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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,…
by Kathy Alexander, publicity manager Book publicity in 2013 is drastically different from what it was a mere ten years ago. Traditional print media has declined, broadcast journalism continues to be fickle and fad-driven, and digital media options have exploded. Numerous print venues are cutting their review sections; even academic journals such as JAMA have…
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December 23, 2013
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Guest post by Bryan MacKay Winter seems to have arrived early this year, with more snow, ice and cold temperatures in December than during the entire winter of 2012-13. With three full months of cold weather still ahead of us, we humans have a tendency to hunker down next to a warm fire or cocoon with…
Guest post by Bryan MacKay Winter seems to have arrived early this year, with more snow, ice and cold temperatures in December than during the entire winter of 2012-13. With three full months of cold weather still ahead of us, we humans have a tendency to hunker down next to a warm fire or cocoon with…
By Michele Callaghan, manuscript editor Almost two hundred years ago, weavers displaced by the industrial revolution smashed the machines that they thought cost them their jobs. Heroes to some and “dinosaurs” to others, they saw their livelihood and way of life stripped away and felt powerless to stop it. This type of permanent disruption engendered…
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 Susan J. Noonan, M.D., M.P.H. At this time of the year, many of us are surrounded by people and environments that are wrapped up in the joy and chaos of…
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 Susan J. Noonan, M.D., M.P.H. At this time of the year, many of us are surrounded by people and environments that are wrapped up in the joy and chaos of…
Guest post by Janine Barchas Today puts another candle on the birthday cake of novelist Jane Austen, born 16 December 1775. Conveniently, Austen’s birthday coincides with the December gift-giving season. If you are thinking about making a holiday present of a Jane Austen novel to that budding (or confirmed) Janeite in your circle, you…
By Brian Shea Journals PR and Advertising Coordinator NBC’s recent broadcast of a live version of “The Sound of Music” has musical theatre on the minds of many. Rumor has it that the network will make a live holiday musical a part of their strategy going forward. Even though Johns Hopkins University Press has a…