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During National Poetry Month we are excited to publish "What the Mirror Said: The Necessity of Black Women in Poetry" by Ashley M. Jones in the Poets on Poetry series. Get your copy and start reading about the poets that influenced Jones's writing and life at press.umich.edu/Books/W/What...
Paperback of Teaching Academic Writing in the Health Sciences by Ella August
"Teaching Academic Writing in the Health Sciences" by Ella August offers strategies to help instructors, mentors, advisors, lab leaders, and ministries of health as they guide trainees toward professional development and publication. Read it #OpenAccess at doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
Graphic promoting "Second in Command: Reevaluating the Role of Vice Presidents and Running Mates in Modern American Politics" edited by Karine Premont and Christopher J. Devine as now available to read online.
"Second in Command" edited by Karine Prémont and Christopher J. Devine is now available to read online! This #OpenAccess volume reconsiders the true significance of the nation's second-highest office. Start reading: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
Paperback of Prison Song by David Metzer with music notes in the background
The new book "Prison Song: Music and Incarceration in the United States" by David Metzer explores how musicians across genres have confronted the prison system over the last hundred years. Take 30% off with code UMWEB30 at press.umich.edu/Books/P/Pris...
Cover of Curriculum of the Mind with a brain and a space background is displayed over a graphic of a soundwave
"Curriculum of the Mind" written by Stevie "Dr. View" Johnson & The Space Program is now available! Start listening to this groundbreaking, #OpenAccess hip-hop album at doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
"Voice of Agony" author Abdilatif Abdalla was the key speaker at the Julius Nyerere Creative Writing Awards ceremony. “Creative writing should not end. . . it should also be a tool, one of the important tools that reflects and helps to organise the life and vitality of a society.” myumi.ch/Xy68Q
Cover of Embodying Black Experience with the text Free-to-Read Until June 30th
For a limited time, "Embodying Black Experience: Stillness, Critical Memory, and the Black Body" by Harvey Young is free-to-read online! Celebrate Young's Guggenheim Fellowship by reading the book before the end of June at doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
Graphic promoting now available book "Transpacific Experiments: Intermedia Art and Music in 1960s Japan" by Miki Kaneda.
"Transpacific Experiments" by Miki Kaneda is now available to read online! This #OpenAccess book explores how intermedia art and everyday life in 1960s Japan shaped an unexpected transcultural avant-garde. Start reading: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
Author holding book in front of Liverpool University Press Table
We were so happy to see our titles on display at @lupdistribution.bsky.social's booth during the Classical Association Conference in Manchester last week. Our authors were excited too! Pictured: Gaia Gianni, holding her new book, All in the Family. Read it online: doi.org/10.3998/mpub... #openaccess
“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.
According to Humanities Indicators, humanities majors work across a wide range of sectors, earn substantially more than non-degree holders, & report high job satisfaction. The "unemployable humanities grad" is a myth. We need more humanists.
#TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutSocialSciences
Join us this week as we share the importance of experts in the humanities & social sciences. Why do we need more historians, anthropologists, philosophers, sociologists, religious studies scholars, literary scholars?
Share your answer with #TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutSocialSciences
Graphic promoting the now available book "Ruling Indonesia: Jokowi's Presidency in an Age of Democratic Crisis and Great Power Competition" by Marcus Mietzner.
"Ruling Indonesia" by Marcus Mietzner is now available to read online! This new volume to the Emerging Democracies series is a personal examination of how Jokowi prioritized economic development over democratic liberties. Start reading: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
I love talking #boardgames with smart folks!
So, I interviewed the editors of the Tabletop Games book series about how game studies can be written by and for the gaming community.
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I have a book cover and I love it! It looks bold, sensuous, corporeal, and resonant in a way that feels authentic to the music/musicianship the book champions, and to me, as author. Music at the Margins of Sense, coming Nov 2026 with @uofmpress.bsky.social
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I am asked a LOT about pros and cons and experiences of my social media presence as an academic. The second chapter of this book covers that in great detail - and specifically from me as well as some other academics Mel interviewed!
