Peter Mauceri, who had a 35-year career in book publishing sales and retired as Hachette Book Group's v-p, national accounts, in 2008, died on May 25. Together, both presses will enjoy the opportunity to expand their visibility in their respective fields and take advantage of the economies of scale that we attain by working together." In Bucknell, Rutgers gains a partner whose list adds depth and breadth to its own. Micah Kleit, director of Rutgers University Press, called the partnership "a win-win for both presses: in Rutgers, Bucknell gains a partner that is a kindred university press, one that understands the intrinsic value of such a place and its role in university life and whose prestige and reach has been established now for over 80 years. Rutgers aims provide Bucknell with the opportunity to deliver its books to the broadest possible audience. In a new partnership beginning in spring 2018, Bucknell University Press books will be fully integrated into the Rutgers University Press publishing program.įounded in 1968, Bucknell University Press signs more than 30 titles a year in the arts and humanities, with series in 18th-century studies, Latin American studies and Iberian studies, among others. Said Lent: "Of course, we have a lot of ideas but it's what, in fact, the community is looking for that is the question." Lent and McGowan will also survey their customers both in store and online to learn what changes they'd most like to see. Some of the ideas on the table include hosting more events, hosting classes, allowing book clubs to meet in store, partnering with community organizations and possibly even adding a cafe. Lent and McGowan plan to preserve Cazort's legacy while also expanding the store's engagement with its community. "I think the foundations of the store are strong, so we're kind of, as my partner has said, floorwalking for a few months as we learn the business." "Jean has built a very loyal customer base, so we want to build on her legacy at the bookstore," Lent told Bookselling This Week. They officially acquired ownership of the store on June 1. Though neither she nor McGowan have previous bookselling experience, McGowan is an attorney and has owned a bakery in Little Rock for the past 30 years, while Lent has a background in social work and has managed nonprofit organizations. Lent, who will take over as the store's manager, had retired from her previous career and had considered opening a bookstore in the past. Lent and McGowan, longtime customers of WordsWorth, learned in February that Cazort intended to retire and was considering selling the store. in Little Rock, Ark., from retiring owner Jean Cazort and will now operate the store as WordsWorth Bookstore, Bookselling This Week reported. Lia Lent and Tom McGowan have purchased the 35-year-old independent bookstore Wordsworth Books & Co. a WORD from Ruskin AND FURTHER NEWS & EVENTS click here. You can find more information about the book at this link: Metanoia and Other SermonsĬhurch office hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. The book can be ordered through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Wordsworth. In October 2021, Ruskin published a book of sermons entitled, Metanoia and Other Sermons. If you would like to contribute to the cause, you can do so by clicking on the donations button above and going to “Kenya Mission.” Or you can make a check out to Pulaski Heights Presbyterian and simply mark it for “Kenya Mission.” LaWanda will be grateful-as will be also those in Kenya she’s going there to work with. And what we’re working on now is the other $1,000 she needs for that trip, which we are raising congregationally. We are excited that she now has received a total of $4,000 in scholarship grants from the Presbytery of Arkansas and the Synod of the Sun. We are set on sending Registered Nurse and Minister of the Word and Sacrament, LaWanda Harris, back to Kenya this summer for a second medical/ministerial mission trip. Ruskin’s sermon text for Sunday, June 4 will be Romans 11:33-36. We would be delighted for you to join us in-person. Feel free to contact the church office for more details. A video of each Sunday’s worship service will remain accessible on this church website throughout the week. You can watch via Live-stream, by clicking the link above, or at the YouTube page. Sunday, June 4, Ruskin Falls will be leading the class in further discussion of “the resurrection of the body.” All are welcome come be part of the conversation. Over the course of the year, the class takes up a variety of topics, with differing topics being taught by differing members of the class. Sundays begin with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.
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