Ep. 88 — A New Take on Self-Taught Artists
April 21, 2022
In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk to writer and curator Lisa Slominski about her new book, Nonconformers: A New History of Self-Taught Artists, and her… READ MORE
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James Castle’s Silent Universe
September 30, 2021
Interview with John Beardsley by David Ebony Today, James Castle (1899-1977) is renowned for the richly nuanced surface textures of his gray-scale drawings, his moody and mystical views of the… READ MORE
A Conversation with Michel Faïs
January 27, 2021
Earlier this month, Yale University Press published Mechanisms of Loss by Michel Faïs, translated from the Greek by David Connolly, a duet of provocative novellas that examine contemporary Greek identity and… READ MORE
Our Texts are Palatial: Words from Amos Oz and Fania Oz-Salzberger
April 14, 2014
Follow @faniaoz Jews and Words is a book that celebrates the written word with a very particular voice that grew out of a lifetime of father-daughter conversations between co-authors Amos… READ MORE
Q&A With Kristie Macrakis, Author of Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies
March 31, 2014
Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies: The Story of Invisible Ink from Herodotus to al-Qaeda is a book about concealing and revealing secret communications. It is the first history of invisible writing, uncovered… READ MORE
On the Anniversary of the Iraq War
March 20, 2014
On March 20, 2003, coalition forces led by the United States and the United Kingdom invaded Iraq in what is still seen as a highly controversial decision made by the… READ MORE
YUP Director John Donatich Interviews Leo Damrosch on Jonathan Swift
January 31, 2014
Jonathan Swift, although widely remembered as both an author and a public figure, remains quite enigmatic today. Leo Damrosch, author of the New York Times Notable Book of 2013, Jonathan Swift:… READ MORE
Surprising Trends from the World of Online Gaming
January 10, 2014
Read Nick Yee’s piece on how the media gets video games wrong on the Huffington Post. Online games such as Second Life or EverQuest might seem escapes from reality,… READ MORE
Yale Press Podcast Episode 29: Amos Oz & Fania Oz-Salzberger
December 7, 2012
Listen to the podcast interview for Jews and Words on iTunes! Somewhere between the What is Jewish Culture? event at the 92Y launching the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and… READ MORE
The Daily Show and More Interviews with Trita Parsi on Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran
March 5, 2012
Since the December headlines about U.S.-led sanctions against Iran to President Obama’s statement today that “there is still a window that allows for a diplomatic resolution to this issue”, American-Iranian… READ MORE
Oscar Hammerstein II: Works Well With Others