Rave Reviews for Behind Paul Scott’s Raj Quartet: A Life in Letters by Times Literary Supplement and Transnational Literature

Cambria Press congratulates Professor Janis Haswell on the recent rave review by Transnational Literature of her two-volume book, Behind Paul Scott’s Raj Quartet: A Life in Letters. The first volume delves into the early years 1940–1965, and the second volume examines the years 1966–1978. The book review journal is a testament to how Professor’s Haswell’s painstaking work is a major...

Read the author interview with Professor William Dalessio on his recently published book, Are We What We Eat?

Cambria Press is pleased to announce that Are We What We Eat? Food and Identity in Late Twentieth-Century American Literature by William Dalessio is now available. Below is a transcript of the Q&A session with Professor Dalessio.  ************************ 1. Why did you decide to write this book? I decided to write Are We What We Eat? Food and Identity in...

Sacred Display by Miriam Robbins Dexter and Victor H. Mair Wins the Sarasvati Award for the Best Nonfiction Book in Women and Mythology!

Cambria Press congratulates Professors Miriam Robbins Dexter and Victor H. Mair on their book, Sacred Display: Divine and Magical Female Figures of Eurasia, winning the Sarasvati Award for the Best Nonfiction Book in Women and Mythology! This book which discusses erotic and magical goddesses and heroines in several ancient cultures; such a wide-ranging cross-cultural and cross-temporal view of this genre...

Book Highlights for Latin American Studies (LASA 2012)

Cambria Press would like to highlight a few books, which have garnered excellent book reviews, for scholars in Latin American studies. These books would be valuable additions to academic libraries not only for their Latin American studies collections but also for their history and literature collections as well. In addition to the two recent posted reviews on Cuban–Latin American Relations...

Great Review for What Is Eating Latin American Women Writers: Food, Weight, and Eating Disorders

Cambria Press congratulates Professor Renée S. Scott on the outstanding review by Feminist Collections of her book, What Is Eating Latin American Women Writers: Food, Weight, and Eating Disorders. The journal commends the study because “Scott’s work navigates a great geographical swath, and so it has much to offer beginners and specialists alike.” The review also adds that “this book might...

Outstanding Review for Cuban–Latin American Relations in the Context of a Changing Hemisphere

Cambria Press congratulates Professors Gary Prevost and Carlos Oliva Campos on the outstanding review by the International Journal of Cuban Studies of their book, Cuban–Latin American Relations in the Context of a Changing Hemisphere. The book is lauded for being “a timely publication given the enormous changes that have swept across the Latin American continent in recent years” and being...

Rave Review for Genus Envy: Nationalities, Identities, and the Performing Body of Work

Cambria Press congratulates Professor Thomas Connolly on the rave review by the Eugene O’Neill Review of his book, Genus Envy: Nationalities, Identities, and the Performing Body of Work. The book is commended for being “erudite, provocative, and witty,” which is not surprising given that “Connolly is well known to enthusiasts of O’Neill and to fans of NoëlCoward as well, being...

Read the author interview with Professor Elizabeth Soliday on her recently published book, Childbirth in a Technocratic Age

Cambria Press is pleased to announce that Childbirth in a Technocratic Age: The Documentation of Women’s Expectations and Experiences by Elizabeth Soliday is now available. Below is a transcript of the Q&A session with Professor Soliday.  ************************ 1. Why did you decide to write this book? I decided to write Childbirth in a Technocratic Age: The Documentation of Women’s Expectations...

Excellent Journal Review for The Traumatic Imagination: Histories of Violence in Magical Realist Fiction

Cambria Press congratulates Dr. Eugene Arva on the recent outstanding review by Transnational Literature of his book, The Traumatic Imagination: Histories of Violence in Magical Realist Fiction. The journal commends the work because it shows that “Arva’s knowledge is extensive and comprehensive” and he “introduces innovative concepts of his own while remaining faithful to their original literary, cultural and critical...

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