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Lena Ferriday @lenaferriday.bsky.social · 17h

It was a pleasure to review this wonderful collection for the latest issue of Technology and Culture. Thanks to all the authors for their contributions and to @finnarne.me @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social for drawing such an interesting group of scholars together!

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 17h

"Sharing Spaces succeeds in framing the history of technology through multispecies thinking..."

Terrific review from Technology and Culture!
@finnarne.me @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social

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The Ramsey Lab @theramseylab.bsky.social · 19h

Are you curious about what computational methods can offer to #HPS? Then check out the edited volume by Grant Ramsey & @andreasdeblock.bsky.social, published by @upittpress.bsky.social, showcasing key tools, questions, and investigative perspectives 👇📕💻 upittpress.org/books/978082... #philsky #DH

Book cover of "The Dynamics of Science: Computational Frontiers in History and Philosophy of Science" (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2022), edited by Grant Ramsey and Andreas De Block (KU Leuven). The design features a circular, data-inspired visualization with red and blue network patterns radiating from the center, suggesting computational and dynamic structures in science.

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José Carlos Díaz-Zanelli @josediazza.bsky.social · 2d

Happy to share the forthcoming publication of my study on the dialectical connection between Indigenista/Indigenous writers and anticolonial mobilizations across the 20th century in the Andes and Mesoamerica. Published by @upittpress.bsky.social

Find it here: upittpress.org/books/978082...

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Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · 4d

BANANA [ ] is on our reading list for #HispanicHeritageMonth!

Published by @upittpress.bsky.social, Paul Hlava Ceballos’s poems “reveal the extractive relationship the United States has with the Americas and its people through poetic portraits.” upittpress.org/books/978082...

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 6d

A very happy pub day to A Place in the World by Bill Gaythwaite, 45th winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize!

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Beyond the Book: Drue Heinz Literature Prize Winner Bill Gaythwaite Discusses the Power of the Short Story

Drue Heinz Literature Prize winner Bill Gaythwaite discusses what winning the award now after a writing career spanning 30 years means to him, the singular impact of the short story, and the vital imp...

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Honorée Fanonne Jeffers @blklibrarygirl.bsky.social · 7d

Loved this poetry book so much! It was an honor to judge.

University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 7d

Congrats to John Bonanni @bananascallops.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry for his collection, RETROVIROLOGY, selected by @blklibrarygirl.bsky.social!

UPP will publish RETROVIROLOGY in the Fall 2026:
www.awpwriter.org/AWP/Contests...

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 7d

Congrats to John Bonanni @bananascallops.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry for his collection, RETROVIROLOGY, selected by @blklibrarygirl.bsky.social!

UPP will publish RETROVIROLOGY in the Fall 2026:
www.awpwriter.org/AWP/Contests...

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 14d

"a well-written biography that will persuade Wilson’s admirers to revisit his plays and introduce his work to a new generation of fans."

Terrific pre-pub review of August Wilson's American Century: Life as Art (on sale 2/10/26)

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AUGUST WILSON'S AMERICAN CENTURY | Kirkus Reviews

A biography of one of America’s greatest playwrights.

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 24d

We had a terrific meeting today with the team from @lupdistribution.bsky.social ahead of our new partnership on November 3rd!

LDS will serve as our exclusive print distribution partner for the UK & Europe (nonexclusive partner for the rest of the world liverpooluniversitypress.blog/2025/06/10/u...

