Lives Across The Pond: Benjamin West
A biography of Benjamin West.
Journalism Past and Present
Until the age of 50, Mencken was called “America’s Foremost Bachelor,” praised for being the patron saint of single men. When H. L. Mencken married Sara Powell Haardt in 1930, the press concluded that the author of “In Defense of Women” was probably in the most embarassing position of any fiancee in recent years. They were bent in trotting out the old quotes. How, reporters insisted with glee, will Mencken explain that he had once said “A man may be a fool and not know it –but not if he’s married.” Long before, he had defined love as “the delusion that one woman differs from another.” To these queries Mencken replied; “I formerly was not as wise as I am now….the wise man frequently revises his opinions. The fool, never.”
Mourning Sheldon Meyer
Oxford University Press mourns Sheldon Meyer.
Why I Wrote The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot
Bart Ehrman talks about why he wrote his latest book, The Lost Gospels of Judas Iscariot: A New Look at Betrayer and Betrayed.
A Few Questions for Bart Ehrman
Bart Ehrman answers some questions about his new book.
Why I’m Banned in the US: Tariq Ramadan
Tariq Ramadan responds.
Geneive Abdo on Ingrid Mattson
Honoring Ingrid Mattson.
A Lesson for Yom Kippur
The Cottage of Candles
A lesson for Yom Kippur from The Tree of Souls.
Hank Greenberg and Yom Kippur
A poem is excerpted from the book Jews in America by Hasia R. Diner. It recounts the tale of Hank Greenberg, a baseball legend, who put his religion before baseball when he went to synagogue instead of playing the Yankees in 1934.
Excerpt from The New Faces of Christianity
An excerpt from Philip Jenkins new book, The New Faces of Christianity.
Inside Man: Revival of the Heist Movie?
OUP author Nicole Rafter weighs in on The Inside Man and heist films in general.
Women in Literature: Gwendolyn Brooks
A profile of Gwendolyn Brooks.
Ramadan
Ramadan begins tomorrow and will last for a month. For an explanation of the holiday we turn to John Esposito’s What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam.
Rosh Hashana
A celebration of Rosh Hashana.
Women and Literature:
In this article from Black Women in America, Second Edition, Jacquelyn Y. McLendon profiles the new generation of fiction writers.
Happy Birthday Upton Sinclair!
OUP wishes Upton Sinclair a happy birhtday.