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A quest for vaccine equity For those working in global health, and especially on immunisation, it is difficult not to feel despair at the headwinds in 2025 that have been blowing forcefully against decades of collective efforts...

Thanks to @thelancet.com for the great review of Seth Berkley, MD's FAIR DOSES: An Insider's Story of the Pandemic and the Global Fight for Vaccine Equity: "Berkley’s narrative is both illuminating about this history and serves as a wake-up call": www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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The best books of 2025 Gladiators and dictators, wolves and Beatles feature in our list this year

Thanks to @economist.com for including Seth Berkley, MD's FAIR DOSES: An Insider's Story of the Pandemic and the Global Fight for Vaccine Equity in their "Best Books of 2025" feature! www.economist.com/culture/2025...

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Good morning, #MESA2025 attendees! It's our only full day of exhibiting so you've got all morning and afternoon to drop by and see our latest Middle East Studies books and chat with one of our editors.

Visit our MESA website to save 40% off our books on display: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/m...

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American Academy of Religion / Society for Biblical Literature 2025 Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

Another full day in the exhibit hall, #AARSBL2025 attendees! If you haven't already gotten your headstart on beating the holiday travel rush, drop by and check out our Religion books!

Or if you're already making your way home, our website is up for you save 40%:

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A Tomato-y Egyptian Lentil Soup for Cooler Days Author Anny Gaul shares a cozy recipe for fall soup season that highlights the key themes in her book, "Nile Nightshade."

Let's kick off #MESA2025 in the most traditional way: sharing the recipe for an Egyptian lentil soup!

NILE NIGHTSHADE author Anny Gaul shares her recipe for this warming soup for chilly nights and the significance of Egyptian cuisine for our MESA author content:

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And we're back in our Nation's Capital! Hello @mesa1966.bsky.social and #MESA2025 attendees! Drop by the exhibit hall and check out our latest books in Middle East Studies!

And visit our MESA website to save 40% on our displayed books throughout the conference: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/m...

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Excerpt from "A Memory of Violence" An excerpt from A MEMORY OF VIOLENCE with commentary from author Christine Sheparson.

We're grateful to our authors for providing us with original content to share for this year's #AARSBL2025

Read an excerpt from Christine Shepardson's A MEMORY OF VIOLENCE and her commentary on the wide questions of religion and violence:

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Morning, #AARSBL2025 attendees! We're here all morning and afternoon so drop by and check out our latest books on Religion.

If you can't make it, our AAR website has all of displayed books on sales for 40% off: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...

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American Anthropological Association 2025 Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

Thank you to the @americananthro.bsky.social and #AAA2025NOLA attendees for a wonderful conference. As mentioned out AAA website will remain open for a few weeks so you still have time to save 40% on our latest Anthro books: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...

See you next year in St. Louis!

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How should babies be born? The question contains worlds. What do doula-supported births reveal about American cultural values?

"Birth is like some kind of open secret, a fact of life, a miracle, a trauma, both too precious and too abject to confront frankly."

NEAR BIRTH author Andrea Ford on the role of doulas in childbirth: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/h...

#AAA2025NOLA

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Thank you to the American Studies Association and all #ASA2025 attendees! Our website will remain up for several weeks so you can still save 40% off our latest American Studies books.

See you next year in Chicago for #ASA2026!

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Already our last day in The Big Easy at #AAA2025NOLA! Drop by before 2PM to check out our latest Anthro books.

Our AAA website will remain open for a few weeks for you to save 40% off our books on display: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...

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Hello @aarweb.bsky.social and #AARSBL2025 attendees! With Thanksgiving a few days away, we're very thankful to be in Boston for this year's annual conference.

Drop by our booth to see the latest Religion books and visit our website to save 40% on all display books: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...

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American Studies Association 2025 Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

Our last day at #ASA2025 and it's a short one! We're here until 11AM so drop by now before we pack up for the year!

If you're already on your way out or just enjoying the beautiful city of San Juan, visit our website to save 40% off our titles on display: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...

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When US Corporations Play Government: Notes from Africa Author Amy Elizabeth Stambach on Amazon's recent expansion in South Africa and imagining futures that don’t rely on corporate alibis.

"When a corporation donates bottled water, who drained the river in the first place?"

