{"id":857,"date":"2018-05-18T13:34:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T18:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/?p=857"},"modified":"2018-05-18T14:01:16","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T19:01:16","slug":"acu-press-teams-up-with-authors-to-deliver-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/2018\/05\/18\/acu-press-teams-up-with-authors-to-deliver-books\/","title":{"rendered":"ACU Press teams up with authors to deliver books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acupressbooks.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-880 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/05\/Midland_A-Z_cover_press_Final-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/05\/Midland_A-Z_cover_press_Final-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/05\/Midland_A-Z_cover_press_Final-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/05\/Midland_A-Z_cover_press_Final-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/05\/Midland_A-Z_cover_press_Final-490x393.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/05\/Midland_A-Z_cover_press_Final-1080x866.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/>ACU Press<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> recently published <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Midland A to Z<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a project made possible <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the support of the Permian Basin Area Foundation and the Midland Rotary. The book takes readers on a tour through the Tall City, showcasing special people, places, and things that Midland has to offer<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-879 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/05\/Midland-image-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/05\/Midland-image-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/05\/Midland-image-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/05\/Midland-image-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/05\/Midland-image-490x366.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/05\/Midland-image-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/05\/Midland-image.jpg 953w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ACU Press held the first launch event for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Midland A to Z<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on\u00a027, at Emerson Elementary\u00a0Midland. They were joined by the Rotary Club of Midland, who is working to distribute copies of the book to every third grader in Midland ISD (over 2,400 books). Other book launch events that weekend were held at Trinity School, the George W. Bush Childhood Home, and the Centennial Library. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019m glad that ACU Press can be involved in promoting literacy among kids in West Texas,\u201d said Jason Fikes, the Director of ACU Press. \u201cWe\u2019re also grateful for the support of the Permian Basin Area Foundation and the Midland Rotary that has made all of this possible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The authors, Jimmy Patterson and Karen J. Patterson, are well known in Midland. Jimmy is an award-winning journalist and now the author of multiple books, including <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A History of Character: The Story of Midland<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Karen, Jimmy\u2019s wife, is a professional photographer who, after a twenty-year career in the federal court system, studied photography at Midland College and started her own photography business. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Midland A to Z <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is available for purchase at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acupressbooks.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">www.acupressbooks.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Amazon, and local booksellers in Midland. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACU Press recently published Midland A to Z, a project made possible by the support of the Permian Basin Area Foundation and the Midland Rotary. 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