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- Reposted by University of Pittsburgh PressFor those looking for a greater understanding of the Twin Cities and the histories of race, citizenship, and immigration in the US that have led to this moment, the university of minnesota press is sharing this list of books for greater understanding, some of which are open access.
- Reposted by University of Pittsburgh PressReally looking forward to speaking @linneansociety.bsky.social on Wednesday 4 February - do come along if you are free!
- What counted as knowledge in Britain’s age of exploration...and who decided? On Wed 4 Feb, @edwinrose.bsky.social explores how natural knowledge was shaped by travel, collecting, and exchange - and whose voices were left out. 6–8pm · Burlington House Find out more: buff.ly/ypMIRvt
- Our new edition of Winter Stars by Larry Levis is out today! With a gorgeous new cover and an introduction by Paisley Rekdal, Winter Stars is now available everywhere! upittpress.org/books/978082...
- Reposted by University of Pittsburgh Press“From Virile to Sterile” by Adriana Novoa explores the complex gendering of science, modernity, and civilization in eighteenth and nineteenth century Argentina. Available for pre-order: bit.ly/4jQnN2Z @upittpress.bsky.social
- Reposted by University of Pittsburgh Press“Galileo's Fame” by Anna-Luna Post offers a welcomed new perspective on the volatile dynamic between early modern fame and science in Italy, and argues that fame is often shaped through human intervention. Available now: bit.ly/4r8bTUE @upittpress.bsky.social
- Finished copies of August Wilson's American Century are in and look stunning! Details and preoder here: upittpress.org/books/978082... On sale February 10th
- No Rhododendron is a finalist for the 2026 PEN Open Book Award! Congrats, Samyak! See all of the finalists here: pen.org/2026-pen-ame... The winners will be announced on March 31st.
- Reposted by University of Pittsburgh PressOut now: “Insurgent Veins” from University of Pittsburgh Press reframes the relationship between Indigenismo Studies and Indigenous Literature, arguing that they are not mutually exclusive but overlap in significant ways. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/45jFqSL @upittpress.bsky.social
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- Migwi Mwangi is the winner of the 2026 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize! His collection, Desire Path, was selected by Terrance Hayes and will be published as part of the Pitt Poetry Series in September 2026. Congrats, Migwi! Details here: upittpress.org/migwi-mwangi...
- Our Spring/Summer 2026 catalog is live! Take a look at our upcoming titles, including poetry, Latin American Studies, Asian Studies, Urban history, among many others: upittpress.org/spring-summe...
- Reposted by University of Pittsburgh PressFrom University of Pittsburgh Press, ”Reading the World” by Edwin D. Rose explores how natural history connects diverse individuals and information from across the globe. Read more here: bit.ly/4b5WvU3 @upittpress.bsky.social
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- Announcing the winner of the 2026 Drue Heinz Literature Prize! upittpress.org/patricia-gra...
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- Reposted by University of Pittsburgh PressWe're happy to share the stunning 45th Anniversary Release of Sharon Olds's "Satan Says" in a deluxe hardcover. The debut poetry collection was originally published in the Pitt Poetry Series in 1980 and received the inaugural San Francisco Poetry Center Award. @upittpress.bsky.social bit.ly/4oKx6m3
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- We're shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Roland Jackson, Tyndall series editor and author of Scientific Advice to the Nineteenth-Century British State. He was a kind, generous, and brilliant scholar. We will miss him. (Lengthier in memoriam to come in due course.)
- We're thrilled to share the cover for Asian Catholicism and the Remaking of Contemporary Families, edited by @michelchambon.bsky.social and James Ponniah, the first book in our new Contemporary Asian Catholics series! Details and US preorder: bit.ly/3ZidSJT EU and RoW preorder: bit.ly/3YELHVw
- Reposted by University of Pittsburgh PressSince its publication last October, Lara Eggers' "Flop Era" has met continuous praise. Eggers' collection is is a sharp, self-deprecating, metaphor-rich plunge into regret, desire, and the flawed, funny mess of being human. bit.ly/3XJg6By @upittpress.bsky.social @livunipress.bsky.social #Poetry
- Reposted by University of Pittsburgh Press#Poetry from University of Pittsburgh Press: The poems in "Burn" tango with why the world is so beautiful and terrible at the same time. Hamby asserts that everything is a mess—how do we walk through it laughing and crying? Find out: bit.ly/481O0ax @upittpress.bsky.social
- Congrats to Amber Wiley, whose debut monograph, Model Schools in the Model City: Race, Planning, and Education in the Nation's Capital is a finalist for the 2026 ASALH Book Prize! asalh.org/awards/the-a...
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- We're thrilled to share the finalists for the 2026 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize: upittpress.org/finalists-an... The winner, selected by Terrance Hayes, will be announced on January 28th.
