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Press Contacts

Heather Skinner: Publicist and Assistant Marketing Manager; presspr@umn.edu; Phone: (612) 301-1932; [vCard ]
Emily Hamilton: Assistant Director for Book Publishing; eph@umn.edu; Phone: (612) 301-1936; [vCard ]

Press Releases

University of Minnesota Press at London Book Fair Jan 16, 2019
University of Minnesota Press to publish memoir of 2018 Olympic gold medalist and U.S. Women’s National Cross Country Ski Team member Jessie Diggins Dec 18, 2018: In Brave Enough, which will be out in Spring 2020, Jessie Diggins shares her own story for the first time.
Jessie Diggins' memoir, written with journalist Todd Smith, beautifully intertwines her Olympic gold medal heroics with her effervescent spirit in a candid memoir full of humility and humor that will inspire audiences the world over.
Adrienne Kennedy among 2018 Theater Hall of Fame Inductees Sep 18, 2018: The 48th Annual Theater Hall of Fame for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theater will be presented on Mon Nov 12 at the Gershwin.
Adrienne Kennedy is among the 2018 Theater Hall of Fame inductees.

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Counterpunch: Allen Ginsberg Takes a Trip Jan 18, 2019 Counterpunch: When poet Allen Ginsberg journeyed to Cuba, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Britain in 1964, homosexuality was illegal in most of the world. So was marijuana.
Kirkus Reviews: Chronicles of a Radical Hag is "a pleasure to read." Jan 15, 2019 Kirkus Reviews: Lorna Landvik uses wisdom and her trademark humor to encourage readers to have a thoughtful response to the world and the people with whom they share it.
LA Review of Books: When Looks Can Kill Jan 14, 2019 LA Review of Books: On Antoine Bousquet's THE EYE OF WAR.