A Futile Debate
by Jessica Chiodini The great e-book versus print debate has been raging since the introduction of the Kindle, the first e-reader, in 2007. The digitalization of our reading experience was right on par...
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The Girls of Usually isn’t just for girls
by Corbin Kottmann “It’s in literature that true life can be found. It’s under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.” — Gao Xingjian The Girls of Usually follows the life of the author Lori...
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The Force of Words: An Interview with Laura Bylenok, Winner of the T. S....
By Allison Bearly and Hannah Brockhaus Warp by Laura Bylenok is the winner of the 2015 T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry, awarded annually by the Truman State University Press to the best unpublished...
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The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
by Allison Bearly This semester, while interning with the Truman State University Press, I noticed a small, slim book titled Valuing Useless Knowledge: An Anthropological Inquiry into the Meaning of...
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Reading Good Books: What’s the Point?
By Hannah Brockhaus Nina Hale via flickr under CC license w/ attribution: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ As a scholarly press, the Truman State University Press does not produce books...
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The War In Words: An Interview with Michael Miller, author of The Different War
by Alex Reiser and Abbey Northcutt Michael Miller, author of The Different War, a finalist in the 2014 T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry, compares the lives of soldiers from Afghanistan and Iraq with...
View ArticleCSI History: Microhistories and why you should read them
by Erica Nolan During my internship at Truman State University Press, my fellow intern and I worked on converting one of the Press’s older publications into an e-book. While coding the information for...
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by Kristen Greif It is common knowledge that there’s a direct correlation between exposing kids to reading at a young age and increases in their comprehensive reading skills. Recognizing this, American...
View ArticleThe Allure of “True Crime”
by Kristen Greif “This hitherto peaceful congregation of neighbors and old friends had suddenly to endure the unique experience of distrusting each other; understandably, they believed that the...
View ArticleAround the World in 80 Pages
by Erica Nolan School breaks are an ideal time to visit new places and go on adventures with family and friends. Unfortunately, finances and other time commitments can make it difficult, if not...
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Apparitions Around Us
by Emily Ploch Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with a spirit behind him. (Wikimedia Photo/Ada Deane) When I first came to Kirksville, some of the first stories I heard about the town and the school had to do...
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Poetry and Myth
An Interview with Alison Moncrief Bromage, author of Daughter, Daedalus by Emily Ploch Daedalus is a recurring character throughout your T. S. Eliot Poetry Prize–winning collection, Daughter, Daedalus....
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Memoir and Identity
An Interview with Loren Schmidtberger, author of The Beginner’s Cow: Memories of a Volga German from Kansas by Hayden Wilsey Writing a title for a text that looks at the intimate moments of your life...
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Physical and Immaterial Boundaries
An interview with Carol V. Davis, author of Because I Cannot Leave This Body by Kristen Womble Why did you choose the title for Because I Cannot Leave This Body? Titles for poetry are challenging...
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Landscape as Language
by Katlin Walker Terry Ann Thaxton’s Mud Song is the winner of the 2017 T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry. This year’s judge, Kevin Prufer, commented: “…the swamps, back roads, and small towns of Florida...
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National Poetry Month Recap
“Poetry should help, not only to refine the language of the time, but to prevent it from changing too rapidly.” –T.S. Eliot April was National Poetry Month, and over the past month we showcased a...
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Playing with Dynamite wins International Book Award
Sharon Harrigan’s memoir, Playing with Dynamite, has won the 2018 International Book Award in the Autobiography/ Memoir category. Playing with Dynamite was also named a finalist in the Best New...
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A Conversation with Lori Horvitz, author of The Girls of Usually
The Open Canon Book Club’s December selection An interview by Aderinsola Adesida and Jenna Faulkner We were excited to learn that Lori’s book The Girls of Usually was the December selection for The...
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Three T. S. Eliot Prize poets will visit Truman March 29 to promote poetry and highlight their prize-winning books published by Truman State University Press, now celebrating 25 years of publishing....
View ArticleMona Lisa Saloy discusses poetry as a journey
Three T. S. Eliot Prize poets will visit Truman March 29 to promote poetry and highlight their prize-winning books published by Truman State University Press, now celebrating 25 years of publishing....
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