWaard and R. Colin Tait

The following blog post is by Andrew deWaard and R. Colin Tait, authors of The Cinema of Steven Soderbergh: Indie Sex, Corporate Lies, and Digital Videotape. You can also read an interview with the authors. In our book, The Cinema...

June 6, 2013

A Richard Linklater Moment — Rob Stone

The following is a post by Rob Stone, author of The Cinema of Richard Linklater: Walk, Don’t Run. You can also read an interview with Rob Stone discussing the book and Linklater’s films: When the British-Canadian film scholar Robin Wood...

June 5, 2013

Q&A with Goldie Kadushin on the new 5th edition of The Social Work Interview

Read an interview with one of the coauthors of the fifth edition of The Social Work Interview, Goldie Kadushin.

June 5, 2013

Interview with Andrew deWaard and R. Colin Tait, Authors of The Cinema of Steven Soderbergh

“I think that [Soderbergh’s] ‘final films’ from 2009-2013 after he announced his retirement reflect one of the most prolific and creative bursts of filmmaking in recent American cinema.”—R. Colin Tait, coauthor of The Cinema of Steven Soderbergh The following is...

June 4, 2013

Interview with Rob Stone, Author of The Cinema of Richard Linklater

The following is an interview with Rob Stone, author of The Cinema of Richard Linklater: Walk, Don’t Run. Question: What makes the cinema of Richard Linklater a good subject for study? Rob Stone: Linklater is an incredibly versatile filmmaker, not...

June 4, 2013

New Book Tuesday: The Problem With, The Great Civilized Conversation, Global Intellectual History, and More

The Problem with God: Why Atheists, True Believers, and Even Agnostics Must All Be Wrong Peter J. Steinberger The Great Civilized Conversation: Education for a World Community Wm. Theodore de Bary Global Intellectual History Edited by Samuel Moyn and Andrew...

June 3, 2013

Double Book Giveaway! The Cinema of Richard Linklater and The Cinema of Steven Soderbergh

Remember the ’90s? I do but if you don’t, there are two new books on two of the decade’s directorial stars who helped to shape and define American independent film. However, these directors are more than just remnants of the...

May 31, 2013

University Press Roundup: Mingus, Barbecue, Obama, a Gay Gatsby, and More.

Our weekly roundup of some of the best from university press blogs: Like barbecue? Looking for a summer vacation? The University of Texas Press’s Barbecue Crossroads: Notes and Recipes from a Southern Odyssey recounts the authors’ enlightening journey as well...

May 30, 2013

News from Columbia Business School Publishing

It’s been a good past few days for titles from Columbia Business School Publishing with several notable reviews: Success recently wrote about the soon-to-be-published Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO’s Quest for Meaning and Authenticity, by August Turak....

May 29, 2013

Interview with Stephanie Hepburn, author of Human Trafficking Around the World: Hidden in Plain Sight

The following is an interview with Stephanie Hepburn, coauthor (with Rita Simon) of Human Trafficking Around the World: Hidden in Plain Sight (For more on the book, you can also watch a video of Stephanie Hepburn discussing the book.): Question:...

May 28, 2013

New Book Tuesday: Me Medicine, Nutritionism, German Jihad, Immigrant New York, and More New Titles

New titles now available: Me Medicine vs. We Medicine: Reclaiming Biotechnology for the Common Good Donna Dickenson Nutritionism: The Science and Politics of Dietary Advice Gyorgy Scrinis German Jihad: On the Internationalization of Islamist Terrorism Guido W. Steinberg One Out...

May 24, 2013

University Press Roundup

Our weekly collection of the best blog posts from around the world of academic publishing.