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Notre Dame Press Welcomes New Marketing and Sales Coordinator - University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame Press is thrilled to announce that Brandi M. Borkosky has joined the Press, effective March 2nd, in the position of Marketing

Notre Dame Press Welcomes New Marketing and Sales Coordinator #NDPBlog

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Our free ebook for March is *Back to the Breast* by Jessica Martucci, a groundbreaking chronicle of the breastfeeding movement that provides a welcome and vital account of what it has meant, and what it means today, to breastfeed in modern America. Download it here: buff.ly/rIfRWED

03.03.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Future Past of U.S. Foreign Policy: Nationalism and The Strategic… A potential U.S. attempt to acquire Greenland would represent more than a territorial dispute: it signals a revival of nationalistic, zero-sum thinking in American foreign policy. Drawing on…

Author @giuspapa.bsky.social wrote about US foreign policy and #Greenland:

"applying 19th-century expansionist logic to today’s geopolitical environment misreads Europe’s material capabilities and risks undermining U.S. strategy at a time of intensifying competition with China and Russia"

04.03.2026 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
In memoriam 
William E. Connolly 
1938-2026
A career-spanning reading list, including 
β€œSymposium: William Connolly at 80”
from Theory & Event in 2019
All articles free @ Project MUSE thru 31 March
press.jhu.edu/newsroom/memoriam-william-e-connolly

Illustrated with a photo of William E. Connolly from his JHU faculty page and cover art from Theory & Event and Social Research

In memoriam William E. Connolly 1938-2026 A career-spanning reading list, including β€œSymposium: William Connolly at 80” from Theory & Event in 2019 All articles free @ Project MUSE thru 31 March press.jhu.edu/newsroom/memoriam-william-e-connolly Illustrated with a photo of William E. Connolly from his JHU faculty page and cover art from Theory & Event and Social Research

Political theorist William E. Connolly passed last week, leaving behind an influential body of work studying democracy, capitalism & culture

To celebrate his legacy, we're unlocking his contributions to our journals thru 31 March on Project MUSE

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It's #BCorpMonth! πŸ’šπŸͺ΄

To celebrate what it means to be a B Corp, we're offering 50% off our #SustainableBusiness books until the end of the month.

🌟Use code SMC01 at checkout! 🌟

https://ow.ly/fJON50YoGwW

04.03.2026 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and their subsequent impact on the Middle East, we recognise that there is a need for access to informed, research-driven perspectives to give context to this conflict.

Read our key OA books on manchesterhive here: tinyurl.com/igme-free

04.03.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Display case featuring books from SIU Press for Women's History Month

Display case featuring books from SIU Press for Women's History Month

Check out the SIU Press #WomensHistoryMonth book display on the first floor of #MorrisLibrary! siupress.com

04.03.2026 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Brown graphic featuring a desk in front of a window, with several stack of books on it, reading: "Fredric Jameson and the Future of Critical Theory. April 10-12, 2026, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Keynotes by Michael Denning, Jane Gaines, Achille Mbembe, Toril Moi, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak"

Brown graphic featuring a desk in front of a window, with several stack of books on it, reading: "Fredric Jameson and the Future of Critical Theory. April 10-12, 2026, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Keynotes by Michael Denning, Jane Gaines, Achille Mbembe, Toril Moi, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak"

Join us at Duke University next month for "Fredric Jameson and the Future of Critical Theory," a 3-day symposium featuring keynotes by Michael Denning, Jane Gaines, Achille Mbembe, Toril Moi, & Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Register by 3/31.
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Gather at the Table | Remembering Sharon Leslie Morgan January 30, 1951 – February 24, 2026 My beloved friend and Gather at the Table co-author, Sharon Leslie Morgan, has joined the ancestors. I was not expecting this. We talk regularly. We last spoke on…

Sharon Leslie Morgan was the founder of Our Black Ancestry. Her expertise in genealogy helped many search for their own family history and connections. She was a powerhouse, and we will miss her dearly. πŸ•ŠοΈ

04.03.2026 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're so excited to share that DEATH DOES NOT END AT THE SEA (@prairie-schooner.bsky.social) by Gbenga Adesina is a finalist for the 2026 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards! πŸŽ‰ bit.ly/4r4ijDF

04.03.2026 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you @mngssbooks.bsky.social for highlighting one of our favorite books, "Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography"!

