This week's What'SUP Blog, from the translator of Castigation: "As someone who has taken this book apart and put it together again in the process of translation, my advice is to give up all attempts to fit this tale into any frame you’ve previously encountered." press.syr.edu/excerpt-cast...

How do you define "wilderness?" In "Wild Forest Lands," author Phil Terrie examines the rhetorical, the personal and the spiritual as he considers the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Preorders available now: press.syr.edu/supressbooks...

"We Never Swim in the Same River Twice," by Hassouna Mosbahi, translated by William Hutchins, has been chosen as an entry for the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation! www.banipaltrust.org.uk/prize/award....

A surrealist Kyrgyz masterpiece of memory, punishment and the pursuit of redemption, "Castigation" by Sultan Raev and translated by Shelley Fairweather-Vega, is available for preorder. press.syr.edu/supressbooks...

Throughout September, we're celebrating National Translation Month, and the work of translators around the world. This week's What'SUP blog includes some suggestions about where to start with some recently translated world literature. press.syr.edu/celebrate-na...

Today in the ARB: Joshua Bird reviews “Castigation” by Sultan Raev tr from Kyrghyz by Shelley Fairweather-Vega @syracuseup.bsky.social "a novel that shifts restlessly between times, perspectives, and even planes of reality" asianreviewofbooks.com/castigation-...

“Rich with polyphony and plethoric subtexts, Castigation rewards careful reading—and rereading.” www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2025/09...

Join translator Shelley Fairweather-Vega for a conversation on her work and two new translations, "Castigation" and "We Computers" at on Wednesday at Third Place Books. www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/shelle...

I got my copies last night! And I can’t tell you how much I am happy with this production. The quality is amazing. The color is so vivid. And the story (despite my bias 😝) is a must read! Get your copy now! It’s available on major online outlets anywhere in the world! #themanofmiddlingheight

"It’s easy to forget the Adirondacks we enjoy today reflect strenuous efforts by individuals in the past. Paul Schaefer ranks as one of those insufficiently heralded people. Gibson’s book helps keep such memory alive." www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/opinion/colu...

Join author David Gibson for a book talk and signing of his new book, "A Force for Nature" Monday at 6 p.m. at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs. More info: www.northshire.com/event/norths...

In this week's What'SUP blog, we're highlighting stories of protest and the fight for justice in our new reading list and sale. press.syr.edu/reading-list...

Translator Shelley Fairweather-Vega talks about her work on "Castigation" and spotlights some other literary wastelands in Electric Literature. electricliterature.com/8-wastelands...

Author Edward Pitts will be discussing his book "Sketching the Adirondacks" at 6 P.M. Thursday at the Persen House Museum in Kingston. More information : clerk.ulstercountyny.gov/archives/per...

September is National Translation Month and to highlight the work of international writers, and translators, our translated works are all 40% off during September. Explore fiction from around the world and save : press.syr.edu/supressbook-...

Fadi Zaghmout talks speculative fiction, blogging and his book, "The Man of Middling Height," on the Drinks with Tony Podcast. Listen here: www.drinkswithtony.com/fadi-zaghmou...

New from Syracuse University Press: Exploring the Irish films that reckon with the supernatural in "Fantastic Spaces by Matthew J. Fee, available now. press.syr.edu/supressbooks...

Forthcoming: A haunting collection of interconnected Omani short stories that present a portrait of a city and country caught between memory and modernity, "The Raven of Ruwi" is now available for preorder. press.syr.edu/supressbooks...

Giant toads, unconventional fishing stories, and exhibiting a whale on the Erie Canal: Go behind some of the tall tales of the canal in this week's What'SUP Blog. press.syr.edu/tall-tales-o...

In Shelf Awareness, @fadizaghmout.bsky.social discusses favorite books, what's on his nightstand, and his forthcoming novel, "The Man of Middling Height." www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?i...

"Some works of literature show us that the transparency, legibility, and readability of human rights reportage can be called into question. It can point to gaps in the representations of human rights violations in human rights discourse." antidotezine.com/2025/08/18/s...

Latest on my website @fadizaghmout.bsky.social‬ 's The Man of Middling Height about a society divided by height rather than biological sex shorturl.at/XzS9j tr. Wasan Abdelhaq from @supress1ve.bsky.social

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As fall approaches, we're thrilled to share our Fall 2025 catalog of new books. In this week's What'SUP blog, take a look at some of the selected new titles for the season and more of what's to come from the press this year. press.syr.edu/introducing-...

