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PRESScliPPingSFall / Winter 2010

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“Daylight” Your Love for DetroitWayne State University Press pushed its boundaries and took an exciting risk this fall in publishing Reimagining Detroit: Opportunities for Redefining an American City by John Gallagher. A book about Detroit—how could that be a risk for the WSU Press? While we proudly publish regional his-tory, art and architecture, and photographic books, Reimagining Detroit is a step into new territory: current events and advocacy. We feel that this thoughtful new direction fits well within our mission and our audience has backed us up on that instinct. Reimagining Detroit has exceeded our sales expectations and is now in its second printing.

The Press staff and author John Gallagher have heard the same anecdote repeated all around metro Detroit: the anecdote of Reimagining Detroit being passed through offices, to neighbors, and among family members. The book has worked its way through the executive offices of major Detroit corporations and among regional elected officials. It has been a catalyst for conversations in auditoriums and living rooms, and John and the Press have fielded dozens of requests for appearances from book clubs, professional organizations, conference organizers, libraries, historical societies; the list goes on and on.

While reaching those connected to and active in Detroit’s redevelopment and activist circles was certainly a goal of the author and the Press, the larger (and more challeng-ing) opportunity was to reach those who are not working on the ground, those who may have written the city off or not visited in years. Reimagining Detroit introduces readers to examples of the amazing work already happening in the city—from local farmers and gardeners who are creating new food distribution systems to high-tech incubators that are growing new industries—and challenges them to see the potential offered by currently vacant or blighted spaces. Examples of daylighting long-buried natural rivers to create public parks and greenways, narrowing roads that were built for traffic capacity that has diminished to make them safer for pedestrians and cyclists, and empowering residents and local neighborhood associations to claim and tend to vacant lots are projects that range from the very high-level to the easily achievable. Reimagining Detroit assumes that no one silver bullet will solve the city’s problems and instead presents ideas and activities that can incrementally begin to improve the quality of life in the city and the region.

The Press and WSU are proud to be actively engaged in the conversations and actions being taken to redevelop our city. From transit advocacy to funding business incubators, from cutting-edge research to creating new entrepreneurs, from investing in new housing and retail to creating public art, WSU and its Midtown Detroit neighborhood are at the heart of the next Detroit. Reimagining Detroit makes the case for enhancing our vibrant city—a case that we hope will continue to make its way into the hands of diverse audiences this holiday season and beyond.

In thIs Issue:• News From the Director aND chairmaN

• Press oN the Press

• membershiP iNFormatioN

• suPPortiNg the Press

• wsuP hoNors aND awarDs

• 2010 eveNts iN Photos

News From the Director aND chairmaN After an amazingly busy fall chasing our in-demand authors—including John Gallagher, Brett Callwood, Richard Bak, and Steve Babson—to events all over town, we’re taking a minute to reflect on the suc-cesses of the past months and to prepare for what is shaping up to be a great holiday sales season. First and foremost, our thanks to all of our friends and supporters who joined us at our fall event in Eastern Market’s historic Shed 3 on October 7th. Our Host Committee reflected the diverse range of our supporters from the business, arts, nonprofit and academic worlds and we loved seeing over 100 of our books from all of our series on display and generating such enthusiastic interest. We were thrilled to see not only our regional books, but our fairy tale and folklore titles and film and television studies titles flying off the shelves! Be sure to check out the great event photos on page 7.

We are also proud to have closed our fiscal year having achieved several of our fundraising goals, even in this challenging economy. We grew in both the number of donors and the number of dollars contributed to our annual fund with the generous support of our volunteer boards and authors leading that growth. We also received the renewed support of the Kresge Foundation in the form of a two-year, $80,000 grant to sup-port our general operations. This re-affirmation of the Kresge Foundation’s support of the Press’s work will allow us to continue to grow and develop our community outreach programming and technology initiatives that are opening up vital new revenue streams for us. All we can say is “wow.” And thank you. Thank you, thank you, so much to all our donors.

On a business note, we have had two staff transitions at the Press in recent months. We welcome our new Business Manager, Andrew Kaufman, and congratulate our newly-promoted Marketing and Sales Manager, Emily Nowak, on both her elevation and the arrival of her son—events which happened within weeks of each other. And we thought that we were having a busy fall!

And now a bit of insight into what we look forward to as the end of the year approaches. We have built a holiday tradition here at the WSU Press that revolves around one of our favorite things: local shopping ven-ues! While our families have come to expect beautiful books in their stockings, we’ve begun to branch out to take advantage of the great variety of options right here in our Midtown Detroit neighborhood. As we get ready for our 2010 holiday shopping outings we thought we’d share our favorite insider spots with you, our friends and supporters!

Leopold’s Books at Woodward and Kirby is of course a first stop. In the same block you will find Goods, a brand new shop featuring custom designed Detroit-themed apparel, and Good Girls Go To Paris Crepes, the perfect place to refuel. The DIA’s Museum Store and the shop at the Detroit Historical Museum are also perennial favorites.