Explore more about the lives of Laura Ingalls Wilder and other inspiring women in history at MNG's #WomensHistoryMonth reading list, as well as sdhspress.com/books!

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As @publishersassoc.bsky.social releases its report, Mandy Hill shares her thoughts on how publishers license content for #AI use.

04.03.2026 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What Co-Writing Judy Heumann’s Memoir Taught Me By Kristen Joiner | β€œSo, you’ve been a feminist and worked in human rights your whole career?” Judy Heumann asked me the first time we met to discuss the possibility of writing her memoir. β€œRight.”…

It’s been 3 years since we lost Judy Heumann on this day. πŸ’”

Despite all she’d faced, she never lost faithβ€”not in herself or her fellow activists, and not in our democratic government.

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What a chocolate company can tell us about OpenAI’s risk For the closest American analogue to its unusual charitable structure, you need to look at Hershey

In an op-ed for @financialtimes.com, author Peter Kurie (IN CHOCOLATE WE TRUST) explores the parallels between OpenAI and the Hershey company (yes, as in the chocolate!) https://on.ft.com/4rTte4u

04.03.2026 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Female Power as Liability: The Queen Mother and a
Theodicy of Exile in 1 and 2 Kings

If every queen mother is the foremost of her nation and can lose the position of Χ’Χ‘Χ™Χ¨Χ” as opposed to the status of mother, then the title imbues the mother of the king with a position that the monarchy sanctions.
β€”Ginny Brewer-Boydston

Female Power as Liability: The Queen Mother and a Theodicy of Exile in 1 and 2 Kings If every queen mother is the foremost of her nation and can lose the position of Χ’Χ‘Χ™Χ¨Χ” as opposed to the status of mother, then the title imbues the mother of the king with a position that the monarchy sanctions. β€”Ginny Brewer-Boydston

Read "Female Power as Liability: The Queen Mother and a Theodicy of Exile in 1 and 2 Kings" by Ginny Brewer-Boydston in Theology of the Hebrew Bible, Volume 2: Texts, Readers, and Their Worlds edited by Soo Kim Sweeney, David Frankel, and Marvin A. Sweeney. buff.ly/786LICv #WomensHistorySBL26

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Our new Read to Respond reading list, "Critical Perspectives on AI in the Humanities," brings together books, journal articles, and issues that examine the cultural, ethical, political, and intellectual dimensions of AI.

Access the content for free: buff.ly/qJR0MXU

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Cover of the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Volume 116, Issue 2-3, Fall-Winter 2023.
Photograph of Willa Brown above a photo of Bertha Duppler Baur, both displayed on a teal background.

Cover of the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Volume 116, Issue 2-3, Fall-Winter 2023. Photograph of Willa Brown above a photo of Bertha Duppler Baur, both displayed on a teal background.

For Women in Aviation Week, check out this article from Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society Vol. 116, Iss. 2-3 by Theresa L. Kraus on pioneering Chicago Aviator Willa Brown. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jishs/ar...

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Celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth with stories that inspire, empower, and illuminate the incredible contributions of women throughout history. Dive into these powerful reads and honor the trailblazers who paved the way!

buff.ly/Y0SPq25

#WomensHistoryMonth #ReadHerStory

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Pacific Historical Review celebrates 30 years at PSU Thirty years ago, the Pacific Historical Review made Portland State University its home. Since then, dozens of undergraduate and graduate students have helped shape the nationally recognized journal β€”...

Congratulations to "Pacific Historical Review," which is celebrating its 30th anniversary at #PortlandStateUniversity. Learn more about how @pcb-aha.bsky.social's official journal mentors students & early career scholars. www.pdx.edu/news/pacific...

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Women's History Month - University of Pennsylvania Press March is Women's History Month, commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history. To mark this occasion, Penn Press is sharing a colle...

Our 2026 Women's History Month sale is here! Browse our collection of women's history and studies books from the past five years, and use code PENN-WHM2026 to save 40% at checkout (plus orders over $40 ship for free). Now through March 31! https://bit.ly/4d2JVFT

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Happy #WorldEngineeringDay!

