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U of Wisconsin Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Book Cover for: Plain: A Memoir of Mennonite Girlhood, Mary Alice Hostetter

Plain: A Memoir of Mennonite Girlhood

Mary Alice Hostetter
U of Wisconsin PressU of Wisconsin Press

Reminder: TOMORROW, @PocketBooksShop in Lancaster PA will host Mary Alice Hostetter, author of PLAIN, in conversation w/ Shirley Showalter! It's a homecoming for Mary Alice; if you're out & about in Lancaster, please stop by at 6:30 PM for the reading, conversation, and signing! https://t.co/6UooVEDiTW

Paperback, 2025

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Best Weapon for Peace: Maria Montessori, Education, and Children's Rights, Erica Moretti

The Best Weapon for Peace: Maria Montessori, Education, and Children's Rights

Erica Moretti
U of Wisconsin PressU of Wisconsin Press

From @PH_Journal: a new review of @erica_emoretti's The Best Weapon for Peace: Maria Montessori, Education, and Children’s Rights: https://t.co/IgTijVhmHu

Paperback, 2022

$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Burning Ambition: Education, Arson, and Learning Justice in Kenya, Elizabeth Cooper

Burning Ambition: Education, Arson, and Learning Justice in Kenya

Elizabeth Cooper
U of Wisconsin PressU of Wisconsin Press

🗓️ Reminder: Today at 6 pm EAT, BIEA in Nairobi will host a book launch for Elizabeth Cooper's Burning Ambition. Details and registration: https://t.co/qqx2lIWuZe

Hardcover, 2022

$79.95$54.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: The Art of the Break, Mary Wimmer

The Art of the Break

Mary Wimmer
U of Wisconsin PressU of Wisconsin Press

Save the date: @MaryWimmer4, author of the new novel THE ART OF THE BREAK, will be at @book_wi in Appleton next Saturday, November 26, from 1 - 3 PM. If you're out and about for Small Business Saturday, please drop by! https://t.co/HBAkmHIHfB

Paperback, 2022

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Heavy Marching: The Civil War Letters of Lute Moseley, 22nd Wisconsin, Lucius S. Moseley

Heavy Marching: The Civil War Letters of Lute Moseley, 22nd Wisconsin

Lucius S. Moseley
U of Wisconsin PressU of Wisconsin Press

Reminder: coming up next week! @WisVetsMuseum will host a virtual book talk with Sara DeLuca, editor of Heavy Marching: The Civil War Letters of Lute Moseley, 22nd Wisconsin. Details: https://t.co/7p7UyZyd5u

Hardcover, 2023

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: One Breath from Drowning, Kent Quaney

One Breath from Drowning

Kent Quaney
U of Wisconsin PressU of Wisconsin Press

Coming up next week: On March 16 at 7 pm, @beausoleilbooks will host Kent Quaney, author of the novel ONE BREATH FROM DROWNING! https://t.co/Tw2Qa9ubcE

Paperback, 2022

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Religious Entanglements: Central African Pentecostalism, the Creation of Cultural Knowledge, and the Making of the Luba Katanga, David Maxwell

Religious Entanglements: Central African Pentecostalism, the Creation of Cultural Knowledge, and the Making of the Luba Katanga

David Maxwell
U of Wisconsin PressU of Wisconsin Press

Happy publication day to David Maxwell (@CamHistory), whose new book Religious Entanglements is now available! @PublishersWkly calls it "an enlightening study." More on the book: https://t.co/IvrIQJnsHR https://t.co/cSr0lD3fZr

Hardcover, 2022

$79.95$54.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: A Spiritual Revolution: The Impact of Reformation and Enlightenment in Orthodox Russia, 1700-1825, Andrey V. Ivanov

A Spiritual Revolution: The Impact of Reformation and Enlightenment in Orthodox Russia, 1700-1825

Andrey V. Ivanov
U of Wisconsin PressU of Wisconsin Press

Coming up on Thursday at @UWCREECA: Andrey Ivanov celebrates the publication of the paperback edition of A SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION with a book launch talk! 4 pm in Ingraham Hall; discount codes for ordering the book will be available. Details: https://t.co/dqqxO7k6bF

Paperback, 2023

$32.95$16.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Brave and Lovely Woman: Mamah Borthwick and Frank Lloyd Wright, Mark Borthwick

A Brave and Lovely Woman: Mamah Borthwick and Frank Lloyd Wright

Mark Borthwick
U of Wisconsin PressU of Wisconsin Press

ICYMI: From @WiStateJournal: Gena Kittner interviews Mark Borthwick about his forthcoming book, A BRAVE AND LOVELY WOMAN: MAMAH BORTHWICK AND FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT: https://t.co/yaV1sdgrHu https://t.co/eTI0CqhYl7

Hardcover, 2023

$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: This Room Is Made of Noise, Stephen Schottenfeld

This Room Is Made of Noise

Stephen Schottenfeld
U of Wisconsin PressU of Wisconsin Press

🎉 Happy publication day to @StephenSchotte2 (@UR_EnglishDept) 🎉 Stephen's new novel, THIS ROOM IS MADE OF NOISE, is officially out today! If you're in the Rochester area, please join Stephen for events on April 12 and 15. Learn more about the book: https://t.co/USL9ce496k https://t.co/b2sk6WfYsW

Paperback, 2023

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book