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📚 Join us for a special book talk featuring Amitav Ghosh and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak as they discuss his powerful new essay collection.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
📚 Join us for a special book talk featuring Amitav Ghosh and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak as they discuss his powerful new essay collection.
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#booktalk #authortalk #nycevents
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#booktalk #authortalk #nycevents
“Bigotry and racial injustice, it turns out, were baked into the American highway from the start.” Thomas J. Campanella mentions @emlieb.bsky.social's new book, ROAD TO NOWHERE, in a recent @nytopinion.nytimes.com essay about the Bronx River Parkway.
Opinion | The Promise of the Bronx River Parkway
A pioneering road shows what highways were and what they can be as it turns 100.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
“Bigotry and racial injustice, it turns out, were baked into the American highway from the start.” Thomas J. Campanella mentions @emlieb.bsky.social's new book, ROAD TO NOWHERE, in a recent @nytopinion.nytimes.com essay about the Bronx River Parkway.
UK readers! Through November 25, join award-winning historian Alison Bashford as she tours the country to share her new book, Decoding the Hand: A History of Science, Medicine, and Magic, an astonishing story of palmistry and biometrics. #HistSTM #HSTM #HistSci #BookTour buff.ly/h0GkPpY
November 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
UK readers! Through November 25, join award-winning historian Alison Bashford as she tours the country to share her new book, Decoding the Hand: A History of Science, Medicine, and Magic, an astonishing story of palmistry and biometrics. #HistSTM #HSTM #HistSci #BookTour buff.ly/h0GkPpY
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Join us today for this talk about my book Ghosts Behind Glass published with @uchicagopress.bsky.social
Tomorrow (Monday, Nov 10) the tables are turned: I’m the guest on the Greenhouse #envhum book talk to discuss Ghosts Behind Glass with @finnarne.me & guest host @medievalpenguin.bsky.social
Join us online for the discussion! 4pm CET/3pm GMT/10am EST
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Join us online for the discussion! 4pm CET/3pm GMT/10am EST
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November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Join us today for this talk about my book Ghosts Behind Glass published with @uchicagopress.bsky.social
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... Featuring translations from @bucknellupress.bsky.social, @cmupress.bsky.social, @uchicagopress.bsky.social, @upcolorado.bsky.social, @columbiaup.bsky.social, @floridapress.bsky.social, @livunipress.bsky.social, @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social https://bit.ly/43S4pf8 ...
Reading Around the World: 17 Great Books in Translation From University Presses
Want to travel around the world without leaving your house? Just pick up a book that was translated from another language. Whether you are reading a novel originally written in French, a memoir ori…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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THIS WEEK!
TUESDAY: @biancatylek.bsky.social, co-author with @worthrises.bsky.social of, "The Prison Industry" (@thenewpress.bsky.social).
WEDNESDAY: Ray D. Madoff, author of, "The Second Estate: How US Code Made American Aristocracy" (@uchicagopress.bsky.social).
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TUESDAY: @biancatylek.bsky.social, co-author with @worthrises.bsky.social of, "The Prison Industry" (@thenewpress.bsky.social).
WEDNESDAY: Ray D. Madoff, author of, "The Second Estate: How US Code Made American Aristocracy" (@uchicagopress.bsky.social).
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November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
THIS WEEK!
TUESDAY: @biancatylek.bsky.social, co-author with @worthrises.bsky.social of, "The Prison Industry" (@thenewpress.bsky.social).
WEDNESDAY: Ray D. Madoff, author of, "The Second Estate: How US Code Made American Aristocracy" (@uchicagopress.bsky.social).
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TUESDAY: @biancatylek.bsky.social, co-author with @worthrises.bsky.social of, "The Prison Industry" (@thenewpress.bsky.social).
WEDNESDAY: Ray D. Madoff, author of, "The Second Estate: How US Code Made American Aristocracy" (@uchicagopress.bsky.social).
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The New School is having a discussion about Jermey Varon's book, "Our Grief is Not a Cry for War" (published @uchicagopress.bsky.social) at 6pm tonight.
Grab your copy at the event and get it signed.
