Historian Susan Mann of UC Davis has been awarded this year’s Fairbank Prize for her book The Talented Women of the Zhang Family. (Read a review here.) It’s a brilliant book and the award couldn’t be more deserved. Her previous book Precious Records received the Levenson Prize in 1997. The prize is awarded by the American Historical Association for the best book on the post-1800 East Asian history. Congratulations to Professor Mann and a nudge to readers to check out the book.