Kentucky at the Top of Librarians' Watch List

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 30, 2011) − University Press of Kentucky’s forthcoming fall titles are already attracting attention from librarians. Library Journal, a leading trade magazine for librarians, has taken notice. In its next issue, as part of coverage of the American Library Association Annual Conference, Senior Editor Margaret Heilbrun will announce two books to watch for the upcoming season. The University Press of Kentucky’s "Cecelia and Fanny: The Remarkable Friendship between an Escaped Slave and her Former Mistress," by Brad Asher (available in October), joins Yale University Press’s "Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock" as her picks for the season.

"Cecelia and Fanny" is the true story of an escaped slave and her former mistress who emerged from the Civil War to maintain a relationship despite their past. Using a cache of letters discovered in a Louisville archive, Asher documents their relationship and sheds new light on race relations in years following the war.

In addition, Library Journal just announced its fall 2011 "University Press Preview," which gives an advanced look at the best forthcoming titles from all university presses. "Cecelia and Fanny" joined seven other University Press of Kentucky books on the list, only Harvard University Press had more selections.

Other University Press of Kentucky titles featured in the magazine's "University Press Preview" are:

• "Beeconomy: What Women and Bees Can Teach Us about Local Trade and the Global Market," by Tammy Horn (available in November);
• "Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer," by Brian Taves (available in December);
• "Freedom Rights: New Perspectives on the Civil Rights Movement," edited by Danielle L. McGuire and John Dittmer (available in November);
• "Ostkrieg: Hitler's War of Extermination in the East," by Stephen G. Fritz (available in October);
• "Advance and Destroy: Patton as Commander in the Bulge," by John Nelson Rickard (available in October);
• "Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam," by Thomas P. McKenna (available in September); and
• "A Political Companion to Ralph Waldo Emerson," edited by Alan M. Levine and Daniel S. Malachuk (available in September).

By recognizing the work being done by the University Press of Kentucky, Library Journal has validated the press’s mission of producing books of the highest scholarly merit in a variety of fields, including military history, film history, civil rights, political science, and regional interest, among others.

Offices for the administrative, editorial, production and marketing departments of the University Press of Kentucky are found at the University of Kentucky, which provides financial support toward the operating expenses of the book publisher.

For more information or to purchase any of these books from University Press of Kentucky, visit the press online at www.kentuckypress.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:  Whitney Hale, (859) 257-8716 or whitney.hale@uky.edu