University of Pittsburgh Press partners with Liverpool University Press for UK and European distribution

The University of Pittsburgh Press has appointed Liverpool Distribution Services as its exclusive print distributor for the UK and Europe, starting November 3, 2025. This partnership enhances UPP&#…

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Washington Independent Review of Books @wirobooks.bsky.social · 25d

On Poetry: September 2025. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/on-... @wwph.bsky.social @cabockwrites.bsky.social @upittpress.bsky.social @worldpoetrybooks.bsky.social #booksky #poetry

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 27d

Check out Amahia Mallea's review of Karen Lutsky & Sean Burkholder's "Five Bay Landscapes: Curious Explorations of the Great Lakes Basin," published in 2022 by @upittpress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #water
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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 25d

Beautiful words by Bobby Elliott in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social today:

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Neither Off the Hook nor Out to Dry | Los Angeles Review of Books

James Ciano interviews Bobby Elliott about his debut poetry collection, “The Same Man.”

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thanks to @literaryhub.bsky.social for featuring Night Terrors, from Satan Says by Sharon Olds.

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“Night Terrors,” a Poem by Sharon Olds

She has so strongly this sense of someone coming after her, someone dark or dressed in dark clothes, some man so angry, so clever, there is no chance of survival. Every night she tries to think of …

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Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · Sep 10

Anzhelina Polonskaya’s poetry asks, “Amid the din of Russia’s patriotic sentiments and Instagram instants, is there any room left for the voice of a poet?”

Read TAKE ME TO STAVANGER (@upittpress.bsky.social) for #TranslationMonth! Translated by Andrew Wachtel: upittpress.org/books/978082...

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|9780822967163|Poems| Translated by Andrew Wachtel Amid the din of Russia’s patriotic sentiments and Instagram instants, is there any room left for the voice of a poet? Despite the many…

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Anna-Luna Post @annalunapost.bsky.social · Sep 10

My author copies arrived and I’m over the moon — look at these beauties!

@upittpress.bsky.social did such a marvelous job on design & production. The book officially comes out 14 October, but you can already pre-order your copy through the publisher’s website or local bookseller!

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · Sep 9

& happy pub day to What God in the Kingdom of Bastards by Brian Gyamfi, who has already been compared to a "young Frank Bidart"
sites.lsa.umich.edu/mqr/2025/09/...

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · Sep 9

Happy pub day to The Same Man by Bobby Elliott, winner of the 2025 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry prize, selected by Nate Marshall
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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · Sep 9

A very special Tuesday as we celebrate a new edition of a poetic classic and welcome two brillian debuts to the Pitt Poetry Series family:
Happy pub day to:
the 45th anniversary edition of Satan Says by Sharon Olds
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Andrew Hemmert @andrewhemmert.bsky.social · Sep 7

Final copies are here, and they're stunning. Alex Wolfe did an excellent job with the design. If I owe you a book, it'll be on its way shortly. And for the rest of y'all, the book comes out from @upittpress.bsky.social on October 21. I can't wait to share No Longer at This Address with you.

12 copies of No Longer at This Address in a partially opened cardboard mailer.

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · Sep 2

Happy pub day to World Observation: Empire, Architecture, and the Global Archive of Itō Chūta by Matthew Mullane!

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Steffen Siegel @steffensiegel.bsky.social · Aug 25

Was einmal eine Dissertation an der @folkwang-uni.bsky.social war, das erscheint im Januar 2026 als Buch von @matthiaspf.bsky.social bei der @upittpress.bsky.social. Am besten jetzt schon vormerken!

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · Aug 22

The University of Pittsburgh Press is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of August Wilson's American Century: Life as Art by Laurence A. Glasco, on sale 2/10/25

Details and preorder: upittpress.org/books/978082...

DRCs are available on Netgalley and Edelweiss

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Davi Gray (she/they) @davigray.bsky.social · Aug 16

Sealey Challenge, Day 15 - the book is the subject of the book.

Publisher is @upittpress.bsky.social
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#SealeyChallenge

Wrote the post late last night 😅

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SC25 - Day Fifteen (University of Pittsburgh Press)

The book is the subject of the book. (Edmund Jabès)

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Carnegie Mellon University Press @cmupress.bsky.social · Aug 14

Our friends at @upittpress.bsky.social are hosting a very cool event and it's less than a month away!

See you there ✨

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