We're so excited to announce our newest Fulcrum partner publisher, New Prairie Press! In addition to journals on @janewayolh.bsky.social, New Prairie Press publishes Kansas State University faculty- and staff-authored monographs, #openaccess textbooks, and more: about.newprairiepress.org/about/
“We need more poets writing about poetry because the sanctity of language is not guaranteed. Our ability to speak freely can disappear without our even realizing it unless we’re constantly reminded of how important even the slightest word is.” — Derek Pollard, Poets on Poetry series editor
“What do theatre historians teach us? They teach us how artists and audiences come together to imagine how the world could be better. I research popular entertainment during the 19th century to understand what ordinary people cared about during times of intense social change.” — Amy E. Hughes, author of An Actor's Tale
“Media studies scholars are essential because the media shapes our reality and influences our perceptions. I study how intersectional identities within the African diaspora are represented in media to reveal how the global flows of images, then and now, foster lasting transnational solidarities.” — Wanjirũ G. Mbure, author of Out for Glamour in Africa
“Political scientists study power (social, financial, intuitional, etc.), examining the ways it impacts lived experience, societal norms, and governing ideals. Politics is not limited to the halls of government but underpins every facet of human experience.” — Madison Allums, Senior Acquiring Editor for Political Science and International Relations at University of Michigan Press
We’re happy to participate in the @acls1919.bsky.social campaign to #TalkAboutHumanities and #TalkAboutSocialSciences! Here are some responses from our authors and editors about the importance of experts in these fields.
That's right, our FIFTIETH book came out today!
We've published our 50th book!🎉After 8 years, Lever Press is now an established presence in the scholarly publishing landscape, a major name in #OA publishing, and a reputable publisher in an increasingly competitive market. Read more about the milestone: buff.ly/StKFv0j
The 2025 proceedings of the AIGA Design Educators Community Conference are now available to read online! Start reading here: www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...
🌄 Across Los Angeles, Rio, and Buenos Aires, an Argentine-Brazilian narrator navigates shifting languages, identities, and relationships in a search for belonging. An inventive novel of migration, memory, and home.
Discover now: bit.ly/4dyKo34
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"More than 70 years after his encounter with HUAC, Davis is still setting a standard for a principled defense of academic freedom." Thank you @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social for highlighting Disobedience Press's "In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis!" Read more: buff.ly/UnFj490
Weaving combs from ancient Egypt
Researchers from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology used photogrammetry to create 3D models of a weaving comb (left) and a toy weaving comb (right) that originated from Karanis, Egypt, circa 4th century CE. View the #DeepBlueData here: doi.org/10.7302/mw2a... doi.org/10.7302/jvtx...
Now hosted on Deep Blue Documents: audiovisual materials from Clements Library! Clements Library collects, preserves, and makes available historical resources about the Americas. Check out their new collection on the William A. Lewis World War II Sketches! hdl.handle.net/2027.42/200240
A heads up for those interested in wrestling with the complicated legacies of earlier science fiction:
We're republishing Farah Mendlesohn's important study of Heinlein at @leverpress.bsky.social early next year!
📢 it's publication day for Screen Captures!
The book is available in paperback or can be read online, downloaded for free!
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🎉 This morning we were thrilled to host four of our client presses for our second annual LDS Client Press Day in Liverpool.
A collaborative and insightful (and rainy) start to the week before #ALPSPRedux2026 kicks off tomorrow! @uofmpress.bsky.social @ugapress.bsky.social @uwapress.uw.edu #MSUP
Thursday, April 23, 9:50 to 11:20 CDT Authors Meet Critics: Workplace Politics: How Politicians and Employers Subvert Elections by Timothy Frye, Ora John Reuter, and David Szakonyi Cesi Cruz, Participant at #MPSA2026 from Center for Political Studies
Friday, April 24, 11:40 to 1:10 CDT Authors Meet Critics for Strategic Responsiveness: How Congress Confronts Presidential Power by Scott Ainsworth, Brian Harward, and Kenneth Moffett Kenny Lowande, Participant
What to read before #MPSA2026? CPS's @lowande.bsky.social and Cesi Cruz will participate in authors-meet-critics sessions on "How Congress Confronts Presidential Power" and "How Politicians and Employers Subvert Elections." @timfrye.bsky.social, @szakonyi.bsky.social, @uofmpress.bsky.social
It's always very cool to see an author talking about their book on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social!
