UPF books have received a lot of recent praise! Take a look at some of the highlights from the past few months: Von Diaz’s Coconuts and Collards: Recipes and Stories from Puerto Rico to the Deep South was highlighted in Publishers Weekly: “Diaz grew up shuttled between Puerto Rico and Atlanta, and her appreciation for … Continue reading Review Roundup
2017 Review Recap
UPF books received lots of praise throughout 2017! Join us in celebrating this recognition with a few of this year’s highlights featured below: Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band by John Capouya "Compelling. . . . given how much great regional American soul music remains to be rediscovered, analyzed and archived, … Continue reading 2017 Review Recap
Review Roundup
UPF books received lots of praise in the last few months! Take a look at some of the highlights featured below: John Capouya’s book, Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band, has continued to receive positive attention in the past few months. According to Publishers Weekly, Florida Soul is “entertaining and … Continue reading Review Roundup
Review Roundup
It’s been a busy summer for reviews at UPF! Two new books, Silent Films in St. Augustine and Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band were just reviewed in Library Journal: John Capouya’s Florida Soul “adds a significant entry to the scholarship on soul music. . . . Throughout these … Continue reading Review Roundup
Review Roundup
Summer is in full swing, and that means it’s time for reading at the beach or poolside! Here are some exciting reviews of UPF books to guide your summer reading picks: Celebrated Chef Norman Van Aken was interviewed by Gotham Magazine. The interview, featuring a recipe from his forthcoming book, Norman Van … Continue reading Review Roundup
Review Roundup
UPF books have received lots of praise in the past few months. Since springtime in Florida is the perfect opportunity to relax outside with a good book, now is a great time to take a look at some of these titles. . Time magazine reviewed Douglas R. Egerton and Robert L. Paquette’s The Denmark … Continue reading Review Roundup
Review Roundup
University Press of Florida books have received lots of positive attention recently. In an interview with Cathy Salustri about her book, Backroads of Paradise: A Journey to Rediscover Old Florida, the New York Times notes the author “delights in letting people know that to really discover Florida, you have to turn off the congested Interstates and explore the state’s … Continue reading Review Roundup
