Six titles published by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press have been named finalists in the 18th annual “Foreword Reviews” Book of the Year Awards. They are:
- “Catahoula,” by John Slaughter, in the Pets category, a collection of photographs of Louisiana’s unique and visually distinctive state dog;
- “Duck Thief,” by David Langlinais, in the Short Story category, a collection of stories centered around characters steeped in the Cajun culture and landscape trying to find their way in the world;
- “New Orleans: Life and Death in the Big Easy,” by Cheryl Gerber, in the Photography category, depicting life and death in New Orleans culture through photography and purposeful juxtapositions by a native photojournalist;
- “The Good Times Rolled,” by Bernard Hermann, in the Photography category, a collection of images captured between 1978 and 1982 of African-American life in New Orleans;
- “The Legend of L’il Red,” by Zachary Richard, in the Juvenile Fiction category, an illustrated children’s book that touches on themes of friendship, persistence, tolerance, and love; and
- "Way Down in Louisiana," by Todd Mouton, in both the Performing Arts and Music category, and the Regional category, a first-ever musical biography of Clifton Chenier, the King of Zydeco, with profiles of notable musicians he influenced.
In the next three months, a panel of more than 130 librarians and booksellers will determine the winners in 66 categories. Winners will be announced at the American Library Association annual conference in June 23-28 in Orlando, Fla.
“Foreword Reviews” is the only review magazine solely dedicated to reviewing titles by independent and university presses. The complete list of the finalists can be found here: https://indiefab.forewordreviews.com/finalists/2015/
“The strength of this list of finalists is further proof that small, independent publishers are taking their rightful place as the new driving force of the entire publishing industry,” stated Victoria Sutherland, publisher of “Foreword Reviews,” in a press release.
UL Press is part of the University's Center for Louisiana Studies. Learn more about the press at http://cls.louisiana.edu/ul-press