A Conversation with Tim Parks
October 13, 2014
Shortly before his death in 1837, Giacomo Leopardi, a prolific Italian writer, translator, and thinker, began to organize a small, thematic collection of his writings in an attempt to give… READ MORE
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What SUP From Your Favorite University Presses, October 10, 2014
October 10, 2014
Welcome to our weekly roundup of news from university presses! Once again, there is a lot to share this week from our fellow academic publishing houses and much to learn… READ MORE
Liberating Love—Anthony Friedkin’s “The Gay Essay”: Interview with Nayland Blake by David Ebony
David Ebony— This year marks the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York. It was a pivotal moment in U.S. history when gay men and lesbians forcefully challenged… READ MORE
Ebola: Where Did it Come From and Why Does It Spread?
October 9, 2014
Mark Harrison— All diseases are mirrors of society but some—especially epidemic diseases—lead us to reflect on the way we are heading. Ebola is one such disease. Although it is still… READ MORE
Timothy M. Rohan on Paul Rudolph, a Giant of Modernist Architecture
October 8, 2014
Recently, we published what we knew to be an excellent, and overdue, book about the works and career of architect Paul Rudolph. Rudolph is near and dear to our hearts… READ MORE
Translating Trans-Atlantyk: Behind the Scenes with Danuta Borchardt (Part 2)
October 7, 2014
In last week’s post, available here, Danuta Borchardt explained some of the immediate challenges she faced in translating Trans-Atlantyk, a novel by the celebrated Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz. The farcical adventures of a… READ MORE
On the Streets during the Hong Kong Protests
October 6, 2014
Gerard Lemos— The protesters had already started gathering last Saturday afternoon. It was hot and sunny in Admiralty, the business district, and there are no trees, no shade. They sat… READ MORE
What SUP From Your Favorite University Presses, October 3, 2014
October 3, 2014
Welcome to our weekly roundup of news from university presses! Once again, there is a lot to share this week from our fellow academic publishing houses and much to learn… READ MORE
Museum Quality Books: Welcome, Fall and the Rapturous Attributes of Books
Welcome to the second edition of our new series, Museum Quality Books. We last heard from Diane Lovejoy at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; today, Tiffany Sprague, Director of Publications… READ MORE
How did the Ten Commandments become THE Ten Commandments?
October 2, 2014
Disturbed by the role the Bible, and particularly the Ten Commandments, have played in political and cultural debates, Biblical scholar Michael Coogan set out to trace the history of the text… READ MORE