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
January 9, 2023
As 2022 came to a close, UT Press books were talked about in magazines, on podcasts, and in book reviews. As always, we’re proud to share the cross-platform media coverage… READ MORE
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
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
December 12, 2022
Every week, our wonderful publicity team tracks the cross-platform media coverage our authors and their books receive. We’re proud to share our latest and greatest highlights below with links to… READ MORE
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
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
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
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
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
