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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 6h

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The Jazz Barn

This is a book about what happened in the 1950s in a barn, an icehouse, and a greenhouse in the verdant Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. Against...

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 6h

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The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life article @ All About Jazz

The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life article by Katchie Cartwright, published on October 15, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Book Review articles

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 6h

We’re delighted to see THE JAZZ BARN by John Gennari featured in All About Jazz today.

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 1d

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 1d

Buy your copy of THE JAZZ BARN here: brandeisuniversitypress.com/title/the-ja...

The Jazz Barn

This is a book about what happened in the 1950s in a barn, an icehouse, and a greenhouse in the verdant Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. Against...

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 1d

Read the full article here: www.berkshireeagle.com/arts_and_cul...

In "The Jazz Barn," John Gennari chronicles the birth of jazz studies at the Music Inn in Lenox

John Gennari's new book "The Jazz Barn" tells the story of Music Inn, a Lenox venue that brought notable figures in jazz, blues, gospel and more to the town while

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 1d

We are thrilled to share that THE JAZZ BARN by John Gennari was reviewed by @berkshireeagle.com last week.

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Deutsches Haus at NYU @deutscheshausnyu.bsky.social · 5d

Please join us on 10/27 at 6 PM for a reading by Thomas Blubacher from his book "Weimar Under the Palms: Pacific Palisades, German Exiles, and the Invention of Hollywood" (@brandeisuniversity.bsky.social 2025) and a conversation with Sabine von Mering. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/weimar-und...

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 7d

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 7d

Purchase your copy NOW at your local bookstores, online retailers, and our website at brandeisuniversitypress.com!

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 7d

Check out your chances to hear Gennari talk about all his book has to offer…a surprising story of race, culture, and place and includes histories of jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck and Billie Holiday, which celebrates the legacy and vitality of American jazz. 🎷

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 7d

🎺 Now available: THE JAZZ BARN: MUSIC INN, THE BERKSHIRES, AND THE PLACE OF JAZZ IN AMERICAN LIFE by John Gennari 🎺

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 7d

Purchase your copy NOW at your local bookstores, online retailers, and our website at brandeisuniversitypress.com!

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Brandeis University Press is dedicated to the advancement of the humanities, arts and social, natural and physical sciences, social justice, cultural diversity and intellectual integrity.

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 7d

Check out your chances to hear Gennari talk about all his book has to offer…a surprising story of race, culture, and place and includes histories of jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck and Billie Holiday, which celebrates the legacy and vitality of American jazz. 🎷

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 14d

Check out @wamcradio.bsky.social's Book Picks — featuring a special shoutout for John Gennari's THE JAZZ BARN: www.wamc.org/podcast/the-...

#BrandeisPress #booksky #newbook #universitypress #bookrecommendation #newengland #jazzhistory #jazz #musicbook #history #jazzstudies #massachusetts

Book Picks - The Bookstore in Lenox and Rough Draft Bar & Books

This week's Book Picks comes from Matt Tannenbaum from The Bookstore in Lenox, MA and Drew Broussard from Rough Draft Bar & Books in Kingston, NY.

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 21d

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#indigenousart #blackart #brazilianart #booksky #artbooks #museumexhibit #specialcollection #coquillanut #snuff #maritimetrade

Coquilla Nut Carvings: An Afro-Brazilian Artform - New Bedford Whaling Museum

Learn about coquilla nut snuff boxes, a Black Brazilian maritime carving tradition from the 1800s

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 21d

A special exhibition has opened at the New Bedford Whaling Museum featuring carvings from David Badger's collection of coquilla nut snuff boxes and bottles—as seen in PORTRAITS IN A NUTSHELL. brandeisuniversitypress.com/title/portra...
#blackart #Brazil #indigenous #Carving #ArtBooks #MuseumExpo

Portraits in a Nutshell

The unique, intricately carved miniature objects featured in this book were created between the seventeenth and mid-nineteenth centuries as utilitarian and decorative containers for powdered snuff....

