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Publisher of books from four amazing imprints: UPC, UAP, USUP, and UWyoP!
🦇🦇🦇 Leave any preconceived notions behind and learn about the real-life biology of bats—which eclipses the fabled tales of the crypt and macabre— with Rick Adams at
@boulderbookstore.bsky.social
next Thursday, Sept. 25th at 6:30! It's going to be so cool 🦇🦇🦇
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MIT Press
3 days ago
"The spectacle of overt repression serves as a warning to others. Equally powerful, though, are economic carrots and sticks that have been used to discipline the media."
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An Illustrated Guide to Post-Orwellian Censorship
Modern authoritarian regimes don’t attempt total, absolute control. Their censorship is more selective and calibrated — and thus more resilient.
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/an-illustrated-guide-to-post-orwellian-censorship/
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Michelle Chen
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FYI really important new book JUST out from
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for
#museum
administrators and collections managers on how to practice ethical collaboration with Indigenous communities.
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Ida Tolgensbakk
6 days ago
@audun-kjus.bsky.social
and I have been kindly invited by Jakob Löfgren to Uppsala University to present our ever-ongoing work on the Play-Ritual Continuum. Such a wonderful place to visit 🥰
#academicsky
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Join
#ualaskapress
author Marybeth Holleman and cover artist Kristin Link, Thursday September 18, at 5:30 for the launch of BLOOM AGAIN at Organic Oasis in Anchorage. Hosted by Trustees for Alaska, come enjoy a reading, conversation, and celebration with food and drinks.
trustees.org/bloom-again/
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Bloom Again
Join us for the official launch of Bloom Again – a celebration...
https://trustees.org/bloom-again/
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Apparently today is "National Dot Day" which gives us an opportunity to share some of the fun things our cover designers have done with dots. Book designers really do not get enough credit. Give them some love!
7 days ago
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UNC Press
11 days ago
It's a beautiful day to crack open a book and learn something new 📖
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Michelle Chen
11 days ago
Thinking about this book today and how horrifying it is that violence is so often used as the "ultimate rhetorical act." If only we could all better use our words.
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#teamrhetoric
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Check out Dean Arnold's Cambridge Core Blog post about his work, and learn more in his
#UPColorado
title MAYA BLUE:
www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
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Rhapsody in Maya Blue « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog
Visitors to many of the archaeological sites in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras are often struck by the bright blue paint on architectural sculptures and frescoed murals at these sites. This re...
https://www.cambridge.org/core/blog/2025/09/10/rhapsody-in-maya-blue/
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author Marybeth Holleman and cover artist Kristin Link, Thursday September 18, at 5:30 for the launch of BLOOM AGAIN at Organic Oasis in Anchorage. Hosted by Trustees for Alaska, come enjoy a reading, conversation, and celebration with food and drinks.
trustees.org/bloom-again/
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Bloom Again
Join us for the official launch of Bloom Again – a celebration...
https://trustees.org/bloom-again/
18 days ago
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Learn more about Urartu, the most important empire you never heard of in Miranda Melcher's interview with Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, author of 'Landscapes of Warfare: Urartu and Assyria in the Ancient Middle East' on
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
newbooksnetwork.com/tiffany-earl...
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Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, "Landscapes of Warfare: Urartu and Assyria in the Ancient Middle East" (UP of Colorado, 2025) - New Books Network
https://newbooksnetwork.com/tiffany-earley-spadoni-landscapes-of-warfare-urartu-and-assyria-in-the-ancient-middle-east-up-of-colorado-2025
18 days ago
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A lovely review of Bloom Again: A Novel, by Marybeth Holleman, in
@adn.com
! Enjoy:
www.adn.com/arts/books/2...
