Happy Birthday Bob! New book explores the life and career of Bob Dylan
As Bob Dylan turns 70, Yale University Press publishes a new biography exploring the many facets of the great singer-songwriter’s life and career. Bob…
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Author Article by Jens Malte Fischer: Mahler and me
A bestseller when first published in Germany in 2003, Jens Malte Fischer’s biography of Gustav Mahler has been lauded by scholars as a landmark work. This month,…
Yale’s Autumn and Winter 2011 catalogue is available now
Yale University Press has just published its catalogue for the Autumn and Winter publishing season. It contains every major book being published by Yale…
Guitar Heroes: Yale and the Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrate legendary guitar makers
A new book which accompanies an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, celebrates legendary Italian-American guitar makers, tracing the transformation of a centuries-old craft…
Books that explore Russia’s impact on the world
Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader and the last president of the USSR, celebrated his 80th birthday this month. We look at some Yale…
Anthology of Rap continues to provoke discussion and controversy
Yale’s Anthology of Rap has been kicking up a storm within the literary establishment. Seeking to showcase the inventiveness and vitality of rap’s lyrical art, Adam…