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Lever Press is a collaborative #openaccess scholarly publisher driven by the values, ambitions, and imagination of the top liberal arts colleges.
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The Lever Pres Spring & Summer 2026 catalog is here! From urban studies of contemporary Rome to explorations of pilgrimage in the Garhwal Himalaya region, there's something for everyone. Browse here: buff.ly/Xo1eOta
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Lever Pres Spring & Summer 2026 catalog is here! From urban studies of contemporary Rome to explorations of pilgrimage in the Garhwal Himalaya region, there's something for everyone. Browse here: buff.ly/Xo1eOta
A companion text to the award-winning web resource, TRAVELS WITH MINA LOY by Suzanne W. Churchill, Linda A. Kinnahan, & Susan Rosenbaum is out Sept 2026! Read more and pre-order here: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/T/Trav...
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A companion text to the award-winning web resource, TRAVELS WITH MINA LOY by Suzanne W. Churchill, Linda A. Kinnahan, & Susan Rosenbaum is out Sept 2026! Read more and pre-order here: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/T/Trav...
Tracing the Garhwal Himalaya region's sacred history, GOD'S OWN LAND by James G. Lochtefeld is out April 2026! Read more and pre-order here: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/G/God-...
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Tracing the Garhwal Himalaya region's sacred history, GOD'S OWN LAND by James G. Lochtefeld is out April 2026! Read more and pre-order here: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/G/God-...
We're about a month away from the pub date of the latest OPEN ACCESS MUSICOLOGY issue! Pre-order your copy of the essay collection here: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/O/Open...
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We're about a month away from the pub date of the latest OPEN ACCESS MUSICOLOGY issue! Pre-order your copy of the essay collection here: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/O/Open...
The new addition to our Re-Editions series, TRADITIONAL CHINESE CHILDREN'S PRIMERS, is now here! The first-of-its-kind anthology in English covers Chinese children's texts from 2nd century BCE to the late 20th century. Start reading: buff.ly/tRF9G9q
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The new addition to our Re-Editions series, TRADITIONAL CHINESE CHILDREN'S PRIMERS, is now here! The first-of-its-kind anthology in English covers Chinese children's texts from 2nd century BCE to the late 20th century. Start reading: buff.ly/tRF9G9q
A groundbreaking digital ethnography of the Otherkin community, HUMAN* BEING by
@devinproctor.bsky.social is out August 2026! Read more and pre-order your copy here: buff.ly/hvMOZgC @elonuniversity.bsky.social
@devinproctor.bsky.social is out August 2026! Read more and pre-order your copy here: buff.ly/hvMOZgC @elonuniversity.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A groundbreaking digital ethnography of the Otherkin community, HUMAN* BEING by
@devinproctor.bsky.social is out August 2026! Read more and pre-order your copy here: buff.ly/hvMOZgC @elonuniversity.bsky.social
@devinproctor.bsky.social is out August 2026! Read more and pre-order your copy here: buff.ly/hvMOZgC @elonuniversity.bsky.social
Featuring accounts of how blindness and low vision intersect with other identity dimensions, SHIFTING BLIND IDENTITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION is out July 2026! Read more and pre-order your copy here: buff.ly/DCcq6R7
October 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Featuring accounts of how blindness and low vision intersect with other identity dimensions, SHIFTING BLIND IDENTITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION is out July 2026! Read more and pre-order your copy here: buff.ly/DCcq6R7
"Who owns knowledge, who produces it, and how—and, most importantly, who pays for it—are central questions for researchers, publishers, and university librarians now more than ever. Lever Press answers these questions with a collective yawp: "we do." Read more about our OA mission: buff.ly/UTiIdYL
October 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"Who owns knowledge, who produces it, and how—and, most importantly, who pays for it—are central questions for researchers, publishers, and university librarians now more than ever. Lever Press answers these questions with a collective yawp: "we do." Read more about our OA mission: buff.ly/UTiIdYL
ADAPTIVE FORMS by Gregory Brophy & Shawn Malley is now available to read online! This new edition to our Videographic series examines media adaptation in contemporary science fiction film through 14 video essays. Start reading and watching here: buff.ly/1K6d7Z0
