Building the Perfect Boxing Library, Quarantine Style Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of Rocky Marciano and The Onion Picker: Carmen Basilio and Boxing in the 1950s included in BoxingScene.com’s top ten list of of boxing books. Read the full article
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Ibrahim al-Koni, the highly acclaimed Libyan novelist and finalist for the Man Booker International Prize, was named the Cultural Personality of the Year for the 42nd edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair 2023. This acknowledgment emphasizes al-Koni’s exceptional contributions to the world of literature, which have enriched readers’ understanding of culture and heritage. Al-Koni is the author of A Sleepless Eye: Aphorisms from the Sahara.
Jadaliyya Q&A with Waleed Mahdi SU Press author Charles Kastner won the 2020 Paul Cowan Non-Fiction Peace Corps Writers Award for Race Across America: Eddie Gardner and the Great Bunion Derbies. Kastner chronicles the story of African American runner, Eddie “The Sheik” Gardner who withstood daily death threats and intimidation to compete at the highest levels of the new sports of trans-America racing, and became a symbol hope and pride to Black America for his courage. Chuck Kastner discusses “Race Across America” racism, sports, courage and running with the host of Downtown with Rich Kimball Click below to listen to…
Davison’s agile close readings and innovative perspectives make this study a valuable addition to the growing critical reassessment of O’Brien’s work. The author makes a strong case that O’Brien was not only a ground-breaking Irish novelist but, as she herself wanted to be known, a novelist of the world who was unafraid to take chances and break through feminine stereotypes. Click Here to read the full review in Breac: A Digital Journal of Irish Studies
“Art historian Hinman tells the story of New York City’s second Madison Square Garden entertainment complex, which opened in 1890. Her central figures are architect Stanford White (1854–1906) and sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907), with White’s trendsetting firm of McKim, Mead & White designing the Italian Renaissance-style ‘pleasure palace,’ its arena, exhibition hall, theater, concert hall, and restaurant boasting the world’s largest indoor space and the city’s tallest tower. To crown the tower dome, Saint-Gaudens produced a weather vane in the form of the gilded goddess Diana. The narrative delves into contemporary art, architecture, construction, and show business, depicting White…