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“Finally! The comprehensive treatment the Louisiana Native Guards deserve.” –Lorien Foote
"Death or Victory," out today, offers the first in-depth history of the Louisiana Native Guards, pioneering African American regiments within the Union army. Happy #pubday!
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"Death or Victory," out today, offers the first in-depth history of the Louisiana Native Guards, pioneering African American regiments within the Union army. Happy #pubday!
📚: https://bit.ly/deathorvictory
February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
“Finally! The comprehensive treatment the Louisiana Native Guards deserve.” –Lorien Foote
"Death or Victory," out today, offers the first in-depth history of the Louisiana Native Guards, pioneering African American regiments within the Union army. Happy #pubday!
📚: https://bit.ly/deathorvictory
"Death or Victory," out today, offers the first in-depth history of the Louisiana Native Guards, pioneering African American regiments within the Union army. Happy #pubday!
📚: https://bit.ly/deathorvictory
In our February blog post, Marika Ceschia explores the radical possibilities of motherhood in the work of Black women writers such as Toni Morrison, Gloria Naylor, Paule Marshall, Audre Lorde, and Toni Cade Bambara. Check it out here! https://bit.ly/4qYtEG7
February 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
In our February blog post, Marika Ceschia explores the radical possibilities of motherhood in the work of Black women writers such as Toni Morrison, Gloria Naylor, Paule Marshall, Audre Lorde, and Toni Cade Bambara. Check it out here! https://bit.ly/4qYtEG7
In "Karen Blixen’s Search for Self," out today, Patti M. Marxsen presents a 21st-century reconsideration of Blixen’s iconic memoir "Out of Africa," originally published in 1937 and now regarded as a classic of 20th-century literature. Happy #pubday to Patti M. Marxsen!
📚: https://bit.ly/blixens
📚: https://bit.ly/blixens
February 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
In "Karen Blixen’s Search for Self," out today, Patti M. Marxsen presents a 21st-century reconsideration of Blixen’s iconic memoir "Out of Africa," originally published in 1937 and now regarded as a classic of 20th-century literature. Happy #pubday to Patti M. Marxsen!
📚: https://bit.ly/blixens
📚: https://bit.ly/blixens
“This work demonstrates the vital overlap between social history and military history." –J. Matthew Ward
"A Desperate Fight," out today, views Civil War Louisiana through the lens of its soldiers’ experiences—and interdependence—with civilians. Happy #pubday!
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"A Desperate Fight," out today, views Civil War Louisiana through the lens of its soldiers’ experiences—and interdependence—with civilians. Happy #pubday!
📚: https://bit.ly/despfight
February 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“This work demonstrates the vital overlap between social history and military history." –J. Matthew Ward
"A Desperate Fight," out today, views Civil War Louisiana through the lens of its soldiers’ experiences—and interdependence—with civilians. Happy #pubday!
📚: https://bit.ly/despfight
"A Desperate Fight," out today, views Civil War Louisiana through the lens of its soldiers’ experiences—and interdependence—with civilians. Happy #pubday!
📚: https://bit.ly/despfight
We've got three virtual book launches this month! Here's our calendar for February:
Today! 2/4: "Driving the Beast: Poems"
2/12: "Uncivil Guard"
2/25: "Elements & Offerings"
As always, all events are live at 2pm CST on Facebook and Substack and feature a book talk and live Q&A 📚🎤
Today! 2/4: "Driving the Beast: Poems"
2/12: "Uncivil Guard"
2/25: "Elements & Offerings"
As always, all events are live at 2pm CST on Facebook and Substack and feature a book talk and live Q&A 📚🎤
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
We've got three virtual book launches this month! Here's our calendar for February:
Today! 2/4: "Driving the Beast: Poems"
2/12: "Uncivil Guard"
2/25: "Elements & Offerings"
As always, all events are live at 2pm CST on Facebook and Substack and feature a book talk and live Q&A 📚🎤
Today! 2/4: "Driving the Beast: Poems"
2/12: "Uncivil Guard"
2/25: "Elements & Offerings"
As always, all events are live at 2pm CST on Facebook and Substack and feature a book talk and live Q&A 📚🎤
LSU Press author Nicole Cooley will be reading this Friday at Books Are Magic with a plethora of other great writers! For those not in Brooklyn, the event will be livestreamed, too.
