Ohio University Press to hold winter holiday book sale

Ohio University Press will be holding its winter holiday book sale once again this year, beginning on Nov. 21.

During the book sale, Ohio University Press will offer the OHIO community a 40% discount off of its books, in all formats. In addition, orders of $50 or more may received free U.S. shipping. This seasonal promotion is valid through Dec. 10.

To order

Visit the Ohio University Press website at www.ohioswallow.com to browse books. Customers on the website can add items to the website shopping cart, then enter promo code SNOW at checkout to engage the discount. For questions about ordering through the website, call 800-621-2736.

Orders placed by Dec. 3 should arrive prior to Dec. 25.

A few suggested Ohio University Press books to help you get started

Adult Fiction

• "The Canard County Trilogy," by Robert Gipe. The first book in this much-lauded trilogy, "Trampoline: An Illustrated Novel," is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Here is just one of many tributes for it: “I fear this book. I’m in love with this book. I’m laughing out loud at this book. I am knocked to my knees in grief by this book. One of the most powerful works of contemporary fiction I’ve read in years. I’ll never forget Dawn Jewell. I’ll never escape Canard County.”—Ann Pancake
• "Kinfolks: The Wilgus Stories," by Gurney Norman (fiction). One of the centerpieces of modern Appalachian Literature, Kinfolks won the esteemed Weatherford Book Award for fiction when it was first published. These very short stories capture the voice and essence of rural family life in the region. 

Full-Color Books

• "Civic Architecture Across America: Extraordinary Views." This gift book of panoramic photography has the additional bonus of being by an OHIO alumnus, Thomas Schiff. And the topic of civic architecture, stunningly photographed, is a great one for America’s 250th celebration. 

Other Color Titles

• "Ohio in Photographs: A Portrait of the Buckeye State"
• "Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide"
• "The Midwestern Native Garden: Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and Plants"
• "A Taste of the Hocking Hills"

Children's Books

• Picture books in the list include "When Grandma Gatewood Took a Hike," "Little Otter Learns to Swim," "Aminah’s World," "Under Ohio: The Story of Ohio’s Rocks and Fossils," and new this autumn, "If You’re Angry and You Know It, Go Outside: Tools to Cool Off Hot Feelings."
• Biographies for Young Readers is a series the Ohio University Press publishes for a middle grade reading audience. Many of the subjects are Ohioans, including Virginia Hamilton whose biography was selected this year to represent Ohio at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC.
• Two new translations of historical fiction by Nikos Kazantzakis, "Alexander the Great: A Novel," (a riveting story about the ancient world’s young leader) and "At the Palaces of Knossos," (drawing on some of the Greek world’s most compelling myths). These books are for ages 10+ and including young adult readers.

For more information about these and other books, email kallet@ohio.edu.