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Publisher of books and journals (scholarly, literary, and regional), at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. https://uwpress.wisc.edu. (We are not the UW news/PR office)
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“Enticing. . . . A beautiful and strange book redolent with its own symbology.”

Many thanks to Elizabeth Sylvia and Plume for this wonderful review of Emily Bludworth de Barrios's poetry collection, Rich Wife: plumepoetry.com/31565-2/
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February 6, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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From Eating the Fantastic: a conversation with Emily Mitchell, author of the story collection The Church of Divine Electricity: www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
Share green tea leaf salad with writer Emily Mitchell in Episode 274 of Eating the Fantastic ‹ Scott Edelman
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February 6, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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Available now: Understanding and Teaching Modern Latin America, edited by Sharika D. Crawford & Kari E. Zimmerman. Learn more: uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/U/Unde...
On the left, a photo of the cover of Understanding and Teaching Modern Latin America. On the right, text reads "available now" and then there's a blurb: “This thoughtful and carefully produced book presents the challenges and promises of teaching Latin American history to a predominantly US audience of students.”—Jacob Blanc, McGill University At the top, a banner reads "contributors" with a thumbnail image of the cover of Understanding and Teaching Modern Latin America at top left. Then there's a list of chapter contributors: George Reid Andrews, Marc Becker, Sharika D. Crawford, María de los Ángeles Picone, Suzanne M. Litrel, Mollie Lewis Nouwen, Silvia M. Peart, Joshua Rosenthal, Cassia Roth, James E. Sanders, John Soluri, Ángela Vergara, Steve S. Volk, Emily Wakild, Rick Warner, Kari E. Zimmerman
February 3, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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The University of Wisconsin Press is delighted to participate in Path to Open, a groundbreaking collaboration between university presses, libraries, and @jstor.bsky.social. We are thrilled to share that two of our books are now available to anyone, anywhere via JSTOR: tinyurl.com/yrn9xhb8
A red background; at the top, the JSTOR and University of Wisconsin Press logos in white. Then text reads "News: Path to Open. Select books from our press are now open access on JSTOR." And then there are thumbnail images of two books: As Legend Has It by Jennifer Eastman Attebery and Staging Existence by Svetlana Evdokimova
February 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Now available: Catherine Higgs's new book, Sisters for Justice: Small Acts in the Transformation of Apartheid South Africa. Learn more here: uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/S/Sist...
On the left, a thumbnail image of the cover of Sisters for Justice, which shows stained glass with two hands clasped as in prayer. On the right, text reads "available now" and then there are two blurbs: “This is a pathbreaking account of how Catholic sisters’ essential work in education and health care under apartheid politicized them, leading women to set the pace for growing Catholic opposition to apartheid.”—Meghan Healy-Clancy, author of A World of Their Own: A History of South African Women’s Education “Higgs brings to the fore the underrepresented story of the role that Catholic sisters played in South Africa’s struggle for liberation. This work is a major contribution, appropriate to audiences studying women’s history, not just African or South African history, and issues of resistance, religion, and activism.”—Dawne Y. Curry, author of Social Justice at Apartheid’s Dawn: African Women Intellectuals and the Quest to Save the Nation
February 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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Save the date! On March 24, @wibookfestival.bsky.social will host the launch event for Working with My Heroes: A Life in Music, by John DeMain and Greg Hettmansberger.

John DeMain will be in conversation with Gayle Worland. Details: www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/events/worki...
Text at the top reads "Launch event! Hosted by the Wisconsin Book Festival" and then there's a photo of the cover of Working with My Heroes, which shows John DeMain in action, conducting. Text at the bottom reads: John DeMain in conversation with Gayle Worland, March 24, 2026, 6-7 pm, Central Library
January 30, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Now available: Alessandra Tarquini's Jews and the Italian Left: Socialism, Zionism, and Antisemitism from 1892 to 1992, translated into English by Max Matukhin. Learn more: uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/J/Jews...
Jews and the Italian Left
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January 27, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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We are absolutely delighted that Hedgie Choi's poetry collection, Salvage, is a finalist for the 2025 @bookcritics.bsky.social National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize--and in such fantastic company!
The graphic created by the NBCC sharing their list of six finalists for the 2025 John Leonard Prize. It shows cover images for the books: Baldwin, Hunchback, Crown, Mood Machine, Salvage, and The Slip
January 20, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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Available now: Europe in the Sixteenth Century, Third Edition, by H. G. Koenigsberger, George L. Mosse, and G. Q. Bowler, with a critical introduction by Magda Teter. Learn more: uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/E/Euro...

