The UC Davis General Library and bookstore announced an authors event April 29 to celebrate the recent publication of more than 100 books by faculty members and academic appointees.

All of the books will be on display from 4 to 6 p.m. in the lobby of Shields Library, said Debbie Ojakangas, executive assistant in library administration. Thirteen of the authors will speak during a program starting at 4:15, and a reception will follow. The event is free and open to the public.

"This is an opportunity to hear colleagues from various disciplines speak about their current research, writing and publication experiences," organizers said.

The program also lists remarks by Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef, Academic Senate Vice Chair Pablo Ortiz and University Librarian Marilyn Sharrow.

The participating authors (listed in their speaking order) and their departments, and the authors' latest books:

-- David Biale, History, Blood and Belief: The Circulation of a Symbol Between Jews and Christians

-- Halifu Osumare, African American and African Studies, The Africanist Aesthetic in Global Hip-Hop: Power Moves

-- James Nuovo, Family and Community Medicine, Chronic Disease Management

-- Benjamin Lawrance, History, Locality, Mobility, and Nation

-- Julie Sze, American Studies, Noxious New York: The Racial Politics of Urban Health and Environmental Justice

-- Noah Guynn, French and Italian, Allegory and Sexual Ethics in the High Middle Ages

-- Kimberly Elsbach, Graduate School of Management, Organizational Perception Management

-- Ila Phillip Young, Education, The Human Resource Function in Educational Administration

-- Linda Morris, English, Gender Play in Mark Twain: Cross-Dressing and Transgression

-- Dean Karnopp and Donald Margolis, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Engineering Applications of Dynamics

-- Nancy Hudson, Nutrition, Management Practice in Dietetics

-- Francisco Samaniego, Statistics, System Signatures and Their Applications in Engineering Reliability

For a list and descriptions of all books published recently by campus authors: bookstore.ucdavis.edu/books/CampusAuthors