Moving south along Woodward Avenue you’ll discover the Detroit Artists Market and the MOCAD museum store–you won’t believe the unique gift options! Canfield Street east of Woodward is home to the clothing boutique The Black Dress and the haven for shoe lovers, Sole Sisters, while West Canfield and West Willis house the collection of shops and restaurants known as West Willis Village. On West Canfield our friends at the Bureau of Urban Living offer contemporary housewares and gifts and their neighbors at City Bird offer an explosion of Detroit-centric creativity from local artists and designers. For our foodie friends, Motor City Brewing Works sells its craft beers and Traffic Jam and Snug features house-made breads, cheeses, and ice cream. Round the corner to West Willis to find the Spiral Collective and Flo boutique next to our neighborhood treasure, Avalon International Breads. You must try the stöllen, which is a deliciously dense and sweet holiday bread that they only make this time of year!

And what’s better after a long day of supporting local artists and retailers than curling up with a great book? We would be remiss to not mention the Press’s Holiday Sale, going on now through January 15th. While you’re in Midtown be sure to add us to your list of holiday shopping stops! Our books are always in stock right here at the Leonard N. Simons Building at Woodward and Hancock, and we’d love to help you choose the perfect gifts.

Wishing you and yours happy, healthy, delicious holidays from our “family” at the WSU Press!

Jane Hoehner Mary Lou Zieve

Honorary ChairmanThe Honorable

William G. Milliken

ChairmanMary Lou Zieve

MembersVicki A. BarkerMartin BaumGwen BowlbyJudy Christiedenny Freitag

Norma GoldmanAnna Greenstone

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Claudia House MorcomMarguerite Rigby

Ann RockDulcie Rosenfeld

Harriet B. SapersteinSidney Simon

Bonnie TownsendMargaret WintersMichael Zarobe

Elizabeth Zerwekh

Emeritus MembersHenry V. BohmPhilip P. Mason

ChairmanDirector

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Press on the PressWhat people are saying about Wayne State University Press books

epics, spectacles, aND BlockBusters: a hollywooD history

“This 363-page compendium presents a comprehensive and detailed history of the large-scale, high-cost movie from the begin-ning of movie-making in the 1890s down to the present day. Chronologically organized, the impact of technological developments on movie making is fully integrated into this superbly written and scholarly history, making Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters an invaluable and core addition to personal, professional, academic, and community library Hollywood History & Film reference collections and supplemental reading lists.” —Midwest Book Review

aN americaN map

“One of Oomen’s many talents as a writer is for lovely, complicated sentenc-es that offer a careful understanding of the actions taking place and an acknowledge-ment of the deeper undercurrent that stirs below the surface. Part traveler’s guide, part soul-searching

memoir, part political commentary, An American Map is a richly painted canvas of the small but resonating experiences of a woman in love with, and inquisitive of, her home country.”—ForeWord Magazine

reD riDiNg hooD For all ages

“Red Riding Hood for All Ages offers food for thought to both scholars and a wider audience interested in children’s literature. Even though a wide range of renowned studies on Little Red Rid-ing Hood have appeared since the 1980s, Beckett still manages to make a valuable contribution.”—International Research in Children’s Literature

picturiNg hemiNgway’s michigaN“Picturing Hemingway’s Michigan by Michael R. Federspiel explores Heming-way’s connection to the state. In photos, postcards, maps, posters and snapshots, the book chronicles Northern Michigan summers in the early 1900s, highlighting their profound effect on young Ernest and his later writing. The book also under-scores the mind-boggling logistics of taking a large family north for the entire summer in the early 1900s.”—MLive.com

“Federspiel has done a wonderful job not only placing Hemignway’s Midwestern work in its historical context, but also

describing the Michigan of the time, its hotels, its waterfronts, its resorts. The text is ac-companied by attractive period illustrations, maps, and archival photographs, many from the Ernest Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston (a photograph of a teenage Hemingway aboard a Michigan steamship is a revelation). This is a marvelous document of a lost time and place and a must for Hemingway fans.”—Chicago Tribune

“Federspiel’s lively book is chock-full of Hemingway family life, chronicled in more that 250 photos. But this is no mere pretty nostalgic picture book. Federspiel is obviously familiar with Hemingway’s oeuvre, and laces the text with literary references and observations.”—Hour Detroit

“Picturing Hemingway’s Michigan knits together short pieces of text around scanned photos, documents and even newspaper articles to place the future writer in an environment later

shared with readers in short stories and novels that helped to revolutionize the American novel.”—Morning Sun, Northern Michigan News

eDeN spriNgs

“The promise of eternal life is of course tantalizing. Combine this with assurances of youthful beauty and you have a fairly intoxicating attrac-tion. It is just this alchemy that rests at the heart of Laura Ka-sischke’s new novella Eden Springs. Taken from true accounts of

the House of David religious cult near Ben-ton Harbor in the early part of 20th century, Kasischke’s fictionalized version is a caution-ary tale. In the end, Eden Springs shows how promises of forever can disappear under the pressures of the present.”—Petoskey News

settliNg iN the hearts: Jewish FuNDameNtalism iN the occupieD territories

“The strength of [the author, Michael Feige] lies in his insight-ful depiction of a movement that has helped shaped Israel and impacted upon some of Is-rael’s most critical policies. Feige illustrates just how influential the settler movement was and still is. He shows how ideology has blended into national policy and how, while once they were seen as pioneering, today settlements are part of Israel’s suburban sprawl. Michael Feige’s most important insight lies in a question: Now that the settler movement is losing its political influence, what will fill the void for the Israeli settler?”—Jewish Book World 3

