Civil War Books and Authors reviews The Governor’s Pawns: Hostages and Hostage-Taking in Civil War West Virginia by Randall S. Gooden.
“Raising the level of awareness, Gooden’s work adds significantly to the Civil War literature addressing the delicate balance between ensuring public safety and protecting the individual civil liberties of citizens.”—Civil War Books and Authors. 
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Be sure to catch Kathleen O’Shea as she discusses her latest book So Much More Than a Headache. I Am Not My Pain host Melissa Adams sits down with Kathleen to understand migraine through literature.
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The Mythopoeic Society has announced the 2023 Mythopoeic Awards finalists. We’re pleased to announce that two of our literary titles are in the running for a Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies:
A Sense of Tales Untold: Exploring the Edges of Tolkien’s Literary Canvas by Peter Grybauskas
Tolkien, Enchantment, and Loss: Steps on the Developmental Journey by John […]

The Round the Bend Now and Then podcast interviews Gary Sosniecki regarding his latest book The Potato Masher Murder: Death at the Hands of a Jealous Husband.
“In this episode, I meet with Gary Sosniecki, the author of The Potato Masher Murder: Death at the Hands of a Jealous Husband, a true crime book about his […]

Congrats to KSUP author Mike Pride. His latest book, No Place for a Woman: Harriet Dame’s Civil War has won a 2023 Silver IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Award), Biography category. 
“As he always does, Mike Pride gives us a living, breathing history. This is our Civil War from the inside out, carefully and artfully moving between […]

Podcast: [Amun Sul] interviews Tom Hillman about his forthcoming book “Pity, Power, and Tolkien’s Ring: To Rule the Fate of Many.” They talk about what exactly the Ring is, how it works, and the importance of Pity in Tolkien’s legendarium. https://buff.ly/3MiX3ci

Congratulations to KSUP author Don W. King. His latest book, Inkling, Historian, Soldier, and Brother: A Life of Warren Hamilton Lewis has won a Bronze IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Award) in the World History category. 
“King gives us a richly detailed life of Warnie Lewis to make the case that he is interesting not only because of […]

Congrats to former Ohio Governor Richard Celeste. His book In the Heart of It All named an Ohioana Book Award finalist in the About Ohio or an Ohioan category.
“Since 1942, the Ohioana Book Awards have been presented to recognize outstanding literary achievement by Ohio writers and about Ohio subjects. They are the second oldest state […]

Ancient Faith Ministries interviews Tom Hillman about his forthcoming book “Pity, Power, and Tolkien’s Ring: To Rule the Fate of Many.” They talk about what exactly the Ring is, how it works, and the importance of Pity in Tolkien’s legendarium.
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Arlene Keizer speaks to Megan Nichols of Speaking of Marvels about her upcoming book, Fraternal Light, Winner of the 2022 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize.
“Fraternal Light: On Painting While Black is a lyric response to the life and art of the African American painter Beauford Delaney. The phrase “fraternal light” is an almost Surrealist […]