Publicity Roundup—Communism, Spices, Keats, and More
The wires and webs are buzzing with news about many of our client presses, and here's your chance to partake of the excitement—
Just in time for the November 9th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Tariq Ali will be talking about the past and future of communism at the Harvard Book Store on November 10th at 7:00 pm. Visit the store for more details.
In contrast, an icon of capitalist splendor—Las Vegas—will be on display October 29, 2009 to February 5, 2010 when the Yale School of Architecture presents an exhibit on Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown's Las Vegas Studio.
If you've seen Bright Star, the new film on John Keats and Fanny Brawne and are eager to learn more about one of the original Romantics, you should check out this new podcast featuring Stephen Hebron, author of John Keats: A Poet and His Manuscripts, discussing what Keats's letters and poems reveal about his creative process.
Fred Czarra, author of Spices: A Global History, reveals his good taste and love of flavor in an article by the Southern Maryland News.
Creatures great and small, covered in fur or scales, get a full treatment in The Chronicle Review's look at Reaktion's Animal Series.
Over at Jews for Justice for Palestinians, Brian Klug discusses his new book from Seagull, Offence: The Jewish Case.
Finally, the excitement is only just beginning for Seagull's new translation of short stories from one of the most unique and significant fiction writers of the 20th Century, Thomas Bernhard.