Happy University Press Week! Join us in celebrating how authors, university press publishing professionals & so many others #TeamUP to advance knowledge. Explore this @bookshop.org collection of university press books to find your next thought-provoking read: https://bit.ly/4nhTQcc#TeamUP #ReadUP

Don't miss seeing Tom (and checking out #OSUPress books) today @literary-arts.org#OSUPress #PDXBookFest!📚🤸🎉 Booth no. 25. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. #PortlandBookFestival #PDXEvents #GoBeavs #ReadUP

We can't wait to showcase OSU Press books @literary-arts.org #PDXBookFest this weekend in #Portland! Visit us in booth no. 25. ❤️📚☔ Readers Night, Friday, November 7, 2025, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Festival, Saturday, November 8, 2025, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. #PortlandBookFestival #PDXEvents #GoBeavs #ReadUP

Unfortunately, you won't be able to see Pepper on the radio, but never fear, as Ellen's dogs Pepper, Diesel, Kyla, Meesha, and Sophie all appear in *Living with Thunder,* demonstrating the size and scale of geologic features. Come for the geology, stay for the dogs! beav.es/4ZW

”Keeping Indigenous fire traditions alive isn’t just about caring for the land and preventing out-of-control wildfires… “Co-ordinating with other communities on the issue is also helping assert Indigenous sovereignty, ‘upholding our jurisdiction, and practicing our rights,’ said Justin Kane…”

While researching Oregon’s history with Native American boarding schools, Klamath tribal member Gabriann “Abby” Hall has documented how generations of her family and more than 500 Klamath tribal members experienced boarding schools in collaboration with OPB's "Oregon Experience."

The Forest Service has spent years on amending the Northwest Forest Plan, logging policies that came out of the timber wars. The agency under the Trump admin wants to restart that work and draft a new proposal. www.opb.org/article/2025...

FYI1: The superb webinar "Turning your Dissertation into a Book" is up! FYI2: It's the 1st for "Publishing with University Presses Webinar Series" co-sponsored by @aupresses.bsky.social (HT, Faculty Outreach Committee) and hosted by Rutgers CMSI. #ReadUP #PublishUP www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SST...

Big news: our longtime director is retiring and we're on the hunt for a successor (never a replacement!). Pros: we're a small, collegial team dedicated to publishing important regional and scholarly work; Oregon is a great place to live. Con: some might consider my interest in goats excessive.

Happy Publication Day to Ellen Morris Bishop! "Living with Thunder: Exploring the Geologic Past, Present, and Future of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd Edition" is now available from your favorite booksellers and directly from OSU Press! beav.es/x72 #NorthwestGeology #Mountains #Oregon #Washington #Idaho

The physical barriers of four dams are gone. Now, improved water quality in the river could be game changer for fish in the Klamath Basin.

Great read. Maybe more relevant today than it was a year ago… www.sightline.org/2024/04/11/w...

#HistoryPub with the #OregonHistoricalSociety and #McMenamins at Kennedy School features "First Fruits" presented by Linda Ziedrich on Monday, October 27. 6pm doors, 7 pm program. Tickets are $5 advance, $6 at the door. Learn more at beav.es/xKe#HistoryPub#OregonHistoricalSociety#McMenamins#BookEvent #Portland #ReadLocal

There is always more to learn about goats!🐐

A federal bill intended to prevent major wildfires could effectively increase logging and cattle grazing in national forests and other federal lands in the name of wildfire prevention. The Fix Our Forests Act now heads to the Senate floor for a final vote. www.opb.org/article/2025...

Excellent reporting from @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social on post-disaster contractor scams grist.org/extreme-weat... "More than a third of people impacted by a disaster report experiencing fraud...contractor fraud has become a lucrative business."

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Join the #OregonHistoricalSociety in #Portland, on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 2 pm, for a conversation with author Stephen A. Forrester and Kerry Tymchuk about Forrester's new biography "Richard Neuberger." This event is free and open to the public. Learn more at beav.es/xzb#OregonHistoricalSociety#Portland#BookEvent #OregonHistory

Our Fall Sale begins today! Save 50% on books & journal issues now through November 9 with coupon code FALL25. buff.ly/Bk390cu

“With the declining donations for all nonprofits, the competition for grants due to the lack of federal funding available, especially for the environmental nonprofits and causes, has been increasing quite a bit,” said Alyssa Nelson, the Chintimini Wildlife Center's interim executive director.

Geologic Society of the Oregon Country welcomes Ellen Morris Bishop on the Geology Hour! Join the Zoom on Monday, October 20, 2025, at 6:30 pm! Visit www.gsoc.org/calendar for the Zoom link. Note: Bishop's new book "Living with Thunder" is now available everywhere books are sold! 🗻📚❤️

Welcome to the second day in the exhibit hall at #WHA2025! Find us in booth 23 today until 5:00 pm. Tomorrow (Saturday) the exhibit hall will be open 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. You can also visit our conference book page at beav.es/xRk#WHA2025 #WesternHistory #OSUPress #Albuquerque #BookExhibit

The $2.1 million would have funded seven projects along the Klamath River in Northern California. The Mid Klamath Watershed Council said the work included wildfire prevention, habitat restoration, and surveys of Chinook salmon.

