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October 23, 2015 • Staff Reads

Staff Reads Roundup: October 23, 2015 »

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This week we’re reading books of a more emotional caliber, as well as articles ranging from the domination of TV to investment banking. Let us know what you’re reading in the comments below

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October 21, 2015 • Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes: Jerome Pohlen, author of Gay & Lesbian History for Kids »

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Jerome Pohlen with Open Books volunteer Jennifer Brogan after the October 17 LGBT History Celebration presentation.

Jerome Pohlen is not only a Chicago Review Press acquisitions editor but a treasured author of ours

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October 16, 2015 • Staff Reads

Staff Reads: The (Unread) Classics »

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Six brave individuals bared their literary souls and shared the classics they've avoided or missed.  We've managed to hold our own despite these reading resumé gaps, but...there are plenty of ellipses in this roundup. Share your unread classic with us on Twitter (if you dare) using #CRPreads.

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October 7, 2015 • Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes: Ned and Constance Sublette, co-authors of The American Slave Coast »

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Ned and Constance Sublette have been expanding each other’s knowledge and consciousness of history since they met in 1975. They began working on The American Slave Coast: A History of the Slave-Breeding Industry in 2010 when Ned was in residence at Washington College’s C.V. Starr Center for…

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October 2, 2015 • Staff Reads

Staff Reads Roundup: October 2, 2015 »

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elewisCongratulations, Emily! Former marketing intern (and faithful Harry Potter reader) Emily Lewis was just hired as CRP's full-time editorial and marketing assistant. Emily coordinates our staff reads posts, so this seemed like an appropriate place to share the good news.


Now...what has Emily put

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September 30, 2015 • Author Reads

Author Reads Roundup: Women of Action authors »

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We asked authors of our Women of Action series what books they're losing themselves in when they're not writing about amazing women and girls of conviction and courage through the ages.  Check out what they had to say below!

 


184600Kathryn Atwood (Women Heroes of World War II, Code Name Pau…

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September 28, 2015 • Authors Off–Book

Authors Off-Book: Cory Franklin »

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Cook County ICUCory Franklin, MD, spent 25 years as the director of intensive care at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He is an editorial board contributor to the Chicago Tribune and the author of Chicago Flashbulbs. His work has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the New York Times, the N

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September 25, 2015 • Staff Reads

Staff Reads Roundup: Best required reading »

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This week CRP staff members share their favorite that was assigned in high school or college. Let us know your choice in the comments below or on Twitter @ChiReviewPress. #CRPreads


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September 24, 2015 • Evolution of a Cover

Evolution of a Cover: Escape Points »

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Escape Points_inside borderFor this week's Evolution of a Cover, we spoke with Rebecca Lown about the process of pinning down the perfect cover for Michele Weldon's memoir, Escape Points.


Cover designing is never an easy process, but sometimes our designers are presented with an extra-challenging task. How do you convey sing

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September 21, 2015 • Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes: Jerome Tuccille, author of The Roughest Riders »

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TuccilleIt’s probably the most enduring image of the Spanish-American war, made famous by Frederic Remington’s painting Charge of the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill: Theodore Roosevelt, on horseback, leading the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry regiment in a ragged run up a gentle slope, straight into the o…

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