Cleveland.com interviews Nina Mandell, author of A Fraction of a Point: A Gymnastics Dynasty on the Line.
“Mandell does what a good author should do in a topic like this: She humanizes the subjects in a readable writing style.
For the book, she followed the high school team through the 2022-23 season.
I think this topic is a […]

Nina Mandell, author of A Fraction of a Point: A Gymnastics Dynasty on the Line, speaks to Ideastream about the championship Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees
“The title of the book is ‘A Fraction of a Point’ because that is often what the state title is decided by. The incredible thing about this streak is that every year […]

Chris Briem, author of Beyond Steel: Pittsburgh and Economics of Transformation is interviewed by 90.5 WESA radio. A transcript is included.
“I think the Pittsburgh region is doing well—or at least better than some people think—at attracting new investment and growth. That message gets confused because we are a region that saw so many young […]

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Dru Sanders reviews Adelbert Ames, the Civil War, and the Creation of Modern America by Michael J. Megelsh for H-Net reviews.
“With sections attending to the Civil War and Spanish-American War, as well as Reconstruction politics, Adelbert Ames, the Civil War, and the Creation of Modern America will be of interest to scholars of US military history, […]

Cleveland Scene interviews Nina Mandell, author of the upcoming book A Fraction of a Point: A Gymnastics Dynasty on the Line.
“I hope people enjoy the story about how strong and how incredible these gymnasts are to uphold a legacy that started before they were born,” [Mandell] says when asked about what she hopes readers get […]

Edwin P. Rutan II, author of High-Bounty Men in the Army of the Potomac: Reclaiming Their Honor, speaks with Gerry Prokopowicz, host of Civil War Talk Radio.
High-Bounty Men in the Army of the Potomac offers a much-needed correction to the historical record, providing a more balanced assessment of the “high-bounty” replacements in the Army of […]

Rebecca Jumper Matheson, author of Artisans and Designers: American Fashion Through Elizabeth and William Phelps, is featured in a new interview with New Books Network, where she discusses her research and the stories behind the book in this engaging audio conversation.
“Long before the fashion industry formally addressed questions of sustainability and […]

The Forgotten Battles of the Chancellorsville Campaign:Fredericksburg, Salem Church, and Banks’ Ford in Spring 1863 by Erik T. Nelson receives Honorable Mention as Best of 2025 by the Civil War Books and Authors blog.
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Register of the Kentucky Historical Society journal reviews Holding the Political Center in Illinois: Conservatism and Union on the Brink of the Civil War by Ian Iverson. Article hosted by Project Muse.
“Iverson provides a clear case as to how conservatism was central to Illinois voters in the years immediately before the Civil War, and how […]