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- Spring storms on your mind? WAIT FIVE MINUTES: WEATHERLORE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, edited by Shelley Ingram and Willow G. Mullins, is a folkloristic engagement with the weather and its pervasiveness in our lives. Listen today at: buff.ly/L9VQZ03. #ReadUP #Audiobooks
- Today is #NationalShrimpDay! Learn more about the industry, history, and culture surrounding this Gulf Coast staple by adding some of these shrimp-ly amazing books to your TBR! #ReadUP
- If I'm counting right, of the 6 books that were either winners or finalists for Pulitzers in history and general non-fiction, 4 were published by university presses. A fifth author had an early career UP work. Our work has never been harder. And never more relevant. #ReadUP!
- @hopkinspress.bsky.social has appointed @editorkelley.bsky.social as the new Director of Project MUSE! Kelley brings a dynamic vision, deep industry expertise, and an unwavering passion for digital innovation in the humanities and social sciences. #ReadUP with the news here: bit.ly/42OWpM4
- Mary Barnard: Complete Poems and Selected Translations offers the most comprehensive collection of writing by award-winning US poet, renowned translator of Sappho, and trailblazing archivist Mary Barnard. tinyurl.com/zayzzewd #new #ReadUP
- #readUP "Boredom and the Architectural Imagination: Rudofsky, Venturi, Scott Brown, and Steinberg" by Andreea Mihalache upress.virginia.edu/title/5353/
- Decolonizing Medicine by @gemorales.bsky.social examines Bolivian state-led efforts to decolonize health services during the administration of Evo Morales, Bolivia's first Indigenous president. #ReadUP www.sup.org/books/anthro...
- Need some heroic history to add to your TBR? Listen today to the stories of the engineers who designed and the brave pilots who flew the fastest, deadliest fighter of World War II in THE P-38 LIGHTNING AND THE MEN WHO FLEW IT, written by Wolfgang W. E. Samuel. #ReadUP #audiobooks buff.ly/3c8fEhS
- NewRelease: THE SUPERHERO BLOCKBUSTER: ADAPTATION, STYLE, AND MEANING by James C. Taylor is a detailed exploration of the adaptive practices, meanings, and industrial significance of popular superhero blockbusters. #ReadUP buff.ly/oUzKfxv
- LAST DAY! Use code 09WEATHER for 50% ALL BOOKS IN PRINT. ENDS AT MIDNIGHT. US orders only, excludes Leuven UP titles and pre-orders. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/books/ #ReadUP #Sale #CornellUniversityPress
- NewRelease: CHESTER BROWN by Frederik Byrn Køhlert is a concise overview of the renowned comics creator behind YUMMY FUR, ED THE HAPPY CLOWN, I NEVER LIKED YOU, LOUIS RIEL, and PAYING FOR IT. #ReadUP buff.ly/gkYR2kI
- Robert Dance’s FEROCIOUS AMBITION: JOAN CRAWFORD'S MARCH TO STARDOM looks at her entire career and—while not ignoring her early years and tempestuous personal life—focuses on her achievements as an actress and as a woman who mastered the studio system. Listen today to: buff.ly/muqsba7 #ReadUP
- NewRelease: THE P-38 LIGHTNING AND THE MEN WHO FLEW IT by Wolfgang W. E. Samuel, foreword by Alfred Stettner, focuses on stories of the engineers who designed and the brave pilots who flew the fastest, deadliest fighter of World War II. #ReadUP buff.ly/2zNLReZ
- Reformatting Agrarian Life by William J. Glover presents a stealth urban history from the countryside in colonial India that foregrounds the mutual entanglements of agrarian and urban expertise. #ReadUP www.sup.org/books/asian-...
- Have you seen SINNERS yet? Watch Ryan Coogler’s southern supernatural thriller set in Clarksdale, then read about Mississippi history and culture, from the Delta Chinese and hoodoo to the Great Migration, the blues, vampires, and more, with these titles from University Press of Mississippi. #ReadUP
- NewRelease: THE MUSICALS OF COLE PORTER: BROADWAY, HOLLYWOOD, TELEVISION by Bernard F. Dick is a pivotal examination of one of America’s greatest songwriters, his lyrics, and his lifelong attempt to define the nature of love. #ReadUP buff.ly/qAgrYwc
- NewRelease: SAX EXPAT: DON BYAS by Con Chapman is the riveting biography of one of the world’s greatest yet lesser-known jazz musicians. #ReadUP buff.ly/1ovXemd
- Are you at London Book Fair? So are University of Manitoba Press and McGill-Queen's Press! Visit AUPresses members @umanitobapress.bsky.social and @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social in booth 6A30. #LBF25 #ReadUP
- University presses are publishing great books! Kudos to our friends up at Kent State University Press. @ksupress.bsky.social #ohio #ReadUP www.chronicle.com/article/this...
- Patrick Parr's MALCOLM BEFORE X is in such great company on this list! If you haven't snagged a copy already head over to our website (and use code UMASS20 to save 20%) or to your favorite retailer #newbooks #readUP #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #bookreview www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...
- "Cynthia grew up in the wild nature of outer Cape Cod in a working-class family. . . . her story is poignant and loving, written in lyrical language, bringing her stories to heartbreaking and heartwarming light." #newbook #memoir #capecod #readUP www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
- Many thanks to @martinpengelly.bsky.social and @theguardian.com for this piece on MALCOLM BEFORE X by Patrick Parr, which is available now on our website and at your favorite retailer! #newbook #malcolmx #socialjustice #readUP www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
- It's winter sale season! Now through Dec. 3, get 50% off all Northwestern, Curbstone, and TriQuarterly books! Just use code MITTENS at checkout. Whether it's a cozy novel, a nihilistic philosophical mediation, or a deep dive into media studies, you're sure to find something to love. ❄️ #ReadUP
- Such a good book to pick up during our holiday sale! All books are 40% on our website using code HOLIDAY. #readUP #stepUP #bookrecs #booksale
- Reading this morning about @mayorwu.boston.gov saying #Boston police will not participate in mass deportations in our city calls to mind a fantastic @umasspress.bsky.social book that seems more relevant than ever, from BC professor Marilynn Johnson who is still doing such work.
- We are beyond thrilled that Malcolm Before X by Patrick Parr is featured on this list of Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of 2024! (and right in time for you to use code HOLIDAY at umasspress.com to save 40%) #ReadUP #StepUP #MalcolmX #socialjustice www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2024...
- I WILL LIVE FOR BOTH OF US by Joan Scottie, Warren Bernauer, and Jack Hicks is featured in the #UPWeek #StepUp Gallery on Indigenous Studies! Check it out and #ReadUp on the latest scholarship from university presses: bit.ly/4eTKBLE
- For UP Week, we interviewed Judith Miller about topics ranging from discussing the nature of translation, to pondering the future of the field in the wake of AI advancements, & more! Click here to read: tinyurl.com/mvpdvs7f #StepUP #ReadUP #UPWeek @aupresses.bsky.social
- AUPresses is delighted to be in Mexico City this week for #FILUNI2024. Visit us in stand 32 to #ReadUP on exceptional titles from @bucknellupress.bsky.social, @hopkinspress.bsky.social, @livunipress.bsky.social and others! #LibrosUNAM