Beverly has picked up her tote bag and is ready to see everyone in the exhibit hall at #WHA2025 tomorrow morning! We're right next to the coffee; grab a cup and stop by. Tell us about your project, check out our new books, and pick up a Beverly sticker. 🦫📚

AI-generated "books" are flooding Amazon and other online retailers. Here is a regular reminder: Take note of who published the books you read or buy. Presses are perhaps more important than ever in helping identify trustworthy resources in a failing information ecosystem.

Today is the publication day for the newly designed Alice Day Pratt classic "A Homesteader's Portfolio!" In our Northwest Reprints series, this important work is now available from your favorite booksellers and directly from OSU Press! beav.es/xxY #Homesteading #AmericanWest #CentralOregon

With photos of a metropolis at peace by Rian Dundon (Protest City: Portland's Summer of Rage, @osupress.bsky.social, 2023)

New from OSU Press this November is "Oregon Gold: A History of Mining from the Civil War into the Progressive Era" by William F. Willingham. Order today. Publication date: November 18, 2025. beav.es/xLN #Oregon #Mining #Susanville #BakerCity #AmericanWest #GoldRush #OregonHistory

We are thrilled to announce that Kelly Chrisman Jacques has been appointed as the new director of the University Press of Kansas! Read more on this exciting news here: news.ku.edu/news/article....

For Vera Vasquez of the Siletz, the apartment at Kloshe Illahee Haws is a chance for housing security after years of struggling, including experiencing being unhoused. “It means my son gets to stay in the same school, my brother and my kids and I will have a safe, stable home."

📚 A new chapter begins! Island Press will be joining @princetonupress.bsky.social in 2026 — uniting two mission-driven publishers dedicated to shaping a better planet. Learn more about this historic collaboration: islandpress.org/PUP

All are invited to the first in Publishing with University Presses Webinar Series, "Turning Your Dissertation into a Book," Oct 9 at 1pm ET. Organized by our Faculty Outreach Committee with the Rutgers Ctr for Minority Serving Institutions. Register here: https://buff.ly/UiOAr5M

Oregon is one of four states where tribal traditional healing practices are now eligible for Medicaid. buff.ly/Tq3RImP by @nhassanein.bsky.social of @stateline.org

Don’t forget to register for our Fall 2025 Publishing Symposium! Please join us for this free virtual event on October 23rd, starting at 1pm EST. It is open to anyone who would like to learn more about book publishing. Register here: upress.ufl.edu

Members of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, the city of Salem and Oregon housing advocates celebrated the opening of Kloshe Illahee Haws, a 40-unit affordable housing project spanning nearly 9 acres in northeast Salem.

Published today: our new paper showing a 44-year trend of increasing global wildfire disasters (fatalities and economic losses) due to climate change-induced extreme weather. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

New from OSU Press this October is the second edition of Ellen Morris Bishop's "Living with Thunder: Exploring the Geologic Past, Present, and Future of the Pacific Northwest." Order today: Publication date: October 28, 2025. beav.es/x72 #NorthwestGeology #Oregon #Washington #Idaho

Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: With Plainspoken approach, University Press of Kansas pursues regional audience — and writers @univpressofkansas.bsky.social #ksleg

Author Jonathan Bach recently chatted with Jefferson Public Radio's (@jpradio.bsky.social) the #JeffersonExchange about his new book "High Desert, Higher Costs: Bend and the Housing Crisis of the American West." Take a listen: beav.es/x76.#JeffersonExchange#HousingCrisis #Housing #Bend #CentralOregon

Applications sought for next editor(s) of Environmental History. For more information please visit the ASEH website: www.aseh.org

Bucknell University has announced it will close its press in 2026 because it "only" publishes scholarly books and doesn't serve undergraduates. The press's students disagree. @bucknellupress.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social #feedingtheelephant networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

A wildland firefighter detained by immigration agents while fighting a fire is back home with his family in Oregon after nearly four weeks in detention. buff.ly/YpZVE5V via @stateline.org

Happy Publication Day to Stephen Forrester!!! "Richard Neuberger: Oregon Politics and the Making of a US Senator" is now available from your favorite booksellers and directly from OSU Press! beav.es/xJP #OregonHistory #OregonPolitics #PoliticalBiography #RichardNeuberger #USSenator #Conservation

All are invited to the first in Publishing with University Presses Webinar Series, "Turning Your Dissertation into a Book," Oct 9 at 1pm ET. Organized by our Faculty Outreach Committee with the Rutgers Ctr for Minority Serving Institutions. Register here: https://buff.ly/UiOAr5M

Even if you missed the event last week, it's not too late to pick up a copy of Tami Parr's "Goats in America." 🐐 "The book . . . is information dense, so much so that the weight of information would be difficult to digest were it not that Parr’s writing style is so crisp and conversational."

A damn shame. I've always admired TUP's excellent environmental literature books, among their many other fine titles.

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New blog post features Tami Parr, author of "Goats in America." "Why not goats? Once I started looking around for information about goats, I was surprised to find that there is not much published material out there about the animals." —Tami Parr Read more: beav.es/xP8

OSU Press is elated that "High Desert, Higher Costs" by Jonathan Bach is selected for the shortlist in #SABEW 's sixth annual Best in Business Book Awards! Congratulations, Jonathan! 🎉🎉🎉 See the complete shortlist at beav.es/xPH#SABEW #BestBusinessBooks #ReadLocal #ReadUP

The California State University system now has its first Indigenous food sovereignty lab. www.hcn.org/issues/57-9/...