Category: Author Interviews

Tasos Leivaditis’ Triptych: Battle at the Edge of the Night, This Star Is for All of Us, The Wind at the Crossroads of the World

Tasos Leivaditis’ Triptych: Battle at the Edge of the Night, This Star Is for All of Us, The Wind at the Crossroads of the World

28 March 2022 Author Interviews

Q1. Who was Tasos Leivaditis? Tasos Leivaditis was a modern Greek poet, short story writer and literary critic who continues to be widely read and loved in Greece, especially amongst the youth. He was born in Athens in 1922, and in fact lived nearly all his life in the capital...

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War and Peace in the Worlds of Rudolf H. Sauter: A Cultural History of a Creative Life | Q & A with Jeffrey S. Reznick

War and Peace in the Worlds of Rudolf H. Sauter: A Cultural History of a Creative Life | Q & A with Jeffrey S. Reznick

15 March 2022 Author Interviews

1 . What is the reason behind the interest in Sauter’s creative life? I became interested in the creative life of Rudolf H. Sauter (1895-1977) while I was completing research for my 2009 book about his famous uncle, the novelist John Galsworthy (1867-1933). Sauter was like a son to Galsworthy...

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May Alcott Nieriker, Author and Advocate: Travel Writing and Transformation in the Late Nineteenth Century

May Alcott Nieriker, Author and Advocate: Travel Writing and Transformation in the Late Nineteenth Century

27 January 2022 Author Interviews

Q&A for Anthem Author Blog Post — Julia Dabbs, May Alcott Nieriker, Author and Advocate How did you become interested in this subject?  I teach a course on “Women & Art” and in a textbook came across a brief discussion of May’s outspoken comments on women’s art studio experiences, which...

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Exotic Alternative Investments: Q&A with Kevin R. Mirabile

Exotic Alternative Investments: Q&A with Kevin R. Mirabile

24 October 2021 Author Interviews

Exotic Alternate Investments by Kevin Mirabile provides an in-depth analysis of the returns, risks, opportunities and portfolio effects for investors, advisors and academics and anyone who wants to expand their investment horizons. In this brief Q&A, Mirabile shares his thoughts on the various investment opportunities. 1. What are exotic alternative investment...

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Julia Wedgewood, The Unexpected Victorian: Q&A with Sue Brown

Julia Wedgewood, The Unexpected Victorian: Q&A with Sue Brown

24 October 2021 Author Interviews

Author Sue Brown talks to us about her upcoming book Julia Wedgewood, The Unexpected Victorian. Julia Wedgwood (1833-1913) was a leading Victorian female non-fiction writer who ventured fearlessly into the reserved territory of the Victorian “man of letters”, writing about the Classical world, Darwinism, German Biblical criticism, moral philosophy, theology...

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Freedom Isn’t Free: Q&A with Markos Kounalakis

Freedom Isn’t Free: Q&A with Markos Kounalakis

18 October 2021 Author Interviews

Markos Kounalakis is an award-winning author, scholar and journalist. Freedom Isn’t Free takes an analytical look at political, economic, social and moral trade-offs in a world in flux. Highly readable, the volume’s collected foreign affairs essays have a wide range and are engaging—from covering manageable regional issues to dramatic geopolitical...

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International Scientific Relations: Q&A with Francisco Del Canto Viterale

International Scientific Relations: Q&A with Francisco Del Canto Viterale

5 October 2021 Author Interviews

Francisco Del Canto Viterale’s core areas of knowledge are in global and international studies, with a specialization in science, technology, and innovation. His book International Scientific Relations offers a holistic analysis of the role and impact of science, technology, and innovation in the international system of the twenty-first century. 1. Briefly, how do...

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Featured Series: Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series

3 August 2015 Author Interviews

Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series is a collection that fosters connections between areas including history, science, religion and literary theory. The general editor of this series is Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Professor of English Literature at University of Oxford. He recently spoke to us about the series, proposals and writers who deserve more recognition. What are...

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‘Green Growth, Smart Growth’: Q&A with Ralf Fücks

‘Green Growth, Smart Growth’: Q&A with Ralf Fücks

15 June 2015 Author Interviews

Ralf Fücks’ Green Growth, Smart Growth, with a foreword by Anthony Giddens, is released today in English. Green Growth, Smart Growth draws on the German policy experience of tackling climate change and outlines a positive way forward using science, technology and democracy. Fücks is the current president of the Heinrich Böll...

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December Book of the Month: “Central Banking at a Crossroads”

December Book of the Month: “Central Banking at a Crossroads”

15 December 2014 Author Interviews

“This rigorous and novel investigation is a ‘must-read’ for all who either approve or disapprove of the unconventional instruments and practices used by central banks that have extended the mandate and blurred the traditional line between monetary and fiscal policy.” —Brigitte Young, University of Münster, Germany “The book’s thought-provoking and...

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