Happy Holidays!

The University of Iowa Press wishes you a very happy and safe holiday season. This is always a good time to reflect, and we couldn't be more pleased with this past year. Thank you for your continued readership and support. We can't wait to see wait the next year has in store for us. We hope you're spending these holidays like we are: keeping warm and reading a good book.

A very happy holiday to you all!

Bur Oak Guides on Sale Just in Time for the Holidays!

It's that time year of again, and the University of Iowa Press' annual holiday sale is well underway! Find great books for up to 65% off for all of the readers in your life.

Here are just a few of the books that are on sale now…

Forest and Shade Trees of Iowa, Third Edition
by Peter van der Linden and Donald Farrar
Bur Oak Guide

"Amateur naturalists, professional scientists, and landowners in Iowa and beyond—in fact, tree lovers everywhere—will enjoy this much-appreciated update of a widely used classic."—John Pearson, ecologist, Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Regular Price: $34.95
Sale Price: $17.50

Turtles in Your Pocket: A Guide to Freshwater and Terrestrial Turtles of the Upper Midwest
by Terry VanDeWalle, photographs by Suzanne L. Collins
Bur Oak Guide

Regular Price: $9.95
Sale Price: $6.00

Snakes and Lizards in Your Pocket: A Guide to Reptiles of the Upper Midwest
by Terry VanDeWalle, photographs by Suzanne L. Collins
Bur Oak Guide

Regular Price: $9.95
Sale Price: $6.00

Frogs and Toads in Your Pocket: A Guide to Amphibians of the Upper Midwest
by Terry VanDeWalle, photographs by Suzanne L. Collins
Bur Oak Guide

Regular Price: $9.95
Sale Price: $5.00

Plant of the Week: kitten tails

Kittentails

Besseya bullii (Eat.) Rydb., also called Wulfenia bullii (Eat.) Barnh.

other common names: 
Bull’s synthesis

Besseya: named for Bessey, a well-known botanist

Bullii: named for its discoverer, George Bull

Snapdragon family: Scrophulariaceae

Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie: The Upper Midwest, Second Edition, by Sylvan Runkel and Dean M. Roosa, photographs by Thomas Rosburg

Douglas Bauer on Author2Author

Douglas Bauer, author of What Happens Next? Matters of Life and Death, will be interviewed by Author2Author, part of BlogTalk Radio, tomorrow! Tune in by visiting their website. In the meantime, let us know if you'll be listening by joining our Facebook event.

Interview
Date: Tuesday, December 17
Time: 4:00 P.M.–4:30 P.M.
Location: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/author-magazine

Praise for What Happens Next?
"Douglas Bauer's prose is as bracing as clear, cold water, its depths stunningly visible from the surface. What Happens Next? is a work of extraordinary empathy and great art."—Bernard Cooper

"A literate, thoughtful memoir/essay collection from the heartland."—Kirkus

Gardening the Amana Way

Looking for a holiday gift for the gardener in your life?
    
"This book has something for everyone, with a plant list, gardener’s almanac, and even recipes. Rettig’s pride in the Amana colonies is apparent. This book provides a welcomed alternative for tourists to craft shops and restaurants, a view of everyday life in these fascinating communities." - Adele Kleine, volunteer and garden writer, Chicago Botanic Garden



See full review here.

Plant of the Week: prairie smoke

Prairie smoke

Geum triflorum Pursh

other common names
: old man’s whiskers, Johnny smokers
Geum: the ancient Latin name used by Pliny for this group
Triflorum: from Latin, meaning “three-flowered”
Rose family: Rosaceae

Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie: The Upper Midwest, Second Edition, by Sylvan Runkel and Dean M. Roosa, photographs by Thomas Rosburg

Give an Iowa Cookbook this Season!

Still holiday shopping? The University of Iowa Press is currently holding our annual holiday sale. We've got great books covering a wide range of topics and interests for up to 65% off. Buy some for your loved ones or buy some for yourself!

Here are just a few of the books that are on sale now…

Gardening the Amana Way
by Lawrence L. Rettig
Bur Oak Book

As a child of parents who were part of the communal life of the Amana Society, Larry Rettig pays homage to the Amana gardening tradition and extends it into the twenty-first century and extends his gardening advice into the kitchen. He shares family recipes for radish salad, dumpling soup, Amana pickled ham, apple bread, and more!

Regular Price: $27.50
Sale Price: $15.00

A Cook's Tour of Iowa
by Susan Puckett
Bur Oak Book

"This book may shock the food snobs of America because Iowa's down-home cuisine is not dull after all."--Des Moines Register

"…a combination oral history and cookbook which should delight aficionados of Americana."--Cookbook Digest

"Puckett tapped into the culture of America's Middle West and the result is a book that will give Iowans cause for pride."--World of Cookbooks

Regular Price: $23.00
Sale Price: $5.00