🗓️: https://bit.ly/46eqtSo
🗓️: https://bit.ly/46eqtSo
February 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
LSU Press author Nicole Cooley will be reading this Friday at Books Are Magic with a plethora of other great writers! For those not in Brooklyn, the event will be livestreamed, too.
🗓️: https://bit.ly/46eqtSo
🗓️: https://bit.ly/46eqtSo
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Congratulations to friend and fellow historian @kennethwnoe.bsky.social on the publication of his new book *Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend.* Really looking forward to reading this one. 🗃️ cc: @lsupress.bsky.social lsupress.org/978080718521...
Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend
Kenneth W. Noe’s Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend boldly questions the long-accepted notion that the sixteenth president was an almost-perfect command...
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February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Congratulations to friend and fellow historian @kennethwnoe.bsky.social on the publication of his new book *Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend.* Really looking forward to reading this one. 🗃️ cc: @lsupress.bsky.social lsupress.org/978080718521...
Happy #pudbday to Kenneth W. Noe! "Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend," out today, boldly questions the long-accepted notion that the sixteenth president was an almost-perfect commander in chief.
📚: https://bit.ly/heroiclegend
📚: https://bit.ly/heroiclegend
February 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Happy #pudbday to Kenneth W. Noe! "Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend," out today, boldly questions the long-accepted notion that the sixteenth president was an almost-perfect commander in chief.
📚: https://bit.ly/heroiclegend
📚: https://bit.ly/heroiclegend
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Honored to endorse A.J. Cade’s new book, Death or Victory. If you’re interested in slavery or the Civil War, this is a must-read.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Honored to endorse A.J. Cade’s new book, Death or Victory. If you’re interested in slavery or the Civil War, this is a must-read.
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Really grateful to chat about Zappa with the @jeffreystarr.com podcast, including whether his satire was successful and his political legacy. And it's a rare video podcast appearance from me! Check it out! "Frank Zappa's America" is out now via @lsupress.bsky.social!
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Frank Zappa's Politics | Interviewing Bradly Morgan, author of Frank Zappa's America
YouTube video by Jeff Starr's Not Bad: Films
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February 2, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Really grateful to chat about Zappa with the @jeffreystarr.com podcast, including whether his satire was successful and his political legacy. And it's a rare video podcast appearance from me! Check it out! "Frank Zappa's America" is out now via @lsupress.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUyG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUyG...
"and Granddad lit another Lucky and let it
have its say until time enough had passed for my question to waft away"
Three poems from "A Day of It," Michael Chitwood's ninth poetry collection (and third with LSU Press) appear in the latest Southern Cultures quarterly!
🖊️: https://bit.ly/49ZRxpt
have its say until time enough had passed for my question to waft away"
Three poems from "A Day of It," Michael Chitwood's ninth poetry collection (and third with LSU Press) appear in the latest Southern Cultures quarterly!
🖊️: https://bit.ly/49ZRxpt
A Day of It
He’d put on a pot of beans and leave them to simmer then rake a pile of leaves from her old flower beds and get a smolder started. He’d cut a plug of Brown Mule and tuck it in his cheek then lean on…
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February 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
"and Granddad lit another Lucky and let it
have its say until time enough had passed for my question to waft away"
Three poems from "A Day of It," Michael Chitwood's ninth poetry collection (and third with LSU Press) appear in the latest Southern Cultures quarterly!
🖊️: https://bit.ly/49ZRxpt
have its say until time enough had passed for my question to waft away"
Three poems from "A Day of It," Michael Chitwood's ninth poetry collection (and third with LSU Press) appear in the latest Southern Cultures quarterly!
🖊️: https://bit.ly/49ZRxpt
“[A]n excellent, timely, and long-overdue biography.” —Bill J. Leonard, author of "A Sense of the Heart: Christian Religious Experience in the United States"
"Between Worlds," the first scholarly biography of John A. Broadus, is out today. Happy #pubday to Eric C. Smith!
📚: https://bit.ly/betworlds
"Between Worlds," the first scholarly biography of John A. Broadus, is out today. Happy #pubday to Eric C. Smith!
📚: https://bit.ly/betworlds
February 2, 2026 at 6:40 PM
“[A]n excellent, timely, and long-overdue biography.” —Bill J. Leonard, author of "A Sense of the Heart: Christian Religious Experience in the United States"
"Between Worlds," the first scholarly biography of John A. Broadus, is out today. Happy #pubday to Eric C. Smith!