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 23d

WHEN FREEDOM SPEAKS is an accessible guide to understanding and exercising our #FirstAmendment right to freedom of expression.
Available from Brandeis University Press.
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When Freedom Speaks: The Boundaries and the Boundlessness of Our First Amendment Right

When Freedom Speaks: The Boundaries and the Boundlessness of our First Amendment Right chronicles the stories that narrate our First Amendment right to speak our minds. Greenky’s background gives her ...

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 23d

Lynn Greenky, author of WHEN FREEDOM SPEAKS, was invited by the @todayshow.com to comment on #JimmyKimmelLive's recent suspension.
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Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Ignites New Debate Over Free Speech

After ABC’s announcement that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would be indefinitely sidelined after his comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination, many in support of the late-night host are now sounding the al...

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 23d

LESSONS IN DRAG brings to life a vibrant and thought-provoking dialogue between scholar Kareem Khubchandani and his drag persona LaWhore Vagistan.
Available to preorder now! Out 10/29: brandeisuniversitypress.com/title/lesson...
#preorder #newbook #artbook #drag #dragperformance #DragQueens #booksky

Lessons in Drag: A Queer Manual for Academics, Artists, and Aunties

Lessons in Drag brings to life a vibrant and thought-provoking dialogue between scholar Kareem Khubchandani and his drag persona LaWhore Vagistan. Beginning with an intimate interview, the book unfold...

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 23d

Thrilled to see LESSONS IN DRAG in this @hyperallergic.com
list of art books not to be missed this fall!
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#artbooks #dragqueen #drag #academicbooks #NewBook #lessonsindrag #BrandeisPress #universitypress #lawhorevagistan #kareemkhubchandani @aupresses.bsky.social

12 Art Books to Read This Fall

A Louise Bourgeois biography, Joe Sacco’s latest graphic investigation, a Wifredo Lam catalog, a study of diasporic Nigerian women artists, and more.

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 28d

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When Freedom Speaks: The Boundaries and the Boundlessness of Our First Amendment Right

When Freedom Speaks: The Boundaries and the Boundlessness of our First Amendment Right chronicles the stories that narrate our First Amendment right to speak our minds. Greenky’s background gives her ...

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 28d

On #ConstitutionDay, we celebrate more than just a document—we celebrate the living, breathing principles that shape our democracy.
Add WHEN FREEDOM SPEAKS to your reading list to learn about exercising and protecting your constitutional right to the #freedomofspeech.
#FirstAmendment #booksky

Book cover of 'When Freedom Speaks' by Lynn Greenky, subtitled 'The Boundaries and Boundlessness of our First Amendment Right,' displayed against an American flag backdrop with blue sky. The cover features large typography with quotation marks crossed out in red.

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · Sep 12

Out today! Two new editions expose the economic and environmental forces reshaping our communities.

🐄Milk Money: tinyurl.com/bdz77rnc
🌊Village of the Dammed: tinyurl.com/27nn2pjz

#agriculture #connecticut #vermont #dairyfarming #eminentdomain #conservation #environmentaljustice #booksky #newbooks

"Two book covers displayed against light blue background with 'New Editions' and 'Out Today' text overlays. Left: 'Milk Money: Cash, Cows, and the Death of the American Dairy Farm' by Kirk Kardashian with foreword by Senator Bernie Sanders, featuring close-up photo of black and white dairy cow. Right: 'Village of the Dammed: The Fight for Open Space and the Flooding of a Connecticut Town' by James Lomuscio, showing flooded wooded area with bare trees."

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The Well-read Naturalist @wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social · Sep 11

I am in awe of the scope and level of detail that the authors have included in this new edition. The site profiles make for very interesting reading all in themselves. @brandeispress.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social #birding #Booksky

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Birdwatching in New York City and on Long Island (Second Edition)

For those birdwatchers living in or visiting the Big Apple, Brandeis University Press has recently published an updated second edition of "Birdwatching in New York City and on Long Island" by Deborah ...

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