Kelby Ouchley on the Gift of the Written Word
December 13, 2012
One day in late November 1864 just before the battle at Franklin, Tennessee a hungry lieutenant of the 1st Florida Volunteers crawled around on his hands and knees in a… READ MORE
Year: 2012
What’s your reason to support the LSU Press?
December 11, 2012
Happy Holidays from LSU Press! As we enter this season of celebration and giving, the Press staff is feeling quite festive. Inspired by the generous giving of gold rings and… READ MORE
The Louisiana Scalawags Provides First In-Depth Analysis of White Southern Republicans’ Role in Louisiana during Reconstruction
December 3, 2012
During the Civil War and Reconstruction, the pejorative term “scalawag” referred to white southerners loyal to the Republican Party. With the onset of the federal occupation of New Orleans in… READ MORE
Guest blogger Art Shiver: A Big Book for Christmas
November 28, 2012
One year there was an especially heavy box colorfully wrapped with a wide green and red ribbon and placed under the tree among the other Christmas presents from my parents…. READ MORE
James Lee Burke supports LSU Press
November 27, 2012
The people at LSU Press and The Southern Review represent everything that is good in the world of literary publication. Their dedication to aesthetic quality has been the gold standard in literary… READ MORE
SEASON’S READINGS: Celebrate the Season and Shop Locally
November 26, 2012
Meet Local Authors, Buy Books that Matter, and Shop the Boutiques at Circa 1857 Thursday, November 29, 2012, 5:00–7:30 p.m., 1857 Government Street Music fans, food lovers, art aficionados, architecture… READ MORE
Kris Elmore, Associate Director for Development, on Lincoln
November 16, 2012
My worlds collide this weekend when Lincoln comes to theaters. As a movie buff, biography reader and follower of politics, I’ll be first in line for tickets for the Lincoln… READ MORE
Bertram Wyatt-Brown (1932-2012)
November 14, 2012
LSU Press honors and celebrates the life of Bertram Wyatt-Brown, an LSU Press author and the longtime editor of the press’s Southern Biography Series. Bert was the Richard J. Milbauer… READ MORE
Jennifer J. Davis Provides the First Archive-Driven Analysis of French Culinary Trades
November 6, 2012
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, French cooks began to claim central roles in defining and enforcing taste, as well as in educating their diners to changing standards. Tracing the… READ MORE
New Book Reconciles the Creative Writer’s Focus on Art with the Critic’s Focus on Cultural Studies
November 5, 2012
“Reading The Hemingway Short Story is like attending a master class on literary craft; an expert scholar-critic reveals the subtle methods and moves that produce the distinctive, memorable effects that… READ MORE
