Category: Book talks

Eliot called April the cruelest month. Chaucer admired its sweet showers. JHU Press authors, editors, and staff surely earn the right to tag it grueling (but productive!) considering the impressive line-up of talks, signings, festivals, and conferences scheduled this month. From the Annapolis Book Festival to the Festival of Faith and Writing in Grand Rapids,…

Guest post by Michael C. C. Adams We asked Professor Michael C. C. Adams to select some archival images to represent each chapter of his latest book, Living Hell: The Dark Side of the Civil War. Professor Adams’ explanation of each picture and its significance follows. Living Hell, Chapter One: Gone for a Soldier Bucking…

Guest post by Michael C. C. Adams I have been interested in the American Civil War since I was a child. It was even the focus of my first book, which studied the psychological factors affecting Union generalship. Our Masters the Rebels: A Speculation on Union Military Failure in the East, 1861–1865 appeared in 1978 and…

March roars in with a variety of events suitable for lionizing, and JHU Press authors, editors, and staff will keep busy all month. Stephen H. Grant loved the idea that the official publication date for Collecting Shakespeare would be the Ides of March, and several events around that date welcome his book. At Hunter College,…

Guest Post by Mark Osteen A sharply creased fedora rests atop the oiled hair of a smart-talking detective, whose steely eyes gaze at a seductive blonde smoking a cigarette. When they kiss, a slinky jazz saxophone plays. Hat, blonde, smoke, jazz: these are the signature tropes of classic film noir. But there’s a problem: the…

Guest Post by Mark Osteen A sharply creased fedora rests atop the oiled hair of a smart-talking detective, whose steely eyes gaze at a seductive blonde smoking a cigarette. When they kiss, a slinky jazz saxophone plays. Hat, blonde, smoke, jazz: these are the signature tropes of classic film noir. But there’s a problem: the…

Winter’s chill and post-holiday doldrums are no match for the intrepid authors, editors, and staff of JHU Press, who will be as busy as ever in January with book signings, special events, and an array of academic meetings. Chicago, every discerning traveler’s winter destination, hosts both the APA and MLA meetings this month. Goshen, IN,…

Winter’s chill and post-holiday doldrums are no match for the intrepid authors, editors, and staff of JHU Press, who will be as busy as ever in January with book signings, special events, and an array of academic meetings. Chicago, every discerning traveler’s winter destination, hosts both the APA and MLA meetings this month. Goshen, IN,…