#bookevents #nycevents #booksigningevent
Grab your copy at the event and get it signed.
#bookevents #nycevents #booksigningevent
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The New School is having a discussion about Jermey Varon's book, "Our Grief is Not a Cry for War" (published @uchicagopress.bsky.social) at 6pm tonight.
Grab your copy at the event and get it signed.
#bookevents #nycevents #booksigningevent
Grab your copy at the event and get it signed.
#bookevents #nycevents #booksigningevent
In honor of #UPWeek, on our blog, read more about how the Press recently teamed up at the South Side Science Festival: buff.ly/ao7CEt6 #TeamUP #ReadUP
Teaming UP at the South Side Science Festival – The Chicago Blog
Smart and timely features from our books and authors
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November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In honor of #UPWeek, on our blog, read more about how the Press recently teamed up at the South Side Science Festival: buff.ly/ao7CEt6 #TeamUP #ReadUP
#UPWeek 2025 celebrates the essential work of university presses to amplify scholarship & ideas. See how we #TeamUP to shape conversations globally. @aupresses.bsky.social
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November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
#UPWeek 2025 celebrates the essential work of university presses to amplify scholarship & ideas. See how we #TeamUP to shape conversations globally. @aupresses.bsky.social
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#AMS2025 may be ending, but our virtual exhibit is still open! Browse our virtual exhibit and get 30% off & free domestic shipping using code EX58132: bit.ly/UCPEXAMS
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
#AMS2025 may be ending, but our virtual exhibit is still open! Browse our virtual exhibit and get 30% off & free domestic shipping using code EX58132: bit.ly/UCPEXAMS
#HES2025 may be ending, but our virtual exhibit is still open! Browse our virtual exhibit and get 30% off & free domestic shipping using code EX58172: bit.ly/UCPEXHEdS
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#HES2025 may be ending, but our virtual exhibit is still open! Browse our virtual exhibit and get 30% off & free domestic shipping using code EX58172: bit.ly/UCPEXHEdS
At #AMS2025? Don't miss our Opera Lab series, a rich exploration of opera's historical, technological, and performative forms. Learn more here: buff.ly/TJIRj5t
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
At #AMS2025? Don't miss our Opera Lab series, a rich exploration of opera's historical, technological, and performative forms. Learn more here: buff.ly/TJIRj5t
Have you started making holiday gift lists? Find books for all the readers in your life, and mark your calendars for our first ever sitewide sale, taking place November 26-December 3!
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Have you started making holiday gift lists? Find books for all the readers in your life, and mark your calendars for our first ever sitewide sale, taking place November 26-December 3!
Attending #AMS2025? Don't miss the New Material Histories of Music series, connecting sound to the bodies, technologies, institutions, and environments that shape it! Check out our new titles, and discover more about the material conditions that make music possible: buff.ly/YcAmdDC
November 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Attending #AMS2025? Don't miss the New Material Histories of Music series, connecting sound to the bodies, technologies, institutions, and environments that shape it! Check out our new titles, and discover more about the material conditions that make music possible: buff.ly/YcAmdDC
Attending the National Association of Science Writers meeting? Check out our featured books! Whether you're attending or not, you can now browse our virtual exhibit and get 30% off & free domestic shipping with promo code EX58222: bit.ly/UCPEXNASW #NASW2025
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Attending the National Association of Science Writers meeting? Check out our featured books! Whether you're attending or not, you can now browse our virtual exhibit and get 30% off & free domestic shipping with promo code EX58222: bit.ly/UCPEXNASW #NASW2025
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Look what's coming your way, New York! Stop by for an evening of fantastic conversation between @sharonlouden.bsky.social & artists Martha Wilson and Nina Kuo, plus @hyperallergic.com's new Editor-in-Chief, Hakim Bishara. 7pm start time. Ticket needed...#LiveSustain
Join Sharon Louden, author of Last Artist Standing (published this fall by our friends at @intellectbooks.bsky.social), at The Strand on November 17. Register here: buff.ly/Zy0s9mN
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Look what's coming your way, New York! Stop by for an evening of fantastic conversation between @sharonlouden.bsky.social & artists Martha Wilson and Nina Kuo, plus @hyperallergic.com's new Editor-in-Chief, Hakim Bishara. 7pm start time. Ticket needed...#LiveSustain
Going to the American Medical Writers Association meeting this year? Join us for a special book signing with Barbara Gastel this Thursday, Nov 6 (2:45–3:45 PM) at the Chicago booth—free copies while they last! 📖 #AMWA2025
November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Going to the American Medical Writers Association meeting this year? Join us for a special book signing with Barbara Gastel this Thursday, Nov 6 (2:45–3:45 PM) at the Chicago booth—free copies while they last! 📖 #AMWA2025
The two latest additions to our Phoenix Poets series, “Sweet Repetition” by Cynthia Cruz and “As When Waking” by Daniel Schonning, are available now! Learn more about these collections and about the series at phoenixpoets.org.