October 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
ADAPTIVE FORMS by Gregory Brophy & Shawn Malley is now available to read online! This new edition to our Videographic series examines media adaptation in contemporary science fiction film through 14 video essays. Start reading and watching here: buff.ly/1K6d7Z0
A guidebook for thinking about care work across a variety of disciplines and careers, PRACTICE DIALOGUES is out June 2026! This volume recasts the traditional discourses of "helping" and calls readers and academics to learn from care workers' wisdom as knowledge. Read more: buff.ly/rySYA93
September 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A guidebook for thinking about care work across a variety of disciplines and careers, PRACTICE DIALOGUES is out June 2026! This volume recasts the traditional discourses of "helping" and calls readers and academics to learn from care workers' wisdom as knowledge. Read more: buff.ly/rySYA93
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN by @shanedenson.bsky.social is now available! As the inaugural volume of the film|minutes series, this book offers a minute-by-minute analysis of James Whale's 1935 masterpiece Bride of Frankenstein. Start reading here: buff.ly/U96DFVI
September 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN by @shanedenson.bsky.social is now available! As the inaugural volume of the film|minutes series, this book offers a minute-by-minute analysis of James Whale's 1935 masterpiece Bride of Frankenstein. Start reading here: buff.ly/U96DFVI
Exploring our political, cultural, and technological contexts, on and off the screen, this new edition of SCREEN CAPTURES by @riffsandmeaning.bsky.social is out March 2026! Read more and pre-order your copy here: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/S/Scre...
August 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Exploring our political, cultural, and technological contexts, on and off the screen, this new edition of SCREEN CAPTURES by @riffsandmeaning.bsky.social is out March 2026! Read more and pre-order your copy here: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/S/Scre...
Lever Press authors Kelly and Katherine Ngo attended the Association for Moral Education conference in Finland! Their forthcoming volume TRADITIONAL CHINESE CHILDREN'S PRIMERS was featured, so pre-order your copy or bookmark the OA version here: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/T/Trad...
August 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Lever Press authors Kelly and Katherine Ngo attended the Association for Moral Education conference in Finland! Their forthcoming volume TRADITIONAL CHINESE CHILDREN'S PRIMERS was featured, so pre-order your copy or bookmark the OA version here: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/T/Trad...
KNOWING AN EMPIRE by @mackenziecooley.bsky.social & Huiyi Wu is now available! This ASIANetwork Books collection reveals the dynamic dialogues between early modern China and Latin America through a new methodology. Start reading: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/K/Know...
August 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
KNOWING AN EMPIRE by @mackenziecooley.bsky.social & Huiyi Wu is now available! This ASIANetwork Books collection reveals the dynamic dialogues between early modern China and Latin America through a new methodology. Start reading: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/K/Know...
IN THE KINGDOM OF THE THUNDER DRAGON by Betsy Bolton is now available! A journey through Bhutan that examines the mountain kingdom's history, gross national happiness, ethnic conflicts, and biocultural heritage, this book is a must-read. Start reading: myumi.ch/7926x @swarthmorecollege.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
IN THE KINGDOM OF THE THUNDER DRAGON by Betsy Bolton is now available! A journey through Bhutan that examines the mountain kingdom's history, gross national happiness, ethnic conflicts, and biocultural heritage, this book is a must-read. Start reading: myumi.ch/7926x @swarthmorecollege.bsky.social
An interdisciplinary collection to deepen our understandings of trigger warnings in a social justice context, TRIGGER WARNINGS: TEACHING THROUGH TRAUMA is out February 2026! Pre-order your copy or bookmark this page: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/T/Trig...
June 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
An interdisciplinary collection to deepen our understandings of trigger warnings in a social justice context, TRIGGER WARNINGS: TEACHING THROUGH TRAUMA is out February 2026! Pre-order your copy or bookmark this page: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/T/Trig...
