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Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Read this article on a how data visualization can be used to understand entanglements of violence against women from Visual Arts Research 50.1.https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/52530
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Read this article on a how data visualization can be used to understand entanglements of violence against women from Visual Arts Research 50.1.https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/52530
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Today is the International day for the elimination of violence against women.
This year’s theme is #UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls. Digital violence against women and girls is one of the fastest-growing forms of abuse.
Browse our titles: https://ow.ly/4TgP50Xxwok
This year’s theme is #UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls. Digital violence against women and girls is one of the fastest-growing forms of abuse.
Browse our titles: https://ow.ly/4TgP50Xxwok
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Today is the International day for the elimination of violence against women.
This year’s theme is #UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls. Digital violence against women and girls is one of the fastest-growing forms of abuse.
Browse our titles: https://ow.ly/4TgP50Xxwok
This year’s theme is #UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls. Digital violence against women and girls is one of the fastest-growing forms of abuse.
Browse our titles: https://ow.ly/4TgP50Xxwok
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Congratulations to Isabelle Baafi @isabellebaafi, whose UK edition of her book Chaotic Good was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize!
To purchase Chaotic Good, go to weslpress.org!
To purchase Chaotic Good, go to weslpress.org!
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Congratulations to Isabelle Baafi @isabellebaafi, whose UK edition of her book Chaotic Good was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize!
To purchase Chaotic Good, go to weslpress.org!
To purchase Chaotic Good, go to weslpress.org!
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Still need to find a dish to bring to Thanksgiving dinner? You can find inspiration and recipes in our Savor the South cookbooks 🥧
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November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Still need to find a dish to bring to Thanksgiving dinner? You can find inspiration and recipes in our Savor the South cookbooks 🥧
uncpress.org/search-grid/...
uncpress.org/search-grid/...
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OUP News: Greg Urwin has retired as editor of the Campaigns & Commanders series; Michael Leggiere will step up as the new editor. Read more here: www.oupress.com/search-resul...
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
OUP News: Greg Urwin has retired as editor of the Campaigns & Commanders series; Michael Leggiere will step up as the new editor. Read more here: www.oupress.com/search-resul...
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The CDC this week cited some of our work in new guidance related to vaccines and autism. However, the citations do not provide the greater context of the full body of work on vaccine safety that is essential for informed debate about this topic.
Read our full statement: https://ow.ly/CA9R50XxETA
Read our full statement: https://ow.ly/CA9R50XxETA
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The CDC this week cited some of our work in new guidance related to vaccines and autism. However, the citations do not provide the greater context of the full body of work on vaccine safety that is essential for informed debate about this topic.
Read our full statement: https://ow.ly/CA9R50XxETA
Read our full statement: https://ow.ly/CA9R50XxETA
Attention all AUPresses members: The 2026 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show is now open for your gorgeous and creative entries!
View the Call for Entries on the AUPresses Design website and submit materials by January 12, 2026:
design.up.hcommons.org/
View the Call for Entries on the AUPresses Design website and submit materials by January 12, 2026:
design.up.hcommons.org/
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Attention all AUPresses members: The 2026 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show is now open for your gorgeous and creative entries!
View the Call for Entries on the AUPresses Design website and submit materials by January 12, 2026:
design.up.hcommons.org/
View the Call for Entries on the AUPresses Design website and submit materials by January 12, 2026:
design.up.hcommons.org/
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@arezouazad.bsky.social rediscovers Bamiyan’s medieval archives, revealing a diverse, literate and interconnected Islamicate society in Afghanistan.
Have a read:
@arezouazad.bsky.social rediscovers Bamiyan’s medieval archives, revealing a diverse, literate and interconnected Islamicate society in Afghanistan.
Have a read:
The Warehouse of Bamiyan: Q&A with Arezou Azad - Edinburgh University Press Blog
Arezou Azad rediscovers Bamiyan’s medieval archives, revealing a diverse, literate and interconnected Islamicate society in Afghanistan.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
📚 New on the blog!
@arezouazad.bsky.social rediscovers Bamiyan’s medieval archives, revealing a diverse, literate and interconnected Islamicate society in Afghanistan.
Have a read:
@arezouazad.bsky.social rediscovers Bamiyan’s medieval archives, revealing a diverse, literate and interconnected Islamicate society in Afghanistan.
Have a read:
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Science as Story, Memory as Infrastructure: A Conversation with Trevor Owens, Part 2 scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/25/s...