The definitive guidebook for New York mushroom hunters has been updated and expanded. Preorder the second edition of Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of New York here: press.syr.edu/supressbooks...

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Happy release day! The Man of Middling Height by @fadizaghmout.bsky.social is out now. A beautiful novel that imagines a society where our deepest prejudices weren’t about race, gender, or sexuality—but height. Get your copy here tinyurl.com/5h45p53x

In this week's What'SUP Blog, we talk to the Press' summer intern, Arianna Taylor, about their experience in academic publishing. press.syr.edu/meet-the-pre...

Author Ed Pitts is at Adirondack Author Day at the Wild Center with his books "Beaver River Country" and the new title, "Sketching the Adirondacks." More information: www.wildcenter.org/events/autho...

A revised edition of the classic that captures the wisdom of the Adirondack Park . The new edition of "The Great Experiment in Conservation" is available this September. press.syr.edu/supressbooks...

August is Women in Translation month and all month long we're offering 40% off on all of our literature in translation. press.syr.edu/supressbook-...

August is Women in Translation Month and on the What'SUP blog, we're spotlighting some titles that celebrate the work of women writers and translators around the world. press.syr.edu/explore-new-...

The fruit of decades of ethnographic fieldwork, A Political Anthropology of Yemen: Concept and Critique is a timely reminder of the need for grounded anthropological study in even the harshest of circumstances. Preorder: press.syr.edu/supressbooks...

"Living Law: Women and Legality in Marinid Morocco" is included in the Islamic Law Blog's scholarship roundup. islamiclaw.blog/2025/07/25/w...

Author Ed Pitts discusses his book, "Sketching the Adirondacks," and the lives and work of Jervis McEntee and Joseph Tubby, with the North Elba Historical Society. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyBs...

For canallers, finding an affordable way to spend time without getting into too much trouble was an all consuming fixation. In this week's What'SUP blog, we explore the wide world of late 19th Century Erie Canal entertainment. press.syr.edu/finding-fun-...

We launched The Dark: A Critical Edition at the IASIL - the International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures conference in Galway today. Nine years start to finish! We missed you, Anna❤️ @syracuseup.bsky.social You can order a copy here: press.syr.edu/supressbooks...

For a generation of Jewish artists and intellectuals in Russia at the end of the 19th Century, a moment of reform offered an opportunity for radical self-reinvention. "Questionable People examines the fashion, art, and aesthetics of a generation, and is now available. press.syr.edu/supressbooks...

In this week's What'SUP blog, take a deeper look inside our New York State and Regional Studies list and learn more about what's coming from this beloved series. press.syr.edu/series-spotl...

Join author Ed Pitts for a talk on his new book, "Sketching the Adirondacks," at the Old Forge Library tonight. More information: www.towhistory.org

Take a look at some of the titles the Syracuse University Press staff are reading this summer in this week's What'SUP Blog. press.syr.edu/staff-picks-...

On the New Books in Irish Studies podcast, Ellen Scheible and Anna Teekell discuss John McGahern's "The Dark" and the new critical edition bringing the controversial story back into print. newbooksnetwork.com/the-dark

On the New books in Middle Eastern Studies podcast, author Fadi Zaghmout, discusses his new book, The Man of Middling Height. newbooksnetwork.com/the-man-of-m...

As temperatures rise, get some relief with our summer reads sale. This week's What'SUP Blog has some recommended picks to beat the heat. press.syr.edu/explore-new-...

By participating in JSTOR's Path to Open program, you and your institution strengthen the commitment to bibliodiversity and equitable access to scholarship. Hear from the program participants themselves, @syracuseu.bsky.social, and learn more about the Path to Open program here: bit.ly/4kpg9LH

Beat the summer heat with new fiction from Syracuse University Press! Save 40% on all novels and short stories with the promotion code 05HOT25 at checkout. press.syr.edu/supressbook-...

"Paradoxes of Emancipation offers a rich analysis of how political subjectivity emerges through the contradictions of resisting neoliberalism." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

On the New Books in History podcast, author Talin Suciyan discuses her book, Outcasting Armenians, and the integral role Armenians played in Ottoman life during the Tanzimat era. newbooksnetwork.com/outcasting-a...

This week on the What'SUP Blog, we explore the work and life of author Walter D. Edmonds, whose stories of life on and around the Erie Canal made him one of the most popular novelists in turn of the 20th Century America. press.syr.edu/celebrating-...

"Mosbahi’s high reputation as a novelist will not be hurt by this very readable work, which gives a vivid if not especially pleasant picture of post–Arab Spring Tunisia. . ." worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/july/we...