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Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by George A. Feldhamer Most of us here in North America know a white-tailed deer when we see one. And we know that deer…
The Doctor Is In is an occasional series where JHU Press authors discuss the latest developments and news in health and medicine. Guest post by Kathy Steligo As a woman who has had lumpectomy on both breasts, I thank my lucky stars for that simple yet effective operation. But a new study published recently in…
Guest post by Blair A. Ruble I just returned from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library where I spoke about my history of U Street with veteran jazz broadcaster Rusty Hassan, currently of DC's WPFW. A very diverse group of about 40 showed up on a rainy afternoon in the middle of the week…
By Sara Cleary, Acquisitions Assistant Our editorial director, Greg Britton, once told us a story about an editor who gift-wrapped advance book copies before sending them to authors. Since then, I have noticed that I take a little extra care with advances in the mailroom. Perhaps it is only a selfish thing on my part—after…
By Sara Cleary, Acquisitions Assistant Our editorial director, Greg Britton, once told us a story about an editor who gift-wrapped advance book copies before sending them to authors. Since then, I have noticed that I take a little extra care with advances in the mailroom. Perhaps it is only a selfish thing on my part—after…
In case you weren’t aware, it’s Black History Month. We’ll leave aside the well-known and somewhat suspicious fact that the shortest month of the year is the one officially designated to understanding, recognizing, and honoring the long and troubled history of the relationship between blacks and whites in the United States and instead take this…
Guest post by Marybeth Gasman I grew up in a large Michigan farm family with a racist father. He used the “N-word” daily, often calling all of the children the word when he chastised us. I didn’t know what the word meant but I knew it was bad. My father constantly told us that Blacks…
Guest post by Marybeth Gasman I grew up in a large Michigan farm family with a racist father. He used the “N-word” daily, often calling all of the children the word when he chastised us. I didn’t know what the word meant but I knew it was bad. My father constantly told us that Blacks…
By Greg Britton, Editorial Director Filling the publishing airwaves these days is talk of the revolution in e-books. Kindle versus iPad, ePub versus PDF, DRM versus OA, enhancements versus apps. Not all physical books have shuffled off this mortal coil, however. Not by a long shot. Yet as books migrate from the corporal to the…
By Greg Britton, Editorial Director Filling the publishing airwaves these days is talk of the revolution in e-books. Kindle versus iPad, ePub versus PDF, DRM versus OA, enhancements versus apps. Not all physical books have shuffled off this mortal coil, however. Not by a long shot. Yet as books migrate from the corporal to the…