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Celebrate University Press Week with us Nov 10-14 by browsing this reading list of amazing University Press publications from University Presses across the US and beyond! #TeamUP #ReadUP www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xx9r7...

Sean Rost, author of CATCHING HELL FROM ALL QUARTERS: Anti-Klan Activists in Interwar Missouri, was interviewed about his new book on KY3. Watch the full interview here: www.ky3.com/video/2025/1...

On Thursday, Nov. 20, at 6:30pm, Judith Yaross Lee, coeditor of SEEING MAD, will discuss the impact of MAD Magazine at the Cincinnati Art Museum. For more information: cincyae.com/event/cam-pr...

KC Studio Magazine said this about SHARING THE LOVE OF GARDENING: The History of The Westport Garden Club: "Wolferman deftly guides the reader through the club’s conception and birth and the myriad projects its garden-obsessed, hardworking and dedicated members have conceived and executed."

THE DAY THEY HANGED OLD BROWN: The Making of Celebrity and Martyrdom in the Civil War Era by John R. Van Atta is now available! Find the book here: upress.missouri.edu/978082622338...

Dwayne Eutsey's Oct. 29 lecture presented by the Elmira College Center for Mark Twain Studies is now available on YouTube. Find the link here: marktwainstudies.com/trouble-begi...

TOUCHING HOME: Baseball and the Liberal-Republican Tradition in America by Mary Craig is now available. Find the book here: upress.missouri.edu/978082622340...

Dwayne Eutsey, author of THERE IS NO HUMOR IN HEAVEN: Mark Twain and Religious Liberalism, will deliver a lecture about the book at the Chemung Valley Museum, 415 E. Water Street, Elmira, NY, 14901, on October 30 at 7PM EST. For more information: chemungvalleymuseum.org/event/one-of...

Dwayne Eutsey, author of THERE IS NO HUMOR IN HEAVEN: Mark Twain and Religious Liberalism, will deliver a lecture about the book at the Barn at Quarry Farm, 131 Crane Road, Elmira, NY 14901, on Wednesday, October 29, at 7PM EST. For more information: www.elmira.edu/event-calend...

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1985 World Series, we’re giving away a free copy of INTERSTATE ’85 by Marshall Garvey. Comment your answer to the following trivia question on Facebook or Bluesky. The first correct answer across all platforms wins a free copy of the book:

With their victory in Game 5 on this date, the Royals began a 3-1 series comeback. At that time, who was the most recent team to pull off a 3-1 comeback to win the World Series? 1. 1972 Athletics 2. 1979 Pirates 3. 1978 Yankees 4. 1968 Tigers

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1985 World Series, we’re giving away a free copy of INTERSTATE ’85 by Marshall Garvey. Comment your answer to the following trivia question on Facebook or Bluesky. The first correct answer across all our platforms wins a free copy of the book:

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1985 World Series, we’re giving away a free copy of INTERSTATE ’85 by Marshall Garvey. Comment your answer to the following trivia question on Facebook or Bluesky. The first correct answer across all platforms wins a free copy of the book:

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1985 World Series, we’re giving away a free copy of INTERSTATE ’85 by Marshall Garvey. Comment your answer to the following trivia question on Facebook or Bluesky. The first correct answer across all platforms wins a free copy of the book:

Read an excerpt from INTERSTATE '85: The Royals, the Cardinals, and the Show-Me World Series by Marshall Garvey on the University of Missouri Press blog: upress.missouri.edu/guest-post-m...

Celebrate every Missouri Tigers victory with a special discount the following Tuesday—now through the end of football season! Did you watch the Tigers 23-17 double-overtime win against Auburn this weekend? Today only we're offering a 23% discount on all titles! upress.missouri.edu

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1985 World Series, we’re giving away a free copy of INTERSTATE ’85 by Marshall Garvey. Comment your answer to the following trivia question on Facebook or Bluesky. The first correct answer across all platforms wins a free copy of the book:

This week we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1985 World Series. Author Marshall Garvey has immortalized the series in his new book, INTERSTATE ’85. We’ll be offering a discount, as well as book giveaways. Use discount code SHOWME40 to receive 40% off and free shipping!

Midwest Book Review said CATCHING HELL FROM ALL QUARTERS: Anti-Klan Activists in Interwar Missouri by Sean Rost is an "original, seminal, and groundbreaking study."

Don't forget to use discount code MODAY on our website to get 40% off all books in any format, valid through Friday, Oct. 17. upress.missouri.edu

October 15 is Missouri Day. To celebrate, we are offering 40% off all books in any format. Use discount code MODAY, valid through Friday, Oct. 17. upress.missouri.edu?fbclid=IwY2x...

In an article in the Columbia Daily Tribune, the Daniel Boone Regional Library called THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM: A History a "compelling narrative of this Kansas City museum’s creation in 1933, highlighting people, events and ambitions." www.columbiatribune.com/story/entert...

Join Rabia Gregory, co-editor of CONFLUENCES: Religion, Health, and Diversity in Missouri, for a discussion about the book on Wednesday, October 22, 4:30-6:30 pm, at the MU Student Center, 2206 B&C. For more information: upress.missouri.edu/events/confl...

