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Louisiana's premier academic publisher, established in 1935. #lsupress

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New Books in Conversation: Christopher Gonzales and Monica Macansantos — The Hopkins Review In this fifth installment celebrating new and forthcoming books that include work first published in The Hopkins Review , Christopher Gonzales and Monica Macansantos discuss their new works of nonfiction.

Christopher Gonzales (author of the LSU Press memoir "Return of the Lost Son") spoke with writer Monica Macansantos for a series featuring conversations with authors whose new books include work first published in The Hopkins Review.

Check it out here: https://bit.ly/46OQdVR

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My box of Resurrection Pies has arrived in Vermont!
Would you like a signed copy?

DM me and I'd be happy to drop one in the mail for you! (I can also include discounted copies of my earlier books, The Elephant of Silence, The Mean Game ...) 🥳

#newbook #poetrylovers

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Congratulations to Olivia Clare Friedman, whose poetry collection, "An Arm Fixed to a Wing," has been nominated for a ​2025 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award! Best of luck, Olivia!

See the full list of nominees here: https://bit.ly/3OYix20

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Cover of "Café Lafitte in Exile" along with authors  Frank Perez and Jeffrey Palmquist.

Tomorrow at 6 p.m. CST, join Frank Perez and Jeffrey Palmquist as they present their new book, "Café Lafitte in Exile," for the Friends of the Cabildo Second Thursday Lecture Series. The lecture will be held on Zoom, and registration is required.

📝 Register here: https://bit.ly/4lp6iri

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Many, many thanks to @uwiscpress.bsky.social @lsupress.bsky.social @upittpress.bsky.social & @southernreview.bsky.social #AWP2026 #AWP26

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Check out Jack Love's review of Earl J. Hess's "Civil War Cavalry: Waging Mounted Warfare in Nineteenth-Century America," published in 2025 by @lsupress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #animalhist #militaryhist🐎
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Frankly Speaking: Who gets to speak for Frank Zappa? A blog post by Bradley Morgan, author of "Frank Zappa's America"

@lsupress.bsky.social recently launched a Substack where press authors are invited to write a blog on the topic of their choice as it relates to their book.

So I wrote about interacting with Zappa fans, & the challenges of discussing Frank's political legacy.

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In our March blog post, Bradley Morgan takes on the complicated political legacy of music legend Frank Zappa. Read it here: https://bit.ly/4ruEoLX

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Out now: "Café Lafitte in Exile," the fascinating story of queer New Orleans through the lens of its most legendary gay bar. Happy #pubday to Frank Perez and Jeffrey Palmquist!

📚: https://bit.ly/queerneworleans

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If you’re in Baltimore for the AWP Conference, join us today on Wednesday, March 4 at 7 pm, at Baltimore Museum of Industry's Communications Gallery, for a reading featuring authors from the @uwiscpress.bsky.social @lsupress.bsky.social @upittpress.bsky.social & @southernreview.bsky.social (1/2)

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We're live with Joseph Bathanti, author of the brand-new poetry collection, "Steady Daylight"! Please join us for a book talk and Q&A. | LSU Press We're live with Joseph Bathanti, author of the brand-new poetry collection, "Steady Daylight"! Please join us for a book talk and Q&A.

And we’re live! Please join us for a book talk and Q&A with Joseph Bathanti, author of the brand-new poetry collection, "Steady Daylight.” www.facebook.com/100063697324...

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We have five book launches this March, starting today with "Steady Daylight" by Joseph Bathanti! As always, our launches stream live at 2 p.m. CST on Facebook and Substack and are archived on YouTube.

Check out our full lineup of upcoming events here: https://bit.ly/lsuplaunch

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Last week at the Southern Seminary, Eric C. Smith spoke with Dr. Greg Wills about his new book, "Between Worlds," the first critical biography of one of its founders, John A. Broadus. You can find their conversation here: https://bit.ly/3OJnhZc

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Cover of the book "Resurrection Pie," by John Wall Barger, featuring a metallic, concentric circle design background.

"These are poems that are both easily apprehended and fathomless.” —Shane McCrae

In "Resurrection Pie," John Wall Barger's new collection of poetry, Barger writes the odd, the marvelous, and the wounded with unguarded clarity. Happy #pubday!

📚: https://bit.ly/resurrectionpie

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I’ll be at #AWP26 next week, and I’ll be signing and reading from A Red Knock-Knocking like a Heart out from @lsupress.bsky.social

Please say hello!

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It’s publication day for A Red Knock-Knocking like a Heart! And I started a Substack lol.

Thanks so much to @lsupress.bsky.social

Happy birthday, book!

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Book cover of "A Red Knock-Knocking Like a Heart," by Kate Gaskin, showing legs appearing from under a bed on a geometric patterned rug.

"[A] gorgeous exploration of the complexities of parenting." — Traci Brimhall

"A Red Knock-Knocking like a Heart," Kate Gaskin's new poetry collection, sifts through grief while tapping into the sublime state that underlies loss and love. Happy #pubday!

📚: https://bit.ly/likeaheart

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Civilians - Center for Literary Publishing $20.95 Buy Book About the Book Author: Jehanne DubrowReviewed By: Dale CottinghamGenre: PoetryPublisher: LSU PressPublished: 2025Pages: 78 Book ReviewIn the disturbance we call America, we must navigate the tension between job and home, between what we love and what we must do, to find balance if we can. And we call on our poets—who spend […]

"The scope of the book is a lifetime, the measure of the book is life. The volume is compelling, a necessary addition to our cannon. I keep it close."

