Interview on WYPR's "Maryland Morning" slated for Tuesday, May 7

I'll be talking about my Catonsville Nine book on Tuesday, May 7, at 9:40 a.m. EST with Tom Hall on "Maryland Morning," the excellent morning show on WYPR, the NPR news station in Baltimore. The particulars (including some web-only extras) are accessible here.

Using Twitter hashtags to teach The Wire at UW-Madison

The other half of my academic life involves teaching undergraduates, and I'm pursuing some interesting pedagogical innovations at UW-Madison. One of them involves using Twitter to teach my "Narratives of Justice and Equality in Multicultural America" course, which has the HBO drama The Wire as its main text. Alex Kowalsky recently wrote (here) about how courses like ours are using hashtags to help promote student learning. (Ours is #wire275.)

Catonsville Nine in The Notre Dame Review

The Catonsville Nine has earned a nice mention in The Notre Dame review, accessible here. The review mentions the publication of a revised, 40th anniversary version of Bill O'Rourke's great book, The Harrisburg Seven and the New Catholic Left (on sale here).

Catonsville Nine cover recognized by AAUP

Congratulations to Philip Pascuzszo at Oxford University Press! His awesome cover design for my Catonsville Nine book was selected for the 2013 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show sponsored by the American Association of University Presses (AAUP). More info is available here.

Catonsville Nine book giveaway on Goodreads

The benevolent folks at Oxford University Press are giving away 10 copies of my book The Catonsville Nine through a Goodreads giveaway. Sign up here before Friday, March 22, 2013. (Signing up for Goodreads is easy and very free, btw.)

The Progressive magazine Podcast on The Catonsville Nine

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Matt Rothschild, editor of The Progressive, about The Catonsville Nine. The podcast is available here.

Hit & Stay Premiere at Chicago Underground Film Festival

Hit & Stay, Joe Tropea's great new documentary, will premiere at the Chicago Underground Film Festival on Sat. March 9 at 2pm at the Logan Theatre (2646 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, Illinois 60647). Joe's film chronicles many antidraft actions in the late 1960's and early 1970's, including those of the Baltimore Four and the Catonsville Nine. Tickets are available here.

Catonsville Nine reviewed in WIN Magazine

The Catonsville Nine has been reviewed by the very perceptive Rosalie Riegle in WIN Magazine, published by the War Resisters League. She writes that I have "given us an intriguing story, replete with lessons for resisters of today." The full review is available here.

Catonsville Nine reviewed by History News Network and Counterpunch

My book The Catonsville Nine: A Story of Faith and Resistance in the Vietnam Era recently garnered favorable reviews from History News Network and Counterpunch. The HNN review (available here) said that the book is "an original, balanced study" that is "objective, well-written and highly interesting from a number of angles." The Counterpunch reviewer (article available here) claimed that the book is "a must read for people of any faith."

Huffington Post piece on The Catonsville Nine

I've written a piece for The Huffington Post about the Catonsville Nine and their legacy. It's not necessarily a summary of my book, but it provides a bit of perspective. The full article is accessible here.