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The Erie Canal in literature and theater – Syracuse University Press The years following the construction of the Erie Canal saw the publication of a number of novels and books for young readers, serving the new interest in the modern architectural wonder. In Low…

In this week's What'SUP blog post, we explore the literature that sprang from the Erie Canal's construction and the theater companies that toured via the canals. press.syr.edu/the-erie-can...

Join us for a celebration of our Gender, Culture, & Politics in the Middle East series! Stop by our booth at #MESA2025, browse our books, meet our authors, and enjoy food and drinks. Monday, November 24 at 12 pm.

Join us for a celebration of our Gender, Culture, & Politics in the Middle East series! Stop by our booth at #MESA2025, browse our books, meet our authors, and enjoy food and drinks. Monday, November 24 at 12 pm.

We will be at the Middle East Studies Association's 59th Annual Meeting this weekend and we're offering 40% conference discounts on all of Middle East Studies titles through the week. Enter code 05LEAF25 at checkout. press.syr.edu/supressbook-...

Our 2025 Holiday Sale Begins Now! – Syracuse University Press Our holiday sale, the biggest Syracuse University Press sale of the year, has begun! Shop early and save 40 percent on every title in our catalog through December 15. Take a look at some selected…

In this week's What'SUP Blog, we have some choice recommendations from this year's massive Holiday Sale. press.syr.edu/our-2025-hol...

Our biggest sale of the year has begun! Shop early and save 40% on all of our titles during this year's holiday sale, running through December 16. press.syr.edu/supressbook-...

An updated and expanded edition of the essential New York mycology handbook, "Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of New York: Second Edition" is now available. press.syr.edu/supressbooks...

Our biggest sale of the year has begun! Shop early and save 40% on all of our titles during this year's holiday sale, running through December 16. press.syr.edu/supressbook-...

Don’t Recommend a Book to Bryan Washington (Unless You’re a Bookseller)

In @nytimes.com, author Bryan Washington cites Ibtisam Azem's "The Book of Disappearance" as one of the last great books he's read. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/b...

In honor of #UPWeek, explore the entire Syracuse University Press backlist and save 40% off all titles as we celebrate the critical work of university presses. press.syr.edu/supressbook-...

UP Week 2025 Blog Tour, What does your press do to Team UP?

In today’s #UPWeek blog tour, university presses consider *what* they do to #TeamUP. Building relationships & engaging in activities with their authors, campuses, academic libraries & other university presses play an important role. Read more: https://bit.ly/4qH5cJV

Congratulations to William Polsgrove! His novel "Grace: A Cautionary Tale of Family and Mayhem" is the 2025 Veterans Writing Award Winner. press.syr.edu/veterans-wri...

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…

For #UPWeek, LitHub features "The Man of Middling Height" as one of the great new works in translation. lithub.com/reading-arou...

UPWeek: Team UP and translation in an Omani cafe – Syracuse University Press November 10-14 marks University Press Week, when presses come together to celebrate scholarship, collaboration, and sharing academic works across the world. To celebrate this year’s theme of TeamUP,…

November 10 marks the beginning of#UPWeek, a celebration of the impact of university presses on global scholarship. As part of this year's blog tour, translator Zia Ahmed discusses collaborating with author Hamoud Saud on their book "The Raven of Ruwi." press.syr.edu/upweek-team-...

UP Week 2025 Blog Tour, Who Teams UP?

The #UPWeek blog tour begins by considering all *who* collaborate with university presses to advance knowledge: authors, editors, translators, press staff, student workers, #openaccess funders, teachers, writing groups & many others in our university & local communities! https://bit.ly/4qH5cJV

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…

Thanks for the #UPWeek love, @literaryhub.bsky.social! Many university presses are dedicated to Teaming UP with translators to advance knowledge & understanding. Discover 17 outstanding examples to #ReadUP in “ Reading Around the World” https://bit.ly/43S4pf8 ...

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month this November and take 40% off all of our native American and Indigenous studies titles. press.syr.edu/supressbook-...

Excerpt: Steel and Grit – Syracuse University Press Steel and Grit: A History of the Lower Hudson Valley and the Bear Mountain Bridge explores the story behind the bridge’s construction as well as the fundraising and community-led efforts that…

“The ceremonies you have just witnessed here were but simple acts. But they are important acts in the life of the Empire State. They signal the opening of an important course of traffic and the removal of the barrier which has blocked the southern portion of the State." press.syr.edu/excerpt-stee...

Forthcoming November 2025: New Saudi Poetry, the Memoir of a Palestinian Communist, More As publication dates often slip — and new books surface — we try to have a glance at what’s really (to the best of our knowledge) coming in translation from Arabic at the start of each month.

In their November roundup, ArabLit calls "Tracing the Ether," "a beautiful bilingual collection of embodied contemporary poetry from Saudi Arabia..." arablit.org/2025/11/01/f...

At the Toronto Festival of Authors? Join @fadizaghmout.bsky.social as he discusses his book, "The Man of Middling Height," at Quiet Revolutions Sunday. festivalofauthors.ca/event/quiet-...

Join us for a book launch of "Fantastic Spaces: Irish Cinema and the Supernatural" by Matthew Fee at Lemoyne College on October 29. A panel discussion will be held with a reception to follow. More information: www.lemoyne.edu/event/book-l...

Halloween Reads from Syracuse University Press – Syracuse University Press Halloween is approaching and, with it comes the temptation to reach for a seasonally appropriate frightening tale. While the press has published on demons, shapeshifters, and knife-wielding killers…

With Halloween approaching, the Syracuse University Press suggests some spooky tales in this week's What'SUP blog post. press.syr.edu/halloween-re...

Join author Ibtisam Azem at the Toronto Festival of Authors Sunday for a discussion of Memory, Resistance, and the Power of Storytelling. festivalofauthors.ca/event/memory...

Join us as we celebrate the Veterans Writing Award Winner with an exploration of art, identity, and conflict in writing.

An intimate portrait of Syrian displacement, transformation, and survival, "Lines of Flight, Assemblages of Home" by Leila Hudson is now available. press.syr.edu/supressbooks...

Ottoman Passports: Security and Geographic Mobility, 1876-1908

This time in Napoli!
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Open Access Week: The demand for accessible scholarship – Syracuse University Press This week marks the beginning of Open Access Week, an opportunity for researchers, publishers and authors to examine the benefits of accessible scholarship. To share more about our mission and…

During Open Access Week, Syracuse University Press Director Catherine Cocks shares a guest post here on the importance and value of Open Access for university publishers. press.syr.edu/open-access-...

Drawing on decades of research, "Crafting Marriages" charts how Palestinian women have reimagined and reshaped marriage practices across generations . Now available: press.syr.edu/supressbooks...

The Man of Middling Height by Fadi Zaghmout, translated by Wasan Abdelhaq The Man of Middling Height is at its best in moments that combine theme, plot, character, and image.

We kick off the week at @strangehorizons.bsky.social with Kyle R. Garton on Fadi Zaghmout's fantastical parable, The Man of Middling Height (translated by Wasan Abdelhawq for @syracuseup.bsky.social).

The book "will provoke much discussion, and—hopefully!—controversy," Kyle argues. Why? Click!

Join us for a book launch of "Fantastic Spaces: Irish Cinema and the Supernatural" by Matthew Fee at Lemoyne College on October 29. A panel discussion will be held with a reception to follow. More information: www.lemoyne.edu/event/book-l...