Month: July 2012

Hidden talents

Since our building renovation was completed in 2010,  JHU Press staff have been given a chance to show off unknown talents. Staff and visitors have enjoyed seeing changing exhibits of art by brave members of the JHU Press staff. Who knew? The IT department’s Jim Fragomeni has shown his photography several times, most recently displaying…

The poem revealed

By Peter Filkins Randall Jarrell famously said that writing poetry was like walking across an open field waiting to be struck by lightning. In reverse fashion, Robert Frost’s dictum, “No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader,” makes the same point about the need for the poet to be surprised by his own…

Reintroducing the man behind Grand Central Terminal

Update (and welcome NY Times readers): In celebration of Grand Central Terminal's Centennial we're offering a 40% discount on Kurt C. Schlichting's definitive histories of the railroad station: Grand Central's Engineer: William J. Wilgus and the Planning of Modern Manhattan (reg. $49.95) and Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City (reg. $32.00). Simply add…

Reintroducing the man behind Grand Central Terminal

Update (and welcome NY Times readers): In celebration of Grand Central Terminal's Centennial we're offering a 40% discount on Kurt C. Schlichting's definitive histories of the railroad station: Grand Central's Engineer: William J. Wilgus and the Planning of Modern Manhattan (reg. $49.95) and Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City (reg. $32.00). Simply add…

Happy Anniversary!

Earlier this week, the staff of the Press gathered to honor colleagues who have celebrated a special anniversary during the past fiscal year. The 21st Annual Employee Awards Ceremony  provided an opportunity for managers to sing the praises of the honorees, as well as embarrass them a little bit in a few instances. We're lucky…

JHU Press July news

JHU Press Welcomes Three New Journals The Journals Division will add three new journals to its collection later this year, announced Journals Publisher Bill Breichner. This brings the total number of journals published by the JHU Press to 78. The three new titles will be The CEA Critic: An Official Journal of the College English…