Happy pub day to FUGITIVE ANTHROPOLOGY! This collection was brought together under the guidance of Shanya Cordis, Maya J. Berry, Claudia Chávez Argüelles, Sarah Ihmoud, and R. Elizabeth Velásquez Estrada, and it is on sale now! 🧵 #ReadUP #anthropology #booksky

New year, new books! Everyone say hello to THE LOOK OF THE 1960s by Jan Baetens and Hugo Frey. This book is the 1st major study of the international history of the #Barbarella pulp pop phenomenon and goes beyond pop art to explore its impact on film, literature, and photography 💜

Less than one week to go until we get to see some of y'all in San Francisco for the AIA/SCS Annual Meeting! If you aren't able to make it to the conference, you can visit our virtual exhibit on our website! utpress.utexas.edu/a...

As we have had our year-long celebrations for our 75th anniversary as a press, we're proud to continue to tell the stories and share the voices that have shaped our past, enriched our present, and continue to inspire our future. #UTPress #UniversityOfTexas #UTexasPress #UTP75 #75YearsofUTP #booksky

After 75 great years of publishing, we are so appreciative of our readers. Thank you all for continuing to celebrate this anniversary year with us! From the team here at the office, cheers to you all for making our work so rewarding. #UTP75 #75YearsofUTP #ReadUP #booksky

From Grammy-nominated music memoirs to genre-defying bestsellers, the 2010s was defined by deep cultural impact for UT Press. Check out a few of the titles we published this past decade! #UTPress #UniversityOfTexas #UTexasPress #UTP75 #75YearsofUTP #ReadUP #booksky

The latest issue of ‘Latin American Music Review’ has arrived! To order your copy of 46:2, visit utpress.utexas.edu/j...

New millennium, same mission! With standout works in history, anthropology, and the visual arts, UT Press had cemented its place as a publisher with global reach and local heart. Step back into the 2000s with a few of the books we published in this decade! #ReadUP #UTP75 #75YearsofUTP #booksky

Thank you to Grant Sharples and Paste Magazine (@pastemagazine.bsky.social) for naming THE DAD ROCK THAT MADE ME A WOMAN in their "10 best music books of 2025!" 💙 #booksky www.pastemagazine.co...

The 1990s marked a bold chapter for UT Press! By the mid-nineties, UT Press had published 85 new books, with a total of 900 titles in print. Keep watching to see a few of the titles we shared in this decade! #UTPress #UniversityOfTexas #UTexasPress #UTP75 #75YearsofUTP #booksky #ReadUP

We're thrilled to see this review of John Stubbings' THE DEVIL IS IN IT in today's Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com)! “[Stubbings] delivers on his promise to prove that the versatile instrument is indeed at the center of American life." A great last-minute gift for the guitar lover in your life!

Just in time for the holidays, the new issue of The Textile Museum Journal has arrived! Check out this gorgeous cover, and all the articles you’ll find inside. utpress.utexas.edu/j...

Boomboxes and leg warmers weren't the only things making waves in the 1980s. Our publishing voice continued to expand with works that informed, challenged, and celebrated culture! Here's a look back at some of the books we published in the 80s. #UniversityOfTexas #UTexasPress #UTP75 #75YearsofUTP

Thank you, Niko! We're so happy you chose us to publish with. It was such an honor to work on this book, and it feels so great to see it in the world 💙

my 2025 has been defined by the release of my debut, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman. I'm incredibly proud of the work that went into it, & everything that has come of it. Incredibly grateful for the team at @utexaspress.bsky.social for their wholehearted support of me and this project.

