The True Murder podcast interviews George R. Dekle Sr. on his latest tome, The East River Ripper: The Mysterious 1891 Murder of Old Shakespeare, a gripping tale of New York’s Ripper-style murders.

Congratulations to Rona Simmons, author of The Other Veterans of WWII: Stories from Behind the Front Lines for being a finalist in the Military Writers of America 2021 competition. We’ll get the results, Gold, Silver or Bronze, in September. Stay tuned.
“The Other Veterans of World War II is a historical tour de force, bringing to light […]

Don’t miss this informative review of So Much More Than a Headache by Kathleen O’Shea.
“If you want someone to gain a better understanding of what living with migraine means, and particularly if you or someone you know has a love of literature and the English Language, then I’d highly recommend this book.”—Migraine Association of Ireland
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BookNotes reviews A Notable Bully: Colonel Billy Wilson, Masculinity, and the Pursuit of Violence in the Civil War Era.
“Many Civil War-era figures make it hard on potential biographers… The book should have a lot of crossover appeal for those interested in Wilson himself, Civil War history, midcentury New York City immigrant politics and culture, and […]

Here’s your chance to catch Norm N. Nite coauthor of The House That Rock Built on the Geri Petito Show, recorded 7/24/21. He discusses the origins and process of bringing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to Cleveland.
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So Much More than a Headache: Understanding Migraine through Literature author Kathleen O’Shea has been nominated for the 10th annual WEGO Health Awards: Rookie of the Year for Patient Advocacy.
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“This week on Elevations, we interview author Gordon H. Shufelt on his new book The Uncommon Case of Daniel Brown: How a White Police Officer Was Convicted of Killing a Black Citizen, Baltimore, 1875.”
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“This meticulous description of the 1875 trial and unlikely conviction of a Baltimore policeman of Irish immigrant heritage for […]

The Potato Masher Murder: Death at the Hands of a Jealous Husband. wins the first place Walter Williams Award in the Missouri Writers’ Guild 2021 Presidents Writers Contest. Congratulations to author Gary Sosniecki and all involved.
“Gary Sosniecki delivers an intriguing true crime book that is close to his heart—the murder of his great-grandmother. Putting aside […]

The Uncommon Case of Daniel Brown: How a White Police Officer Was Convicted of Killing a Black Citizen, Baltimore, 1875 by Gordon H. Shufelt has been accepted for submission to The Museum of African American History (MAAH) Stone Book Award. The Kent State University Press is pleased to be listed among such prominent authors as […]

Slow Down and #ReadUP. From the Association of University Presses. 
“Books to pick up when you have a chance to slow down! University presses around the globe publish compelling, entertaining, enlightening reads.”
Includes The Kent State University Press’s own Cold War Secrets: A Vanished Professor, a Suspected Killer, and Hoover’s FBI by Eileen Welsome.