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 […]

“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 […]