Science as Story, Memory as Infrastructure: A Conversation with Trevor Owens, Part 2 - The Scholarly Kitchen
In today’s guest post, Wendy Queen (JHUP) continues her conversation with Trevor Owens (AIP) about how the tools and sensibilities of the humanities are helping to preserve the record of the physical ...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Science as Story, Memory as Infrastructure: A Conversation with Trevor Owens, Part 2 scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/25/s...
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How the Getty Provenance Index is transforming art research.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
How the Getty Provenance Index is transforming art research.
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Our executive director Peter Berkery responds, "The education of student interns is an additional benefit of university-based publishing initiatives, not a substitute for the essential function that university presses play in the curation and advancement of the scholarly record." bit.ly/47HnLF3
November 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Our executive director Peter Berkery responds, "The education of student interns is an additional benefit of university-based publishing initiatives, not a substitute for the essential function that university presses play in the curation and advancement of the scholarly record." bit.ly/47HnLF3
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November is Native American Heritage Month. If you're interested in learning more about the traditions and histories of Native American communities, we invite you to explore our recommended reading list: floridapress.org/native-ameri...
Use code 31NATIVE25 for discount prices through November 30.
Use code 31NATIVE25 for discount prices through November 30.
November 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
November is Native American Heritage Month. If you're interested in learning more about the traditions and histories of Native American communities, we invite you to explore our recommended reading list: floridapress.org/native-ameri...
Use code 31NATIVE25 for discount prices through November 30.
Use code 31NATIVE25 for discount prices through November 30.
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It's almost time!
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How Poetic: Colorado's First Poets Laureate Anthology Will Help Sustain the Program
"At the time, we didn't know that arts funding was going to be on the chopping block a couple years later, but I think that emphasizes the validity of this right now."
www.westword.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It's almost time!
www.westword.com/arts-culture...
www.westword.com/arts-culture...
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Read an eye-opening excerpt from Matthew Tuininga's 'The Wars of the Lord' that explores the murder trail that exploded the peace that existed in the years following the first Thanksgiving: oxford.ly/4opIQKB
November 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Read an eye-opening excerpt from Matthew Tuininga's 'The Wars of the Lord' that explores the murder trail that exploded the peace that existed in the years following the first Thanksgiving: oxford.ly/4opIQKB
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Great to see this piece about the @lighthousebks.bsky.social Radical Book Fair and huge thanks to Mairi for the kind words about our books, many of which you can buy at the brilliant Lighthouse in #Edinburgh.
Read the full article on @thebookseller.com: www.thebookseller.com/features/lea... #booksky
Read the full article on @thebookseller.com: www.thebookseller.com/features/lea... #booksky
Learned income: university presses and bookshops on the search for the crossover audience
Academia may in general be shifting to digital, but there is still plenty of common ground for physical bookshops and presses
www.thebookseller.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Great to see this piece about the @lighthousebks.bsky.social Radical Book Fair and huge thanks to Mairi for the kind words about our books, many of which you can buy at the brilliant Lighthouse in #Edinburgh.
Read the full article on @thebookseller.com: www.thebookseller.com/features/lea... #booksky
Read the full article on @thebookseller.com: www.thebookseller.com/features/lea... #booksky
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The shortlist for Oxford Word of the Year 2025 is here! 🥳
Which word do you think defined the year?
Vote now to have your say: oxford.ly/3Xc0ypJ
#OxfordWOTY
Which word do you think defined the year?
Vote now to have your say: oxford.ly/3Xc0ypJ
#OxfordWOTY
November 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The shortlist for Oxford Word of the Year 2025 is here! 🥳
Which word do you think defined the year?
Vote now to have your say: oxford.ly/3Xc0ypJ
#OxfordWOTY
Which word do you think defined the year?