📚: https://bit.ly/betworlds
"Between Worlds," the first scholarly biography of John A. Broadus, is out today. Happy #pubday to Eric C. Smith!
📚: https://bit.ly/betworlds
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Today on @askhistorians.bsky.social we have Foster Chamberlin for an AMA about UnCivil Guard: Policing, Military Culture, and the Coming of the Spanish Civil War
Come check it out! @lsupress.bsky.social
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January 30, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Today on @askhistorians.bsky.social we have Foster Chamberlin for an AMA about UnCivil Guard: Policing, Military Culture, and the Coming of the Spanish Civil War
Come check it out! @lsupress.bsky.social
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Come check it out! @lsupress.bsky.social
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Author Foster Chamberlin is doing a Reddit AMA in support of his new book, "Uncivil Guard"! If you have any questions about political violence, policing or military culture in Spain, the Second Republic period, or the Spanish Civil War, make sure to check it out here: https://bit.ly/4tgDBR1
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Author Foster Chamberlin is doing a Reddit AMA in support of his new book, "Uncivil Guard"! If you have any questions about political violence, policing or military culture in Spain, the Second Republic period, or the Spanish Civil War, make sure to check it out here: https://bit.ly/4tgDBR1
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Congratulations to contributor Michael Chitwood on the publication of A DAY OF IT with @lsupress.bsky.social !
A Day of It
A Day of It, the ninth book of poems by Michael Chitwood, is a fanfare for the commonplace and the oft overlooked, both among places and people. In the spiri...
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January 29, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Congratulations to contributor Michael Chitwood on the publication of A DAY OF IT with @lsupress.bsky.social !
There's a new review of "American Populist: Huey Long of Louisiana," the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Book of the Year, in The New Criterion!
Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4bx3d5L
Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4bx3d5L
“Long shot,” by William Anthony Hay.
William Anthony Hay on “American Populist: Huey Long of Louisiana,” by Thomas Patterson.
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January 29, 2026 at 9:38 PM
There's a new review of "American Populist: Huey Long of Louisiana," the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Book of the Year, in The New Criterion!
Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4bx3d5L
Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4bx3d5L
Adam Reiner appeared on the Pages and Frames podcast to discuss "The New Rules of Dining Out," the brigade system, interactions between guests and staff, and two great restaurant-themed films: "The Menu" and "Boiling Point"!
🎤: https://bit.ly/4a1V3j7
🎥: https://bit.ly/4qO4NVD
🎤: https://bit.ly/4a1V3j7
🎥: https://bit.ly/4qO4NVD
Adam Reiner's Restaurant Rules
Podcast Episode · Pages and Frames Podcast · 01/26/2026 · 1h 34m
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January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Adam Reiner appeared on the Pages and Frames podcast to discuss "The New Rules of Dining Out," the brigade system, interactions between guests and staff, and two great restaurant-themed films: "The Menu" and "Boiling Point"!
🎤: https://bit.ly/4a1V3j7
🎥: https://bit.ly/4qO4NVD
🎤: https://bit.ly/4a1V3j7
🎥: https://bit.ly/4qO4NVD
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Congratulations to contributor Michael Chitwood on the publication of A DAY OF IT with @lsupress.bsky.social !
A Day of It
A Day of It, the ninth book of poems by Michael Chitwood, is a fanfare for the commonplace and the oft overlooked, both among places and people. In the spiri...
buff.ly
January 29, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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"Hess splendidly weaves together historical minutiae to create a compelling tale that simultaneously educates and entertains the reader interested in Civil War cavalry."
🖊️ There's a new review of "Civil War Cavalry" in Emerging Civil War, here: https://bit.ly/3YYOuJh
🖊️ There's a new review of "Civil War Cavalry" in Emerging Civil War, here: https://bit.ly/3YYOuJh
Book Review: Civil War Cavalry: Waging Mounted Warfare in Nineteenth-Century America - Emerging Civil War
Civil War Cavalry: Waging Mounted Warfare in Nineteenth-Century America. By Earl J. Hess. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2025. Hardcover, 431 pp. $49.95. Reviewed by Brian Swartz When the Civil War erupted, the Union had only a few cavalry regiments and the Confederacy none. In his new Civil War Cavalry: Waging Mounted Warfare in […]
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January 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"Hess splendidly weaves together historical minutiae to create a compelling tale that simultaneously educates and entertains the reader interested in Civil War cavalry."
