Established in 1998, the J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards recognize excellence in nonfiction, both in completed books and in works-in-progress. J.
Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards recognize excellence in nonfiction that exemplifies the literary grace and commitment to serious research and social concern that characterized the work of the awards’ Pulitzer Prize-winning namesake, J. Anthony Lukas, who died in 1997. One of the three Lukas Prize Project Awards, the Mark Lynton History Prize, is named for the late Mark Lynton, a business execut
08/07/2014
wfirnews.com The best-selling “Factory Man – How one Furniture Maker Battled Off-shoring, Stayed Local – and Helped Save an American Town” – started out as a Roanoke Times feature story on the decline of the furniture-making business in Southside Virginia. WFIR’s Gene Marrano spoke with author Beth Macy:
07/28/2014
‘A depressão está sempre ali de alguma forma’, diz Andrew Solomon Mais de uma década depois do lançamento do livro ‘O demônio do meio-dia’, escritor revela que ainda sofre com a doença
07/28/2014
Beth Macy, Author the winner of the 2013 J. Anthony Lukas Award for a Work in Progress makes it to NYTimes Best Seller list! Congratulations!
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07/24/2014
If you are in Roanoke VA then here are two more opportunities to see Beth Macy and get a signed copy of Factory Man
July 27 | Barnes & Noble Roanoke – reading | Roanoke, VA
http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/84659
July 30 | Roanoke City Library – reading | Roanoke, VA
http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/authors/beth-macy/
It is standing room only for Beth's first reading in Bassett
07/24/2014
Tom Hanks gives 42 stars to Factory Man. Great Job Beth Macy, Author!
Tom Hanks's Photo Great summer reading. I give it 42 stars. No, I give it 142 stars. Yeah, it's THAT good. Hanx.
07/23/2014
If you are in the Virginia area Beth Macy will be reading from Factory Man July 27 | Barnes & Noble Roanoke, VA
Beth Macy Discussion & Signing at Barnes & Noble - Roanoke, Roanoke VA See details on upcoming special events at the Barnes & Noble store in Roanoke, VA Get directions and hours of operation.
07/23/2014
On October 7th, The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War (Crown Publishers) will be available on Amazon.
Yochi J. Dreazen is the deputy editor for news at Foreign Policy,and 2014 finalist for the Lukas Work-in-Progress Award.
The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War The unforgettable story of a military family that lost two sons—one to su***de and one in combat—and channeled their grief into fighting the armed forces’ su***de epidemic.Major General Mark Graham is a decorated two-star officer whose integrity and patriotism inspired his sons,...
07/18/2014
If you are in Detroit, you might want to visiting Source BookSellars to hear Jonathan M Katz talk about "The Big Truck That Went By", a 2014 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize Finalist
Jonathan M. Katz "The Big Truck That Went By" Book/Author Talk & Signing On Thursday, July 24, 2014 at 6 p.m., award-winning journalist and author Jonathan M. Katz visits Source Booksellers for a Book/Author Talk to discuss and sign his book The Big Truck That Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster. On January 12, 2010, the deadliest earth…
07/18/2014
Beth Macy, the winner of the 2013 J. Anthony Lukas Award for a Work in Progress on NPR
How A Factory Man Fought To Save His Furniture Company Virginia furniture owner John Bassett III was determined to beat out foreign competitors. Author Beth Macy documents him, and the collapse of the U.S. furniture industry, in her new book, Factory Man.
07/07/2014
Congratulations!
A Game of Chairs (and Globalization) “Factory Man,” a new book, tells of the struggle of John D. Bassett III, scion of a famed furniture family, to save his company in Virginia.
07/07/2014
2014 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards Winner, Jill Lepore
Truthdigger of the Week: Jill Lepore: Alexander Reed Kelly In attacking “one of the most widely ... celebrated ideas in modern business,” the Harvard historian confirms that American capitalists have abandoned the idea of social obligation. - 2014/07/06
07/07/2014
2014 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards Winner Jill Lepore in the New Yorker:
Jill Lepore: What the Theory of “Disruptive Innovation” Gets Wrong Clayton Christensen’s theory of “disruptive innovation” is founded on anxiety, fear, and shaky evidence.