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On Friday, May 4, Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture received the Best Publication Award at the James Beard Foundation Awards in New York, NY. The award was accepted by Darra Goldstein, Gastronomica’s founding editor and the Francis Christopher Oakley Third Century Professor of Russian at Williams College. The Beard Awards is widely recognized within [more...]  Of all the books we have on our Fall 2011 list, I don’t think you’ll find a more timely title than Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon by Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa. I don’t think I need to tell you why this stirring tale of a man overcoming stigma and borders [more...] W. Joseph Campbell recently appeared on C-SPAN to discuss his book, Getting it Wrong, in which he reveals how ten misreported news stories took hold and became media-driven myths — widely believed, but inaccurate stories by or about the news media. Campbell describes these tempting but insubstantial news tidbits as “the junk food of [more...] Authors Billy Ehn and Orvar Lofgren Most of us spend up to a quarter of our time daydreaming, said Orvar Lofgren, co-author, with Billy Ehn, of The Secret World of Doing Nothing, in a recent interview with Wisconsin Public Radio’s Here on Earth. Whether daydreams appear in brief flashes or prolonged reveries, it turns [more...] When Europe is mentioned in the news lately, it’s often about economic crisis or volcanic ash. Even with its current challenges, Steven Hill, author of Europe’s Promise, finds that Europe’s example offers a path to prosperity and sustainability in uncertain times. In this interview with Charlie Dyer of KNews Conversations, Hill addresses misconceptions about Europe, including [more...] Dr. Paul Farmer “People sometimes refer to [Dr. Paul Farmer] as a hero, saint, madman, or genius….but the essential thing about him is that he listens to his patients”, writes Haun Saussy, editor of Partner to the Poor: A Paul Farmer Reader, in his introduction. In this UC Press podcast, Saussy and Farmer speak to [more...] Paul Farmer spoke to Ray Suarez on PBS NewsHour this week about ongoing relief efforts in Haiti, and the difficulty of getting supplies and medical care from scores of volunteers to the people who need it. Farmer, who is the UN Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti, co-founder of Partners in Health, and author of Partner [more...] “I used to write shorter poems,” said Lisa Robertson, author of R’s Boat, in a recent interview on the Canadian radio station CKUW’s program Speaking of Poets, with host John Herbert Cunningham. “They just weren’t satisfying to me…I wanted more space. I wanted to follow ideas and see what they could become over time. I [more...] Many people dismiss insects as pests, but without them, as entomologist Gilbert Waldbauer puts it, “life as we know it would be impossible, and human beings would probably become extinct.” Waldbauer was interviewed on Saturday on Sierra Club Radio about his book Fireflies, Honey, and Silk, in which he reveals the vital and surprising [more...] Novelist, emergency room doctor, essayist, poet — Frank Huyler is singular among writers. His second novel, Right of Thirst, was released to rave reviews this spring. UC Press has just published a new paperback edition of Huyler’s first book, the 1999 classic Blood of Strangers. We sat down with Huyler to talk about medicine, writing, [more...] |
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