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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · Aug 6

Gear Up for Great Reads! Our Fall/Winter 2025 Catalog is LIVE and waiting for you! Explore what’s new from OU Press. www.oupress.com/catalogs/

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 4h

It's time for the Western History Association Conference!
Visit our booth and grab a bookmark, a voucher for a free audiobook (or two), and meet with our Acquisitions team. Can't attend in person? You can shop our booth sale and save 30% on select titles. www.oupress.com/wha-2025/

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Joe Schiller @jschiller.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure how I missed this post, but I did not miss the book in my mail. Cheers @jeffmanuel.bsky.social !!!

A book with a gas pump handle and hose spewing corn cobs, and sugar cane rising at the bottom on the cover. There is a bookshelf in the background of the photo. The cover reads "Ethanol: A Hemispheric History for the Future of Biofuels," and the authors are Jeffrey T. Manuel and Thomas D. Rogers.

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 1d

Out Now! "Projecting America: The Epic Western and National Mythmaking in 1920s Hollywood" by Patrick Adamson. www.oupress.com/978080619607...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 1d

Out Now! "Making Each Other Laugh: Contemporary Arapaho Storytelling" by Andrew Cowell. www.oupress.com/978080619600...

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Joe Schiller @jschiller.bsky.social · 1d

Headed to WHA in ABQ? You know what to do (Reach out and schedule a meeting! See us at the @oupress.bsky.social table! Let me personally sell you books! Okay I just told you what to do, didn't I)

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Dr. Michael Phillips @drmphillipsut.bsky.social · 4d

During our talk at UT Arlington about our new book, “The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas,” the wonderful staff at the UTA library put together a small exhibit on E.E. Davis, the eugenicist leader of the college that became UTA from 1925-1946. @oupress.bsky.social

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 4d

Senior Acquisition Editor, Alessandra Jacobi-Tamulevich, is representing OU Press at the American Society for Ethnohistory conference in the prettiest conference location we've ever seen! Can't visit our booth in person? Shop the sale online and connect with us there! www.oupress.com/ase-2025/

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 6d

Virtual author lecture tonight! mhs-mt.libcal.com/event/150110...

Montana Reads: The Treasure State's Book Club - online discussion

October's book selection is Mansfield and Dirksen: Bipartisan Giants of the Senate, by Marc Johnson. The discussion will be led by Deena Mansour, MT 250th Commission member and...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 6d

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EJ Murphy @ejmurphy.bsky.social · 7d

Love that this was written by a teacher and a former Park Ranger. Kudos, @oupress.bsky.social.

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 7d

Listen in! OUP author @geekypedagogy.bsky.social
talks about her book "Snafu Edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom" on the Top Hat's Higher Listenings Podcast. tophat.com/teaching-res...

Top Hat Podcast | Higher Listenings | Top Hat

Dive into the Top Hat higher education podcast, where thought leaders, authors, and educators shape the future of higher learning. Tune in now!

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 8d

Out Now! "Ethanol: A Hemispheric History for the Future of Biofuels" by Jeffrey T. Manuel and Thomas D. Rogers reveals the transnational nature of ethanol's development by its two biggest producers, the U.S. and Brazil. www.oupress.com/978080619601...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 9d

Save the date! Lecture this Thursday.

Dr. Michael Phillips @drmphillipsut.bsky.social · 9d

The student newspaper I once worked for did a story on an appearance I will make at UT Arlington this Thursday to promote the new book I co-wrote with @betsyfriauf.bsky.social, “The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas. www.theshorthorn.com/news/campus/...

UTA alumnus to present on eugenics, racism, immigration history and former UTA dean

Michael Phillips will present from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Thursday on the sixth floor of the Central Library.

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 15d

Out Now! "Between Loving and Leaving: Essays on the New Midwestern History" edited by Jon K. Lauck. www.oupress.com/978080619602...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 19d

We were saddened to learn that Quintard Taylor passed away earlier this week. Founder of blackpast.org and a giant in western history, it was our great honor to know and work with Quintard as editor of the Race & Culture in the American West series. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Quintard Taylor, UW professor and Black history archivist, dies at 76

Quintard Taylor, Jr., professor emeritus of history at UW and founder of an online archive of Black history, died Sunday.

www.seattletimes.com

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 20d

Congratulations to Ideas on Fire author Chavella Pittman on the publication of Empowered: A Woman Faculty of Color's Guide to Teaching and Thriving! 🎊 It’s out now from @oupress.bsky.social

www.oupress.com/978080619565...

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Cover of Empowered, with bold red, pink, yellow, and blue stripes

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 22d

Out Now! "Empowered: A Woman Faculty of Color's Guide to Teaching and Thriving" by Chavella T. Pittman. www.oupress.com/978080619565...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 28d

Congratulations to OUP author Jeffrey Schmidt! His book "Here Today: Oklahoma’s Ghost Towns, Vanishing Towns, and Towns Persisting against the Odds" is an honoree for the Cramer Center for Design & Innovation's inaugural book award in the category for historic preservation. cramercenter.org

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · Sep 4

As we turn the page to September, we are excited to celebrate the releases of these awesome new books by Ideas on Fire authors. 📚 Learn more: ideasonfire.net/new-books-in...

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Book covers for Empowered, Headstrong, Insurgent Visions, and Replaying Marc Anthony

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · Sep 8

Check out Amy Megowan's review of Jared Orsi's "Peoples of a Sonoran Desert Oasis: Recovering the Lost History and
Culture of Quitobaquito," published in 2023 by @oupress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · Sep 10

📗BLAR's (44:3) BOOK REVIEW📗

5️⃣ Alejandra Roche Recinos reviews El Mar Caribe: The American Mediterranean. Readings in Latin American Studies (2024 @oupress.bsky.social) by Victoria I. Lyall.

READ HERE: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · Sep 12

Today's featured title:

"Sins of Excess: The Spatial Politics of Idolatry and Magic in Colonial Mexico," by Anderson Hagler, The University of Oklahoma Press, 2025

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www.oupress.com/978080619563...

"Sins of Excess: The Spatial Politics of Idolatry and Magic in Colonial Mexico," by Anderson Hagler, The University of Oklahoma Press, 2025 on a blue background

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · Sep 5

By now our Fall/Winter 2025 catalog has found its way to mailboxes, desks, and assorted piles, but we want to make sure that everyone can see the opening page of our catalog. After all, "to know Oklahoma, you must read OUP books." Special thanks to @jschiller.bsky.social for this thoughtful piece.

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · Sep 5

Book signing tomorrow! Join OUP author Lisa Barnett at Brace Books in Ponca City and get your copy of PEYOTE POLITICS signed. bracebooks.indielite.org/event/2025-0...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · Sep 3

Out Now! "Write Long and Beautiful Letters: The Vallejos' Californio Correspondence, 1846–1888" edited and translated by Rose Marie Beebe and Robert M. Senkewicz. www.oupress.com/978080619556...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · Sep 3

Love to see "Projecting America: The Epic Western and National Mythmaking in 1920s Hollywood" by Patrick Adamson in such good company! www.oupress.com/978080619607...

Washington Independent Review of Books @wirobooks.bsky.social · Sep 3

Sneak Preview: Fall 2025. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/sne... @wwnorton.com @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social @tachyonpub.bsky.social @lfpbooks.bsky.social @aucpress.bsky.social @oupress.bsky.social @benbellabooks.bsky.social #booksky

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