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Banned Books Week: Lumos Maxima!

Sep. 27, 2019—As an office full of book nerds, we at Vanderbilt UP are excited to recognize Banned Books Week 2019 this week. Drawing attention to the harms of censorship since 1982, Banned Books Week “brings together the entire book community—librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types—in shared support of the freedom to seek...

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VUPlaylist: They Came to Nashville

Sep. 26, 2019—We’re kicking off our new blog with a celebration of the country music books that we’ve co-published over the past two decades with the Country Music Foundation Press. In honor of our country music titles, and coinciding with the premiere of Ken Burns’s new Country Music documentary, we’ve put together playlists that draw from a...

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VUPlaylist: Bobby Braddock

Sep. 25, 2019—We’re kicking off our new blog with a celebration of the country music books that we’ve co-published over the past two decades with the Country Music Foundation Press. In honor of our country music titles, and coinciding with the premiere of Ken Burns’s new Country Music documentary, we’ve put together playlists that draw from a...

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VUPlaylist: Finding Her Voice

Sep. 19, 2019—We’re kicking off our new blog with a celebration of the country music books that we’ve co-published over the past two decades with the Country Music Foundation Press. In honor of our country music titles, and coinciding with the premiere of Ken Burns’s new Country Music documentary, we’ve put together playlists that draw from a...

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VUPlaylist: Singing in the Saddle

Sep. 17, 2019—We’re kicking off our new blog with a celebration of the country music books that we’ve co-published over the past two decades with the Country Music Foundation Press. In honor of our country music titles, and coinciding with the premiere of Ken Burns’s new Country Music documentary, we’ve put together playlists that draw from a...

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VUPlaylist: A&R Pioneers

Sep. 17, 2019—We’re kicking off our new blog with a celebration of the country music books that we’ve co-published over the past two decades with the Country Music Foundation Press. In honor of our country music titles, and coinciding with the premiere of Ken Burns’s new Country Music documentary, we’ve put together playlists that draw from a...

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VUPlaylist: Heartaches by the Number

Sep. 16, 2019—This week at Vanderbilt University Press, we’re kicking off our new blog with a celebration of the country music books that we’ve co-published over the past two decades with the Country Music Foundation Press. In honor of our country music titles, and coinciding with this week’s premiere of Ken Burns’s new Country Music documentary, we’ve put...

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