DRIFT NET by @chriscampanioni.bsky.social is now available to read online! Campanioni theorizes literature and art produced through experiences of migration, detention, and exile in this remarkable book. Start reading here: doi.org/10.3998/mpub... @paceuniversity.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
DRIFT NET by @chriscampanioni.bsky.social is now available to read online! Campanioni theorizes literature and art produced through experiences of migration, detention, and exile in this remarkable book. Start reading here: doi.org/10.3998/mpub... @paceuniversity.bsky.social
A living exploration of contemporary Rome's urban transformations, inequalities, activisms, and social dynamics LIVING ROME: SPACE, IDENTITY, AND THE POLITICS OF BELONGING is out February 2026! Read more: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/L/Livi...
May 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A living exploration of contemporary Rome's urban transformations, inequalities, activisms, and social dynamics LIVING ROME: SPACE, IDENTITY, AND THE POLITICS OF BELONGING is out February 2026! Read more: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/L/Livi...
The first book in our Re-Editions series, OUR LITTLE LIFE is now available! With this new edition, author and editor Juan Velasco restores and expands José Antonio Villarreal's original vision for POCHO. It's #OpenAccess so start reading: doi.org/10.3998/mpub.14601741
May 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The first book in our Re-Editions series, OUR LITTLE LIFE is now available! With this new edition, author and editor Juan Velasco restores and expands José Antonio Villarreal's original vision for POCHO. It's #OpenAccess so start reading: doi.org/10.3998/mpub.14601741
In 14 essays, ADAPTIVE FORMS examines media adaptation in contemporary science fiction films, including Arrival, Black Panther, Snowpiercer, and more. As the our newest addition to the Videographic Books series, it's completely #OpenAccess and out Oct. 7! myumi.ch/z99ZW
May 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In 14 essays, ADAPTIVE FORMS examines media adaptation in contemporary science fiction films, including Arrival, Black Panther, Snowpiercer, and more. As the our newest addition to the Videographic Books series, it's completely #OpenAccess and out Oct. 7! myumi.ch/z99ZW
Juan Velasco's book launch for OUR LITTLE LIFE was a hit! Pre-order your copy or bookmark the page for the OA version here: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/O/Our-... #AcademicSky
May 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Juan Velasco's book launch for OUR LITTLE LIFE was a hit! Pre-order your copy or bookmark the page for the OA version here: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/O/Our-... #AcademicSky
Readers agree, Juan Velasco's OUR LITTLE LIFE is a timely contribution to the Latinx literary canon! Out May 27, pre-order your copy or bookmark this page for the #OpenAccess version here: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/O/Our-...
April 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Readers agree, Juan Velasco's OUR LITTLE LIFE is a timely contribution to the Latinx literary canon! Out May 27, pre-order your copy or bookmark this page for the #OpenAccess version here: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/O/Our-...
Attention Bay area folks! Check out the book launch for OUR LITTLE LIFE with Juan Velasco-Moreno on May 5!
April 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Attention Bay area folks! Check out the book launch for OUR LITTLE LIFE with Juan Velasco-Moreno on May 5!
How did young boys in premodern China learn? What educational texts did they use? What values informed their education? This @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social episode with UNLOCKING THE TREASURY's Katherine Ngo explores these questions. Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/unlocking-th... #AcademicSky
April 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
How did young boys in premodern China learn? What educational texts did they use? What values informed their education? This @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social episode with UNLOCKING THE TREASURY's Katherine Ngo explores these questions. Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/unlocking-th... #AcademicSky
The Lever Press Spring 2025 catalog is here! From studies of ancient China to literary explorations of migration, we have something for everyone. Browse our new and forthcoming books here: www.leverpress.org/assets/lp-sp...
April 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The Lever Press Spring 2025 catalog is here! From studies of ancient China to literary explorations of migration, we have something for everyone. Browse our new and forthcoming books here: www.leverpress.org/assets/lp-sp...