“Fashion historian Rebecca Jumper Matheson’s new book, Artisans and Designers: American Fashion Through Elizabeth and William Phelps (Kent State University Press, 2025), is the first study of the work and lives of this couple. This book is a biography of William and Elizabeth Phelps as “artisans and designers” and businesspeople, told through the objects they created. […]

Kent State University Press and Vesto Audio present a conversation between Martin H. Bush and Sol Gittleman about Bush’s new book with Kent State—Deadbeats, Dead Balls, and the 1914 Boston Braves, available at bookstores, online retailers, or directly from the publisher:

Don’t miss this informative podcast with Mary Noé, author of The Man Who Shot J. P. Morgan:
A Life of Arsenic, Anarchy, and Intrigue, hosted by Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast.
On the morning of July 3, 1915, John Pierpont Morgan Jr., one of the most famous names in finance, was entertaining guests at his […]

Cleveland Magazine spotlights Kent State University Press and Gray & Co., two regional presses that feature local writers.
“From poems about Ohio forests to tales of Cleveland newsrooms, local publishers make space for stories rooted in place and heart.
Two of the region’s most committed champions are Kent State University Press and Gray & Co. Though different […]

Emerging Civil War reviews More Important Than Good Generals: Junior Officers in the Army of the Tennessee by Jonathan Engel.
“Engel’s More Important Than Good Generals provides Civil War readers with yet another uncovered gem and treasure trove of source material to consult. While this study is exhaustive, one hopes this will only encourage further examination […]

“The Trump administration is silencing government-funded news outlets, including Voice of America. Voice of America chief national correspondent Steve Herman joins Ana Cabrera to speak out about the dismantling of his organization and share more on the vital work they do.”—MSNBC
Find out more about Steve Herman, VOA, and covering the White House in his new […]

Dune News Net provides an extensive look at Finding the Numinous: An Ecocritical Look at Dune and The Lord of the Rings, Willow Wilson DiPasquale’s latest book.

“Finding the Numinous provides a new lens through which to understand and appreciate Herbert’s works, and I look forward to applying that to my next reading of Dune – […]

Ancillary Review of Books reviews Finding the Numinous: An Ecocritical Look at Dune and The Lord of the Rings.
“Perhaps the most important contribution of Finding the Numinous is how it shows that Tolkien and Herbert’s worlds can inspire us to feel a renewed reverence for our own world. Furthermore, they compel us to work toward […]

Cleveland Magazine names John Vacha’s Playhouse Square and the Cleveland Renaissance one of “76 Books that Arrived from Cleveland’s Literary Scene in 2024”
“One of the city’s major pride points was the 1970s rejuvenation of Playhouse Square — an effort that had a ripple effect of Downtown Cleveland becoming the arts destination it is today. That history, and […]

Civil War Books and Authors looks at Holding the Political Center in Illinois: Conservatism and Union on the Brink of the Civil War by Ian T. Iverson.
“Iverson’s study seeks to reshape our understanding of the meaning of conservatism and its core appeal during the late-antebellum years. More from the description: “Most politicians and voters in […]