The American Academy of Religion celebrated former AAR president Plaskow's trailblazing scholarship including her 1990 monograph 'Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism From a Feminist Perspective,' and presented awards to authors for excellence in the study of religion, history and the arts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
The annual joint meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion was a forum for hot-button issues and a weekend of opportunities for academic religion publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
Sara Hoerdeman, the American Academy of Pediatrics marketing manager for consumer products, didn’t just nominate Harvey’s Tales in Geneva, Ill., to be PW’s 2023 Bookstore of the Year: she wrote a 500-word love letter extolling the virtues of the five-year-old indie, located in an upscale suburb... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Lit Hub is pleased to share the cover for Safiya Sinclair’s forthcoming memoir, How to Say Babylon, which Simon and Schuster will publish this summer. Sinclair is the author of the poetry collection Cannibal, winner of a Whiting Writers’ Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Metcalf... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-01-03 15:30:30 UTC ]
The annual meeting between the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) attracted 7,291 attendees to Denver, Colo. Nov. 19 to 22 in what some publishers are calling a return to normal post-Covid. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
The joint annual meetings between to learned societies, the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) and the American Academy of Religion (AAR), will bring together publishers, professors, students, authors and more in Denver, Colo. from Nov. 19-22. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
Academic religion publishers are prioritizing the search for more accurate retellings of history as well as clearer views of the Bible in new books, many of which will appear at the Annual Meetings hosted by the American Academy of Religion and Society for Biblical Literature in Denver, Colo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
The poet, whose acceptance speech will also be released on Monday, will publish Winter Recipes from the Collective in 2021Nobel laureate Louise Glück is set to publish her first poetry collection in seven years in 2021 – her first since becoming the 16th female winner of the literature... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-12-07 11:00:36 UTC ]
Ahead of the annual meeting between the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature (AAR/SBL), taking place virtually from November 29 to December 10 this year, PW looks at the latest trends in academic religion book publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
The joint annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature drew more than 9,400 scholars to San Diego from Nov. 23-26, remaining flat compared to the number of attendees in 2018. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
What follows is a set of vignettes, or “islands,” from the recently published book Islands—New Islands (Fontanella Press, 2019), where they appear alongside archival photos from the American Academy in Rome. Written in Italian by Marco Lodoli, they were first published serially in the newspaper... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-11-18 09:47:44 UTC ]
A plethora of books at the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature annual conference examine the relationship between politics and religion in the age of Trump. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
At the annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature in Denver, Colo., held Nov. 17-21, hot topics included diversity, immigration, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ahead of the annual meeting between the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature on Nov. 17-20 this year, PW looks at the latest trends in academic religion book publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nearly 10,300 scholars gathered in Boston from Nov. 18-21 for the annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), marking an almost 8.5% increase in attendance from last year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The American Academy of Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) held their joint annual meetings in San Antonio Nov. 19-22, attracting almost 140 religion publishing houses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
American Academy of Religion recognizes excellence in scholarship; another big hit for Lysa TerKeurst. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson, author of "Mama Doc Medicine: Finding Calm and Confidence in Parenting, Child Health, and Work-Life Balance" (American Academy of Pediatrics, 9781581108378), will appear on "Katie" on Tuesday, July 22. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]