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talks about her book "Snafu Edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom" on the Top Hat's Higher Listenings Podcast. tophat.com/teaching-res...

Out Now! "Ethanol: A Hemispheric History for the Future of Biofuels" by Jeffrey T. Manuel and Thomas D. Rogers reveals the transnational nature of ethanol's development by its two biggest producers, the U.S. and Brazil. www.oupress.com/978080619601...

Save the date! Lecture this Thursday.

Out Now! "Between Loving and Leaving: Essays on the New Midwestern History" edited by Jon K. Lauck. www.oupress.com/978080619602...

Quintard Taylor, UW professor and Black history archivist, dies at 76 Quintard Taylor, Jr., professor emeritus of history at UW and founder of an online archive of Black history, died Sunday.

We were saddened to learn that Quintard Taylor passed away earlier this week. Founder of blackpast.org and a giant in western history, it was our great honor to know and work with Quintard as editor of the Race & Culture in the American West series. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Cover of Empowered, with bold red, pink, yellow, and blue stripes

Congratulations to Ideas on Fire author Chavella Pittman on the publication of Empowered: A Woman Faculty of Color's Guide to Teaching and Thriving! 🎊 It’s out now from @oupress.bsky.social

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Out Now! "Empowered: A Woman Faculty of Color's Guide to Teaching and Thriving" by Chavella T. Pittman. www.oupress.com/978080619565...

Congratulations to OUP author Jeffrey Schmidt! His book "Here Today: Oklahoma’s Ghost Towns, Vanishing Towns, and Towns Persisting against the Odds" is an honoree for the Cramer Center for Design & Innovation's inaugural book award in the category for historic preservation. cramercenter.org

Book covers for Empowered, Headstrong, Insurgent Visions, and Replaying Marc Anthony

As we turn the page to September, we are excited to celebrate the releases of these awesome new books by Ideas on Fire authors. 📚 Learn more: ideasonfire.net/new-books-in...

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Check out Amy Megowan's review of Jared Orsi's "Peoples of a Sonoran Desert Oasis: Recovering the Lost History and
Culture of Quitobaquito," published in 2023 by @oupress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum
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5️⃣ Alejandra Roche Recinos reviews El Mar Caribe: The American Mediterranean. Readings in Latin American Studies (2024 @oupress.bsky.social) by Victoria I. Lyall.

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"Sins of Excess: The Spatial Politics of Idolatry and Magic in Colonial Mexico," by Anderson Hagler, The University of Oklahoma Press, 2025 on a blue background

Today's featured title:

"Sins of Excess: The Spatial Politics of Idolatry and Magic in Colonial Mexico," by Anderson Hagler, The University of Oklahoma Press, 2025

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By now our Fall/Winter 2025 catalog has found its way to mailboxes, desks, and assorted piles, but we want to make sure that everyone can see the opening page of our catalog. After all, "to know Oklahoma, you must read OUP books." Special thanks to @jschiller.bsky.social for this thoughtful piece.

Book signing tomorrow! Join OUP author Lisa Barnett at Brace Books in Ponca City and get your copy of PEYOTE POLITICS signed. bracebooks.indielite.org/event/2025-0...

Out Now! "Write Long and Beautiful Letters: The Vallejos' Californio Correspondence, 1846–1888" edited and translated by Rose Marie Beebe and Robert M. Senkewicz. www.oupress.com/978080619556...

Love to see "Projecting America: The Epic Western and National Mythmaking in 1920s Hollywood" by Patrick Adamson in such good company! www.oupress.com/978080619607...

"Peyote Politics: The Making of the Native American Church, 1880–1937," by Lisa D. Barnett, The University of Oklahoma Press, 2025.

Today's featured book:

"Peyote Politics: The Making of the Native American Church, 1880–1937," by Lisa D. Barnett, The University of Oklahoma Press, 2025.

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A stack of books: Inclusive Teaching; The Caring University; Of Many Minds; The Opposite of Cheating; Designing and Facilitating Workshops with Intentionality

Stack 'o reading! On my own, for informal book clubs & as part of CTLE programs. @kellyhogan.bsky.social @vijisathy.bsky.social @drkevinrmcclure.com @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social @drtolunoah.bsky.social @oupress.bsky.social @katiepryal.bsky.social @cjdenial.bsky.social

Want to learn more? We've got a book for you! "Behold the Walls: Commemorative Edition by Clara Luper and edited by Karlos K. Hill and Bob L. Blackburn www.oupress.com/978080619644...

Out Now! "Collecting the “Other Americas”: Ancient Americas Collections in Art Museums" edited by Victoria I. Lyall and Ellen Hoobler www.oupress.com/978194548317...

Cherokee, Cornfields, and Catalogues - First Things If the mere words “forthcoming books” set your heart aflutter, you know we’re on the eve of a new publishing season. In the old days, that would have meant...

When you can buy a book on the same website as a pair of sneakers, it's easy to forget the work of presses.

Publishing isn't just about any single book; it's about building conversations and community over time.

Thank you, First Things, for this salute to @oupress.bsky.social & university presses!

Managing student risk AI-version Could a safe space to experiment with using artificial intelligence to complete an assessment offer students a path to both deeper learning and AI proficiency?

It says a lot when Times Higher Education (@timeshighered.bsky.social) casually cites a book as a relevant authority—

So I appreciate the nod here to "The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI" by Tricia Bertram Gallant & David Rettinger from @oupress.bsky.social!

Cherokee, Cornfields, and Catalogues - First Things If the mere words “forthcoming books” set your heart aflutter, you know we’re on the eve of a new publishing season. In the old days, that would have meant...

"Long may university presses thrive: large, medium, small, the whole caboodle! Buy a university press book this week." Not often do we find ourselves at a loss for words, but John Wilson for First Things Magazine managed to leave us a little speechless. 🫶 firstthings.com/cherokee-cor...

Remembering Dr. David Levy. We are honored to have published him and will fondly remember him as a friend of the press.

“Bigler's collection is packed with humor and seriousness, profound teachings for Indigenous scholars, and life lessons for any reader.”

New review of "Rabbit Decolonizes the Forest" by Gregory H. Bigler in the Journal of Southern History! muse.jhu.edu/pub/285/arti...

Out Now! "The Man Who Dammed Hetch Hetchy: San Francisco’s Fight for a Yosemite Water Supply" by Donald C. Jackson. www.oupress.com/978080619557...

Books by Jessamyn Neuhaus — Jessamyn Neuhaus Scholarship of teaching and learning...with a side of snark

Celebrating (wooooohoooo!) the release of my new book, Snafu Edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom (@oupress.bsky.social) with a refreshed website. Find info & bonus open access materials on the Books page:

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Box of books, copies of Snafu Edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom by Jessamyn Neuhaus. Cover is bright blue with an image of an inside out pink umbrella.

Hello beautiful. 👀 #SnafuEdu

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Yay, Kansas! 🫶

Check out page 13 of the fall 2025 catalog!