📚 Studies in the Fantastic #19 is here! This latest issue of the journal “devoted to the speculative, fantastic, and weird in literature and other arts” explores new frontiers of imagination and scholarship. Don’t miss it! ✨🖋️ #BookRelease #SpeculativeFiction #UTampaPress #StudiesInTheFantastic

Get caught up before the next issue drops! 📚 Explore Studies in the Tales #18 and Studies in the Fantastic #16—two gems from our collection. Get ready for a new edition landing this month so now’s the perfect time to dive in. #StudiesInTheFantastic #FantasyLit #ComingSoon #tampa #florida #utampa

Don’t miss the full interview with Lance Larsen, conducted by Ryan McIlvain, on Larsen’s luminous poetry collection Making a Kingdom. Read now — just head to our website, tap 'Blog,' and it’s the fourth post down! #tampa #florida #utampa #reading #readingcommunity #bookstagram #literaryjournal

What are you reading this weekend? 📚✨ Surround yourself with great stories like she did — explore the latest from University of Tampa Press and find your next weekend read. #WeekendReads #UTPress #BookLovers #ReadLocal #FridayReads #tampa #florida #utampa #reading #readingcommunity #bookstagram

🩸 Something powerful is coming... The Voice of Blood arrives this October 31, 2025 from University of Tampa Press. In today’s post, learn more about this unforgettable work — and meet the author and translators behind it. 📖 Pre-order today! #VoiceOfBlood #UTampaPress #LiteraryTranslation

Dive into the realm of Zoodikers this weekend — Are you ready for a literary journey? 🦔📚 Available now from University of Tampa Press! #Zoodikers #NewRelease #LiteraryAdventure #UniversityOfTampaPress #florida #utampa #reading #readingcommunity #bookstagram #literaryjournal #nonfiction

✨ The moment has arrived! ✨ Explore Zoodikers: A Bestiary — an enchanting exploration of vanished beasts, myths, and the wild realms blending reality and art. ➡️ Swipe to learn more about this book! NOW available from University of Tampa Press! 📚🦌 #Zoodikers #NewRelease #UniversityOfTampaPress

We sat down with poet Richard Chess for a deep dive into his creative process, poetic inspiration, and the craft of writing. His insights are a must-hear for writers and poetry lovers alike. 📖 Don’t miss this thoughtful conversation — now available via Youtube! #tampa #florida #utampa #reading

#ThrowbackThursday to Studies in the Fantastic issue 5—revisiting our unique explorations of fantasy and myth. A must-read from our archives! ⠀ #TBT #FantasyRevisit #MythicalJourneys #TampaPress #FantasyLiterature

📚⏳ From the University of Tampa Press: our exciting new acquisition, Luigi Russi’s The Catastrophic Nature of Time, set to release in 2026. This upcoming book invites us to pause and savor the unnoticed rhythms of everyday life, revealing a deep sense of time amidst the rush. #TimeMatters

🩸 Sneak peek alert! Catch a glimpse of an excerpt from The Voice of Blood featured in Studies in the Fantastic #18! 👉 Swipe to uncover what awaits within… Now available for pre-order! #TheVoiceOfBlood #StudiesInTheFantastic #UTampaPress #SpeculativeFiction

Zoodikers is almost here! Don’t forget — this wonderful collection is available for pre-order now and officially releases September 8, 2025! Secure your copy today and be among the first to explore its sharp and unforgettable pages. 📚✨ #Zoodikers #PoetryRelease #PreOrderNow #TampaPress

Zoodikers: A Bestiary is already turning heads — and it hasn’t even hit shelves yet! 💥 With early praise from many literary voices, this debut is a wild ride through language, myth, and creaturely imagination. 📖 Official release: September 8, 2025 🛒 Now available for pre-order #UTampaPress

#ThrowbackThursday to "The Last Rites Never Came" by David M. Delo. This book "presents a vivid picture of the scope of problems and issues that a successful university president must address". Grab your copy now! #UTampaPress #DavidMDelo #TBT #TheLastRitesNeverCame

Honoring Steve Kowit—poet, teacher, and compassion advocate. His poetry urges us to savor everyday beauty. 🌟🖋️ #PoetryIsLife #SteveKowitTribute #EmbraceTheMoment #InspireWithWords #CelebratePoetry

✨ The Occasions of Paradise by John Blair—winner of the Tampa Review Prize for Poetry—is a moving, lyrical collection full of quiet urgency and elegant depth. As Kevin Prufer writes, “Despite their sadness and pain, [these poems] are also quietly optimistic and elegant.”

