Showing posts with label We Could Not Fail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label We Could Not Fail. Show all posts

Monday, October 12, 2015

UT Press at the 2015 Texas Book Festival

This weekend, the University of Texas Press and 13 of our authors will enjoy the 20th annual Texas Book Festival on the Capitol grounds in downtown Austin and environs. We'll have a booth on Colorado Street with tons of titles for sale at a great discount, so please stop by. There are a lot of wonderful authors in attendance this year, so we’ve distilled our authors' appearances into a single UT Press schedule (browse the full schedule here):

Saturday


10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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The Jemima Code
Author: Toni Tipton Martin
Moderated by Addie Broyles
Location: Central Market Cooking Tent

Come see Toni Tipton-Martin discusses recipes and stories from her book, The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks, a comprehensive treasure.

Where to find the author online: @thejemimacode | Website




12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

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The Best I Recall: A Memoir
Author: Gary Cartwright
Moderated by John Spong
Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.028

Esteemed writer Gary Cartwright traces his career across Texas in his memoir, The Best I Recall. After working in publishing and journalism for over 60 years, Cartwright has acquired countless by-lines and numerous awards. Join the lively and talented author as he shares his stories.


2:45 - 3:30 PM

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Eli Reed: A Long Walk Home
Author: Eli Reed

Moderated by Steven Hoelscher
Location: The Contemporary Austin--Jones Center (700 Congress)

Eli Reed: A Long Walk Home presents the first career retrospective of Reed's work. Consisting of over 250 images that span the full range of his subjects and his evolution as a photographer, the photographs are a visual summation of the human condition.




Thursday, May 14, 2015

'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.




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