“She was more than a debauched debutante or fallen starlet.” — THE ARTS FUSE

Jennifer Ann Redmond’s TOO FAST, TOO SHORT reclaims the life and legacy of Diana Barrymore—a luminous story of ambition, tragedy, and grace.

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#TooFastTooShort #DianaBarrymore #UPMississippi

“I think of my writing as an act of love, an act of hope, an act of resistance.”
— Jesmyn Ward, PBS NEWSHOUR

CONVERSATIONS WITH JESMYN WARD explores the life, language, and legacy of one of Mississippi’s defining literary voices.

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Fall is for reading. ☕📚
Find your perfect pairing with stories that warm the soul.
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#FallReads #UPMississippi

Seventy years of rhythm, soul, and legacy.
DRIFTIN’ ON A MEMORY tells the story of The Isley Brothers—pioneers who changed the sound of American music.

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#TheIsleyBrothers #UPMississippi #SoulMusic

In 1969, Black women hospital workers in Charleston took a stand for equality, sparking a movement that reshaped labor and civil rights history.

Read their story in WE PAVED THE WAY by O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight.
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#WePavedTheWay #CivilRights #UPMississippi

Visionary filmmaker Julie Dash redefined American cinema with DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST.
JULIE DASH: INTERVIEWS, edited by Kameelah L. Martin, brings together her thoughts on creativity, history, and the power of representation.
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#JulieDash #UPMississippi #FilmStudies

Nine students. One sit-in. A moment that changed Mississippi.
THE TOUGALOO NINE by M. J. O’Brien recounts the state’s first student-led civil rights protest.
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#TougalooNine #CivilRightsHistory #UPMississippi

HOMETOWN MISSISSIPPI by Melody Golding captures the state’s soul — thirty towns, fifty voices, and the quiet power of home.

#HometownMississippi #MelodyGolding #UPMississippi

Discover the life of Hollywood’s ultimate contradiction in STEVE COCHRAN: BAD BOY OF HOLLYWOOD by Michelangelo Capua.
The first full biography of one of cinema’s most magnetic—and mysterious—stars.
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#UPMississippi #HollywoodLegendsSeries #SteveCochran

Hear the horn that changed jazz. 🎶
CONCERTO FOR COOTIE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF COOTIE WILLIAMS by Steven C. Bowie celebrates the life and legacy of the legendary trumpeter and Ellington collaborator.
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#JazzHistory #CootieWilliams #UPMississippi

Celebrate Noir-vember with our Film Noir reading list:
Bacall. Stanwyck. Milland. Swanson. Cochran. Duryea. Hayden.
Glamour, grit, and golden-age intrigue.
#Noirvember #FilmNoir #UPMississippi

Happy National Authors Day!
Today, we honor the writers and scholars who make UPM’s mission possible—thank you for your stories, insights, and imagination. ✍️
#NationalAuthorsDay #UPMississippi

Happy Halloween from UPM! 🎃
Here’s to a day of chills, charm, and great books.
#HappyHalloween #UPMississippi

We’re on Letterboxd! 🎥
Follow University Press of Mississippi for film lists inspired by our authors and books that explore the art of cinema.
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#UPMississippi #Letterboxd #FilmHistory

INSURGENT BEAUTY by Peter Szok explores how Indigenous artists in Panama use urban art forms—jazz, film, hip-hop—to assert identity and beauty amid change.
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#InsurgentBeauty #PeterSzok #IndigenousArt #UPMississippi

From NOSFERATU to GET OUT, LOST IN THE DARK is the definitive world history of horror film—because we all love a good scare.

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#LostInTheDark #HorrorFilmHistory #UPMississippi

Remembering Sylvia Plath, born on this day in 1932.
A voice of clarity and courage that continues to echo through time.
#SylviaPlath #Poetry #UPMississippi

It’s the last day of SEM 2025!
🎶 Save 30% on all music titles with code SEM2025.
#SEM2025 #UPMississippi #Ethnomusicology

We’re spotlighting new and forthcoming titles for the Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Meeting!
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#UPMississippi #Ethnomusicology #SEM2025

The Society for Ethnomusicology Conference begins today! 🎵
Several UPM authors are presenting this week—explore their work in our virtual exhibit and save 30% with code SEM2025.
#SEM2025 #UPMississippi #Ethnomusicology

If a UPM book has inspired you — say so! 💬
Leave a quick note or star rating on Goodreads or your favorite bookstore site.
Reviews help readers discover Mississippi stories worth sharing.
#LeaveAReviewDay #UPMississippi

Can’t wait for WELCOME TO DERRY?
Start where it all began—with ENCOUNTERING PENNYWISE: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON STEPHEN KING’S "IT". 🎈
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#StephenKing #Pennywise #WelcomeToDerry #UPMississippi

A chilling deep dive into the cultural mythology of Ted Bundy—and what it says about America’s obsession with white masculinity.
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#TrueCrime #WhiteMasculinity #BooksOfBluesky #UPMississippi

Get in the spooky season with UPM’S 13 Nights of Halloween—thirteen films, thirteen books, endless chills.
#13NightsOfHalloween #HorrorBooks #UPMississippi

On #BlackPoetryDay, we celebrate Lenard D. Moore—a poet whose jazzku and haiku transform rhythm into revelation.

Explore his artistry in CONVERSATIONS WITH LENARD D. MOORE, edited by John Zheng.
#UPMississippi #BlackPoetry

Justin Shapiro’s THE GULF OF MEXICO RESEARCH INITIATIVE recounts the decade-long, $500M scientific effort after Deepwater Horizon, creating a model for future environmental crisis response.

#GulfOfMexico #DeepwaterHorizon #EnvironmentalScience #UPMississippi

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CONVERSATIONS WITH KIESE LAYMON—interviews revealing the HEAVY author’s life as writer, activist, & Mississippian.

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C-SPAN Book TV airs panels from the Mississippi Book Festival this Sunday!
📚 From World War II to First Americans, explore stories that shaped our shared history.
🕐 12:30 PM CST start
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#MSBookFestival #CSPAN #UPMississippi

This #BannedBooksWeek, we honor Mildred D. Taylor—whose ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY and other works continue to face bans, yet never lose their truth.

SONG OF THE LAND celebrates her enduring power to challenge and inspire.

#FreedomToRead #UPMississippi

“Bundy is more like us than we’re comfortable admitting.”

Bryan J. McCann’s THE BUNDY ARCHIVE looks beyond true crime to expose how media and myth built the modern image of white masculinity.

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#TheBundyArchive #TrueCrime #UPMississippi