Congratulations to Daniel Cavicchi, for his 2012 Deems Taylor Award, given by ASCAP for his book Listening and Longing: Music Lovers in the Age of Barnum.
Mourning the passing of Franya Berkman
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It is with sadness that we announce the passing of author and scholar Franya Berkman. Franya Berkman (1969–2012) was an assistant professor at Lewis & Clark College. She received her PhD in ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University in 2004 and her MA in world music, also from Wesleyan, in 1999. Her BA in music was earned…
Why Mars? An adaptation from Wesleyan’s “Imagining Mars”
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Read an adaptation from Imaging Mars: A Literary History, by Robert Crossley, in the August issue of the Smithsonian’s Air & Space magazine.
A Fuller Life
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Samantha Fuller, daughter of Samuel Fuller, is raising funds to support a documentary film on her father, A Fuller Life. Pledge $75 to her Kickstarter Campaign and received a signed copy of Lisa Dombrowski’s “The Films of Samuel Fuller: If You Die, I’ll Kill You!”
Evaporating Genres wins 2012 Locus Award
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Evaporating Genres: Essays on Fantastic Literature, by Gary K. Wolfe has won the 2012 Locus Award for Best Non-Fiction Book.
Al Braden auctioning photos to raise funds for Connecticut River
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Al Braden, an environmental and outdoor photographer, and author of The Connecticut River: A Photographic Journey into the Heart of New England, will lead participants on a photographic tour of the Connecticut River (in Vermont), from source to sea. This is your chance to see portions of the river you may not have visited yet.…
Sam Wasson at Houston Museum of Fine Arts
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Sam Wasson, author of Paul on Mazursky, will be at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston for two days, and two events! May 10th and 11th. Visit MFA’s website for more details. “Sam Wasson is a fabulous social historian because he finds meaning in situations and stories that would otherwise be forgotten if he…
Pura Lopez Colome featured at Poetry Daily
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The poem “Echo” is April 12th’s poem of the day. Read it here, in English and Spanish. Be sure to check out our wonderful new translation of Watchword, translated by Forrest Gander.
Three Science Fiction Novellas reviewed in Washington Post
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“Happily, thanks to the Wesleyan Early Classics of Science Fiction Series, three of Rosny’s finest novellas can now be enjoyed in authoritative translations. Never having encountered any of his fiction, I was unprepared for the power and beauty of ‘The Xipehuz,’ ‘Another World’ and ‘The Death of the Earth.’ –The Washington Post, Michael Dirda Read…
Dr. Mel, longtime WTNH weatherman & Wesleyan author, dies at 66
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It is with sadness that we report the passing of longtime WTNH meteorologist Dr. Mel Goldstein (Jan. 18, 2012). The staff at Wesleyan University Press has fond memories of working with him on Dr. Mel’s Connecticut Climate Book. His good nature and strength were admirable, and he inspired many. Read more about Dr. Mel here.
