LIBRARY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE LOVES AUTHORS (and authors love us)
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Kai Schafft, Rural People & Communities in the 21st Century (Polity), exhibited at the Rural Sociological Society meeting.
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As any author will attest, publishing a book is no simple task.

Given the years of research, the effort of getting the manuscript accepted by a press, and the often-fitful process of shepherding the book through production, the author is justifiably proud of his or her final product.

But then what? Worries swirl: Will the book be widely promoted? Will it languish as just one title among many on a long list? Will it find pride of place only on the author’s own bookshelf?

Authors are understandably thrilled to visit a Library of Social Science book exhibit and discover their title on display. And they are excited to have the opportunity to promote their own book on-site.

An author at this year’s Midwest Sociological Society meeting visited the book exhibit a half-dozen times, each time with a new friend in tow so he could show off his books anew—and to persuade his colleagues to place an order.

As exhibitors, we’re always gratified to see an author pleased to find his or her book featured in our book exhibit, yes as a “centerpiece of our display.”

We conceive our exhibits not just as a business, but as a service: our displays are comprehensive collections of the newest titles in the field, providing authors another channel through which to share their latest research with colleagues.

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On many occasions, we take this service one step further and organize book signings. These special events are held immediately following the author’s presentation, often in conjunction with a reception.

Through our signings, authors get to see their books in peoples’ hands; attendees get to talk to the author about the ideas and concepts in the book; and conference organizers get another event—for which they need only supply a table—that adds to the excitement of the meeting.

Library of Social Science is determined to assure that no author’s work is in vain: that the book he or she has worked so hard to create reaches its target audience—those people who will use the book for their research and teaching, or in their practice.

The photos below are selected from our recent conferences. Smiles abound—which can only warm the heart of any publisher dedicated to promoting their authors’ works.

With regards,
Richard Koenigsberg, PhD
Hugh Galford
Mei Ha Chan
Orion Anderson
Ryan Clement


Sarah Hardy and Justin Garcia, Evolution's Empress (Oxford) and Mother Nature (Random House), exhibited at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference.

James McRae, Environmental Philosophy in Asian Traditions of Thought (SUNY Press), exhibited at the ASIANetwork conference.

Kenneth Gergen at his book signing of Relational Being (Oxford University Press), exhibited at the Psychology and the Other Conference.

Natasha Bowens, The Color of Food (New Society), exhibited
at the Community Development Society Conference
Mark Shucksmith and David Brown, Rural Transformations and Rural Policies in the US (UK Taylor & Francis/Earthscan), exhibited at the Rural Sociological Society meeting.

Michi Fu, Handbook of Asian American Psychology (SAGE Publications),
exhibited at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit.

William Wilson signing books from University of Chicago Press
at the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology conference.

John Wilsey, One Nation Under God? (Wipf & Stock Publishers), exhibited at the Society for US Intellectual History conference.
Derald Wing Sue signing one of his books (John Wiley & Sons) at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit.
Peter Shabad, Despair and the Return of Hope (Rowman & Littlefield), exhibited at the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy conference.

Joseph Stevenson, Action Research for Higher Educators, Hear and Now and Modernizing the College Curriculum in American Higher Education (Academica Press), exhibited at the Society for Humanistic Psychology conference.

Diane Goodman, Promoting Diversity and Social Justice (Taylor & Francis), exhibited at the Teachers College Winter Roundtable.

Corinne Field and Nicholas Syrett, Age in America (NYU Press), exhibited at the Society for the History of Children and Youth conference.