From design and materials to manufacturing and systems, the National Academies explores #engineering advances that improve lives and build a safer, more sustainable world.

Explore our work: https://ow.ly/jhtU50YpeQV

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We are pleased to welcome Sasha BouchΓ© to the role of production assistant! Sasha previously worked in trade publishing as an editorial assistant for Portage & Main Press/HighWater Press.

Read their full introductory blog post here: uofmpress.ca/blog/ne...

04.03.2026 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Celebrating World Book Day 2026: Meet Our Sales & Marketing team - Manchester University Press Find out what our Sales & Marketing team were reading when they were still handing in World Book Day tokens and how their love for books has stayed with them through their careers.

From Matilda to The Magic Faraway Tree, the books we loved as children stay with us. This World Book Day, our Sales & Marketing team share the stories that shaped their paths into publishing.

Read all about it: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/03...

#workinpublishing #worldbookday

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It's #WorldBookDay! πŸ“š

Celebrate with Daniel Hahn's Worlds of Wonder, a beautifully illustrated journey through the most beloved classics of children’s literature, spanning more than 20 countries & 150 years.

Save 30% with code PUP30: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

#Books #Fiction

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celebrating Women's Voices. Check our Inspiring reads

celebrating Women's Voices. Check our Inspiring reads

Coming soon + book covers

Coming soon + book covers

recent publications + book covers

recent publications + book covers

books on sale + book covers

books on sale + book covers

πŸŽ‰ Celebrating Women’s Voices

For Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, we highlight our recent and forthcoming titles on women’s representation.

πŸ“šExplore our Women’s & Gender Studies collection:
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#InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensStudies

05.03.2026 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’reΒ going all in for the National Year of ReadingΒ  - Edinburgh University Press Blog Reading is important on so many levels. At Edinburgh University Press it is our mission to connect people and ideas. We do that by making field-Β defining research available across our journal and bookΒ publishing.Β Β 

πŸ“š Happy World Book Day!

Reading is important on so many levels and it is our mission to connect people and ideas through publishing field- defining research across books and journals.

Revisit our blog post on our plans for the National Year of Reading!Β 

05.03.2026 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Understanding Iran: seven books that help explain the unrest Essential reads on the politics and history of the country’s Islamic regime since the revolution and fall of the Shah in 1979

In a recent @financialtimes.com article, @valinasr.bsky.social’s Iran’s Grand Strategy is cited as part of the wider discussion around Iran's political history and ongoing tensions. Readers who’d like to learn more can explore Nasr’s research and the full list of titles here:

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Betty Friedan. Oil on canvas, 1999, by Byron Dobell.

Betty Friedan. Oil on canvas, 1999, by Byron Dobell.

Learn about Betty Friedan, author of The Feminine Mystique and the first president of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Explore more about her life and work on #ANB: oxford.ly/4qWZan5

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Blue graphic with Mormon Studies Review Vol. 9 cover and University of Illinois Press logo, reading: "Free Access Article. Mormon Studies Review. The Women's Ordination Movement in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: Historical and Sociological Perspectives by Nancy Ross, David J. Howlett, and Zoe Kruse. FREE 1/31/26 through 3/31/26."

Blue graphic with Mormon Studies Review Vol. 9 cover and University of Illinois Press logo, reading: "Free Access Article. Mormon Studies Review. The Women's Ordination Movement in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: Historical and Sociological Perspectives by Nancy Ross, David J. Howlett, and Zoe Kruse. FREE 1/31/26 through 3/31/26."

Free to access until March 31: "The Women's Ordination Movement in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" by @nancyross.bsky.social , David J. Howlett &Zoe Kruse, from Mormon Studies Review 9 cc: @jstuart.bsky.social
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πŸ“£ Manchester University Press is exhibiting at #UKSG2026!

Visit us at @aupresses.bsky.social booths #61 and #63 to discover more about our digital resources and exclusive offers.

🀝 Book a meeting with us: manchester.bmeurl.co/13A04FE4
πŸ“– Browse our 2026 Library Catalogue: tinyurl.com/libcat2026

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