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The two latest additions to our Phoenix Poets series, “Sweet Repetition” by Cynthia Cruz and “As When Waking” by Daniel Schonning, are available now! Learn more about these collections and about the series at phoenixpoets.org.
At the American Musicological Society meeting this year? We'll see you there! Whether you're attending or not, you can check out our featured books and get 30% off & free domestic shipping with promo code EX58132: bit.ly/UCPEXAMS #AMS2025
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
At the American Musicological Society meeting this year? We'll see you there! Whether you're attending or not, you can check out our featured books and get 30% off & free domestic shipping with promo code EX58132: bit.ly/UCPEXAMS #AMS2025
Attending the History of Education Society meeting? Check out our featured books! Whether you're attending or not, you can now browse our virtual exhibit and get 30% off & free domestic shipping with promo code EX58172: bit.ly/UCPEXHEdS #HES2025
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Attending the History of Education Society meeting? Check out our featured books! Whether you're attending or not, you can now browse our virtual exhibit and get 30% off & free domestic shipping with promo code EX58172: bit.ly/UCPEXHEdS #HES2025
Download our free November ebook: THE LOST HISTORY OF THE NEW MADRID EARTHQUAKES. Discover how this major environmental disaster, often forgotten or dismissed, remains significant today: buff.ly/2orfN0j
November 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Download our free November ebook: THE LOST HISTORY OF THE NEW MADRID EARTHQUAKES. Discover how this major environmental disaster, often forgotten or dismissed, remains significant today: buff.ly/2orfN0j
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Check out Alexandra Maertens's review of @christian-s-warren.bsky.social's "Starved for Light: The Long Shadow of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency," published in 2024 by @uchicagopress.bsky.social; review available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #envhealth
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November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Check out Alexandra Maertens's review of @christian-s-warren.bsky.social's "Starved for Light: The Long Shadow of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency," published in 2024 by @uchicagopress.bsky.social; review available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #envhealth
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“The 80.55 million pounds of gunpowder exported by the British in the eighteenth century to Africa, Asia, and the Americas was enough charge for 1.3 to 4.6 billion shots.”
Clifton Crais in The Killing Age, which will be published this month by @uchicagopress.bsky.social.
Clifton Crais in The Killing Age, which will be published this month by @uchicagopress.bsky.social.
Boom Times, by Clifton Crais
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November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“The 80.55 million pounds of gunpowder exported by the British in the eighteenth century to Africa, Asia, and the Americas was enough charge for 1.3 to 4.6 billion shots.”
Clifton Crais in The Killing Age, which will be published this month by @uchicagopress.bsky.social.
Clifton Crais in The Killing Age, which will be published this month by @uchicagopress.bsky.social.
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This year, the John Ben Snow Prize is awarded to Melissa Reynolds for her book Reading Practice: The Pursuit of Natural Knowledge from Manuscript to Print. Congrats @melkatrey.bsky.social !! 👏 @uchicagopress.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This year, the John Ben Snow Prize is awarded to Melissa Reynolds for her book Reading Practice: The Pursuit of Natural Knowledge from Manuscript to Print. Congrats @melkatrey.bsky.social !! 👏 @uchicagopress.bsky.social