Vote now to have your say: oxford.ly/3Xc0ypJ
#OxfordWOTY
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Today on the blog:
A Q&A with Sarah Gollust, editor of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law in celebration of 50 years of the journal: buff.ly/5rp6FVJ
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A Q&A with Sarah Gollust, editor of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law in celebration of 50 years of the journal: buff.ly/5rp6FVJ
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November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Today on the blog:
A Q&A with Sarah Gollust, editor of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law in celebration of 50 years of the journal: buff.ly/5rp6FVJ
@jhppl.bsky.social
A Q&A with Sarah Gollust, editor of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law in celebration of 50 years of the journal: buff.ly/5rp6FVJ
@jhppl.bsky.social
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This month, we're celebrating our anniversary by showing off one of our oldest: Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway: Invisible Presences, published in April 2009! 🌟
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This month, we're celebrating our anniversary by showing off one of our oldest: Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway: Invisible Presences, published in April 2009! 🌟
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Many thanks to Ed Nawotka and @publisherswkly.bsky.social for this lovely feature! If you'd like to learn more about our mission and get a sense of what we're up to after 75 years, this piece is a great place to start:
University of Texas Press Celebrates 75 Years
The Austin-based academic publisher has evolved from a modest regional publisher into one of the most innovative academic presses in the United States, striking a balance between scholarly and trade s...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Many thanks to Ed Nawotka and @publisherswkly.bsky.social for this lovely feature! If you'd like to learn more about our mission and get a sense of what we're up to after 75 years, this piece is a great place to start:
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We are delighted to hear that Matthew Purvis' book The Pornographic Delicatessen has won the 2025
@thebookseller.com Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year! Our thanks to The Bookseller, and congrats to all the other nominees!
thebookseller.com/news/the-por...
@thebookseller.com Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year! Our thanks to The Bookseller, and congrats to all the other nominees!
thebookseller.com/news/the-por...
The Pornographic Delicatessen triumphs in the tightest race in Diagram Prize history
A look at Montréal’s erotic art scene becomes the second Canadian book to win the annual odd-title crown.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We are delighted to hear that Matthew Purvis' book The Pornographic Delicatessen has won the 2025
@thebookseller.com Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year! Our thanks to The Bookseller, and congrats to all the other nominees!
thebookseller.com/news/the-por...
@thebookseller.com Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year! Our thanks to The Bookseller, and congrats to all the other nominees!
thebookseller.com/news/the-por...
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Heading to see Wicked: For Good today? 🩷💚
In honor of Oz's most famous duo, we've pulled together a few of our pink and green titles. Explore these—and many more—here:
press.princeton.edu
#Wicked #WickedForGood #Elphaba #Glinda #ReadUP
In honor of Oz's most famous duo, we've pulled together a few of our pink and green titles. Explore these—and many more—here:
press.princeton.edu
#Wicked #WickedForGood #Elphaba #Glinda #ReadUP
November 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Heading to see Wicked: For Good today? 🩷💚
In honor of Oz's most famous duo, we've pulled together a few of our pink and green titles. Explore these—and many more—here:
press.princeton.edu
#Wicked #WickedForGood #Elphaba #Glinda #ReadUP
In honor of Oz's most famous duo, we've pulled together a few of our pink and green titles. Explore these—and many more—here:
press.princeton.edu
#Wicked #WickedForGood #Elphaba #Glinda #ReadUP
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Our November e-newsletter features our holiday sale, books for Native American Heritage Month, upcoming author panels at the Miami Book, and much more.
Read it here: conta.cc/4og8Gk8
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Subscribe to our monthly e-newsletters here: floridapress.org/subscribe
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Our November e-newsletter features our holiday sale, books for Native American Heritage Month, upcoming author panels at the Miami Book, and much more.
Read it here: conta.cc/4og8Gk8
Subscribe to our monthly e-newsletters here: floridapress.org/subscribe
Read it here: conta.cc/4og8Gk8
Subscribe to our monthly e-newsletters here: floridapress.org/subscribe
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Academia may in general be shifting to digital, but there is still plenty of common ground for physical bookshops and presses, says Tom Tivnan 👇 #BookSky
Learned income: university presses and bookshops on the search for the crossover audience
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November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Academia may in general be shifting to digital, but there is still plenty of common ground for physical bookshops and presses, says Tom Tivnan 👇 #BookSky
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We're thrilled to announce that "The Appalachian Sea" has been named one of @nypl.bsky.social's Best Books of 2025. Congratulations to Steve Scafidi for the well-deserved honor. bit.ly/4igXpyD
November 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
We're thrilled to announce that "The Appalachian Sea" has been named one of @nypl.bsky.social's Best Books of 2025. Congratulations to Steve Scafidi for the well-deserved honor. bit.ly/4igXpyD
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"When any administration announces its intention to shutter a press, it’s basically abdicating its responsibility to the network that supports the scholarly production of its own faculty as well as scholars everywhere." - Peter Berkery, @aupresses.bsky.social
Letter | University Presses Face a Free Rider Problem
Colleges that close their presses are taking advantage of the system, writes Peter Berkery.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"When any administration announces its intention to shutter a press, it’s basically abdicating its responsibility to the network that supports the scholarly production of its own faculty as well as scholars everywhere." - Peter Berkery, @aupresses.bsky.social