University Press of Kansas
Scholarly publisher of American history, congressional studies, military history, environmental studies, natural history, political science, constitutional studies, Kansas regional, Great Plains and the Midwest, legal history, presidential studies, & more
- In the Fort Myers, Florida area? Then don't miss your chance to see author @stephenknott.bsky.social talk about his new book Conspirator in Chief: Conspiracy Theories and the American Presidency at Florida Gulf Coast University. RSVP here: getinvolved.fgcu.edu/event/11698140. #upkansas
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- Read from the desk of author Ross Benes "Want to Understand Trump's Appeal? Consider the Trashy TV that Thrived When He Announced His First Presidential Run in 1999" f.mtr.cool/nztjnirmux #trumpadministration #90sculture #trashytv #donaldtrump #1990s #bizarretimes #upkansas
- Ad Astra Per Aspera and keep reading books! 🌻📚 Check out two UPK titles recommended by the @statelibraryofks.bsky.social. Las Madres by @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social (kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700637980/) Kansas Murals by Lora Jost and Dave Loewenstein (kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700614691/) #upkansas
- Mark your calendars! Pete Janzen and Bob Gress will be at Salina Public Library, signing their book The Guide to Kansas Birds and Birding Hotspots. Thank you to the Salina Photography Club for hosting the event! #kansasbirds #kansas #salinakansas #naturephotography #upkansas
- We’re hiring! UPK is looking for a production editor to join our enthusiastic team! Application review begins Monday, February 23rd, 2026. Apply at: employment.ku.edu/staff/32023BR. #jobposting #universitypressjob #universitypress #jobopening #upkansas
- Martin Mack Teasley will be discussing his book The Real Ike: Eisenhower Fact and Fiction at Red Fern Booksellers on Sunday, February 8th! Don't miss your chance to get a copy of your book signed. #DwightDEisenhower #salinakansas #bookevent #booksigning #upkansas
- We love it when our authors see their book for the first time! The Boundless Game: Soccer Stories from Across the Street to Around the World by Tim Bascom is available now: (kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700641024/). #bookreveal #soccer #soccerstories #soccerbook #upkansas
- LAST DAY! To celebrate the 165th birthday, all books on Kansas are 50% off. Use code: 24KSDAY26 at checkout. f.mtr.cool/uivqpfklyx #kansas #kansasday #ilovekansas #kansasbooks #upkansas
- If that doesn't encourage people to buy this book, John, then we don't know what will! ;) Right now, Giving Back: A Lifetime of Service to Kansas and the Nation is 50% off (along with other great books on Kansas) f.mtr.cool/wiqqsaprcn #politicalmemoir #kansaspolitics #upkansas
- Keep that Ad Astra Per Aspera feeling going by reading from the desk of editor Leslie VonHolten, "Capture the Feeling and Meaning of Kansas, In All Its Wild Glory, This Kansas Day" (kansaspress.ku.edu/blog/2026/01...). Get 50% off KS titles: kansaspress.ku.edu/kansas-day-s.... @kansasreflector.com
- Read Mai Martinez's interview with Bill Kurtis on his new book Whirlwind: My Life Reporting the News: www.audacy.com/.../bill-kur.... ... Purchase Bill's print or eBook: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640041/ OR listen to Bill's legendary voice in the audiobook: www.amazon.com/Whirlwind......?
- Start shopping here: kansaspress.ku.edu/kansas-day-s.... #KansasDay #happykansasday #Kansas #booksale #upkansas
- Stay tuned tomorrow (January 29) for details on how you can save on these great Kansas titles! #kansasday #kansasbooks #kansas #upkansas
- Very timely and important endorsement, George. Read more of @trivesbell.bsky.social book The Constitution of Conflict: How the Supreme Court Undermines the Separation of Powers (kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640386/). #ConstitutionalStudies #Impeachment #PoliticalScience #SeparationOfPowers #upkansas
- Author Raquel Ramsey had a splendid time at the movie premiere of Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey story based on the book written with coauthor @triciaaurand.bsky.social (kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700634163/). #kansashistory #womenshistory #WorldWarII #femalepilot #upkansas
- Are you in the El Dorado, Kansas area and love all things about birds? Then you don't want to miss your chance to see author Bob Gress at Butler Community College on Tuesday, February 3rd, starting at 2:00PM. #bookevents #kansasbirds #KansasEvents #kansasnature #upkansas
- Read more about Ed Reilly and his book Giving Back: A Lifetime of Service to Kansas and the Nation here: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640348/. REMINDER - Follow us here on Bluesky to be the first to know of our upcoming Kansas Day Sale! #PoliticalMemoir #kansaslegislature #KansasPolitics #upkansas
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- What an endorsement from @george1951.bsky.social! Read more on the book Mending the Nation: Reclaiming "We the People" in a Populist Age by @polisci-michael.bsky.socialhere: f.mtr.cool/rzjnqmvjvx #peoplehood #populism #authoritarian #ushistory #upkansas
- Read George Frazier's new blog entitled "In Kansas’s surviving wild places, a connection from the distant past to a hopeful future" here: f.mtr.cool/aictmczsmu. 🌻Stay tuned for our upcoming Kansas Day sale!🌻 @kansasreflector.com #kansas #kansasnature #wildkansas #wildplaces #upkansas
- Two UPK titles recommended by @statelibraryofks.bsky.social. Twenty-Five Years among the Indians and Buffalo (f.mtr.cool/kfzrwbujjg Bleeding Kansas, Bleeding Missouri edited by @jonearle.bsky.social& Diane Mutti Burke (f.mtr.cool/ptllrdnjpy)
- Reposted by University Press of KansasEnjoyed talking about this project with @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social this week, have a listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/framing-the-... @draefox.bsky.social @mpmfinch.bsky.social @univpressofkansas.bsky.social