If you're familiar with Latin American cinema, you've likely seen a few political thrillers. Out now, Fabricio Tocco's PRECARIOUS SECRETS gives us an overview of the genre and its place in shaping and reflecting Latin American culture and an exploration of the filmmakers across the continent. 🧵

The 1970s brought bold ideas, poetic voices, and new perspectives into the UT Press catalog. As much as the world was rapidly changing, so were we! Keep watching to see the titles we published during this formative decade! #UniversityOfTexas #UTexasPress #UTP75 #75YearsofUTP #booksky

On shelves now, AS THE GODS KILL explores ritual violence, human sacrifice, and war in precolonial Maya culture. Swipe for a look into the vibrant photos that span the pages of this groundbreaking study and click the link below to learn more! #ReadUP #booksky utpress.utexas.edu/9...

‘The Velvet Light Trap’ is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal of film, tv, and new media collectively edited by graduate students at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and The University of Texas at Austin. These are the journal’s top 5 most-read articles on Project MUSE over the past year 🧵

Curious about publishing with a university press? Check out this video featuring insights from publishers @pennpress.bsky.social, @utexaspress.bsky.social, @uwiscpress.bsky.social & Wayne State University Press, hosted by Rutgers Ctr for Minority Serving Institutions.

"Readers interested in a more in-depth, scholarly approach to Selena will likely find much to admire here. Mercado-López and Hinojosa have done an excellent job bringing together a diverse range of intelligent and engaging writers." Get excited for THE SELENA READER, coming next March!

"GOLDEE'S BAR-B-Q is a marvel of a book." Many thanks to @reinhart.bsky.social and @dmagazine.bsky.social for this mouth-watering piece, which gives a real glimpse into what makes everything about Goldee's so special, from the food itself to the people and processes behind it!

What has shaped war and political change in #Syria? As the nation marks one year since the fall of the #Assad regime, Burak Elmalı reviews War in Syria and the Middle East: A Political and Economic History by Federico Manfredi Firmian @utexaspress.bsky.social @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social

From now until around 12pm CT, Jeff Roche, author the THE CONSERVATIVE FRONTIER, will be live answering questions on r/AskHistorians! Don't miss your chance to ask Roche your own question and learn more about the history and national influence of cowboy conservatism in West Texas.

We at UT Press extend our condolences to Kai Erikson’s family and his countless friends. We will always remember fondly our many years of working with Kai—a model of collegial scholarly engagement—as he edited our Katrina Bookshelf series. Read about his life & legacy below.

Happy Thanksgiving from UT Press Journals! We’re thankful for all our incredible journals partnerships, one of our longest being with ‘Texas Studies in Literature & Language’! 🧵🩷 utpress.utexas.edu/j...

Have you ever been curious about the lives of early settlers of Texas? WRANGLING PELICANS by Tim Seiter provides a deep and rich history of the daily lives of Spanish soldiers who lived along the Texas Gulf Coast in the 18th century.

See author Kristin Skrabut, also with her award-winning book, UNRULY DOMESTICATION at the UT Press booth this year for #AAA2025!

We were in New Orleans this week for the American Anthropological Association's annual meeting! Swipe to see UT faculty supporting each other's projects, David Tavárez with his award-winning book, and our editor-in-chief having a great time at the conference! #AAA2025

Many thanks to Ed Nawotka and @publisherswkly.bsky.social for this lovely feature! If you'd like to learn more about our mission and get a sense of what we're up to after 75 years, this piece is a great place to start:

We’re excited about the 2025 volume of ‘US Latino & Latino Oral History Journal’, which recently shipped to all subscribers! To order your copy, visit: utpress.utexas.edu/j...

We were thrilled to hear @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social acknowledge @carynrose.bsky.social's great work, calling WHY PATTI SMITH MATTERS "a wonderful book" in his terrific conversation with THE Patti Smith. Read or listen here:

Congratulations to Balakrishnan Raghavan (University of California Santa Cruz), winner of the Society for Asian Music’s 2025 Martin Hatch Prize! 🧵

UTP always has fun at TBF! It's our time of year to catch up with authors past, present, and future and connect with our wonderful readers. We're so looking forward to doing it all over again this weekend! Catch us if you can in tent 1, booth 117/118! #TexasBookFestival #Austin #booksky

Want to learn more about the work of Texas HBCUs? Then check out the journal ‘Freedom Schools’, FREE on Project MUSE from now until December 3rd! muse.jhu.edu/journal...