Amy Elizabeth Stambach, author of THE CORPORATE ALIBI, asks you to consider this question and more in her #AAA2025NOLA post:

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Volume 80 Issue 2-3 | Nineteenth-Century Literature | University of California Press

The new December 2025 issue of "Nineteenth_Century Literature" is available online now. online.ucpress.edu/ncl/issue/80...

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Also hiring for another position in our Marketing Department! We're looking for a Marketing Manager to manage campaigns and champion our authors. Join our mission-driven team! careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucop/EMP...

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College Football, Masculinity, and Race: Q&A with Tracie Canada With the 2025 NCAA Football National Championship game near, "Tacking the Everyday" author Tracie Canada talks about her new book and her unique perspective on college football.

"The whole system depends on predominantly Black football players’ athletic labor and commitment to the game, but they are not compensated in a way that acknowledges that contribution."

Read our Q&A with TACKLING THE EVERYDAY author Tracie Canada: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/q...

#AAA2025NOLA

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UC Press is looking for a skilled Marketing Coordinator to help execute campaigns and keep our promotional efforts running smoothly. If you’re detail-oriented, collaborative, and ready to grow your marketing career in publishing, apply here: careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucop/EMP...

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University of California Press Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

An incredibly timely examination of living undocumented, Andrea GΓ³mez Cervantes writes for our blog about her book ILLEGALITY IN THE HEARTLAND and the lives of those living undocumented in the Midwest during the first Trump administration.

www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/e...

#ASA2025

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At #ASA2025 (American Studies)? Join Editor Naja Pulliam-Collins for a roundtable this afternoon:

πŸ“š Publishing in Environmental Justice, Naturecultural Studies, & Environmental Humanities
πŸ•’ 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
πŸ“Room 204

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Q&A with Kevin Lewis O'Neill, author of "Unforgivable" Author Kevin Lewis O'Neill discusses his new book "Unforgivable," the first book to expose how the Catholic Church systematically covers up scandal by moving abusers across borders.

"I was unprepared for the scale of the abuse that I ended up documenting."

Our powerful Q&A with UNFORGIVABLE author Kevin O'Neill and the lengths the Catholic Church will go to cover up abusers.*: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/q...

#AAA2025NOLA

*Trigger warning for conversations around sexual abuse

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American Anthropological Association 2025 Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

We're here early today, #AAA2025NOLA attendees! So drop in and wake us up by taking a look at our latest Anthro books!

Our AAA website is here for you to save 40% off those books!

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American Studies Association 2025 Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

Hello for day 2 of #ASA2025! If you aren't busy hitting the beach, drop by the exhibit hall and see us! It's just as fun!

If you can't make it in today, visit our website and save 40% of the American Studies books we have on the stand: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...

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Gender Violence in Late Antiquity by Jennifer Barry - Hardcover Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

If you are headed to #SBLAAR25 #AARSBL25 Gender Violence will be available at 40% off! Stop by the @ucpress.bsky.social booth and pick up a copy! If you would like to grab coffee to talk about the book or other things, send me a DM! www.ucpress.edu/books/gender...

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These are Science News’ favorite books of 2025 Books about AI, Mars and infectious disease were among our top reads this year.

Tales of Militant Chemistry is one of @sciencenews.bsky.social’s 10 favorite books of 2025!

@ucpress.bsky.social

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Volume 49 Issue 2 | 19th-Century Music | University of California Press

The November 2025 issue of "19th-Century Music" is available online now. online.ucpress.edu/ncm/issue/49/2

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Advance Articles | Music Perception | University of California Press

New advance articles just posted on "Music Perception" online.ucpress.edu/mp/advance-a...

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Q&A with Ieva Jusionyte, author of Exit Wounds American guns have entangled the lives of people on both sides of the US-Mexico border in a vicious circle of violence. After treating wounded migrants and refugees seeking safety in the United…

Her book EXIT WOUNDS is now in paperback and she's also a 2025 MacAuthor Fellow. Check out our interview with acclaimed author Ieva Jusionyte: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/6...

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The Land of Open Graves by Jason De Leon - Paper Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

Our esteemed UC Press author and National Book Award winner @jasondeleon.bsky.social will give tonight's Opening Keynote at #AAA2025NOLA.

Revisit his acclaimed book THE LAND OF OPEN GRAVES and save 40% with code UCPAAA:

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