- We couldn't have said it better, Heather! Read more on Framing the First World War: How Divergent Views Shaped A Global Conflict here: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640560/. @mpmfinch.bsky.social @draefox.bsky.social @dmorganowen.bsky.social #WorldWarI #modernwarstudies #militaryhistory #upkansas
- Read more about the book The Constitution of Conflict: How the Supreme Court Undermines the Separation of Powers by @trivesbell.bsky.social here - kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640386/. #SupremeCourt #SeparationOfPowers #USConstitution #USGovernment #upkansas
- Read author @jkennethwhite.bsky.social's new blog entitled "After One Year of Trump 2.0, the Grand Old Party Has Completely Unraveled" (kansaspress.ku.edu/blog/2026/01...). #TrumpAdministration #RepublicanParty #Authoritarianism #DonaldTrump #upkansas
- 1) Read author Nicole Etcheson's blog "Celebrating Kansas's Birthday and Re-Adopting the Declaration of Independence" here: kansaspress.ku.edu/blog/2026/01.... 2) Checkout Etcheson's book Bleeding Kansas here: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700614929/. Stay tuned for our upcoming Kansas Day sale! #kansas
- Are you in Lawrence or the surrounding area and love birds? Then you don't want to miss your chance to see author and photographer Bob Gress at the Baker University Wetlands & Discovery Center on Monday, January 26, starting at 7:00PM CST! #Kansas #kansasbirds #birding #bakerwetlands #upkansas
- Offices will be closed in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. #martinlutherkingjr #MartinLutherKingJrDay
- We couldn't have said it better, Heather! Read more on Framing the First World War: How Divergent Views Shaped A Global Conflict here: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640560/. @mpmfinch.bsky.social @draefox.bsky.social @dmorganowen.bsky.social #WorldWarI #modernwarstudies #militaryhistory #upkansas
- 1) Read Martin Mack Teasley's blog entitled "The Kennedy Center now includes Trump's name. What if it paid tribute to Eisenhower instead?": kansaspress.ku.edu/blog/2026/01.... 2) Check out Teasley's book The Real Ike: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640690/. @kansasreflector.com #DwightDEisenhower
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- Big congrats to author Ross Benes and his appearance in the ABC docuseries "Dirty Talk." Watch now on Hulu! Read more on Benes's book 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times here (kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700638574/).
- Celebrate the wonderful state of Kansas at the upcoming public library events featuring the editors and contributors to the book Kansas Matters! - Pittsburg Public Library, Sun, Jan. 18, 2:00PM -Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Thurs., Jan. 22, 7:00PM #Kansas #sunflowerstate #upkansas
- Author Ross Benes will be on the new ABC docuseries "Dirty Talk: When Daytime Talk Shows Ruled TV" airing tonight on Hulu! Read more on Benes's book 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times (kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700638574/). #talkshow #popculture #upkansas
- Read more about the book Framing the First World War: How Divergent Views Shaped a Global Conflict edited by @mpmfinch.bsky.social, @draefox.bsky.social, and @dmorganowen.bsky.social here - kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640560/. #modernwarstudies #militaryhistory #WorldWarI #upkansas
- Compelling point, Richard! Add Between Guns and Butter: The Modern Presidency and the Politics of Warfare and Welfare by @strickjl.bsky.social to your must-read list (kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640089/). #PoliticalScience #warfare #welfare #presidentialstudies #upkansas
- Congratulations to Larry J. Daniel on being awarded the 2025 Fletcher Pratt Award by the Civil War Round Table of New York! Read more on Richmond Views the West: Politics and Perceptions in the Confederate Capital here: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640102/. #modernwarstudies #militaryhistory
- Read more about the book Mending the Nation: Reclaiming "We the People" in a Populist Age by @polisci-michael.bsky.social here: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640638/. #peoplehood #Authoritarianism #populism #ushistory #WeThePeople #upkansas
- What an endorsement, Tim! Read more on Richmond Views the West: Politics and Perceptions in the Confederate Capital by Larry J. Daniel here: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640102/. #modernwarstudies #americancivilwar #militaryhistorybooks #militaryhistory #upkansas
- Don't miss your chance to see and hear authors Bob Gress and Pete Janzen talking about their book The Guide to Kansas Birds and Birding Hotspots for the Digital Dimensions & Beyond Photography Club. #kansasbirds #kansasbirding #birds #birdphotography #upkansas
- Read more of author James B. Staab's opinion article "US will suffer if the Supreme Court lets Trump fire agency heads" published by the @kansascity.com here: www.kansascity.com/opinion/read.... DON'T FORGET to check out Staab's book Limits of Constraint kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700633302/.
- Last day to get 50% off all books! Use code: 24NEWYEAR50 at checkout (kansaspress.ku.edu). #FlashSale #FlashSaleAlert #booksale #booksalealert #upkansas
- 1) Read more of Shelly McKenzie's blog entitled "Getting Physical: The Rise of Fitness Culture" here: kansaspress.ku.edu/blog/2026/01.... 2) Order McKenzie's book and get 50% off with code: 24NEWYEAR50. (kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700623044/). #newyearresolutions #fitnessculture #upkansas
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- Use code: 24NEWYEAR50 to get 50% off your order of Between Guns and Butter: The Modern Presidency and the Politics of Warfare and Welfare by @strickjl.bsky.social (kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640089/). Don't miss out on this great deal that ends tomorrow, January 8, 2026! #uspresidency #upkansas
