Our Bodies, Our Parties
December 12, 2008
NYU Press author Jeanne Flavin hosted a get-together on Wednesday for her new book, Our Bodies, Our Crimes, at Lucky Jack’s in the LES. The event was a smashing success;… READ MORE
Month: December 2008
Pulitzer Prize Winner Junot Díaz says Latino Spin is his “Book of the Year”
December 11, 2008
Junot Díaz, winner of this year’s Pulitzer Prize for his book The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, was asked by NY Daily News what his favorite Latino book was… READ MORE
BBC on Tin Pan Alley
December 10, 2008
The British Broadcasting Co. interviewed David Freeland about the endangered landmark. His upcoming book is called Automats, Taxi Dances, and Vaudeville: Excavating Manhattan’s Lost Places of Leisure
The Latino Spin Book Party & Danceathon
December 9, 2008
In what was no doubt the loudest and most-danceable party in NYU Press history, author Arlene Davila welcomed over one hundred of her friends and colleagues into the King Juan… READ MORE
NYU Author Taking Questions at NYTimes.com
December 8, 2008
Constance Rosenblum, editor of the City section of the New York Times, will be taking questions on her job all week long at NYtimes.com. She’s the author of the forthcoming… READ MORE
They Survived Breast Cancer and They’re Mad as Hell
December 5, 2008
Macleans did an excellent write up about the issues raised in After the Cure: The Untold Stories of Breast Cancer Survivors (NYU 2008) by Emily Abel and Saskia Subramanian …. READ MORE
Recession Causes Drug Users to Cut Back on Cocaine
December 4, 2008
Last Sunday, the UK Guardian published an investigative report on the effects of the slumping economy on the illegal drug trade in rural farming towns. Frequently quoted was Nicolas Rasmussen,… READ MORE
Spin on the Latino Middle Class
December 3, 2008
Although we’re not in the habit of posting regular book reviews on this blog, the San Francisco Chronicle’s take on Arlene Davila’s Latino Spin is particularly insightful. Conservative pundits describe… READ MORE