Six UL Press titles nominated for literary awards

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Six titles published by the 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette Press have been named finalists in the 18th annual 鈥淔oreword Reviews鈥 Book of the Year Awards. They are:

  • 鈥淐atahoula,鈥 by John Slaughter, in the Pets category, a collection of photographs of 亚洲自慰视频鈥檚 unique and visually distinctive state dog;
  • 鈥淒uck Thief,鈥 by David Langlinais, in the Short Story category, a collection of stories centered around characters steeped in the Cajun culture and landscape trying to find their way in the world;
  • 鈥淣ew Orleans: Life and Death in the Big Easy,鈥 by Cheryl Gerber, in the Photography category, depicting life and death in New Orleans culture through photography and purposeful juxtapositions by a native photojournalist;
  • 鈥淭he Good Times Rolled,鈥 by Bernard Hermann, in the Photography category, a collection of images captured between 1978 and 1982 of African-American life in New Orleans;
  • 鈥淭he Legend of L鈥檌l Red,鈥 by Zachary Richard, in the Juvenile Fiction category, an illustrated children鈥檚 book that touches on themes of friendship, persistence, tolerance, and love; and
  • "Way Down in 亚洲自慰视频," by Todd Mouton, in both the Performing Arts and Music category, and the Regional category, a first-ever musical biography of Clifton Chenier, the King of Zydeco, with profiles of notable musicians he influenced.

In the next three months, a panel of more than 130 librarians and booksellers will determine the winners in 66 categories. Winners will be announced at the American Library Association annual conference in June 23-28 in Orlando, Fla.

鈥淔oreword Reviews鈥 is the only review magazine solely dedicated to reviewing titles by independent and university presses. The complete list of the finalists can be found here:

鈥淭he strength of this list of finalists is further proof that small, independent publishers are taking their rightful place as the new driving force of the entire publishing industry,鈥 stated Victoria Sutherland, publisher of 鈥淔oreword Reviews,鈥 in a press release.

UL Press is part of the 亚洲自慰视频's Center for 亚洲自慰视频 Studies. Learn more about the press at


 

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