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Book review: Uniting art and science to please heart and mind
“Bloom Again” by Marybeth Holleman is a welcome addition to Alaska’s literary fiction canon and an encouragement to address, with love and joy, the challenges of our time.
https://www.adn.com/arts/books/2025/08/29/book-review-bloom-again-unites-art-and-science-to-please-both-heart-and-mind/
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Michelle Chen
22 days ago
As I light my charcoal grill later today, I'll be ruminating on the rich labor history of Colorado's coal mining communities in the early 20th century. After all, Ludlow remains the deadliest labor dispute in US history. Oh, you didn't know that? Good thing
@upcolorado.bsky.social
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Michelle Chen
23 days ago
Have you ever thought about labor in the context of ancient civilizations? Or the actual, physical toil of archaeological work? No? Well I've got two more on-theme books for you this weekend from our excellent
#archaeology
list ⛏️
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Michelle Chen
24 days ago
It's officially Labor Day weekend 🎉 so I'm gonna post some books you should read, starting with this collection on negotiating my fave type of labor to talk about (emotional labor) in Writing Program Admin
tinyurl.com/3969tus6
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@jacobbabb.bsky.social
@upcolorado.bsky.social
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University Press of Colorado - The Things We Carry
Strategies for Recognizing and Negotiating Emotional Labor in Writing Program Administration foreword by Laura Micciche “Not only is this collection important and timely, but it is also a joy to read....
https://tinyurl.com/3969tus6
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Michelle Chen
21 days ago
Happy Labor Day! My final labor-related book recs from
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: Presumed Incompetent (I and II)--both haunting but important reminders from women and women of color themselves that not all those who labor are treated equally, especially within academia itself.
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Exploring the Mesoamerican Subterranean Realm has arrived! Order now and use promo code BRVE25 to get 40% off:
upcolorado.com/university-p...
#cavearchaeology
#mesoamerica
#precolumbian
#subterranean
#Maya
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#AcademicSky
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Association of University Presses
about 1 month ago
We join with ACLS in this statement of concern. And we reiterate our community’s continuing commitment as mission-driven publishers to support scholars by widely disseminating their work, especially the untold stories of the United States’, and the world’s, diverse history.
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Amanda Giguere in
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!
yellowscene.com/2025/08/12/p...
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How Shakespeare Is Helping Educators Prevent Youth Violence
Discover how educator Amanda Giguere uses Shakespeare to prevent youth violence through innovative programs in schools.
https://yellowscene.com/2025/08/12/prevent-youth-violence/#google_vignette
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#UAPress
author Lee A. Farrow is everywhere this week to help folks understand the history behind
#Trump
and
#VladimirPutin's
summit today.
#nytimes
#TimeMagazine
#ABCNews
#npr
#lemonde
#caliber
#KUOW
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University Press of Colorado - Lee Farrow on the history behind the Trump/Putin summit
Lee Farrow, author of Seward's Folly: A New Look at the Alaska Purchase, has been making the rounds this week, helping share information about the the history behind Alaska's choic...
https://upcolorado.com/about-us/news-features/item/6802-lee-farrow-on-the-history-behind-the-trump-putin-summit
about 1 month ago
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'Critical Data Storytelling in the Composition Classroom' by Angela Laflen is here! The book provides a timely and essential framework for integrating
#dataliteracy
into multimodal
#composition
#pedagogy
, and is 40% off with promocode LAFL25 this week:
tinyurl.com/ypxmuzdx
#teachingwriting
#rhetcomp
about 1 month ago
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Archaeology Division of the American Anthropological Association
about 1 month ago
If you are an archaeology student attending the 2025 AAA meetings, applications for the AD AAA student membership awards (which support membership in the AD) are open through Sept 30th!. Visit our website to apply:
ad.americananthro.org/awards/#Stud...
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Friday's summit between Putin and Trump is renewing interest in the work of
#UAPress
author Lee Farrow. See her interview on NPR:
www.wusf.org/2025-08-11/a...
and check out her book Seward's Folly: A New Look at the Alaska Purchase (
upcolorado.com/university-o...
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Alaska was once a full-fledged Russian colony. Now it will host a U.S.-Russia summit
Presidents Trump and Putin will meet in Alaska to talk about a costly Russian war involving Crimea, bringing up parallels of the circumstances that led Russia to sell Alaska to the U.S. in the 1800s.
https://www.wusf.org/2025-08-11/alaska-was-once-a-full-fledged-russian-colony-now-it-will-host-a-u-s-russia-summit
about 1 month ago
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Get it early! Bloom Again, a new work of realistic ecoclimate fiction by Marybeth Holleman, is 40% off this week. Just use promo code HOLL25 at check out:
upcolorado.com/university-o...
