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'Frozen': A story that wouldn't let go
Star Tribune: A grim paragraph in a history of Koochiching County in northern Minnesota burrowed into Mary Casanova's brain and demanded to be written.
Globally Aware: Learning About Food Issues from Another Hemisphere
Jenny Breen, author of COOKING UP THE GOOD LIFE, writes about a year of living in Argentina.
"Who was that woman? I wanted to vindicate her."
Twin Cities Pioneer Press interviews Mary Casanova, author of the YA novel FROZEN.
The Savage Eye: Aesthetics After 9/11
Mark Dery, author of I MUST NOT THINK BAD THOUGHTS, writing for Thought Catalog.
Inside Higher Ed: University Press Realities
University press directors, including UMP's Douglas Armato, demonstrate the value of university presses.
Distorting the Legacy of Richard Aoki
San Francisco Bay View looks at the ways in which Seth Rosenfeld's new book attempts to rewrite history.
Duluth News Tribune on Hawk Ridge
The paper interviews Laura Erickson about her latest book, which includes illustrations by Betsy Bowen of Grand Marais.
Slate: Beginning To See
Slate reviews back-in-print collections of essays by Ellen Willis, Beginning to See the Light and No More Nice Girls.
Vol. 1 Brooklyn: The Very Necessary Ellen Willis
Review of Willis' No More Nice Girls: Countercultural Essays.
Hawaii's Mormons: 'Chosen People, Promised Land'
Honolulu Civil Beat reviews Hokulani Aikau's new book.
Birdman of Lauderdale reviews Hawk Ridge
"Delightful, informative and humorous."
A History Book for the Future
Brief review of BODY AND SOUL by Alondra Nelson in Real Health Magazine.
Oh, the Things You Can Do (with Videogames)
The CUNY Games Network reviews Ian Bogost's HOW TO DO THINGS WITH VIDEOGAMES.
SF Chronicle: Where's the evidence Aoki was an FBI informant?
Diane Fujino (author of SAMURAI AMONG PANTHERS) responds to allegations in new book that claim Richard Aoki was an FBI informant.
Democracy Now!: Was Bay Area Radical, Black Panther Arms Supplier Richard Aoki An Informant for the FBI?
Diane Fujino (SAMURAI AMONG PANTHERS) and Seth Rosenfeld, author of a new book that alleges Richard Aoki was an FBI informer, discuss allegations in his book.
You can find me in a book: Mary Casanova's Frozen
Blogger: "I really, really enjoyed Frozen. More than I thought I would."
Fred Ho refutes the claim that Richard Aoki was an FBI informant
Asian American Studies scholar Fred Ho, author of WICKED THEORY, NAKED PRACTICE, writing for Moorbey's blog.
The Hindu: How Mysore grappled with modernity
Review of Janaki Nair's MYSORE MODERN.
Health: Disciplinary or Liberatory?
Cindy Patton, editor of REBIRTH OF THE CLINIC, appears on Against the Grain.
Craft Beer on a Stick
Doug Hoverson (LAND OF AMBER WATERS) will be a guest at some upcoming craft-beer events at the 2012 Minnesota State Fair.