The latest volume of Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology is now available online! Start reading here: journals.publishing.umich.edu/ptpbio/issue...
The newest volume of Ergo: An Open Access Journal of Philosophy is now available to read online! Start reading here: journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/issue/4...
Graphic of Shane Denson's book "Bride of Frankenstein"
Heading to the theater this weekend to see The Bride! from Maggie Gyllenhaal? Check out Shane Denson's minute-by-minute examination of the original Bride of Frankenstein film to get the full viewing experience. Start reading: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
The Beautiful reissue of Screen Captures: Film in the Age of Emergency is coming from @leverpress.bsky.social in a few weeks.
Paperback: $19.99
eBook: Nowt (Open Access)
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Promotional graphic for the book "Lavender Sounds: From Lesbian Radio to Queer Feminist Soundwork" by Stacey Copeland. On the right is the book cover in purple and white, featuring an illustrated radio with flowing, abstract lines. On the left, a matching purple background includes a quote: “brings a nuanced, multifaceted account of queer feminist practice into radio and sound studies” attributed to Kate Lacey. The University of Michigan Press logo appears at the bottom.
📻️🌈 In the brilliant "Lavender Sounds", Copeland traces the journey from lesbian radio to #queer feminist podcasting, revealing how sound becomes a powerful, embodied medium for activism, storytelling, and community across generations. @scopeland.bsky.social
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Promotional graphic for the book "Screen Captures: Film in the Age of Emergency" by Stephen Lee Naish. On the left is the book cover featuring abstract, glitchy vertical streaks in blue, white, and orange tones with the title arranged vertically. The background is a distorted, static-like image in similar colors. On the right, a quote reads, “a kaleidoscopic blending of cinema, politics, and pop-culture” attributed to Iain Reid. Lever Press logo appears in the bottom right corner.
🎞️ Out this month: "Screen Captures"
Stephen Lee Naish interrogates how contemporary cinema mediates crises from climate to platform capitalism, asking what our viewing habits reveal about power, attention, and cultural life today.
Find out more: bit.ly/409WszW
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Graphic promoting National Reading Month for Lever Press
Every month is National Reading Month when you publish #OpenAccess scholarship! Check out our newest publications, from urban studies of Rome to traditional Chinese literature here: www.leverpress.org
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"The Ruin of Souls: A Religious History of Italian Catholic Immigrants in the United States (1853-1921)" is now available to read online! This #OpenAccess book presents a new history of Italian Catholic Life in the U.S. Start reading: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
Graphic of book "In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom"
"In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis" is now available! Essays collected honor the U-M faculty member who became symbol of principled dissent when suspended and fired for refusing to testify about his political affiliations. Learn more: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/I/In-t...
The newest issue of the Philosophers' Imprint is now available to read online! Start reading here: journals.publishing.umich.edu/phimp/issue/...
We've just accomplished one of our biggest goals since launch. We are now able to offer all of our digital backlist titles on fully accessible EPUB formats compliant with WCAG 2.2 Level AA accessibility standards! 🎉🕺💃
A huge thank you to our partners @michiganpublishing.bsky.social
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The newest issue of the Journal of Muslim Mental Health is now available to read online! Start reading here: journals.publishing.umich.edu/jmmh/issue/4...
In case you missed it, check out these Love Data Week blog posts from our Deep Blue Repositories team! #LoveDataWeek #LoveData26 press.umich.edu/Blog/2026/02...
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