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Celebrating Italian Scholarship in 2025 In its 2025 issue (Volume 43), Annali d’italianistica—a leading international journal in Italian Studies—features reviews of three of our recent publications that explore Italy’s history, culture, and language from fresh scholarly perspectives. From the nation-building years of the nineteenth century to the literary and human legacy of Clara Sereni and the evolving methodologies of teaching Italian as a foreign language, these reviews highlight the rich...

We are pleased to announce that Lost Kingdom: Animal Death in the Anthropocene edited by Wendy A. Wiseman and Burak Kesgin has been reviewed by Steven E. Silvern (Salem State University) and published in the 'Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture', Vol. 19 (2025) 1-3: [...] “Lost Kingdom” is a worthwhile book, challenging readers to recognize the material and ideological forces behind the mass extinctions of animals in the Anthropocene. The book asks us to bear witness to th...

Citation in a Leading Forum on Public International Law Vernon Press is pleased to share that Blue Crimes and International Criminal Law, edited by Regina M. Paulose (2025), has been cited in a recent contribution to Völkerrechtsblog, the widely respected online forum for public international law scholarship. The article, titled “Unanchoring Universality: A Case for Extending the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over Unregistered Vessels in International Waters” (31 October 20...

We are pleased to announce that Navigating Boundaries: A Comprehensive Study of Postcolonial Theory and Literature by Shuchi Agrawal has been reviewed by Shivani Singh (Amity University) and published in the 'SABITA: A Journal of Humaties', Vol II, Issue I (2025), ISSN: 3107-376X (Online), pp. 74-78: [...] By tying together key academic debates on identity, resistance, language, gender and nationalism the book under review provides a comprehensive examination of postcolonial theory and litera...

We are pleased to announce that False Idols: How Diversion Is Destroying Democracy by Kurt Warner has been featured in a recent review published in the 'Midwest Book Review', Volume 24, Number 10, October 2025: [...] impressively timely, informative, deftly crafted, intellectually and emotionally engaging, and essential reading for anyone wanting to defend and protect the Constitution against the kinds of assaults that currently permeate American politics on the state and federal levels. [...

Congratulations to Anish Dave (Stephen F. Austin State University), the author of the book 'Seeking to Understand the World: Literary Journalism of Vincent Sheean' for receiving a review from Neil Stubbs (Camosun College, Canada) appearing in'Literary Journalism Studies', , Vol. 15, No. 2, December 2024 • Vol. 16, No. 1, June 2025: [...] The extent of the author’s research is admirable and makes this book a valuable resource for seasoned scholars, as well as a useful primer for those who are ...

Vernon Press is proud to share the growing recognition of Kurt Warner’s book, False Idols: How Diversion is Destroying Democracy (January 2025), which delivers a powerful critique of how modern “bread and circuses” undermine democratic life and civic engagement. Featured Podcasts and Broadcasts Warner has been invited to discuss the themes of False Idols across multiple platforms, reaching listeners nationwide: Womanhood and International Relations Podcast – Kurt Warner on How Ido...

Washington, D.C. — September 18, 2025. Pamela Carter-Birken, author of Duncan and Marjorie Phillips and America’s First Museum of Modern Art (Vernon Press), delivered a captivating presentation at the historic Arts Club of Washington, located in the President James Monroe House. Her book explores the legacy of Duncan and Marjorie Phillips, founders of The Phillips Collection, widely regarded as America’s first museum of modern art. During the event, Carter-Birken highlighted how the Phillips ...

We are pleased to announce that False Idols: How Diversion Is Destroying Democracy by Kurt Warner has been featured in a recent review published by New York Trend NYC. The article, titled “Are ‘Bread and Circuses’ Dismantling Democracy? New Book Warns of the Hidden Cost of Modern Distractions”, explores the book’s urgent message on the cultural and political dangers of modern distractions. About the Book In False Idols, Warner draws on his expertise as a licensed clinical social worker and...

Vernon Press is pleased to share a series of exclusive interviews with the editors and authors of the recently published volume Liberation through Destruction: From Fantastic Creatures to Marginalized Social Groups. Produced by Habemus Litterae as part of its program PERFILES, these conversations highlight the inspiration, research, and creative processes behind this groundbreaking book. About the Book Liberation through Destruction explores the ways in which literary and cultural narrativ...

Congratulations to Ugur Ada, the author of the book 'Edward Bond: Bondian Drama and Young Audience' for receiving a review from Prof. Dr. Graham Saunders appearing in De Gruyter's 'Journal of Contemporary Drama in English', 2025, Volume 13, Issue 2: For Chen, Bond's ideas share certain similarities with the work of the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky (5). One Bondian concept, "The Invisible Object," is the main subject of Chen's chapter. This term is understood as a product of ideology an...

Congratulations to Stephen Chapin Kinnaman, the author of the book 'A Crisis of Loyalties: The Destruction and Abandonment of the Gosport Navy Yard' for receiving a review from John V. Quarstein (Director, Emeritus of the USS Monitor Center, Mariners’ Museum & Park, Newport News, VA) appearing in 'Civil War Navy—The Magazine', Summer 2025, p .69: I truly enjoyed reading “Crisis of Loyalties.” The six appendices, which include lists of the yard’s officers, tables of those present, resigned, ...