#booksky
#UAlaskaPress
#climatefiction
#literaryfiction
#ecofeminism
about 2 months ago
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SAPIENS Magazine
about 2 months ago
From the archive. "The act of casting Native actors as Christ and Mary, and allowing them to speak in Nahuatl 'Indigenized' the message." Read more:
www.sapiens.org/language/azt...
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The Aztec Antichrist Chronicles Indigenous Resistance and Religious Conversion
An anthropologist rediscovered a rare notebook containing plays about the Aztec Antichrist that reveal insights into Indigenous Christianity.
https://www.sapiens.org/language/aztec-antichrist/
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Bats of the Rocky Mountain West, 2nd Edition is here! This fascinating biology of and guidebook to the bat species inhabiting the Rocky Mountain West is 40% off with promocode BATS2! this week only!
tinyurl.com/5avujwhp
#chiropterology
#savethebats
#batscience
#chiroptera
about 2 months ago
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American Historical Association
about 2 months ago
From
#AHAOnline
in February 2022: Karlos Hill, Jennifer Turner, Trinidad Gonzales, & Leland J. White with chair
@kmhilliard.bsky.social
help equip historians with tools to advocate effectively for history education. 🗃️
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Advocating for History Education: Insights for Historians
YouTube video by American Historical Association
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIXixtp1SiI&t=1s
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Amanda Giguere, author of "Shakespeare & Violence Prevention: A Practical Handbook for Educators" has an event
@boulderbookstore.bsky.social
Tuesday, July 29th, 6:30 pm. Get it on your calendar!
www.boulderbookstore.net/event/amanda...
about 2 months ago
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Don't miss Amanda Giguere, author of Shakespeare & Violence Prevention: A Practical Handbook for Educators
@boulderbookstore.bsky.social
next week!
www.boulderbookstore.net/event/amanda...
2 months ago
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"Shakespeare & Violence Prevention" is an Amazon #1 New Release in two categories, Shakespeare and School Safety! Congrats to Amanda Giguere!
#Shakespeare
#SchoolSafety
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Association of University Presses
2 months ago
What happens when trust in scholarship erodes? Progress stalls. Equity falters. Read why we’re speaking out—with @ala-acrl.bsky.social @arl.org @scholarlypub.bsky.social & @stmassoc.bsky.social—for research that delivers for the public.
https://bit.ly/4lbG76u
#TrustInResearch
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Trust and Integrity: A Research Imperative - The Scholarly Kitchen
Libraries and publishers represent the interests of thousands of authors, readers, scientists, researchers, students, and lifelong learners. Today, we stand united to face the mounting risks to public trust and the social benefit that research delivers.
https://bit.ly/4lbG76u
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Get your copy of "Local Organic:Food Rhetorics and Community Writing for Impact" by Veronica House now for 40% off! Use promocode HOUS25 at checkout:
upcolorado.com/utah-state-u...
#communitywriting
#writingstudies
#publicwriting
#community
#foodstudies
#communityengagement
#highereducation
2 months ago
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"Latino Colorado: The Struggle for Equality in the Centennial State" by Ernesto Sagás is out and 40% off!! Just use promocode SAGAS25 at checkout:
upcolorado.com/university-p...
#Colorado
#Latino
#Latina
#Skystorians
#AcademicSky
#BookSky
#politicalscience
3 months ago
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Out West Books suggests three fascinating titles that flow
coloradosun.com/2025/06/22/o...
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Out West Books suggests three fascinating titles that flow
The staff from the Grand Junction bookstore recommends three books connected to the meandering topic of rivers.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/22/out-west-books-suggests-three-fascinating-titles-that-flow/
3 months ago
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"Nursery Rhymes in Black" Poems by Latorial Faison is here and 40% off for ONE MORE DAY! Order now with promocode FAIS25 for 40% off
upcolorado.com/university-o...