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On the left, a photo of the cover of Europe in the Sixteenth Century. On the right, text reads "available now" and then there's a blurb: “Beyond the disciplinary breadth, Europe in the Sixteenth Century was also innovative in gesturing toward a broader geography of Europe.” — Magda Teter, from the introduction
January 20, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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Many thanks to The Millions for including Who Killed Bambi? in their Most Anticipated list--in such fantastic company:

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The Millions' Great Winter 2026 Preview
Winter demands that we slow down, take stock, rest. And while we hibernate, books can keep us company. Luckily, this season, there are plenty of noteworthy new reads to fill these cold, short days. Be...
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January 15, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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ICYMI: this week, Norman Gilliland is reading from Anthony Bukoski's story collection, The Thief of Words, on Wisconsin Public Radio's Chapter A Day!

Listen to part one here: www.wpr.org/shows/chapte...
The Thief Of Words 1 of 4 - The Thief Of Words
A man recalls his father’s need to tell stories and the time a Snowy Owl was poisoned at the mill where his father worked.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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Now available: Natalia Konradova's new book, Hacking the Iron Curtain: A Media Archaeology of the Russian Internet. Learn more here: uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/H/Hack...
On the left, a thumbnail image of the cover of the book Hacking the Iron Curtain, which is designed to resemble looking at an old computer screen. At top, text reads "available now" and then there are two blurbs about the book: “A fascinating account of the complex history of the Russian internet, illuminating technology, parapsychology, and Soviet ambitions within the context of the Cold War. Konradova ties the history of the internet directly to techno-utopias, offering a deeper understanding of Soviet society as well as contemporary culture and politics.” — Birgit Menzel, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz “Linking Soviet cyberneticists and telephone hackers to American psychologists and ham radio enthusiasts, this fascinating history suggests how Cold War–era dreams of boundless communication now give way to networked imperialisms.” — Alaina Lemon, author of Technologies for Intuition: Cold War Circles and Telepathic Rays
January 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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Now available: the first book in our new Yorùbá Worlds series, Book of Healing by Joseph Odùmósù, edited and translated by Michael Oládèjo Afoláyan & Helen Tilley! Learn more here: uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/B/Book...
On the left, a thumbnail image of the cover of Book of Healing. On the right, text reads "available now" and then there's a blurb about the book: “An outstanding work of scholarship that promotes a corpus of indigenous African knowledge. Odùmósù’s book is the first comprehensive compilation of Yorùbá medical diagnoses and recipes. This translation will bring Odùmósù’s original text to global attention and make it accessible to a wide range of researchers, students, and readers across different disciplines and walks of life.” — Akin Ogundiran, author of The Yorùbá: A New History
January 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Our next Chicago Writers Showcase reader is Lisa Low
reading from her new poetry collection REPLICA (@uwiscpress.bsky.social).
January 12, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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Scenes from #AIASCS2026: Sarah A. Rous is the author of Reset in Stone: Memory and Reuse in Ancient Athens. Learn more here: uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/R/Rese...
Sarah Rous stands in the University of Wisconsin Press booth at the AIA-SCS conference in San Francisco, holding a copy of her book, Reset in Stone: Memory and Reuse in Ancient Athens. Behind her, the teal and red University of Wisconsin Press logo banner and a book cover banner
January 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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Scenes from the American Historical Association's annual meeting #AHA26: Kari Zimmerman with her co-edited collection, Understanding and Teaching Modern Latin America.

Learn more: uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/U/Unde...
Kari Zimmerman, waring a black dress and glasses, stands at the University of Wisconsin Press booth at the 2026 American Historical Association meeting in Chicago. She's holding a copy of her co-edited book, Understanding and Teaching Modern Latin America, and there are additional copies displayed on the table. In the background, blue curtains with the teal and red University of Wisconsin Press logo banner and book cover banners
January 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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We're in Chicago for #AHA26! If you're here too, we hope you'll stop by our booth to check out recent books and chat with editor in chief @dancrissman.bsky.social!

