The National Year of Reading, AI and audio dominate topics for 2026, while the trade gets excited for more romantasy, escapism and film adaptations 👇

In the 1950s, the U.S. Army started training for a future shaped by atomic weapons. In "Training for Atomic Warfare," author Brad Hardy explores how the U.S. Army adapted doctrine and education for the nuclear age—and why the experiment ended. Now available at utpress.org!

Also out today: "The Greatest Calamity: Tennessee in the Civil War Era" by John D. Fowler. This accessible historical volume details how the people, politics, and landscape of the Volunteer state were transformed during the Civil War in ways that still reverberate today. Learn more at utpress.org!

New release! "Missouri and the Secession Crisis,” edited by Dwight T. Pitcaithley, is a collection of primary documents that illustrate a rocky era in the state’s history leading up to the Civil War. This volume includes public speeches, official messages, records from the state convention and more!

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📣 Big news! Our Spring/Summer 2026 Catalog is here! Take a sneak peek at the titles we have coming early next year! Copies will soon be available around campus and in mailboxes, but don't forget you can always find the PDF of our current catalog on our website, utpress.org (link in profile!)

Whether you are resting over this long holiday weekend or scouting out the best deals for Black Friday, don't forget to pop over to utpress.org/whats-on-sale for our holiday half-off sale! Use code UTPHOLIDAY at check-out to see the discount applied! 🦃

Over the weekend we met @utpress.bsky.social author Meredith Linn, pictured below at our @socscihistory.bsky.social exhibit with her book, Irish Fever: An Archaeology of Illness, Injury, and Healing in New York City, 1845-1875. #ssha2025

Boss Brooks: A True Story of Fraud, Family, and Forgiveness from Tennessee to Texas is officially out today on utpress.org. Based on the orders we've seen so far, this unique book that blends true crime and family history is poised to be one of our best sellers of the year!

We are proud to share that the forthcoming Boss Brooks, written by Kathy Bingham Turner and Leon Alligood, has received a starred review from Kirkus ahead of its release on November 25! Read the review here: www.kirkusreviews.com/.../kathy......

Last month, Director Katie Hannah traveled to Philadelphia to shadow the director of Penn Press! To celebrate UP Week, her report from the Director’s Residency was shared on AUP's/@aupresses.bsky.social site. A true #TeamUP moment! Read it here: digitaldigest.up.hcommons.org/2025/11/12/2...

Did you miss #IndieAuthorDay this year? On Friday, the Indie Author Project hosted their annual authors' event which featured free virtual workshops for libraries and independent authors! Learn more about the org and see videos from the event on their website! indieauthorday.com

OUT NOW: Lee University: The Path from Church of God Bible Training School to Modern University by John D. Coats. This book not only chronicles the history of the college, but also offers a look into the evolving evangelical denomination in the 20th century American south. Available at utpress.org!

This Thursday, we will be celebrating Knoxville Focus-columnist and historian, Ray Hill's new book "Senator Kenneth McKellar" at the East TN Historical Center in downtown Knoxville. We hope to see you there! www.easttnhistory.org/event/book-l...

In 2020 the UT Press officially became a part of the @utknoxville.bsky.social UT Libraries! Since then we've been able to connect more with faculty and librarians and #TeamUP to find more ways to get the scholarly research and historical monographs that we publish out to more people!

This week we are celebrating University Press Week with @aupresses.bsky.social! The theme of this year's celebration is #TeamUP, showcasing and illustrating how we team up with libraries, bookstores, editors and so many more to advance knowledge and help people understand the world through books!

HOWDY! The Minnie Pearl Story was released just last month and has been met with great praise! We hope you will join us tomorrow, Sat. Nov. 8, at 3:00 pm for a celebration of this book's release with authors Don Cusic and Mary Ellen Pethel. Come learn more about this unforgettable Nashville icon!

Today is the day! #BigOrangeGive 2025 stretches on until midnight tonight, so you still have plenty of time to participate! Any amount given to our Scot Danforth UT Press Director Endowment is automatically doubled by a generous pledge match of $5,000! Go Vols! 📙 bigorangegive.utk.edu/libraries/

We're thrilled to be a part of the Anna Belle Smith Literary Festival at the Blount County Public Library tomorrow! We'll be featuring our most East Tennessee books and authors, as well as bringing some recent best-sellers. Stop by to browse the book fair—it's free!

We can't wait for the Southern Festival of Books this weekend! If you're in Nashville and planning to attend be sure to stop by our booth and say hello! If you want to support the UT Press while enjoying everything this FREE festival has to offer, check out our personalized schedule!

Out today! Artist and scholar of historical preservation, Jeremy C. Wells, argues for radical changes to US historical preservation policies that place the needs and experiences of the public at the heart of preservation efforts. Learn more on our site: utpress.org/title/managi...

We look forward to honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Tombras by celebrating his posthumously published memoir "From Out of the Smokies" tomorrow night! Refreshments and books will be available. We hope to see you there! www.easttnhistory.org/event/from-o...

This weekend KHS is hosting the Ohio Valley History Conference. We would like to thank our sponsors, @lsupress.bsky.social and @utpress.bsky.social for their support along with all of the OVHC institutions, presenters, and attendees. #OVHC25

"Citizen of the Shadows: The Lives and Lies of Lothar Witzke" is officially out today at utpress.org! Friedland and Hornick together helm this examination of one of the most notorious spies in Germany in the 20th century, and find Witzke's legacy somewhere between fact and fiction.

HOWDY! is out today and we're just so proud! The girl from Grinder's Switch charmed her way into the hearts of audiences with her comedic timing and southern sensibilities, but behind the scenes Sarah Cannon was a mentor, friend, and cultural visionary. Now available at utpress.org!

TONIGHT! We are also excited to add that Georgiana Vines (Knox News columnist) will be joining Charles Smith in conversation about Report Card Nation. See you at 6:00 pm!

We can't wait!

Join us this Thursday to celebrate "Report Card Nation" by Charles E. Smith! This book offers an insider’s perspective on a pivotal moment in US education reform in the early 2000s and how these national policies shaped local realities and continue to reverberate today. Books will be available!

All September long you can buy any title from our Voices of the Civil War series for 30% off! Use the code 30VCW when checking out to apply the discount when purchasing through our website! Plus, 5 titles in this series are available now in paperback! Find more here: utpress.org/whats-on-sale

“William Macy Stanton: Architect of the Cumberland” by Delos D. Hughes hit shelves this week! This biography of the New Deal-era architect details his time before, during, and after he designed planned communities for the TVA in 1933, and the projects' lasting impact. Learn more at utpress.org

Back with more to teach us, biologist Donald Linzey adds to his 50+ years of research in A Natural History Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park (2nd ed.)! From the vast number of native species to the impact of modern civilization, this book is a great companion on the couch or on the trail.

New Release: "Decisions at Chancellorsville: The Sixteen Critical Decisions That Defined the Battle" by Sarah Kay Bierle is out today! This new title in our Command Decisions series includes prominent general Robert E. Lee and his friend Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson in his final battle.

"Panic is not necessarily running around like a chicken with its head cut off, but can be a collective disruption of a movement going in the wrong direction." -Joshua Sperber Click through to read a review for Ira J. Allen's "Panic Now?" on CounterPunch. www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/13/o...

OUT TODAY! "From Out of the Smokies: Stories of Fly Fishing and Life" by the late Charlie Tombras, is now available! We are so honored to publish this memoir and celebrate the man whose spirit of adventure brought him success in both the outdoors and in business. Get your copy at utpress.org.

This weekend in Nashville, author Jennifer Core will be discussing her new book at the Tennessee State Museum! Come for the conversation and stay for their new exhibition titled, "Samplers and Young Women: Threading Together Art and Education" which opens today!

We are excited to see that "White Ice: Race and the Making of Atlanta Hockey" by Thomas Aiello was reviewed for the Journal of Sport History! This 2024 title is still available in both hardback and ebook editions at utpress.org!

We can't wait to attend the Southern Festival of Books this year in Nashville! We'll have books for sale and a handful of our authors will be speaking and signing. Stay tuned for more information!

Have an interest in Scottish fiddling? Jane Blair MacMorran gives readers a full history of the tradition, while also introducing one of its most impactful musicians, Ron Gonnella. Out Monday, July 28, available on our site and wherever books are sold! utpress.org/title/legacy...

We're saddened to learn of the passing of Charlie Tombras, author of the forthcoming UT Press book, From Out of the Smokies. Our thoughts are with the Tombras family and all impacted by this loss. www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2...

Thanks to all who came out to the Blount Mansion last night to hear Jennifer Core lecture about the years-long research project that led to the publishing of her book with Janet Hasson, Tennessee Samplers. Pick up your own copy and learn more about these unique pieces of Tennessee history!

Tennessee Samplers by Jennifer C. Core and Janet S. Hasson is out now! This impressive volume of history and craft explores the lives of young women in the 19th-century by using their everyday embroidery samplers as a guide to their present and past. 🧵

OUT NOW: The Ideological Origins of African American Literature by Phillip M. Richards. A sweeping and original study, this text reveals the philosophical and cultural forces that shaped a distinctly Black literary tradition in the United States. Pick one up today at utpress.org!

Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, is the newest federal holiday. Not sure what it's all about? Read one of these books.

This week we started an Instagram account! Follow along there to get more updates from the UT Press! Find us at: @utennpress www.instagram.com/p/DKuhxsdOTC...

Ira Allen, author of "Panic Now?" (released July 2024), was recently interviewed on the Mitchell Center Podcast by the University of Pennsylvania's Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy on May 13. Listen where ever you find your podcasts! mitchellcenter.libsyn.com/episode-614-...

Ray Hill's biography of Tennessee's longest-serving congressman, "Senator Kenneth McKellar: Feudin' Son of Tennessee," releases today! This title explores not only the life and career of McKellar, but also U.S. politics throughout the early 20th century. Pick one up where ever books are sold!

Stuck on what to get your dad this Father's Day? Whether he's a fan of sports, music, the outdoors, or even a history buff, our book series have you covered! Visit our site for a full list including Sport & Popular Culture, Outdoors Tennessee, Appalachian Echoes, and more! utpress.org/browse-titles

COMING SOON: The Ideological Origins of African American Literature by Phillip M. Richards, out on June 27, 2025! More information about this title can be found at UTpress.org. Reach out to the Press directly if you are interested in review copies or possible course adoption.

THIS DAY AND TIME: A CRITICAL EDITION is out now! This long out of print 1930s Appalachian novel by Anne W. Armstrong is back, now edited by Linda Behrend. This expanded edition includes a foreword that contextualizes and analyzes this groundbreaking classic work. Out where books are sold!

Out now! In WALTER BYERS AND THE NCAA, historian Ronald A. Smith delves into the legacy of Walter Byers, the first executive director of the NCAA, examining the origins of the institution's emphasis on amateurism. Pick up your copy today!