Happy Pub Day to Those Who Vanish by Patricia Grace King, winner of the 2026 Drue Heinz Literature Prize! "King refuses to let history remain abstract" -@electricliterature.com Now available everywhere! upittpress.org/books/978082...

delighted to welcome onto my (partially) decluttered desk this newest title in our Histories and Ecologies of Health series upittpress.org/books/978082... @upittpress.bsky.social

Housing Modern India places domestic space at the center of urban history, revealing how new home ideals remade Bombay to suit new ideals of sanitation, community, consumption, and nation. Coming 11/17/26. Details & preorders available now: upittpress.org/books/978082...

Coming 10/27/26: The first book to consider how Gondwanaland came to be understood across the southern hemisphere Gondwanaland connects geological history to modern and contemporary political, cultural, and scientific histories. Details & preorder here: upittpress.org/books/978082...

The Road to Relativity by Dan Siegel traces the full arc of the relativity revolution, from the overlooked protorelativity period (1880–1905) through Einstein’s 1905 breakthrough and the long road to acceptance into the 1930s. On sale 11/10/26. Details and preorder: upittpress.org/books/978082...

the stage is set for publishing conversations galore, visit @upittpress.bsky.social booth 305 at #AAS2026

"Wilson sensed that creativity is all around us, and Glasco sees that." Thanks to the @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social for this wonderful, thoughtful review of August Wilson's American Century! pghrev.com/august-wilso...

August Wilson's American Century - Pittsburgh Review of Books

Laurence Glasco, in his new book August Wilson's American Century: Life as Art, claims August Wilson has four distinct identities: outsider, warrior, race

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very excited to share the cover for our forthcoming book by susan burns on the history of medical modernization and public health in tokyo! featuring a bunch of color images and cool maps!

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✨COVER REVEAL✨ Mapping Medical Modernity: Urban Space and Public Health in Tokyo, 1868-1920 by Susan Burns explores the history of medical modernization and public health in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Tokyo. Details & preorder: upittpress.org/books/978082...

The ghost of editor @mickodopolous.bsky.social will be "floating" at #AAG2026. Cultivating book projects on behalf of @upittpress.bsky.social. Buy him a drink, or grab an appointment here bit.ly/3MdV2AX to tell him your bookish thoughts.

University of Pittsburgh Press at AAG - Mick Gusinde-Duffy

Mick Gusinde-Duffy, Editor at Large for U Pitt Press will be available for book meetings throughout the conference. Bring your groundbreaking political geography projects for discussion.

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No Rhododendron is a finalist for the 2026 PEN Open Book Award! Congrats, Samyak! See all of the finalists here: pen.org/2026-pen-ame... The winners will be announced on March 31st.

Announcing the winner of the 2026 Drue Heinz Literature Prize! upittpress.org/patricia-gra...

Patricia Grace King of Durham, England is the winner of the 2026 Drue Heinz Literature Prize - University of Pittsburgh Press

Pittsburgh, PA – Patricia Grace King, of Durham, England, is the winner of the 2026 Drue Heinz Literature Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for a collection of short fiction. King’s co...

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We're thrilled to share the cover for Asian Catholicism and the Remaking of Contemporary Families, edited by @michelchambon.bsky.social and James Ponniah, the first book in our new Contemporary Asian Catholics series! Details and US preorder: bit.ly/3ZidSJT EU and RoW preorder: bit.ly/3YELHVw

Happy pub day to World Observation: Empire, Architecture, and the Global Archive of Itō Chūta by Matthew Mullane! upittpress.org/books/978082...

excited to receive my advance copy of our latest title in asian studies & architectural history! kudos to the author and my design & production colleagues on this gorgeous book! the color illustrations really pop! upittpress.org/books/978082... @upittpress.bsky.social

Excited to see some of our recent titles included in the London Review of Books University Press spread!

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The @aupresses.bsky.social annual meeting kicks off today and we're excited to be connecting with our colleagues from all over the country! Make sure to tune in tomorrow, 6/10 at 1:15 to hear our own @umewmasa.bsky.social discuss How (Not) to Blow Up a Pipeline!

Galleys available for Galileo’s Fame by @annalunapost.bsky.social With this book, Anna-Luna Post offers a welcome new perspective on the volatile dynamic between early modern fame and science in Italy, shifting the focus from the recipient of fame to its brokers. upittpress.org/books/978082...

Congrats to Sheila Crane, whose book, City in the Shadow of Shantytown. A Critical History of Bidonville, we're honored to publish in the Spring 2026! www.arch.virginia.edu/news/center-...

"I think writers are eavesdroppers". Terrific interview with Drue Heinz Literature Prize winner Mubanga Kalimamukwento about her writing motivations and process. She also recently passed the Minnesota Bar Exam! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMCH...

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Three of books are featured in the 2025 @aupresses.bsky.social Book, Jacket, and Journal show! Congrats to Alex Wolfe, our Editorial and Production Director, who designed all three:

Exclusive cover reveal and Q&A for What God in the Kingdom of Bastards by Brian Gyamfi over at @debutiful.bsky.social! debutiful.net/2025/05/06/7...

See the cover of What God in the Kingdom of Bastards by Brian Gyamfi

Brian Gyamfi’s debut poetry collection, What God in the Kingdom of Bastards, will be published by the University of Pittsburgh Press on September 9, 2025. The collection is available for pre-order.…

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maybe i've been watching too much video game streamer content, but my quote for launching this series: "LET'S GO BRO!!!"

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We're excited to announce Power Currents: Asian Media in the World, a new scholarly book series that recenters media within Asian studies and Asia within media studies. Details here: upittpress.org/upp-announce...

welcome to Pittsburgh, #ASEH2025! while you're here, stop by the @upittpress.bsky.social booth in the exhibit hall to say hello, look at some books, and chat about food, drinks, & places to see. and remember, when you get home, speak not of the wonders you have seen here

I hope #ASEH2025 attendees find us in the exhibit hall in the hotel basement. Ask directions! There are many of us here - fantastic editors and others, so many good books. Come by.

Congrats to Oksana Maksymchuk, whose collection Still City was named to the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize longlist! griffinpoetryprize.com/press/2025-l... Still City is first-hand poetic witness to the war in Ukraine.

we're all set up and ready for #AAS2025 -- stop by the @upittpress.bsky.social booth 3/14-3/16 for the latest news on pitt and our pubs!

Exciting news for those writing books on Asia. There's a new book series in town: Power Currents: Asian Media in the World! Edited by some great folks including @jonabel.bsky.social @cheryllsoriano.bsky.social and Rahul Mukherjee, this series looks exciting: upittpress.org/series/power...

The Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize is open for submissions! Details here: upittpress.org/starrett-pri...

Last night we gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Mal Goode, Wilburn's grandfather and network news’s first African American correspondent. A welcome reminder of all that's good in the world in these dark and strange times. upittpress.org/books/978082...

Not to be missed: this episode of @randywilburn.bsky.social 's podcast on the ever-inspiring Mal Goode. #blackhistorymonth iamnorthwestarkansas.com/captivate-po...

Mal Goode: Breaking Barriers in Broadcast Journalism

About the Show: As we celebrate Black History Month, we take this opportunity to revisit the inspiring legacy of Mal Goode—the first Black network new...

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