And if you're not here in person, you can still browse our virtual exhibit using the discount code until March 11: tinyurl.com/y2wurth3
The UW Press booth at the 2026 American Historical Association meeting. In front, a table with several new books on display. In the background, two more tables with more history books on display. In the far back, blue curtains, with the teal and red University of Wisconsin Press logo banner, with posters of book covers on either side
January 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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We're in Chicago for #AHA26! If you're here too, we hope you'll stop by our booth to check out recent books and chat with editor in chief @dancrissman.bsky.social!

And if you're not here in person, you can still browse our virtual exhibit using the discount code until March 11: tinyurl.com/y2wurth3
A frame of dark blue and teal swirling lines. Then a white background with the red University of Wisconsin Press logo and text that reads "American Historical Association." Then thumbnail images of six recent books. And finally, text reading "AHA26UWISC: discount code on select titles"
January 9, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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Many thanks to Kirkus Reviews for reviewing Monika Fagerholm's novel WHO KILLED BAMBI?, translated by Bradley Harmon, forthcoming in March: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
At top, text reads "Coming March 2026!" and then there's a photo of the cover of Who Killed Bambi. At the bottom, a quote from the review: “[A] melancholy tale. . . . Trauma, and especially denial of it, makes connections too brittle to last, and efforts to paper over it with money or convenient stories are doomed to failure. Difficult, both rhetorically and thematically, but worthwhile.”—Kirkus Reviews
January 8, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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We're at the 2026 AIA and SCS Annual Meeting in San Francisco. #AIASCS2026 If you're here too, we hope you'll stop by our booth!

And if you're not able to join in person this year, you can browse our virtual exhibit and use the discount code until March 10: uwpress.wisc.edu/About/Exhibi...
A photograph of the University of Wisconsin Press booth at the AIA-SCS conference in San Francisco. In the foreground, two tables set perpendicularly with black skirts and the teal and red University of Wisconsin Press logo banner, with lots of classics books displayed atop the tables. In the background, a third table and black curtains in the background with the teal and red University of Wisconsin Press logo banner and banners of two book covers
January 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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I can’t be there in person this year but you should stop by the booth of you’re there and see all pf our wonderful books! And write me an email of you want to chat! And use our discount code! Most books $30 or less with it…
uwiscpress.bsky.social University of Wisconsin Press @uwiscpress.bsky.social · Jan 7
We're at the 2026 AIA and SCS Annual Meeting in San Francisco. #AIASCS2026 If you're here too, we hope you'll stop by our booth!

And if you're not able to join in person this year, you can browse our virtual exhibit and use the discount code until March 10: uwpress.wisc.edu/About/Exhibi...
At top, text reads "AIA-SCS 2026." Then there are thumbnail images of five book covers. Then the University of Wisconsin Press logo and text that reads: "AIASCS26WISC: discount code on select titles."
January 8, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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We're at the 2026 AIA and SCS Annual Meeting in San Francisco. #AIASCS2026 If you're here too, we hope you'll stop by our booth!

And if you're not able to join in person this year, you can browse our virtual exhibit and use the discount code until March 10: uwpress.wisc.edu/About/Exhibi...
At top, text reads "AIA-SCS 2026." Then there are thumbnail images of five book covers. Then the University of Wisconsin Press logo and text that reads: "AIASCS26WISC: discount code on select titles."
January 7, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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Available now: Antonella Salomoni's book, The Secret Protocol: The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and the Falsification of History, has been translated into English by Antony Shugaar. Learn more: uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/T/The-...
On the left, a photo of the cover of The Secret Protocol, with black, red, white, and tan colors. On the right, text reads "available now" and then there are two blurbs: “Salomoni recounts how the text of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of 1939 so imperiled the myth of Soviet righteousness in World War II that Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbachev, and Yeltsin sought to keep it buried. She reminds us that historical truth matters; its suppression can warp the present and the future.” — Jeffrey Brooks, author of The Firebird and the Fox: Russian Culture Under Tsars and Bolsheviks “Salomoni’s authoritative account of one of the most controversial documents in modern history details its role in the Cold War and beyond. This book is all too relevant to Europe today.” — Seth Bernstein, author of Return to the Motherland: Displaced Soviets in WWII and the Cold War
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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SIMONE IN PIECES by Janet Burroway (@uwiscpress.bsky.social). Reviewed by Martin Horn. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/simo...
January 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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We're delighted to see Hedgie Choi's SALVAGE on the @bookcritics.bsky.social Poetry Award longlist--and in such great company! Check out the full list:
December 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM