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New release: CONFIDENCES, the only novel written by acclaimed feminist poet Adela Zamudio, translated by @lauralnagle.bsky.social. Hailed as a lost classic of Bolivian modernism, now available in English for the first time. For more info and to order: tinyurl.com/52kr9cnp

Publication day for Sally Rooney: Perspectives & Approaches: "This lively, urgent collection showcases the breadth and depth of scholarly work on an enigmatic literary superstar." @ellenscheible.bsky.social @seveneccles.bsky.social For more praise & to order: tinyurl.com/5v5w2dh7 #ReadUP

Just finished recording new LEGENDS AND LECTURES with Dr Elaine Bander about her new book Reading with Jane Austen! Join us for her episode in a few weeks here www.youtube.com/@authormiche...

New blog post: An interview with author Elaine Bander on Reading with Jane Austen (now back in stock!): upress.blogs.bucknell.edu #JaneAusten

Delighted to see Alimentary Orientalism by @yinyuan.bsky.social shortlisted for the British Association for Romantic Studies First Book Prize: tinyurl.com/3d6pchy9. Congratulations to all finalists!

Enormously proud of our new crop of books, with something for every taste: #JaneAusten, #SallyRooney, #Bolaño, #Chateaubriand, #chocolate, #noirfiction, #litintranslation. Grateful to each author & contributor who has entrusted us with their work. #ReadUP lnkd.in/euFuB4-e

@seveneccles.bsky.social @bucknellupress.bsky.social Barry & I are thrilled to announce that will be launching Sally Rooney: Perspectives and Approaches this July in Budapest at IASIL. More details soon! You can preorder the book (in paperback!) here: www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/sally-rooney...

#NewBlogPost: Series Eds. Mark L. Kamrath and Philip Barnard discuss stewarding BUP's Charles Brockden Brown series, the editorial process behind the Collected Writings, and discovering more about Brockden Brown’s contributions to postrevolutionary America. To read: tinyurl.com/y596czn6

Spring is here, and with it, two new releases at BUP: "Groundless Noir: Ontology and Latin American Crime Fiction" by Erik Larson, and "1650-1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era, Volume 31" by eds. Kevin L. Cope and Samara Anne Cahill. To order: tinyurl.com/89yw6np6

Sharing some news from our friends at the University of Delaware Press about two of @bucknellupress.bsky.social's longstanding series: tinyurl.com/s4ucb757. Please help spread the word! #18C #18thcenturystudies #Frenchtheater #Frenchhistory #Transits

#NewBlogPost: @emrysdjones.bsky.social, @elementaladam.bsky.social, and Stenke discuss their new collection, what it means to "read for rudeness" in eighteenth-century literature, and how we could all benefit from reading against the political grain. To read: tinyurl.com/mvbheywa

This April marks the 30th anniversary of #NationalPoetryMonth, founded by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. This month, we're celebrating all of our @bucknellupress.bsky.social poets and their work. Be on the lookout for more across our social media accounts and blog! #NationalPoetryMonth

Celebrate Women’s History Month with @bucknellupress.bsky.social! We’ve put together a collection of titles written, edited, translated, and published by women. For more information and to order: tinyurl.com/89yw6np6 #womenshistorymonth #bucknelluniversitypress

Newly released: READING WITH JANE AUSTEN by Elaine Bander carefully rereads the great author’s novels against the rich context of late Georgian literary and intellectual culture, adding new layers of appreciation for those who love her work. To order: tinyurl.com/yea8b74y

#Newblog: We spoke with Kathleen Tamayo Alves to learn more about female embodiment, agency, and sexuality, exploring how the book’s themes are in conversation with today’s discourse on women’s bodily rights. To read: tinyurl.com/mr9krzba #womenshistorymonth #eighteenthcentury

February is Black History Month, a time to honor and amplify Black stories and voices. To celebrate, we've put together a list of BUP titles by and about Black perspectives and lives. Visit our website for more! To order: tinyurl.com/89yw6np6

January #Newbooks: "Impolite Periodicals: Reading for Rudeness in the Eighteenth Century" by editors Emrys D. Jones, @elementaladam.bsky.social, and Katarina Stenke, and "Magical Realism and the History of the Emotions in Latin America" by Jerónimo Arellano. To order: tinyurl.com/89yw6np6

Happy New Year from @bucknellupress.bsky.social! May 2026 be a year of innovative projects, excited collaboration, and achievements big and small.

