To celebrate the recent publication of photographer Jordan Matter’s Dancers Among Us: A Celebration of Joy in the Everyday, we dug deep into our coffers of dance fever: Slouchy…
When an editor and her assistant are on the same wavelength–working together as one well-oiled, fine-tuned machine–it’s a beautiful thing. When they arrive at the office dressed almost identically,…
We at the Workman Blog love to celebrate writers of all kinds, but particularly those with vibrant, eccentric lives outside of their literary pursuits. So when it came time…
Pitchapalooza, the annual event that allows anyone with a brilliant book idea to pitch a panel of publishing industry experts, is, in a word, a success. No, not just…
As official hostess to the unmarried president of South Vietnam—her brother-in-law, Ngo Dinh Diem—Madame Nhu was anything but diplomatic. She was known for threatening Diem’s aides, allies, and critics;…
As the leader of Swiss military intelligence, Albert Bachmann (aka Henry Peel or Black Hand) was regarded as a visionary by a select few and dismissed as paranoid by…