Rejecting Climate Doomism is a new book coming out in March by SES Prof Diana Stuart. It draws from climate science, sociology, philosophy, and more to counter doomist thinking and offers a variety of perspectives to motivate climate action. Check it out!
This terrific book, Rejecting Climate Doomism, by Diana Stuart can now be purchased or downloaded for free!
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It's a compelling, breezy, long-form essay that anyone who care about the climate should get & read.
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Cover of Just Language: Walter Benjamin, German-Jewish Exile, and the Critique of Linguistic Violence. Etching by Gisèle Celan-Lestrange.
My book, Just Language: Walter Benjamin, German-Jewish Exile, and the Critique of Linguistic Violence, appeared with U of Michigan Press @uofmich.bluesky.social today! A new take on language and resistance in Benjamin, Arendt, and Celan. Open access & 30% discount. press.umich.edu/Books/J/Just...
Graphic of now available book "Just Language: Walter Benjamin, German-Jewish Exile, and the Critique of Linguistic Violence"
"Just Language" by Dennis Johannßen is now available to read online! This #OpenAccess book is a new analysis of linguistic violence and resistance in the works of German-Jewish authors. Start reading: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
Photo of author E. B. Hunter holding her book "Acting the Part: Audience Participation in Performance" and a skull stress ball at the Shakespeare Association of America's book celebration.
We love seeing our book's celebrated out in the wild! E. B. Hunter, author of "Acting the Part," celebrated her book's publication at the Shakespeare Association of America with a skull freebie! Read more about the book: press.umich.edu/Books/A/Acti...
![Screenshot from the email showing "Copyeditor's corner," an image of my book cover, and the following quote: "“I appreciated the author’s thoughtfulness and judgment in explaining the social and historical context. She’s a good engaging writer, never straying into academic jargon. [Teaching and Transformation in Popular Confucian Literature of the Late Qing] was one of those books I was sorry to finish.”
—Dan Otis"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e4kupy7hmhst3yk4mpfdz3ea/bafkreieadvenbhgep57vj5tpfxfwkedg7zepk6sgw4yitqg2dd3koh73lm)
Screenshot from the email showing "Copyeditor's corner," an image of my book cover, and the following quote: "“I appreciated the author’s thoughtfulness and judgment in explaining the social and historical context. She’s a good engaging writer, never straying into academic jargon. [Teaching and Transformation in Popular Confucian Literature of the Late Qing] was one of those books I was sorry to finish.” —Dan Otis"
Really touched by today's email from @uofmpress.bsky.social that features a quote from Dan Otis, the press's copyeditor of my book, giving me such a lovely compliment on the work.
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Don’t mind if I do..
Graphic promoting "Macau and Catholic Sacred Music Across the Sino-Western Divide" by Jen-yen Chen as now available.
"Macau and Catholic Sacred Music Across the Sino-Western Divide" by Jen-yen Chen is now available to read online! This volume explores the sonic experiences and cultural diversity of the Catholic religion in Macau. Start reading: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
Promotional graphic for Humor in the Historical Works of Tacitus by Emma Warhover. On the left, the book cover features a red title panel above a classical illustration of a chaotic Roman scene. On the right, a stylized vintage illustration shows two ancient figures in animated interaction. The background is split tan and red with the University of Michigan Press logo.
😆 "Humor in the Historical Works of Tacitus"
In this sharp re-reading of #Tacitus, Emma Warhover shows how humour in his dense prose exposes imperial hypocrisy and absurdity, revealing wit as a deliberate critical tool at the heart of #Roman historiography.
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In times like these, it's important to remember we can still choose action grounded in active hope! Check out this new book from environmental sociologist Diana Stuart, which you can read online for FREE: press.umich.edu/Books/R/Reje...
Graphic of all of the new books published by UMP in March.
Missed any of our March releases? Browse our latest publications this past month and start reading here: buff.ly/a8BfWXW
We'll be assembling our @saaupdates.bsky.social exhibit this afternoon & hope you'll stop by the Centennial Foyer (3rd fl.) of the Hyatt. We have discounted books from 9 publishers including @fordhampress.bsky.social @uofmpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social & more. #SAA2026