As 2025 comes to a close, we at @bucknellupress.bsky.social want to wish our authors, editors, readers, and literary community a happy holiday season. Thank you for a year of great books, heartfelt support, and wonderful memories. Until next year!

#Newbooks! The new @bucknellupress.bsky.social catalog has arrived, with something for everyone. tinyurl.com/4v4y4cun #SallyRooney #JaneAusten #JamesJoyce #poetry #literarystudies #LatinAmerica #18thcenturystudies #Frenchtheater #IrishLiterature #humanities #ReadUP @rutgersupress.bsky.social

On this, the 250th anniversary of #JaneAusten's birth, we look forward eagerly to the release of Elaine Bander's "Reading with Jane Austen," coming in March! #Austen250 "Reading with Jane Austen is a gift.” -Susan Allen Ford Pre-orders here: tinyurl.com/3fwf8fwt

Reading with Jane Austen

Reading with Jane Austen rereads Austen’s novels within the context of the rich Georgian literary culture that she and her readers knew well. Austen wrote her novels to evoke readerly expectations of ...

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Congratulations to Wendy M. Thompson, whose Black California Gold is a finalist for the California Independent Booksellers Alliance's Martin Cruz Smith Award for Emerging Diverse Voices. Good luck to all finalists! More about the book: tinyurl.com/3syrt4hh

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December 9 marks the release date of the first-time paperback edition of "Citizens of Memory" by Silvia Tandeciarz and "Narrating Infertility in Spain" by Catherine Bourland Ross. To order "Citizens of Memory": tinyurl.com/3e56pz7v To order "Narrating Infertility in Spain": tinyurl.com/3hfn2d3h

To celebrate the December 9 release of "Narrating Infertility in Spain," we sat down with Dr. Catherine Bourland Ross to discuss her upcoming book, the illusion of choice in the contemporary fertility landscape, and the importance of reading reproductive literature. To read: tinyurl.com/bdddntzr

... Featuring translations from @bucknellupress.bsky.social, @cmupress.bsky.social, @uchicagopress.bsky.social, @upcolorado.bsky.social, @columbiaup.bsky.social, @floridapress.bsky.social, @livunipress.bsky.social, @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social https://bit.ly/43S4pf8 ...

Reading Around the World: 17 Great Books in Translation From University Presses

Want to travel around the world without leaving your house? Just pick up a book that was translated from another language. Whether you are reading a novel originally written in French, a memoir ori…

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Under Pressure to Cut Costs, a University Closes Its Press Bucknell University says it’s closing its storied academic press to focus more resources on undergraduate students. But faculty and other scholars say the press has long been a part of the value proposition at a... https://bit.ly/43UmxVK

This is devastating news. Bucknell UP's team has been incredibly kind, patient, and supportive with my first book. I'm forever grateful. This is so sad. Support the GD humanities, including the presses!!!

profchander@profchander.bsky.social · last yr.

very much saddened to learn that bucknell university press will be closing. they took a chance on my first book when other presses said it was too short or too narrowly focused on minor authors. www.chronicle.com/blogs/letter...

#Newbook: Body Language: Medicine and the Eighteenth-Century Comic Novel by @katalves18c.bsky.social examines the intersections of British 18C comic fiction and medical discourse, adding "a vital chapter to the study of medicine, literature, and gender in the period." To order: tinyurl.com/3vpz7crk