The University of Tennessee Press

Two of our previously published books are now available for the first time in paperback! If you missed them the first go-around or didn't spring for the hard cover at the time, these books are now perfect for carrying in your bag, loaning to colleagues, and assigning to students!

New Release: "The Free Will Baptists: A New History" by J. Matthew Pinson. Bringing together Pinson's experience as a pastor and scholar of historical theology, this volume is one of the most comprehensive histories of this evangelical movement to date.

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Check out this review of one of our best-selling titles of 2025, Boss Brooks! Thanks to Chapter 16 + Humanities Tennessee for the feature!

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OUT NOW! "From Gray to Blue: Galvanized Yankees in the American Civil War" by Pat Garrow. A follow up and companion to his 2020 book "Changing Sides," this title examines the bleak prison camps and complex historical factors that led thousands of soldiers to shift their allegiance.

Predictions: what lies ahead for the book trade in 2026?

The National Year of Reading, AI and audio dominate topics for 2026, while the trade gets excited for more romantasy, escapism and film adaptations 👇

In the 1950s, the U.S. Army started training for a future shaped by atomic weapons. In "Training for Atomic Warfare," author Brad Hardy explores how the U.S. Army adapted doctrine and education for the nuclear age—and why the experiment ended. Now available at utpress.org!

Also out today: "The Greatest Calamity: Tennessee in the Civil War Era" by John D. Fowler. This accessible historical volume details how the people, politics, and landscape of the Volunteer state were transformed during the Civil War in ways that still reverberate today. Learn more at utpress.org!

New release! "Missouri and the Secession Crisis,” edited by Dwight T. Pitcaithley, is a collection of primary documents that illustrate a rocky era in the state’s history leading up to the Civil War. This volume includes public speeches, official messages, records from the state convention and more!

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📣 Big news! Our Spring/Summer 2026 Catalog is here! Take a sneak peek at the titles we have coming early next year! Copies will soon be available around campus and in mailboxes, but don't forget you can always find the PDF of our current catalog on our website, utpress.org (link in profile!)

Whether you are resting over this long holiday weekend or scouting out the best deals for Black Friday, don't forget to pop over to utpress.org/whats-on-sale for our holiday half-off sale! Use code UTPHOLIDAY at check-out to see the discount applied! 🦃

Over the weekend we met @utpress.bsky.social author Meredith Linn, pictured below at our @socscihistory.bsky.social exhibit with her book, Irish Fever: An Archaeology of Illness, Injury, and Healing in New York City, 1845-1875. #ssha2025

Boss Brooks: A True Story of Fraud, Family, and Forgiveness from Tennessee to Texas is officially out today on utpress.org.

Based on the orders we've seen so far, this unique book that blends true crime and family history is poised to be one of our best sellers of the year!

We are proud to share that the forthcoming Boss Brooks, written by Kathy Bingham Turner and Leon Alligood, has received a starred review from Kirkus ahead of its release on November 25!

Read the review here:
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Last month, Director Katie Hannah traveled to Philadelphia to shadow the director of Penn Press! To celebrate UP Week, her report from the Director’s Residency was shared on AUP's/@aupresses.bsky.social site. A true #TeamUP moment!

Read it here: digitaldigest.up.hcommons.org/2025/11/12/2...

Did you miss #IndieAuthorDay this year? On Friday, the Indie Author Project hosted their annual authors' event which featured free virtual workshops for libraries and independent authors! Learn more about the org and see videos from the event on their website! indieauthorday.com

OUT NOW: Lee University: The Path from Church of God Bible Training School to Modern University by John D. Coats. This book not only chronicles the history of the college, but also offers a look into the evolving evangelical denomination in the 20th century American south. Available at utpress.org!

This Thursday, we will be celebrating Knoxville Focus-columnist and historian, Ray Hill's new book "Senator Kenneth McKellar" at the East TN Historical Center in downtown Knoxville.

We hope to see you there!
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In 2020 the UT Press officially became a part of the
@utknoxville.bsky.social UT Libraries! Since then we've been able to connect more with faculty and librarians and #TeamUP to find more ways to get the scholarly research and historical monographs that we publish out to more people!

This week we are celebrating University Press Week with @aupresses.bsky.social! The theme of this year's celebration is #TeamUP, showcasing and illustrating how we team up with libraries, bookstores, editors and so many more to advance knowledge and help people understand the world through books!

HOWDY! The Minnie Pearl Story was released just last month and has been met with great praise!

We hope you will join us tomorrow, Sat. Nov. 8, at 3:00 pm for a celebration of this book's release with authors Don Cusic and Mary Ellen Pethel. Come learn more about this unforgettable Nashville icon!

Today is the day! #BigOrangeGive 2025 stretches on until midnight tonight, so you still have plenty of time to participate! Any amount given to our Scot Danforth UT Press Director Endowment is automatically doubled by a generous pledge match of $5,000! Go Vols! 📙

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We're thrilled to be a part of the Anna Belle Smith Literary Festival at the Blount County Public Library tomorrow!

We'll be featuring our most East Tennessee books and authors, as well as bringing some recent best-sellers. Stop by to browse the book fair—it's free!

We can't wait for the Southern Festival of Books this weekend! If you're in Nashville and planning to attend be sure to stop by our booth and say hello!

If you want to support the UT Press while enjoying everything this FREE festival has to offer, check out our personalized schedule!

Out today! Artist and scholar of historical preservation, Jeremy C. Wells, argues for radical changes to US historical preservation policies that place the needs and experiences of the public at the heart of preservation efforts. Learn more on our site: utpress.org/title/managi...

From Out of the Smokies: Stories of Fly Fishing and Life Book Launch - ETHS Join us for a posthumous celebration of From Out of the Smokies: Stories of Fly Fishing and Life, a memoir […]

We look forward to honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Tombras by celebrating his posthumously published memoir "From Out of the Smokies" tomorrow night!

Refreshments and books will be available.
We hope to see you there!
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This weekend KHS is hosting the Ohio Valley History Conference. We would like to thank our sponsors, @lsupress.bsky.social and @utpress.bsky.social for their support along with all of the OVHC institutions, presenters, and attendees. #OVHC25

"Citizen of the Shadows: The Lives and Lies of Lothar Witzke" is officially out today at utpress.org! Friedland and Hornick together helm this examination of one of the most notorious spies in Germany in the 20th century, and find Witzke's legacy somewhere between fact and fiction.

HOWDY! is out today and we're just so proud! The girl from Grinder's Switch charmed her way into the hearts of audiences with her comedic timing and southern sensibilities, but behind the scenes Sarah Cannon was a mentor, friend, and cultural visionary. Now available at utpress.org!

TONIGHT! We are also excited to add that Georgiana Vines (Knox News columnist) will be joining Charles Smith in conversation about Report Card Nation. See you at 6:00 pm!