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Happy pub day to World Observation: Empire, Architecture, and the Global Archive of Itō Chūta by Matthew Mullane!

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excited to receive my advance copy of our latest title in asian studies & architectural history! kudos to the author and my design & production colleagues on this gorgeous book! the color illustrations really pop! upittpress.org/books/978082... @upittpress.bsky.social

interesting! now i'm super curious to know what kind of recreational facility was in shinkawa near eitaibashi, i think there's a park there now

hey, that's my neighborhood! did you stop in monnaka?

Excited to see some of our recent titles included in the London Review of Books University Press spread!

hey that's me!

Cover of Galileo’s Fame by Anna-Luna Post

Galleys available for Galileo’s Fame by @annalunapost.bsky.social

With this book, Anna-Luna Post offers a welcome new perspective on the volatile dynamic between early modern fame and science in Italy, shifting the focus from the recipient of fame to its brokers.

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Congrats to Sheila Crane, whose book, City in the Shadow of Shantytown. A Critical History of Bidonville, we're honored to publish in the Spring 2026!

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YouTube video by NineNorth Media NineNorth Spotlight: Author Mubanga Kalimamukwente

"I think writers are eavesdroppers". Terrific interview with Drue Heinz Literature Prize winner Mubanga Kalimamukwento about her writing motivations and process. She also recently passed the Minnesota Bar Exam!

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Three of books are featured in the 2025 @aupresses.bsky.social Book, Jacket, and Journal show!
Congrats to Alex Wolfe, our Editorial and Production Director, who designed all three:

See the cover of What God in the Kingdom of Bastards by Brian Gyamfi Brian Gyamfi’s debut poetry collection, What God in the Kingdom of Bastards, will be published by the University of Pittsburgh Press on September 9, 2025. The collection is available for pre-order.…

Exclusive cover reveal and Q&A for What God in the Kingdom of Bastards by Brian Gyamfi over at @debutiful.bsky.social!

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maybe i've been watching too much video game streamer content, but my quote for launching this series: "LET'S GO BRO!!!"

mr gorbachev, turn down this heat!

sizzling sales!

welcome to Pittsburgh, #ASEH2025! while you're here, stop by the @upittpress.bsky.social booth in the exhibit hall to say hello, look at some books, and chat about food, drinks, & places to see. and remember, when you get home, speak not of the wonders you have seen here

same space as ASALH? hope they fixed the HVAC issues...

I hope #ASEH2025 attendees find us in the exhibit hall in the hotel basement. Ask directions! There are many of us here - fantastic editors and others, so many good books. Come by.

Star Wars Droid From Ahsoka, Clone Wars & High Republic Gets Official Origin Huyang is WAY older than we thought...

happy master huyang with chubby cheeks? screenrant.com/star-wars-ah...

Congrats to Oksana Maksymchuk, whose collection Still City was named to the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize longlist! griffinpoetryprize.com/press/2025-l...

Still City is first-hand poetic witness to the war in Ukraine.

we're all set up and ready for #AAS2025 -- stop by the @upittpress.bsky.social booth 3/14-3/16 for the latest news on pitt and our pubs!

Exciting news for those writing books on Asia. There's a new book series in town: Power Currents: Asian Media in the World! Edited by some great folks including @jonabel.bsky.social @cheryllsoriano.bsky.social and Rahul Mukherjee, this series looks exciting:

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Black font on teal background that reads 2026 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize, open for submissions March 1 to April 30, 2025. Pitt Poetry Series University of Pittsburgh Press. Also shows the covers of the three most recent winners.

The Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize is open for submissions!
Details here: upittpress.org/starrett-pri...

Last night we gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Mal Goode, Wilburn's grandfather and network news’s first African American correspondent. A welcome reminder of all that's good in the world in these dark and strange times. upittpress.org/books/978082...

Mal Goode: Breaking Barriers in Broadcast Journalism About the Show: As we celebrate Black History Month, we take this opportunity to revisit the inspiring legacy of Mal Goode—the first Black network new...

Not to be missed: this episode of @randywilburn.bsky.social 's podcast on the ever-inspiring Mal Goode. #blackhistorymonth iamnorthwestarkansas.com/captivate-po...

some days feel like a very firmly pressed panini

Join us 2/13 at the University of Pittsburgh for a celebration of the life and work of Mal Goode (Class of ‘31), network news’s first African-American correspondent.

Congrats @kendalljoy.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 CCCC Outstanding Book Award for Sensitive Rhetorics: Academic Freedom and Campus Activism!

CFP for an edited collection: “Japanese Video Games and Critiques of the Western Aesthetic Tradition.” call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/02/...
If interested, send abstract (300 words) & CV to DA Hall & Austin Anderson (japanesegamestudies@gmail.com) by 31 March 2025. Please share!

Global Perspectives on the Role of Faculty in an Age of Campus Repression University faculties are under threat around the world, with donors and trustees pressuring university administrations to restrict shared governance and faculty speech, and governments constraining th...

I'm proud and happy that the Pitt World History Center @whcpitt.bsky.social is sponsoring this timely event tomorrow: "Global Perspectives on the Role of Faculty in an Age of Campus Repression. calendar.pitt.edu/event/global...

Julia Warhola Was an Artist in Her Own Right The calligrapher, illustrator, and mother to Andy Warhol lived with her son in New York City for decades, supporting and even collaborating with him on artistic projects.

"The first scholar with a deep knowledge of Carpatho-Rusyn culture to write about Warhol, Rusinko’s engaging book will no doubt prove to be the definitive study of Julia’s profound influence on her son."

Terrific review of Andy Warhol's Mother @hyperallergic.com!
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