Tag: Behind the Scenes

July 27, 2018

Sentimental Tales: A Note on the Cover

This week we’re featuring Mikhail Zoshchenko’s Sentimental Tales. Today, we’re offering you some insight about the book’s cover. Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich is the cover designer for the Russian Library series. While the books have visual components that help them to hang...

July 26, 2018

Poking Jokes: On Translating Mikhail Zoshchenko’s “Sentimental Tales”

“Some texts are just too funny—and too important—not to share with an audience that would otherwise have no access to them.” ~ Boris Dralyuk This week we’ve been featuring Mikhail Zoshchenko’s Sentimental Tales. Now that you’ve had a chance to read the...

June 22, 2018

Behind the Scenes of “The Operator”

“‘The Operator’ discusses the background noises which may motivate or destroy a person.” ~ Sharon Webber-Zvik To close this week’s “Behind the Scenes” theme, today we bring you a guest post from Sharon Webber-Zvik, who designed the image used on...

June 20, 2018

Behind the Scenes of the Columbia Granger’s World of Poetry Online

  “Granger’s is a portal that invites our own voyages of discovery.” ~ Tessa Kale In continuing with this week’s “Behind the Scenes” theme, today we bring you a guest post from Tessa Kale, Senior Editor of The Columbia Granger’s World of Poetry Online. • ...

June 19, 2018

Behind the Scenes of the Association of University Presses Annual Meeting

IT’S TWO DAYS into the Association of University Presses annual meeting. You’ve been attending sessions and asking your colleagues to fill you in on the panels you couldn’t make it to. At this point. you may be wondering: How are session...

June 18, 2018

Behind the Scenes of the Association of University Presses Book, Journal, and Jacket Show

“We all get to see the books other presses publish while admiring the incredible creativity of our colleagues.”  ∼ Lisa Hamm, Senior Designer, Columbia University Press In honor of the AUP conference, today we’re interviewing Julia Kushnirsky (art director) and Lisa...