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Seven decades ago, Jackie Robinson stepped onto Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field and changed not only the face of professional baseball in America: in ways...
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It’s Grilled Cheese Month. We’re Bookish. So here are books about grilled cheese. You’re welcome.
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Look at that smile filled with charm and smarm. Oh, Ernest. We knew you were trouble when you walked in.
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Frances Benjamin Johnston with group of children looking at her camera between 1890 and 1910.
This is the third in an eight-part series of interviews with Michael Bronski about the A Queer History of the United States, this year’s Lambda Literary Award winner for LGBT Nonfiction. The interviews were conducted by Richard Voos. Listen or read below to learn about how Europeans applied their language and beliefs to the “Two-Spirt” Native Americans they encountered.
In honor of Juneteenth, enjoy a collection of recipes chosen to commemorate the date from The Historical Cookbook of the American Negro, first published in 1958, by The National Council of Negro Women.The Historical Cookbook of the American Negro is the classic yearlong celebration of black heritage from Emancipation Proclamation Breakfast Cake to Wandering Pilgrim’s Stew from the National Council of Negro Women. It is a unique collection of historical facts, photos, personal anecdotes, and of course a rich selection of seasonally-arranged recipes
This is the second in an eight-part series of interviews with Michael Bronski about the A Queer History of the United States, this year’s Lambda Literary Award winner for LGBT Nonfiction. The interviews were conducted by Richard Voos. Listen or read below to learn about how Europeans applied their language and beliefs to the “Two-Spirit” Native Americans they encountered.
Two Beacon Press books are finalists in the LGBT nonfiction category:
- God Vs. Gay? by Jay Michaelson
- A Queer History of the United States by Michael Bronski
This week, the Lambda Literary Foundation announced the finalists for its 24th annual Lambda Literary Awards, recognizing excellence in LGBT literature.
The awards will honor the best books in categories like fiction, memoir, mystery, poetry, romance and erotica for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and general LGBT themes. There’s a full list of nominees at the link above.
Beacon Press executive editor Gayatri Patnaik talks about the King Legacy Series and what we can all still learn from Martin Luther King, Jr.
This fall we’ll be publishing Thomas Norman DeWolf’s and Sharon Leslie Morgan’s book Gather at the Table. Sharon and Tom traveled through the US to view history and present-day circumstances of slavery with someone from “the other side.” Follow their journey on their youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/gatheratthetable. the first video is posted now!
On January 3, 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr., appeared on the cover of Time magazine as its man of the year. Time has the table of contents on its site from this issue, so you can go see what was in the news at the time, and if you’re a subscriber, you can read the issue!
