Spring 2011 Catalog!!
Our Spring 2011 catalog is now up online! Check out all the books we’ll be publishing from February to July 2011!
Brian Walker on WNTH 8 for Doonesbury
Brian Walker appears on WNTH 8’s Connecticut Style today to talk more about his new book, Doonesbury and the Art of G.B. Trudeau. http://www.wtnh.com/video/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=5718
Presidents and Their Mid-Term Elections
Dorothy Rabinowitz’s op-ed in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, titled “Why Obama is No Roosevelt” comes from the comparisons made to FDR that have followed President Obama since the run-up to the 2008 election. In September 2010, The National Bureau of Economic Research declared that the recession was over in June
Tuesday Studio: Kurt Schwitters
Even for those who speak German, the word Merz may be difficult to translate. Coined in 1919 by the avant-garde artist Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948), Merz is more of an idea than an object; more of an approach to art than art itself. A truncated version of the German word for
Tocqueville in America
A few weeks ago, we celebrated Columbus Day and the discovery of America. Or at least he made the physical discovery, and even that is contested. What other Americas were there to discover? One might say: the political discovery of the American Republic’s early successes. Alexis de Tocqueville and his
November Announcement: New Blog
Dear Reader, We’re trying something new with our blog: new look, new themes, and as always, new books. Whether you’re a bookseller, university professor, bibliophile, art fanatic, media blogger, publishing savant, or a general reader, there is something here for everyone. Be sure to let us know what you think
CURE Magazine Reviews “Fighting Cancer with Knowledge and Hope
Dr. Richard Frank— I am grateful to Kathy LaTour and CURE Magazine for the review of my book just posted on the CURE website. Please check it out! Richard C. Frank, M.D., is director of cancer research at the Whittingham Cancer Center of Norwalk Hospital, medical director of Mid-Fairfield Hospice, and Clinical
Tuesday (Cartoonist’s) Studio: Doonesbury and Yale
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the popular Doonesbury comic strip, first published in 1970 by Garry Trudeau. Doonesbury’s origins lie in Trudeau’s undergraduate strip, Bull Tales, for the Yale Daily News. Trudeau first published Doonesbury shortly after graduating Yale College, where he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Record, and
Hédi Kaddour at Whitney Humanities Center, Yale
More from YUP’s translated poets: Next Wednesday, October 27, the French poet Hédi Kaddour will be at Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center to read from his book, Treason, translated by Marilyn Hacker and published earlier this spring. Kaddour is an acclaimed poet and novelist in France, winner of the Prix du
Adonis in New York and New Haven
Not one, but two, important literary events are on the horizon: Adonis, the esteemed Syrian poet, will be in New York on Monday, October 25 at the 92nd Street Y and at Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center on Tuesday, October 26; both are readings from his newly published book, Adonis: Selected