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Guest Post by Michael C. C. Adams Over a period of years, I steadily collected the documentary materials necessary for taking an unflinching look at the human cost of the Civil War. The resulting book, Living Hell, appears at a key moment in our remembrance of that struggle. Throughout history, from ancient Rome to modern…

Was it the Bard or a 2014 Weather Channel presenter who warned of “rough winds that shake the darling buds” this month? Perhaps the same astute observer might describe the JHU Press calendar as “full of spirit as the month of May.” No matter,  Shakespeare certainly remains top of mind this month as Steve Grant…

by Michele Callaghan, Manuscript Editing I know that many of you are, like me, once or current aspiring writers. Through my blogs, I have pontificated on the correct way to handle all sorts of parts of speech and random bits of punctuation. But now I want to focus on the writing process itself and on two…

Enter code HDPD at checkout to receive a 30% discount on all books featured in this blog post or mention this code when calling in your order at 1-800-537-5487. News and Notes/Praise and Reviews Doris Iarovici, M.D., author of Mental Health Issues and the University Student, discusses the “antidepressant generation” in The New York Times Well…

Enter code HDPD at checkout to receive a 30% discount on all books featured in this blog post or mention this code when calling in your order at 1-800-537-5487. News and Notes/Praise and Reviews Doris Iarovici, M.D., author of Mental Health Issues and the University Student, discusses the “antidepressant generation” in The New York Times Well…