Robert Hirst, director of the Mark Twain Project, was interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air on December 1. In the interview, Hirst shares some little-known pieces from the Autobiography, including a gem of …
Read More >In this video for WineRadio, Terry Theise tackles the question, Why we should be drinking Riesling? Theise, a James Beard Award winner, legendary wine importer, and author of Reading Between the Wines, …
Read More >Just in time for holiday feasting, pumpkin spice lattes and New Year’s resolutions: Toni Yancey’s approach to fitness, Instant Recess, was the focus of Jane Brody’s recent New York Times article on …
Read More >The Thomson-Shore printing company in Dexter, MI is working overtime to keep up with orders for the Autobiography of Mark Twain—over 300,000 so far. To speed up delivery, they “found bigger-than-usual trucks …
Read More >Dr. Mark Moffett, a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institute and author of UC Press’s bestselling book Adventures among Ants, recently appeared at the Boston Book Festival to talk about the incredible …
Read More >Dan Smith, Secretary General of International Alert and author of The State of the Middle East, has written a new blog post about the European Commission’s apparent attempt to inflict major damage …
Read More >Saying that Dr. Paul Farmer is a busy guy would be an understatement. In this live interview from the 2010 Miami International Book Fair, Farmer talks about his “day job” as a …
Read More >Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, a professor of globalization and education at NYU and editor of three UC Press anthologies, Globalization, Learning in the Global Era, and Latinos, was invited to speak at a special …
Read More >Nathan Oliveira, an acclaimed printmaker, painter, sculptor, and retired Stanford art professor well known for his contributions to the Bay Area Figurative Movement, passed away on November 13 the age of 81, …
Read More >For centuries, humans have been compelled to write about their explorations. From Marco Polo to Ian Frazier, adventure stories inspire us to explore and learn new things about the world around us, …
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