From this morning's Shelf Awareness:
"Martin Duberman is the 2009 recipient of the Publishing Triangle's Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement.... For more information, go go publishingtriangle.org."
I've been an admirer of Mr. Duberman's since I read his extraordinary biography of Paul
Robeson. As it happens, I'm fortunate enough now to be the sales rep for his publisher, The New Press; and we've got a new book from him coming later this month: Waiting to Land: A (Mostly) Political Memoir, 1985-2008 (9781595584403). Jonathan Kozol has called Mr. Duberman "a deeply moral and reflective man who has engaged the greatest struggles of our times with an unflinching nerve, anwise hear, and a brilliant intellect." This forthcoming book chronicles his endeavors over the last 20 years or so, combining memoir with trenchant social analysis; the spirit Mr. Kozol praises is evident on every page.
As for Robeson - a great man, and a great American - the book is Paul Robeson: A Biography (9781565849418). It is a heavy tome at over 800 pages - but it was a large life, and an incredibly inspiring one. His is the story of race and politics and the avant garde in America. And come to think of it, the anniversary of his birth is coming up on April 9 (birthday number 111 for him). I encourage you to celebrate it with Mr. Duberman's honest, amazing book.
"Martin Duberman is the 2009 recipient of the Publishing Triangle's Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement.... For more information, go go publishingtriangle.org."
I've been an admirer of Mr. Duberman's since I read his extraordinary biography of Paul
Robeson. As it happens, I'm fortunate enough now to be the sales rep for his publisher, The New Press; and we've got a new book from him coming later this month: Waiting to Land: A (Mostly) Political Memoir, 1985-2008 (9781595584403). Jonathan Kozol has called Mr. Duberman "a deeply moral and reflective man who has engaged the greatest struggles of our times with an unflinching nerve, anwise hear, and a brilliant intellect." This forthcoming book chronicles his endeavors over the last 20 years or so, combining memoir with trenchant social analysis; the spirit Mr. Kozol praises is evident on every page.
As for Robeson - a great man, and a great American - the book is Paul Robeson: A Biography (9781565849418). It is a heavy tome at over 800 pages - but it was a large life, and an incredibly inspiring one. His is the story of race and politics and the avant garde in America. And come to think of it, the anniversary of his birth is coming up on April 9 (birthday number 111 for him). I encourage you to celebrate it with Mr. Duberman's honest, amazing book.
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