- Thanks to On the Seawall for featuring four poems from Gravitation by Milan Děžinský, translated from the Czech by Nathan Fields (on sale 3/3/26) www.ronslate.com/about-a-come...
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- Reposted by University of Pittsburgh Press"In the Darkness of the Cinema" is a vivid study of how the gendered, racialised, and moral politics of moviegoing shaped the social and urban worlds of twentieth-century Rio and São Paulo. From UPP: bit.ly/43P2J6c @upittpress.bsky.social @livunipress.bsky.social #FilmStudies
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- Happy Holidays! The University of Pittsburgh Press office will be closed from 12/24-1/4. See you in 2026!
- Reposted by University of Pittsburgh Press⚕️ From tea to opium, "Exoticizing Consumption" provides a sweeping study of how globally sourced “exotic” drugs reshaped eighteenth-century European knowledge, commerce, and medical practice amid unregulated imperial exchange. 💉 bit.ly/3XNS5Jj @lupdistribution.bsky.social @upittpress.bsky.social
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- Congrats to Lara Egger! Her collection, Flop Era, has been named on the New Yorker's Best Books of 2025! www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
- Congrats to Samyak Shertok! His debut poetry collection, No Rhododendron, has been longlisted for the 2026 PEN Open Book Award! pen.org/announcing-t...
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- Reposted by University of Pittsburgh Press"Investigations of Nature" offers a concise, richly illustrated survey of how #Renaissance, Epistemic Revolution, and #Enlightenment transformations in exploration, instrumentation, and quantification reshaped scientific knowledge and its global consequences. buff.ly/brmOqBe @upittpress.bsky.social
- "He wrote out on the street, in restaurants and bars, watching and listening to people." Terrific interview about August Wilson in @publisherswkly.bsky.social! "https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/99282-outside-looking-in-pw-talks-with-laurence-glasco.html
- Reposted by University of Pittsburgh PressIn "The Animal Who Writes", Marilyn M. Cooper explores writing as an embodied, social practice through which humans shape both the world and themselves, showing how it emerges from felt impulses and becomes a vital act of making in our tangled nature-cultures. @upittpress.bsky.social
- Congrats to Agnese Codebò, co-winner of the 2024 Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize for her study, The Slum and the City: Culture and Dissidence in the Villas Miseria of Buenos Aires! www.mla.org/Resources/Ca...
- Reposted by University of Pittsburgh PressWe proudly present *two* winners of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize: "Obligations to the Wounded" and "A Place in the World." Both use intimate, character-driven stories to show people confronting defining moments and discovering resilience. Discover more: bit.ly/48pcIld @upittpress.bsky.social
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- Reposted by University of Pittsburgh Press📖 ❓ How does literacy shift when immigrants rely on “literacy brokers” to navigate borders and power? And what does literacy as affinity reveal about the emotional labour sustaining communities? Find out: buff.ly/AR0zdAE @upittpress.bsky.social
- Reposted by University of Pittsburgh Press📐 Architecture of the Japanese empire, medieval European coin trials and eighteenth-century Haitian revolutionary buildings; Architectural history books from University of Pittsburgh Press offer a fascinating scope of scholarship. Discover more: buff.ly/iAuXoV1 @upittpress.bsky.social
- Give the gift of reading on this Cyber Monday! Use promo code "29GIFT25" for 25% OFF on our website checkout until December 12, 2025. Available for US orders only. Free domestic shipping included. upittpress.org/2025-gift-gu...
- @publisherswkly.bsky.social calls August Wilson's American Century "a richly detailed portrait of how the playwright’s relationship to his home—as both native son and outsider—shaped the settings and thematic preoccupations of his plays." www.publishersweekly.com/9780822948544
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- August Wilson's America Century at the top of the list! On sale 2/10/26: upittpress.org/books/978082...
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- The Denver Public Library's Fall Book Buzz features No Longer at This Address by @andrewhemmert.bsky.social! (around the 17min mark, right before Mark Danielewski!) youtu.be/lOuZ-UblAE8
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- Reposted by University of Pittsburgh PressHappy University Press Week! Join us in celebrating how authors, university press publishing professionals & so many others #TeamUP to advance knowledge. Explore this @bookshop.org collection of university press books to find your next thought-provoking read: bit.ly/4nhTQcc. #ReadUP
- Thrilled to have three of our Fall 25 poetry titles included in this stellar list! Congrats to Sharon Olds, Bobby Elliott, and Samyak Shertok! poets.org/2025-feature...
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- Thanks to @foreignaffairs.com for this thoughtful review of The Art of Freedom: Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay and the Making of Modern India by Nico Slate! www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/art-...
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- Thanks to @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social for this wonderful review of A Place in the World by Bill Gaythwaite! pghrev.com/the-2025-dru...
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