The Missouri Historical Review said CATCHING HELL FROM ALL QUARTERS by Sean Rost is a "valuable addition to the literature, a valiant effort at shifting focus in studies of the racist and nativist interwar Ku Klux Klan movement to forefront those working to counter the Klan.”

Marshall Garvey, author of INTERSTATE '85, recently appeared on the Sports-Casters podcast to discuss the book. Listen to the episode below: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Celebrate every Missouri Tigers victory with a special discount the following Tuesday—now through the end of football season! This weekend the Tigers won their Homecoming game against the Massachusetts Minutemen 42-6, so today only we're offering a 42% discount on all titles. upress.missouri.edu

The Meuse–Argonne offensive was a major part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire Western Front. It was fought from September 26, 1918, until the Armistice of November 11, 1918. Check out the following titles about the Meuse–Argonne offensive:

Wisconsin Bookwatch called SHARING THE LOVE OF GARDENING by Kristie Wolferman a "magnificently illustrated, meticulously researched, impressively well organized and informative horticultural society history."

From now until the end of football season if the Missouri Tigers win, we'll offer a special discount the following Tuesday! This weekend the Tigers won against the Gamecocks 29-20! So today only we’re offering a 29% discount on all titles. Use code GOTIGERS on our website. upress.missouri.edu

The Journal of Military History said this about CHASING THE SHADOW by Steven Ossad: “Anyone interested in understanding the early history of the IDF and its success in the 1948 conflict between Israel and its neighbors should read this important book.”

The American Historical Review said MOUND CITY by Patricia Cleary "represents a painstaking effort to return Indigenous peoples to the narrative history of St. Louis.”

Rona Simmons, author of NO AVERAGE DAY: The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944, is now on Substack! Check out her new newsletter, “Gone for a Soldier”: goneforasoldier.substack.com

This Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 5 P.M. EDT, Dave Bridge, author of PUSHBACK, will deliver a Constitution Day lecture at James Madison College about what happens after the Supreme Court makes unpopular rulings. For more information: jmc.msu.edu/events/2025/...

Rona Simmons, author of NO AVERAGE DAY, recently appeared on the Ernie Pyle WWII Museum Podcast to discuss the book. Listen to the interview here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Here is a new interview with author Steven Ossad about his book, CHASING THE SHADOW: Mickey Marcus's 200 Days of Destiny. youtu.be/7d0EjYraNgQ?...

Today at noon CST, Dan Burkhardt, author of TRAILS ACROSS MISSOURI, will discuss the book at The State Historical Society of Missouri. The talk will be preceded by a ten-minute short film at 11:50 a.m. For more information: shsmo.org/history-on-elm

On Sept. 17 at 5 P.M. EDT, Dave Bridge, author of PUSHBACK, will deliver a Constitution Day lecture at James Madison College about what happens after the Supreme Court makes unpopular rulings. For more information: jmc.msu.edu/events/2025/...

Tomorrow, Sept. 9, at noon, Dan Burkhardt, author of TRAILS ACROSS MISSOURI, will discuss the book at The State Historical Society of Missouri. The talk will be preceded by a ten-minute short film at 11:50 a.m. For more information: shsmo.org/history-on-elm

Perspectives on Politics said this about PUSHBACK by Dave Bridge: “Dave Bridge has written an important book that makes a valuable contribution to the regime politics literature..."

Marshall Garvey, author of INTERSTATE '85, recently appeared on HODGEPOD to discuss the 1985 World Series between the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals. Listen to the full interview here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Marshall Garvey, author of INTERSTATE '85, was recently interviewed by award-winning sports broadcaster Danny Clinkscale about the book. Listen to the full interview here: www.dannyclinkscale.com/podcast/2025...

Steve Paul, author of LITERARY ALCHEMIST: The Writing Life of Evan S. Connell, recently wrote an essay about the process of writing a biography. Read the essay here: www.booklistonline.com/products/981...

Dr. Jane Close Conoley, 7th president of California State University, called MOUND CITY by Patricia Cleary one of her favorite recent books. Read more here: www.lbplfoundation.org/long-beach-l...

Kristie Wolferman, author of SHARING THE LOVE OF GARDENING: The History of The Westport Garden Club, was recently interviewed about the book on EcoRadio KC on KKFI 90.1 FM. Listen to the interview here: kkfi.org/program-epis...

Rona Simmons, author of NO AVERAGE DAY, recently appeared on the SOMEONE TALKED! podcast. Listen to the episode here: bit.ly/45zjySK

Marshall Garvey, author of INTERSTATE '85, recently appeared on the Children of the 80s podcast to discuss the book. Listen to the episode here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Check out these @journsporthist.bsky.social reviews from Vol. 52.1: 📕William S. Cossen reviews "Ballyhoo!" @umissouripress.bsky.social‬ 📘Liz Wilkinson reviews "They Run with Surprising Swiftness" @uvapress.bsky.social‬ ➡️@projectmuse.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/issue/54597 cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social

Join author Kristie C. Wolferman and photographer Marianne Kilroy for a discussion about SHARING THE LOVE OF GARDENING: The History of the Westport Garden Club on Tuesday, July 29, 6-7 p.m. at the Kansas City Public Library Plaza Branch. RSVP using the link below. kclibrary.org/node/41861/r...