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Press Kit: The Slumbering Masses by Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer
Cover image, press release, author Q&A, and author bio for THE SLUMBERING MASSES.
Press Kit: The Spoonriver Cookbook by Brenda Langton and Margaret Stuart
Book release, bio, cover image, praise, recipe excerpts, and photos of THE SPOONRIVER COOKBOOK.
Press Kit: Gay Rights at the Ballot Box by Amy Stone
Book release, Q&A with Amy Stone, bio, photos, and a graphic timeline of events surrounding GAY RIGHTS AT THE BALLOT BOX.
Press Kit: Loving Animals by Kathy Rudy
Loving Animals argues that to achieve such goals as ending animal testing and factory farming, activists need to better understand the profound emotional attachment many people have with animals. Offering an alternative to both the acceptance of animal exploitation and radical animal liberation, Kathy Rudy shows that a deeper understanding of this emotional bond can redefine the human–animal relationship.
Press Kit: remixthebook by Mark Amerika
Remixthebook explores the mashup as a defining cultural activity in the digital age, tracing the art of the remix to previous forms of avant-garde and modernist art through mashups of deftly sampled phrases and ideas. Mark Amerika captures the unique and continually shifting digital moment in which we live and situates the remix as an art form and literary intervention.
Press Kit: The Right to Be Out by Stuart Biegel
The Right to Be Out begins with a cogent history and analysis of the dramatic legal developments concerning the rights of LGBT persons since 1968. Stuart Biegel then turns to what K–12 schools should do to implement right-to-be-out policies. He examines recent legal and public policy changes that affect LGBT students and educators in the K–12 public school system.
Press Kit: This Is Not Florida by Jay Weiner
This Is Not Florida is the behind-the-scenes saga of the Franken-Coleman Minnesota Senate recount, the largest, longest, and most expensive election recount in American history. In a fascinating, blow-by-blow account, reporter Jay Weiner covers the entire recount. This Is Not Florida presents an unforgettable moment in political history that proved that it’s never really over until it’s actually over.
Press Kit: News to Me by Laurie Hertzel
News to Me is the adventurous story of Laurie Hertzel’s journey into the bustling world of journalism in the mid-1970s. It is the chronicle of a small-city newspaper on the cusp of transformation, an affectionate portrait of Duluth and its people, and the account of a talented, persistent journalist who witnessed it all and was changing right along with it.
Press Kit: Pink Ribbons, Inc., by Samantha King
In Pink Ribbons, Inc., Samantha King traces how breast cancer has been transformed from a stigmatized disease and individual tragedy to a market-driven industry of survivorship. Here, for the first time, King questions the effectiveness and legitimacy of privately funded efforts to stop the epidemic among American women. Highly revelatory—at times shocking—Pink Ribbons, Inc. challenges the commercialization of the breast cancer movement.