Books to Look Forward to in 2023!
January 23, 2023
Our Spring | Summer 2023 Preview It’s a new year of books, and we’re here to add weight and depth to your reading lists for 2023, without apology! Below, we… READ MORE
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Announcing Casey Kittrell as Editor in Chief
January 21, 2023
The University of Texas Press is delighted to announce that Casey Kittrell will be our next editor in chief! Kittrell has been with UTP since 2004, working his way up from publishing… READ MORE
It’s Dolly Parton’s Birthday!
January 19, 2023
On January 19, 1946, the universe gifted us the irreplaceable Dolly Parton. To celebrate her birthday, we’re sharing the wonderful Lynn Melnick’s annotated Dolly Parton playlist! Listen along and read… READ MORE
Q&A with Kristy L. Ulibarri, Author of Visible Borders, Invisible Economies
December 19, 2022
Visible Borders Invisible Economies: Living Death in Latinx Narratives is part of the Latinx: The Future Is Now series. The 2022 book by Kristy L. Ulibarri connects themes of social… READ MORE
Uncovering Dominican and Haitian Histories: A Q&A with Charlton W. Yingling, Author of Siblings of Soil
December 15, 2022
Charlton W. Yingling’s new book Siblings of Soil: Dominicans and Haitians in the Age of Revolution presents the overlooked history of Dominican and Haitian cooperation and unification in the nineteenth… READ MORE
In Memory of Joel Sherzer
December 8, 2022
An Academic Life Committed to Archiving Indigenous Languages The University of Texas Press was saddened to learn that author Joel Sherzer, professor emeritus of anthropology at UT Austin, has passed… READ MORE
Give Books—Staff Gift Recommendations
December 6, 2022
The giving season is upon us and we like to give books. We know that book recommendations are always welcome, so we asked our staff, “What book published by the… READ MORE
On Ritual, Colonialism, and Palestinian Identity: A Q&A with Awad Halabi, author of Palestinian Rituals of Identity
December 1, 2022
Members of Palestine’s Muslim community have long honored al-Nabi Musa, or the Prophet Moses. Since the thirteenth century, they have celebrated at a shrine near Jericho believed to be the… READ MORE
Conference and call for papers: Democracy Schools, Civic Capacity Building, and the HBCU
November 22, 2022
Texas HBCU Conference Call for Papers Huston-Tillotson University has announced the second annual conference of Texas’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Texas HBCUs)! The dates for the conference are Friday-Saturday,… READ MORE
#NextUp in the Evolving Field of Latina/o/x Studies: Latinx Futures
November 14, 2022
This week—Monday, November 14, through Friday, November 18—is the annual University Press Week (#UPWeek) celebration and the Association of University Presses has chosen “Next UP” as the theme for this year. #ReadUP… READ MORE