#blackpoetry
#AmericanSouth
#BlackCulture
#NEA
#BlackArt
#Poetry
#BlackExcellence
3 months ago
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American Historical Association
4 months ago
The AHA’s Committee on LGBTQ Status in the Profession is raising funds for a grant to support new and continuing research in LGBTQ+ history. Learn more and donate at the link. 🗃️
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Donate - AHA
Give Today The American Historical Association, founded in 1884, is the largest association of historians in the world. We promote the critical role of historical thinking in public life, lead the dis...
https://historians.org/about-aha-and-membership/donate
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"The Wrong Side of Privilege" Advocacy, Community, and Politics: The Collected Essays of Stephen J. Parks, 2000–2020 is now out in print. Get your copy for 40% off with promo code PARKS25
upcolorado.com/wac-clearing...
4 months ago
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The newest book in the Center for Literary Publishing's Mountain/West Poetry Series is out now. "I Woke a Lake" by Susan McCabe is 40% this week with promocode MCCA25 !!
upcolorado.com/center-for-l...
#poetrysky
#poetry
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4 months ago
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“A stunning contribution.”—Mya Poe, Northeastern University Get "There Is No Making It Out: Stories-So-Far and the Possibilities of New Stories," by Romeo García for 40% off this week with promocode GARC24
upcolorado.com/utah-state-u...
#Edusky
#booksky
#AcademicSky
#RhetComp
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Oh hey it's Pride Month! So let me shamelessly boast about THREE recent winners of the
@ccccqueercaucus.bsky.social
Lavender Rhetorics Award for Excellence in Queer Studies. The work is never done, and these scholars seriously deserve our applause.
@upcolorado.bsky.social
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"Shakespeare & Violence Prevention: A Practical Handbook for Educators" by
@amanda-giguere.bsky.social
is here!! Acquire it forthwith at 40% off using promocode GIGU25 :
tinyurl.com/2yv2xdca
#Edusky
#Booksky
#CUBoulder
4 months ago
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"Storying Writing Center Labor for Anti-Capitalist Futures" by Genie Nicole Giaimo and Daniel Lawson is also out in print this month! 40% off with promo code GIAI25:
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4 months ago
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UNC Press
4 months ago
HACK! Replace 15 minutes of doom scrolling with 15 minutes of reading a book from a university press 📖
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Harvey J. Graff's "My Life With Literacy" is now out in print! Get it 40% this week with promocode GRAF25:
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4 months ago
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"Our Story in Many Voices" is here! Charles Wohlforth uses the State Museum to consider Alaska’s most challenging cultural issues and reach toward understanding and reconciliation. Order now and use promo code WOHL24 to get 40% off!
tinyurl.com/yeyt83yu
#Alaska
#Alaskahistory
#IndigenousAlaska
4 months ago
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American Historical Association
4 months ago
On May 6, AHA senior program analyst Julia Brookins testified before the Texas House Committee on Higher Education in opposition to SB 37. “This bill places politics before the educational needs of students,” she said. 🗃️
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AHA Senior Program Analyst Testifies Before Texas House Committee - AHA
Julia Brookins, senior program analyst, teaching & learning, testified before the Texas House Committee on Higher Education on May 6. Her testimony is available to watch online. She spoke in oppositio...
https://www.historians.org/news/aha-senior-program-analyst-testifies-before-texas-house-committee/
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Rethinking Your Writing: Rhetoric for Reflective Writers by E. Shelley Reid is now available in print! Get it for 40% off with promo code REID25:
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4 months ago
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"Brown Bears in Alaska’s National Parks: Conservation of a Wilderness Icon" is here!!! We can't wait for you to see it! Get it this week for 40% off with promo code BEARS!25
tinyurl.com/3t72esrm
#Bears
#grizzlybears
#Katmai
#FatBearWeek
#NationalParks
#ParkChat
#ProtectOurParks
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#Denali
5 months ago
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"Reflection-in-Motion: Reimagining Reflection in the Writing Classroom" by Jaclyn Fiscus-Cannaday is here and 40% off with promo code FICA25!:
tinyurl.com/e2jpb4sy
#teachingwriting
#WPA
#rhetoric
#writingclassroom
#composition
5 months ago
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'Temporalities in Mesoamerican Ritual Practices' edited by Valentina Vapnarsky, Dominique Michelet, Aurore Monod Becquelin, and Philippe Nondédéo is out and 40% off with promo code SAA25!
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