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The official Bluesky account of the University of Missouri Press.
Visit our Facebook: http://bit.ly/3VoCw8p We publish important scholarly books in the areas of U.S. History, Military History, Sports History, Indigenous Studies, African American History.
We would like to congratulate Patricia Cleary, author of MOUND CITY: The Place of the Indigenous Past and Present in St. Louis, for winning the Missouri History Book Award for the best book published on the history of Missouri and its people.
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
THE GHOSTS OF MARK TWAIN: A Study of Manhood, Race, and the Gothic Imagination by Ann M. Ryan is now available! Find the book here:

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November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Our Spring & Summer 2026 catalog is available! We invite you to download the full catalog and explore the range of upcoming titles publishing between January and June 2026, and available for pre-order now.

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November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Why wait until next Friday to start shopping? Starting today through December 3rd, get 40% off all books and free shipping on orders over $50. Use code HOLIDAYS2025 on our website.

For holiday delivery, we advise placing orders by December 3rd.

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November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
On Thursday, Nov. 20, at 6:30pm, Judith Yaross Lee, coeditor of SEEING MAD, will discuss the impact of MAD Magazine at the Cincinnati Art Museum.

For more information:

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November 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Elizabeth Atwood, author of DEADLINE: 200 Years of Violence Against Journalists in the United States, will discuss the book at Bird in Hand Coffee & Books, 11 East 33rd Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 on Friday, November 21 from 6pm to 7:30pm EST.

RSVP here:

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November 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Celebrate every Missouri Tigers victory with a special discount the following Tuesday—now through the end of football season! Today through Friday, November 21st, we're offering a 49% discount on all titles.

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November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Happy University Press Week! Join us in celebrating how university presses #TeamUP to advance knowledge across many disciplines, especially in history. Explore this collection of university press books in history to #ReadUP!
So many university presses #TeamUP with history scholars, including @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social, @ceu-press.bsky.social & @umissouripress.bsky.social. Learn more in the University Press Week Gallery: https://bit.ly/47sJm3P
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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The #UPWeek blog tour begins by considering all *who* collaborate with university presses to advance knowledge: authors, editors, translators, press staff, student workers, #openaccess funders, teachers, writing groups & many others in our university & local communities! https://bit.ly/4qH5cJV
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Celebrate University Press Week with us Nov 10-14 by browsing this reading list of amazing University Press publications from University Presses across the US and beyond! #TeamUP #ReadUP

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November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Sean Rost, author of CATCHING HELL FROM ALL QUARTERS: Anti-Klan Activists in Interwar Missouri, was interviewed about his new book on KY3. Watch the full interview here:

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November 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
On Thursday, Nov. 20, at 6:30pm, Judith Yaross Lee, coeditor of SEEING MAD, will discuss the impact of MAD Magazine at the Cincinnati Art Museum. For more information:

cincyae.com/event/cam-pr...
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
KC Studio Magazine said this about SHARING THE LOVE OF GARDENING: The History of The Westport Garden Club:

"Wolferman deftly guides the reader through the club’s conception and birth and the myriad projects its garden-obsessed, hardworking and dedicated members have conceived and executed."
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
THE DAY THEY HANGED OLD BROWN: The Making of Celebrity and Martyrdom in the Civil War Era by John R. Van Atta is now available! Find the book here:

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November 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Dwayne Eutsey's Oct. 29 lecture presented by the Elmira College Center for Mark Twain Studies is now available on YouTube. Find the link here:

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November 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
TOUCHING HOME: Baseball and the Liberal-Republican Tradition in America by Mary Craig is now available. Find the book here:

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October 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Dwayne Eutsey, author of THERE IS NO HUMOR IN HEAVEN: Mark Twain and Religious Liberalism, will deliver a lecture about the book at the Chemung Valley Museum, 415 E. Water Street, Elmira, NY, 14901, on October 30 at 7PM EST.

For more information:

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October 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Dwayne Eutsey, author of THERE IS NO HUMOR IN HEAVEN: Mark Twain and Religious Liberalism, will deliver a lecture about the book at the Barn at Quarry Farm, 131 Crane Road, Elmira, NY 14901, on Wednesday, October 29, at 7PM EST.

For more information:

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October 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1985 World Series, we’re giving away a free copy of INTERSTATE ’85 by Marshall Garvey.

Comment your answer to the following trivia question on Facebook or Bluesky. The first correct answer across all platforms wins a free copy of the book:
October 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
With their victory in Game 5 on this date, the Royals began a 3-1 series comeback. At that time, who was the most recent team to pull off a 3-1 comeback to win the World Series?

1. 1972 Athletics
2. 1979 Pirates
3. 1978 Yankees
4. 1968 Tigers
October 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1985 World Series, we’re giving away a free copy of INTERSTATE ’85 by Marshall Garvey.

Comment your answer to the following trivia question on Facebook or Bluesky. The first correct answer across all our platforms wins a free copy of the book:
October 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1985 World Series, we’re giving away a free copy of INTERSTATE ’85 by Marshall Garvey.

Comment your answer to the following trivia question on Facebook or Bluesky. The first correct answer across all platforms wins a free copy of the book:
October 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1985 World Series, we’re giving away a free copy of INTERSTATE ’85 by Marshall Garvey.

Comment your answer to the following trivia question on Facebook or Bluesky. The first correct answer across all platforms wins a free copy of the book:
October 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Read an excerpt from INTERSTATE '85: The Royals, the Cardinals, and the Show-Me World Series by Marshall Garvey on the University of Missouri Press blog:

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October 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Celebrate every Missouri Tigers victory with a special discount the following Tuesday—now through the end of football season!

Did you watch the Tigers 23-17 double-overtime win against Auburn this weekend? Today only we're offering a 23% discount on all titles!

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October 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM