News and Events
- Jewish Book Council praises Café Shira
August 5, 2022
“A one-of-a-kind book about a one-of-a-kind business in a one-of-a-kind city, Café Shira presents a nuanced, humorous, and fascinating picture of humanity set in a renowned café in the heart of Jerusalem. . . . Café Shira is a pointed and unusual look at the ways people live their lives. What shows on the surface can be a hint to, or a complete misdirection of, ...
- Natana Delong-Bas interviewed on NBC
July 20, 2022
Natana Delong-Bas, editor of Islam, Revival, and Reform: Redefining Tradition for the Twenty-first Century discusses President Biden’s Middle East trip with Sue O’Connell on NBCLX.
- Politics, Culture, and the Irish American Press named a Tankard Book Award finalist
July 12, 2022
Politics, Culture, and the Irish American Press: 1784-1963 was named a finalist for the 2021 Tankard Book Award from the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. “This volume advances current scholarship by providing one of the most comprehensive inquiries into the historical, political, and cultural impacts of the Irish American press. It would certainly ...
- Earl Lloyd is honored by the city of Syracuse
June 23, 2022
The city of Syracuse honored Earl Lloyd’s career and achievements on Wednesday, June 23 by unveiling a street renamed Earl Lloyd Way. Lloyd, the first Black player in the NBA, played for the Syracuse Nationals from 1952 to 1958. Lloyd will also be part of the downtown mural honoring inspirational basketball players that are a ...
- Riess receives 2022 Guy Lewis Award
June 23, 2022
At the 50th annual meeting of the North American Society for Sport History, Steven A. Riess was the recipient of the 2022 Guy Lewis Award for contributions to the field of Sport History in recognition of exceptional contribution to the field of Sport History. Riess is the author of Horse Racing the Chicago Way Gambling, Politics, ...
- Reem Bassiouney awarded the Egyptian National Prize for Excellence in Literature
June 14, 2022
Reem Bassiouney, author of Sons of the People: The Mamluk Trilogy and The Pistachio Seller, was awarded the National Prize for Excellence in Literature from the Egyptian Ministry of Culture. Please find the full list of winners here.
- Animals in Our Days in Words Without Borders
June 6, 2022
Mohamed Makhzangi’s Animals in Our Days: A Book of Stories was included in the May/June Watchlist from Words Without Borders.
- Reading with Chip Rossetti in Shelf Awareness
June 6, 2022
Chip Rossetti, translator of Animals in Our Days: A Book of Stories, was featured in Shelf Awareness’s “Reading with” series.
- Bermúdez awarded Next-Generation Humanities Doctoral Internship
May 27, 2022
Johanna Bermúdez has been awarded a Next-Generation Humanities Doctoral Internship with Syracuse University Press’s Acquisitions department this summer. Funded by the Graduate Student Organization and arranged through the Graduate School, the internship is intended to provide professional development to Syracuse University humanities graduate students looking to expand their career pathways. In addition to helping SU ...
- Maurice Ebileeni interview in The New Arab
May 17, 2022
Maurice Ebileeni discusses his new book Being There, Being Here: Palestinian Writings in the World in The New Arab.
