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ASA conf, music, comparative law

What we've been up to lately...

The International Academy of Comparative Law. One of the publishers we represent - Hart Publishing - visited the US this past month to attend the International Academy of Comparative Law's World Congress in Washington, DC. This meeting takes place every four years and this is the first time the meeting has been held in the United States. Since Hart Publishing specializes in international and comparative law, they knew that this meeting was a unique opportunity to showcase their many books. The meeting went very well and the representatives from Hart had a great time visiting the sights of our nation's capital.

Publisher news...

We are very pleased (and excited!) to report that we will have a visitor from ACER Press in our office on August 10th.  She is visiting from Melbourne, Australia, and we wish to extend a big Pacific Northwest welcome to her.

What we're up to next...

Currently, we are gearing up for the American Sociological Association meeting! The meeting is from August 14-17, 2010 in downtown Atlanta, GA. If you are attending the meeting, please do come by our booth and say hello (and peruse our latest and greatest sociology titles). Karen Bowler, editor for The Policy Press, will also be in attendance. We will be at Booth #707.

If you hadn't heard, we have a Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/isbsbooks) and you can also follow us on Twitter: @isbsbooks . This is a great way to keep up on our latest releases, and to hear a bit of news from the book world.

What's in the world news ...

Summer is in full swing, and with the season comes a whole host of summer activities. This is the season for family vacations, beach trips, picnics, and most notably - tis the season for summer music festivals.  Live music performances abound in the summertime, with festivals happening in outdoor amphitheaters, parks, and waterfronts all over the world. Every summer, it seems, there are a myriad of festivals to choose from in a variety of genres - everything from blues to rock to folk and many more...

Len Graham - author of Joe Holmes, Here I am Amongst You  (published by Four Courts Press) - is speaking and performing at a number of music festivals in the US this summer - including the Pinewoods Festival, the Dublin Irish Festival (in Dublin, Ohio), and the Milwaukee Irish Fest. The book is a loving tribute and account of the traditional Irish fiddler and singer, Joe Holmes.

And while we are on the subject of music, we would like to take a moment to offer our congratulations to Irish Academic Press. Their title, Music in Irish Cultural History , has just been named the winner of the 2010 ACIS Michael J. Durkan Prize for books on Language and Culture.

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