Between Two Spaces

Pocahontas Press proudly announces the arrival of Radford University Professor Dr. Halide Salam's book, Between Two Spaces: Reflections of the Spiritual in Art. It is a stunning book -- hardbound in full color, with 18 color photographs. Virginia Tech undergraduate Suzanne Day did an excellent job designing and editing the book for us, Radford University graduate student Leemar Thorpe created a brilliant cover, and we thank Taylor Publishing once again for printing another fantastic book.

Dr. Salam's paintings will be featured at an exhibit entitled "Beyond Aesthetics" at the William King Regional Arts center in Abingdon, Virginia. The opening is this Friday, February 15th, and the exhibit will run until May 25th. Pocahontas Press is looking forward to attending.

Pocahontas Press Nominates Author for RFK Jr. Award

Pocahontas Press has proudly and confidently nominated David Elkinton's book, Fighting to Protect the Highlands, for the 2008 Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. Each year, this award goes to the book which “most faithfully and forcefully reflects Robert Kennedy’s purposes — his concern for the poor and the powerless, his struggle for honest and even-handed justice, his conviction that a decent society must assure all young people a fair chance, and his faith that a free democracy can act to remedy disparities of power and opportunity."

Fighting to Protect the Highlands documents the legal and political struggles of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, a small group of citizens that undertook to preserve areas of West Virginia that otherwise would have been lost to mining and development. They have not always prevailed, but they often succeed, and all Americans are the beneficiaries.

The winner will be announced in the Spring. We wish Dave and all the other nominees the very best of luck!