An Interesting Taste in Books The Book Collecting Prize sponsored by Bucknell University Press and Library & IT has come to a close, and after reviewing many fascinating collections with themes from theater books to Cormac McCarthy novels, the judges…
The Man with a Library Library
When the Bucknell University Press released an announcement for a book collecting contest, we received a response from ‘77 alumnus—Roland Ochsenbein. Though the contest was directed towards current students, Mr. Ochsenbein had an interesting collection to share—a library library….
Writing Women Back into History
Every year since 1987, the month of March has been designated as National Women’s History Month. The campaign that pushed this declaration of Congress was led by the National Women’s History Project, an organization founded in Santa Rosa, California by…
A Celebration of Irish Identity
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit! (lah leh PAH-drig SUN-uh gwitch!) Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to you! During this day of festivities—public parades, wearing of green attire and shamrocks, feasting, and music—March 17th annually marks the celebration of the patron saint…
A Month of Love and Remembrance
As February, the month of love, comes to a close, I thought it appropriate to reflect on another commemoration for which it is known. Since 1976, the month of February has been designated by every U.S. President as Black History…
Thoughts on Love
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, love is in the air! —And amongst the pages of a few of our books here at the Bucknell University Press. Weeding back through our database, I came across three books in particular…
D.A.F. de Sade 200 years later
December 2, 2014 seemed far away in the summer of 2010, when Norbert Sclippa’s email anticipating the bicentennial of D.A.F. Sade’s death arrived in my inbox. “Anybody planning anything?” he inquired of us: the Colloque Internationale Sade, a small but…