✨ What are readers saying about In Thailand It Is Night by Ira Sukrungruang? 🌙 Swipe through to see how this powerful collection is resonating with others—heartfelt, lyrical, and unforgettable. #tampa #florida #utampa #reading #readingcommunity #bookstagram #IraSukrungruang #InThailandItIsNight

Richard Chess’s Tekiah explores the weight and clarity of memory, faith, and history—bringing lyric beauty to the complexities of contemporary life. As Alan Shapiro writes, it’s a book that will “amaze, challenge, and console.” #Tekiah #RichardChess #PoetryBooks #UTampaPress

Take a closer look at What the Body Knows by Lance Larsen and discover the depth of his poetry. This lyrical collection reflects on memory, longing, and the quiet beauty woven into everyday life. #LanceLarsen #WhatTheBodyKnows #UTampaPress #ContemporaryPoetry #PoetryLovers #IndiePress #tampa

✨Dive into Public Gestures, Matt Yurdana’s striking collection that explores the ordinary moments we share and the subtle acts that shape our lives. Thoughtful, sharp, and deeply human—this is poetry that stays with you long after the last page. #tampa #florida #utampa #reading #readingcommunity

Looking for books that pair perfectly with slower, sunlit days? These five summer-ready reads offer reflection, wit, and lyricism—ideal whether you're porch-sitting, traveling, or simply taking it slow. #tampa #florida #utampa #reading #readingcommunity #bookstagram #literaryjournal #nonfiction

"Rolling the Bones" by Christopher Buckley, winner of the Tampa Review Prize for Poetry, is praised by Philip Levine as a humble yet profound collection. It offers grounded, moving poetry that reflects on worldly and otherworldly events. #tampa #florida #utampa #reading #readingcommunity

Michelle Boisseau’s Among the Gorgons, winner of the 2015 Tampa Review Prize for Poetry, is a collection that confronts grief with sharp wit and fearless imagination. As Eleanor Wilner says, the poems are “both feral and sophisticated". 📚 Discover a voice that’s unforgettable. #tampa #florida

Poetry features diverse voices, and we're excited to showcase them. ✨📚 Our collection includes "My Husband Would" by Benjamin S. Grossberg and "Separate Flights" by Patrick Hooper, reflecting on love, loss, and identity. Perfect for the morning or afternoon. Discover more on our shelves!

"Lays in Summer Lands" revives J. Willis Menard's voice, the first African American elected to Congress. Originally published in 1879, this collection highlights Menard’s roles as poet, editor, and activist. It's a crucial piece of literary and American history. Get your copy to learn more!

✨Fantastic Friday Feature! Dive into the uncanny and intriguing world in "Studies in the Fantastic No. 3." The academic journal challenges reality with the exploration of the dreamlike, strange, surreal, and thought-provoking world. 📚 Ideal weekend read for lovers of the bizarre and mystical.

We’re honored to share that Scott Frey has been named a Julie Suk Award Longlist Finalist for his powerful poetry book, Heavy Metal Nursing. This award highlights the importance of poetry published outside the mainstream, exemplified by Frey's work. 📚 Add this book to your shelf!

🖋️✨ Tasting Like Gravity is a masterful blend of poetry and art. The collection invites you to pause, reflect, and feel the weight of the everyday. A beautiful collaboration from two of Florida’s finest literary and visual artists, Peter Meinke and Jeanee Clark Meinke. Get your copy today!

A Map of Doubt and Rescue by Susan Miller is a journey through memory, longing, and the shifting terrain of identity. The play invites readers to explore the complex maps we draw to find our way back to ourselves 🔍✨ Swipe to see what Tony Kushner and Eve Ensler said about this unforgettable work!

The University of Tampa Press nonfiction collection showcases diverse voices and personal experiences. Explore "Lines from Wildwood Lane" for reflections on memory and place, "Buddha’s Dog & Other Meditations" for insights on spirituality, and "Southside Buddhists" for essays on identity. 📚🖋️✨

Start June by exploring Tampa's essence 🌴📖 — "Ybor City: The Making of a Landmark Town" by Frank Trebin Lastra is a compelling nonfiction tale about cigars, heritage, and community. 🇨🇺🇮🇹🇪🇸 Uncover the immigrant origins that shaped one of Florida’s legendary neighborhoods. #tampa #florida #uoftampa

✨ Lines from Wildwood Lane by Jeanne Clark Meinke is a quietly stunning collection of drawings capturing the poetry of the everyday. Featured in The New Yorker and Bon Appétit, Meinke draws what speaks to her — "I don't go around looking for subjects to draw, they must say something to me..." 🎨📘

This isn’t just poetry—it’s Heavy Metal Nursing ⚡ Winner of the Tampa Review Prize, and praise keep pouring in: “Feels like a miracle of presence and utter life-changing care”— Naomi Shihab Nye Swipe to see what Naomi Shihab Nye and Edgar Kunz shared about Heavy Metal Nursing!🩸📚 #Poetry

✨Dive into The Systems of Vanishing by Michael Hettich — poetic exploration of presence, memory, and the spaces in between. Get a glimpse at The Measured Breathing, one of the many poems from this collection. 🌿📝 #tampa #utampa #speculativefiction #bookrecommendations #reading #readingcommunity

Sneak peek alert 👀✨Zoodikers: A Bestiary by Flower Controy is made up of poems that describe midlife, the body, illness, extinction, queer intimacy, contradiction, and the blurred line between human and animal. Use the link in our bio to get your copy and explore these poems even further! 🔮📚