🖊️ There's a new review of "Civil War Cavalry" in Emerging Civil War, here: https://bit.ly/3YYOuJh
🖊️ There's a new review of "Civil War Cavalry" in Emerging Civil War, here: https://bit.ly/3YYOuJh
This just in: Civil War Books and Authors chose Damian Shiels' "Green and Blue" as the Runner Up for Best Book of the Year! "The Devil’s Own Purgatory" by Robert Gudmestad and "Civil War Cavalry" by Earl J. Hess also made the list.
Check out the full top ten here: https://bit.ly/4pY3br7
Check out the full top ten here: https://bit.ly/4pY3br7
2025 - The CIVIL WAR BOOKS and AUTHORS Book of the Year and Top Ten Year in Review
Non-fiction Civil War book reviews, commentary, publishing news, author interviews, and profiles
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January 27, 2026 at 5:01 PM
This just in: Civil War Books and Authors chose Damian Shiels' "Green and Blue" as the Runner Up for Best Book of the Year! "The Devil’s Own Purgatory" by Robert Gudmestad and "Civil War Cavalry" by Earl J. Hess also made the list.
Check out the full top ten here: https://bit.ly/4pY3br7
Check out the full top ten here: https://bit.ly/4pY3br7
"Obradović has a natural storytelling ability and poetry that’s as accessible as it is thoughtful." ~Mandianne Berg
Check out this new review of "Called By Distances" in Southern Review of Books!
Check out this new review of "Called By Distances" in Southern Review of Books!
Enjoyed reviewing this poetry collection for @southrevbooks.bsky.social Worth a read, especially if you enjoy poetry that's candid, open, and crafted well.
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#booksky #writingcommunity #poetry southernreviewofbooks.com/2026/01/22/c...
“Called by Distances” is Precise and Focused
A review of Biljana D Obradović’s new poetry collection, “Called by Distances.”
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January 23, 2026 at 8:52 PM
"Obradović has a natural storytelling ability and poetry that’s as accessible as it is thoughtful." ~Mandianne Berg
Check out this new review of "Called By Distances" in Southern Review of Books!
Check out this new review of "Called By Distances" in Southern Review of Books!
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From one @lsupress.bsky.social author of Irish Americans in the Civil War to another - absolute pleasure to review @irishacw.bsky.social’s book!
Damian Shiels has another glowing review for "Green & Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865," this one from the Journal of Military History!
📗📘: https://bit.ly/shielsgreenandblue
📗📘: https://bit.ly/shielsgreenandblue
January 23, 2026 at 11:54 AM
From one @lsupress.bsky.social author of Irish Americans in the Civil War to another - absolute pleasure to review @irishacw.bsky.social’s book!
We're almost to the midpoint of king cake season—the best time of the year! Pictured is Chef Celeste's take on the iconic seasonal treat from her cookbook, "Chef Celeste's Louisiana Kitchen."
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📚: https://bit.ly/chefceleste
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
We're almost to the midpoint of king cake season—the best time of the year! Pictured is Chef Celeste's take on the iconic seasonal treat from her cookbook, "Chef Celeste's Louisiana Kitchen."
📚: https://bit.ly/chefceleste
📚: https://bit.ly/chefceleste
Damian Shiels has another glowing review for "Green & Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865," this one from the Journal of Military History!
📗📘: https://bit.ly/shielsgreenandblue
📗📘: https://bit.ly/shielsgreenandblue
January 22, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Damian Shiels has another glowing review for "Green & Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865," this one from the Journal of Military History!
📗📘: https://bit.ly/shielsgreenandblue
📗📘: https://bit.ly/shielsgreenandblue
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“when you first realized / your body couldn’t be trusted / to take care of you. / Maybe the first kiss, that boy / with a penknife, or maybe / what came after” —Rebecca Hazelton, “The Husband as Mentalist” @adroitjournal.bsky.social @lsupress.bsky.social theadroitjournal.org/issue-twenty...
Issue Twenty-Seven: Rebecca Hazelton | The Adroit Journal
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January 22, 2026 at 12:59 PM
“when you first realized / your body couldn’t be trusted / to take care of you. / Maybe the first kiss, that boy / with a penknife, or maybe / what came after” —Rebecca Hazelton, “The Husband as Mentalist” @adroitjournal.bsky.social @lsupress.bsky.social theadroitjournal.org/issue-twenty...