by Janet Gilbert Journals, Direct Response and Renewals Senior Coordinator Speak with Marc Plattner about the state of democracy in the world today and you can almost see the neurons firing. His eyes light up as he speaks passionately, making sure we don’t miss an important new point or historical reference connected in the seemingly…
by Janet Gilbert Journals, Direct Response and Renewals Senior Coordinator Speak with Marc Plattner about the state of democracy in the world today and you can almost see the neurons firing. His eyes light up as he speaks passionately, making sure we don’t miss an important new point or historical reference connected in the seemingly…
In honor of April, National Poetry Month, poems and poets will take center stage. We spoke to X. J. Kennedy about poetry and its place in his life. When you first decided to be a poet which poets and writers did you enjoy reading? I’m not sure at what moment I ever decided to be a poet, if…
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 Donald R. Prothero This post on the Oso landslide originally appeared on skepticblog. We have republished it with the author's permission. Civilization exists by geologic consent, subject to change without notice. —Will Durant For my post this week, I originally planned to write about the 50th anniversary of the Great Alaska earthquake, March 27, 1964. It…