![]() ![]() She also describes feeling a “disconnect between the history profession and ‘the people.’” That disconnect became clear, she says, on visits to the bookstore, where the best-selling history books were ones written by nonacademics. Ogle writes, “demanded that I focus on narrow-bordering-on-arcane topics that I publish my work in scholarly journals and academic presses with readerships of six.” In an essay, she explains what leaving academe has taught her “about doing history.” Ogle was a historian at the University of South Alabama, but left in 1999 because she no longer wanted to write for an academic audience. Hustler’s choice for April was Ambitious Brew: the Story of American Beer (Harcourt, 2006), by Maureen Ogle. For an author, then, earning the magazine’s book-of-the-month distinction means attention from some very dedicated readers. Hustler magazine readers are drawn in each month by the articles. ![]()
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