Join us at the Texas Book Festival for their 30th anniversary! 🎉 Taking place Nov. 8 & 9 in downtown #Austin, the free, fun literary event will feature many UT Press authors and panels. See y'all there (we're in tent 1, booth 117/118)! 🧡

Tis the season when you can get great books (as great gifts) at a great price! Our holiday sale is running on our site today through January 31st, 2026. Use code UTXGIFTS at checkout for 40% off print books and 50% off ebooks. 🎁 #booksale #holidaysale #booksky utpress.utexas.edu/h...

THE SOUL OF FONDA SAN MIGUEL is a full-color cookbook made by founder and owner Tom Gilliland to celebrate 50 years of the iconic Fonda San Miguel restaurant here in Austin. It's out now and on sale for your reading & cooking pleasure (and can be purchased below)! utpress.utexas.edu/9...

#AlexanderPayne has carved a name for himself as a great American auteur with films like Nebraska, The Holdovers, and Election. Jason Sperb is the first to look at Payne's filmography, dissecting the larger themes that run across his works. Get your copy below↓ #booksky utpress.utexas.edu/9...

Here’s a peek at the latest issue of ‘Journal of the History of Sexuality’, Volume 34, Issue 3! Print copies are available for order on our website: utpress.utexas.edu/j...

"[MOTHERSHIP CONNECTED] is an intersectional yet compulsively readable must-have for funk fans and music history buffs. Finally, these groundbreaking female artists are getting the spotlight they’ve long deserved." Thanks for the love, @avparnell.bsky.social and @nashvillescene.com!

Spend some time today with this great story featuring @nikostratis.com and THE DAD ROCK THAT MADE ME A WOMAN, out today from behind the paywall. Congratulations on a terrific first year, @theflytrapmedia.com!

Happy pub day to EARTHMOVING! To Celebrate, author Eray Çaylı wrote a piece capturing the central thesis of the book in PoLAR Journal. Read below! ↓ Contemporary Extractivisms in Northern Kurdistan polarjournal.org/2025/10/21/c...

"Most of us don’t stay open to the world and refuse to be knocked from our soapboxes, but Harrigan does just that throughout the collection, mixing memoir and journalism, questioning his own memories and prior stances." New review of Stephen Harrigan's latest. @utexaspress.bsky.social

Dive into the #PuertoRican Muslim experience with BORÍCUA MUSLIMS by Ken Chitwood. Chitwood has crafted a rich ethnographic study of the cultural & religious experiences of Latinx Muslims across the U.S. and the Caribbean to explore intersectional belonging. ❤️ 🔗↓ utpress.utexas.edu/9...#PuertoRican

Want to learn more about the work of Texas HBCUs? Pick up the latest copy of ‘Freedom Schools’! Volume 2 is now available: utpress.utexas.edu/j... 🧡

Austin, we've got some post work plans for you! If you weren't planning on seeing author Jim Harrington and Congressman Greg Casar in conversation with each other tonight at Birdhouse Books, maybe this review in @austinchronicle.bsky.social will change your mind! 💙 www.austinchronicle....

Many thanks to @hooks.bsky.social for this terrifically thoughtful review of Jeff Roche's THE CONSERVATIVE FRONTIER. @texasmonthly.bsky.social subscribers, this one will be in the print issue in your mailboxes very soon!

Derek Burdette's MIRACULOUS CELEBRITY is on shelves now! New in our #art and #arthistory list, this book is a study of the life-sized crucifix known as the Christ of Ixmiquilpan in Mexico. #religiousart #Mexico #visualculture #materialculture #CDMX

Austinites, join us this Thursday, October 16 at Birdhouse Books for an evening of book signing & conversation with author Jim Harrington and Congressman Greg Casar. Don't miss out on learning about THE TEXAS CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT. More info linked below! withfriends.co/event...