Announcing new memoir by former Go-Go Kathy Valentine

UT Press is excited to announce that musician, songwriter, and former Go-Go Kathy Valentine has signed an agreement to write her first book – a memoir.

Beauty and the Beat
(The Go-Go's)

Formed in 1978 in Los Angeles, the Go-Go's made music history as the first all-female group to perform, write and release a number one album in the U.S. Valentine joined the band in 1980, switching from her Texas guitar roots to play bass for the band. She was also one of the group's three primary composers, and co-wrote three of the band's hit singles from 1980-1985. Hugely influential and popular, the Go-Go's released four albums while together, and remained a popular touring entity for decades.

Valentine’s memoir will be a coming-of-age story about a girl finding her way in the world through music. Valentine did more than find her way, however, she became part of one of the most successful all-female bands in history and experienced all of the thrills and dangerous temptations of a rock star.

Kathy Valentine
Photo by Arnold Niemanis

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Kathy Valentine’s book will join recent UT Press music books written by or about female musicians including: Kristin Hersh’s Don’t Suck, Don’t Die: Giving Up Vic Chesnutt, her memoir about the late singer songwriter, named one of the best books of 2015 by NPR; Real Love, No Drama: The Music of Mary J. Blige, the first serious look at Blige’s entire musical career by Danny Alexander; and Madonnaland: And Other Detours into Fame and Fandom, a light-hearted exploration of celebrity and fandom, by Alina Simone.

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Year End Round Up of Best Books

End of year best-of lists are everywhere this month. We've had a great year and are very proud of the lists our books have landed on thus far. Help us celebrate another great year in publishing!

Holiday shopping note: Order by next Thursday, December 17, to guarantee domestic delivery by December 25.

End of Year Round Up

“Best Of” or “Gifts” Lists

New York Times Sunday Book Review Holiday issue

The Jemima Code
Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks
By Toni Tipton-Martin

"The Jemima Code is no ordinary book. It’s a heaping helping, a long overdue acknowledgment of African-Americans who have toiled in this field since the country’s beginnings. With eloquence and urgency, Tipton-Martin makes the case that without the people of the African diaspora not only would America’s food be different, so would its culinary conversation." 

—The New York Times Book Review

Variations on a Rectangle
Thirty Years of Graphic Design from Texas Monthly to Pentagram
By DJ Stout

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The best photography books of 2015

Frame
A Retrospective
By Mark Cohen 

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NPR, Best Books 2015

The Jemima Code
Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks
By Toni Tipton-Martin

"[The Jemima Code is] that rare coffee table book that serves up important history and compelling imagery in digestible, bite-size chunks that still stick to your ribs." 

—Michel Martin, NPR's Best Books of 2015

Don’t Suck Don’t Die
Giving Up Vic Chesnutt
By Kristin Hersh

"Don't Suck, Don't Die is not only one of the best books of the year, it's one of the most beautiful rock memoirs ever written. Hersh is as stunningly talented an author as she is a musician, and her portrayal of Chesnutt is perfectly done." 

—NPR's Best Books of 2015

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Wall Street Journal, Best Books for Photography Lovers 2015

Frame
A Retrospective
By Mark Cohen 

"Mr. Cohen’s pictures are remarkable." 

—The Wall Street Journal

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American Photo, Best Books 2015

Frame
A Retrospective
By Mark Cohen

Political Abstraction
By Ralph Gibson

'We Could Not Fail' In the News

Once We Could Not Fail left the launchpad, so to speak, it hasn't slowed down. Authors

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Richard Paul and Steven Moss have appeared on NPR's Morning Edition, PRI's Science Friday, BBC World News, as well as many NPR affiliates across the country. The book has garnered praise from the New York Times Book Review, Esquire, Booklist, and Library Journal. We're so proud of all this much-deserved attention that we've gathered all the media the book has earned so far. 

The story of We Could Not Fail: The First African Americans in the Space Program begins with an incredible three-month period leading up to the integration of NASA during the height of the civil rights era. Check out the timeline below to get a sense of how much changed for humanity in such a short amount of time.

Media Coverage

• Esquire, 6 Books to Read This May "Even history and space program buffs should find insight in We Could Not Fail's fresh look at a well-treaded era."

• Review in New York Times Book Review "Surprising and insightful."—Laura Helmuth

• Library Journal, starred review "Vital and of interest to all Americans, from history and space buffs to students, researchers, and casual readers."

Interviews

• On BBC World News
• NPR’s Morning Edition
• With NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show
• PRI's Science Friday

Publicity Round Up

Author and former chief White House photographer Eric Draper is starting to bring some great media attention for his new book, Front Row Seat.

• Eric Draper appeared on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos on March 31st promoting his new book Front Row Seat. Watch the video on abc.go.com>>
• The Fox News show The Five with Dana Perino also promoted Front Row Seat on March 22nd.

Also in March, the University of Texas Press rode a wave of attention for Photojournalists on War. Check out the highlights below and in a previous post. 

• Michael Kamber's Photojournalists on War was featured in an opinion piece by George Packer on The New Yorker Daily Comment blog. Read the full post on newyorker.com>>
• The New York Times Lens blog published an article and slideshow profiling Photojournalists on War contributing photographer Gary Knight. Read the full post on lens.blogs.nytimes.com>>
• Bloomberg News published a slideshow from Photojournalists on War.
  Read the full post on bloomberg.com>>
• Photojournalists on War was also mentioned on NPR's Picture Show blog. Read the post on npr.org/blogs/pictureshow>>
  
• Stephen Harrigan's The Eye of the Mammoth was selected as a 'Statesman Selects' title by the Austin American-Statesman. Read the full announcement on bookpeople.com>>

 

Publicity Round Up

The University of Texas Press is proud to share some high profile photography publicity and reviews from Booklist and Publishers Weekly.

• Michael Kamber's Photojournalists on War was featured in a slideshow with excerpts on The New Yorker Photo Booth blog. Read the full post on newyorker.com>> 
• The New York Times Lens blog published an excerpt from the introduction to Photojournalists on War, written by Dexter Filkins, along with a slideshow. Read the full post on lens.blogs.nytimes.com>> 
• Roy Flukinger's Arnold Newman: At Work was reviewed on Photobook's blog. Read the review on thephotobook.wordpress.com>> 
• Nic Nicosia was selected as a 'Best Book' and reviewed on Photo-Eye's blog. Read the full list on blog.photoeye.com>> 
• Photographs from Crazy from the Heat by James H. Evans were posted on NPR's photo blog The Picture Show. Read the story on npr.com/blogs/pictureshow>> 
• Rico Ainslie's The Fight to Save Juarez was reviewed by Booklist. Read the review on booklistonline.com>> 
• Macduff Everton's Modern Maya was reviewed by Publishers Weekly. Read the review on publishersweekly.com>>