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WSUP Awards

WSU PreSS titleS honored by the Society of AUtomotive

hiStoriAnS

Founded in 1969, the Society of Automotive Historians now has over 900 members in 45 of the United States and more than 20 countries. Every year, the Society selects the best book published in the previous year

for its Nicholas-Joseph Cugnot Book award. Runners-up are presented with the Award of Distinction. Two WSUP books published in 2009 received awards this

past October:

2010 AWArd of merit WinnerS from the hiStoricAl Society of michigAn

The Historical Society of Michigan’s annual State History Awards are prized statewide and are the highest recognition presented by the state’s official

historical society and oldest cultural organization. This year’s winners were announced October 14, 2010 at the annual State History conference in Frankenmuth, MI. Wayne State University Press had two titles awarded this honor in the category of Publication: University and Commercial Press: Storied Independent Automakers: Nash, Hudson, and American Motors by Charles K. Hyde and Hollowed Ground: Copper Mining and Community

Building on Lake Superior, 1840s-1990s by Larry Lankton.

Dr. Charles K. Hyde and Anthony J. Yanik at the Society of Automotive Historians award ceremony.

Maxwell Motor and the Making of the Chrysler Corporation by Anthony J. Yanik

The Award of Distinction

Storied Independent Automakers: Nash, Hudson, and American Motors

by Charles K. Hyde

The Nicholas-Joseph Cugnot Award

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The Color of Law book launch celebration with Wayne Law

Supporters of the Press and Wayne Law gathered to celebrate the publication of The Color of Law: Ernie Goodman, Detroit, and the Struggle for Labor and Civil Rights. Author Steve Babson’s presentation featured personal stories from Ernie’s sons, William and Richard Goodman.

2010 EVENTS

5th Annual Made in Michigan Writers Celebration

Over 150 fans of great Michigan literature and poetry gathered at the Detroit Golf Club to celebrate the 2010 Made in Michigan Writers Series. Visit www.wsupress.wayne.edu/miwriters for more photos!

Clockwise from top left: WSU Press author, Editorial Board member and series editor Melba Joyce Boyd (c), James Kenyon and forthcoming author Terry Blackhawk; WSU Press Board of Visitors member Ann Rock with friend Marguerite Carlton of WSU’s Development Divison; author Bill Harris reads from his new book; MIMWS authors Keith Taylor (l) and Anne-Marie Oomen (r), with Christine Golus (c); Liz Linderme, Pat Tynan, and WSU Press Board of Visi-tors members Ruth Mossok Johnston, Bonnie Townsend and Norma Goldman enjoy the lovely spring evening; author Michael Delp signs his new book for Denise Lilvis.

Clockwise from top left: Co-authors Steve Babson, David Elsila, and Dave Riddle sign copies of The Color of Law; WSU Press Board of Visitors member Judge Claudia House Morcom, who is featured in the book, WSU Board of Governors member Annetta Miller, Press Director Jane Hoehner; William Good-man with Sheila Cockrel, who spoke about Wayne Law’s Public Interest Law Fellowships; Michael Pitt and Richard Goodman.

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Clockwise from top left: Over 250 guests gathered to hear John Gallagher, author of Reimagining Detroit, and Jack Lessenberry discuss opportunities for revitalizing the city; Author Arthur L. Johnson enjoys the evening with friends Al Lucarelli and Press Board of Visitors Chairman Mary Lou Zieve; Press Board of Visitors members Elizabeth Zerwekh (l) and Patrice Merritt (r) with speak-er Jack Lessenberry; Authors Steve Babson, Lois Johnson, Christopher Johnson, and Margaret Thomas; Shirley Stancato with Great Lakes Books Board member Dennis Moore and author and Editorial Board mem-ber Mike Smith; Supporters Richard and Bettie Buss, Joan and Patrick Gossman; Press supporter and Detroit advocate Claire Nelson with WSU’s Director of Community Affairs, Victor Green; Press Board of Visitors member Judge Claudia House Morcom and supporter Shirley McRae.

6th Annual WSU Press Fall Fundraiser, Books in the Market

Over 250 supporters of WSU Press filled Eastern Market’s historic Shed 3 to enjoy an evening of locally sourced foods, lively music and conversation and, of course, great books! The event Host Committee and our partner organizations brought to-gether a diverse crowd of book lovers, Detroit advocates, and nonprofit leaders. Visit www.wsupress.wayne.edu/fallevent for additional event photos!

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