From a brilliant new review of Jehanne Dubrow's poetry collection "Civilians" in Colorado Review!

🖊️: https://bit.ly/4tUfgR1

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Announcement for SACRPH's new book series on metropolitan development, featuring three authors and their recent publications.

Please join J. Mark Souther, author of "Sandhill Cities," for a new book series sponsored by the Society for American City and Regional Planning History (SACRPH) today at noon CST/1 p.m. EST on Zoom!

sacrph.org/archives/6283

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Cover of "Louisiana Healing Garden," by Corinne Martin, featuring colorful medicinal plants, butterflies, and bees against a black background.

“You will learn the plants of Louisiana like never before.” —Tammany Baumgarten

In "Louisiana Healing Garden," herbalist Corinne Martin explores Louisiana’s plants and their power to provide healing in a time of unprecedented change and uncertainty. Happy #pubday!

📚: https://bit.ly/lahealinggarden

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Cover of "The Plural of Water," by Bruce Bond,  featuring a misty river landscape with a narrow strip of land dividing the water.

"[A] searching, open-field meditation on the... lyric’s capacity to hold the unrepresentable." —Kimberly Grey

Happy #pubday to Bruce Bond! His new poetry collection, "The Plural of Water," explores how the unconscious shapes our ability to perceive today's crises.

📚: https://bit.ly/pluralofwater

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Map of the AWP Bookfair in Baltimore, highlighting the location of the LSU Press booth. Schedule for LSU Press book signing event on March 5 featuring authors Rebecca Hazelton, Biljana D. Obradović, Daniel Tobin, Kate Gaskin, Moira Egan, and Catherine Carter. Schedule for LSU Press book signing event on Friday, March 6, featuring Bruce Bond, John Wall Berger, Chelsea Witton, Rose McLarney, and Christopher Bakken. Poster for AWP Offsite University Press Poetry Reading on March 4, 2026, from 7-9 PM at Baltimore Museum of Industry.

Going to Baltimore for #AWP26 ? Here's some helpful info about where to find us at the Bookfair, when our authors will be signing books, and how to attend our offsite reading with the University of Wisconsin Press and the University of Pittsburgh Press!

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Trident Poetry Series: Dan Beachy-Quick - Elements & Offerings — Trident Booksellers & Cafe Dan Beachy-Quick is a poet, essayist, and translator whose most recent book, Elements & Offerings , is now out from LSU Press. His work has been supported by the Monfort, Lannan, and Guggenheim Foundations. He teaches at Colorado State University, where he is a University Distinguished Teac

Boulder readers: Catch poet Dan Beachy-Quick’s reading for the Trident Poetry Series at Trident Booksellers & Cafe tomorrow, February 24, at 6:30 p.m.! https://bit.ly/4aLuGhJ

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A book titled A Red Knock-Knocking like a Heart being held in front of two houseplants

My new book of poems A Red Knock-Knocking like a Heart is coming out with @lsupress.bsky.social a week from today! This book is about grief and parenting; neurodivergence and infant loss; honeysuckle, oceans, barred owls, and space aliens.

Mostly, it’s filled with big, big love.

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NEW ORLEANS: A Concise History of an Exceptional City, lovely-looking introduction to unique place NEW ORLEANS: A Concise History of an Exceptional City CHARLES D. CHAMBERLAIN LSU Press ( non-affiliate Bookshop.org link) $19.95 eboo...

@lsupress.bsky.social published NEW ORLEANS: A Concise History of an Exceptional City by CHARLES D. CHAMBERLAIN, a lovely object and good introduction to a unique, delightful place: #Booksky
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Cees Nooteboom, Voyaging Author of Enigmatic Novels, Dies at 92 A prolific Dutch writer of fiction, poetry and travel books, he was often mentioned as a potential recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

We are saddened to learn of the passing of Dutch journalist and novelist Cees Nooteboom, whose 1980 novel, "Rituals," was the first to be published in English by our press. Our condolences to Nooteboom's loved ones during this time. https://bit.ly/4cGLYzc

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The Author’s Corner with Eric C. Smith Eric C. Smith is Associate Professor of Church History at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. This interview is based on his new book, Between Worlds: John A. Broadus, the Southern Baptist S…

The Author's Corner with Eric C. Smith: *Between Worlds: John A. Broadus, the Southern Baptist Seminary, and the Prospects of the New South*: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/02/19/t... @lsupress.bsky.social

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NEW ORLEANS: A Concise History of an Exceptional City, lovely-looking introduction to unique place NEW ORLEANS: A Concise History of an Exceptional City CHARLES D. CHAMBERLAIN LSU Press ( non-affiliate Bookshop.org link) $19.95 eboo...

@lsupress.bsky.social published NEW ORLEANS: A Concise History of an Exceptional City by CHARLES D. CHAMBERLAIN, a lovely object and good introduction to a unique, delightful place: #Booksky
expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2026/02/new-...

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Book Review: War Fought and Felt: The Emotional Motivations of Confederate Soldiers - Emerging Civil War War Fought and Felt: The Emotional Motivations of Confederate Soldiers. By Joshua R. Shiver. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 2025. Hardcover, 232 pp. $45.00. Reviewed by Dr. James Hill “Trae” Welborn III In this in-depth analysis of white southern manhood among Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War, historian Joshua R. Shiver builds upon recent emotions […]

"[A]n important work of emotions history on evolving conceptions of white southern manhood across the Civil War Era."

From a new review of Joshua Shiver's "War Fought and Felt: The Emotional Motivations of Confederate Soldiers" in Emerging Civil War.

📝: https://bit.ly/4kFbDKy

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