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The Weekly Read is "Transporting the Future: Erasmus Darwin and the Poetics of Climate Control" by Elliot Patsoura. The article was published in "Marine Worlds of the Long Eighteenth Century," a special issue of Eighteenth-Century Life. Read it for free: buff.ly/Efa38L5

Covers of P FKN R, Ice Geographies, Unfurl, Occupied Refuge, Black Disability Politics, The Politics of Care Work, Puto, Ocean, as Much as Rain, The Sound of Feathers, Body Problems, My Studio Is a Dungeon Is the Studio, Tension, Architecture and the Right to Heal, Gay Print Culture, and These Survivals, arranged in a 5x5x5 grid.

Catch a DUP author near you: this spring @emmaamador.bsky.social @wolffdr.bsky.social @naylandblake.bsky.social @esraakcan.bsky.social @beliso-dejesus.bsky.social and many more are giving book talks free and open to the public. See the full lineup of March author events on our blog: buff.ly/1hPFt1c

Cover of Racial Beings: Experiments in Asian American New Materialisms by Michelle N. Huang. The cover shows layers of paint and textures featuring sunset hues of yellows, oranges, pinks, and blues. The title is written in all caps in a white sans serif type. The subtitle appears below in a solid hot pink circle. It is written in white in all lower case. The author’s name appears in the same font in the bottom right corner.

Save 30% on #NewBook "Racial Beings" by Michelle N. Huang @nancyhelicopter.bsky.social, which brings a feminist new materialist lens to bear on contemporary Asian American literature’s innovative play with discourses of science and technology. buff.ly/urUtuP3

Farewell to William E. Connolly We are very sad to learn of the death of William E. Connolly earlier this week at the age of 88. Connolly was the author of six books with Duke University Press, the subject on an edited collection…

We were very sorry to learn of the death of political theorist William E. Connolly this week. He published six books with us. Here is our appreciation.

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We are pleased that our journal, Environmental Humanities, is part of the OACIP 2025-2026 cohort. This group of nine Diamond OA journals is accepting contributions through 7/31.

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It's out! @scottsvisor.bsky.social has a great book that you should order RN from @dukepress.bsky.social ! www.dukeupress.edu/breaking-the...

This is exciting!

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report Announcement for Platform Hygiene

very cool and exciting news: my debut book, PLATFORM HYGIENE, is now under contract with @dukepress.bsky.social!

If you are in Glasgow or Scotland generally on Friday 6 March, please come to the launch of my book OCCUPIED REFUGE.

Open to the public and free. Details and sign up here:
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Covers of P FKN R, Ice Geographies, Unfurl, Occupied Refuge, Black Disability Politics, The Politics of Care Work, Puto, Ocean, as Much as Rain, The Sound of Feathers, Body Problems, My Studio Is a Dungeon Is the Studio, Tension, Architecture and the Right to Heal, Gay Print Culture, and These Survivals, arranged in a 5x5x5 grid.

This month our authors, including @jcmezo.bsky.social, @hannobrankamp.bsky.social, @sprucehen.bsky.social, @robinjames.bsky.social and @drsamischalk.bsky.social, are giving book talks in the US, Canada, UK, & South Africa! See the full lineup of March author appearances on our blog: buff.ly/1hPFt1c

Novembre magazine wanted to see inside my closet:
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Cover of Kicking by Jules Boykoff. Cover is a peach color. At the top of the cover the word Practices is centered in a handwritten script. The main title is in the middle in the same script and the author's hand printed name is at the bottom.

In the newest book in our Practices series, "Kicking," poet, scholar, and former professional soccer player, @julesboykoff.bsky.social? explores the beautiful game. Out just in time for the #WorldCup! Read the intro for free now.
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Kathi Weeks’ New Book “Abolitionist Archives, Feminist Futures” Rethinks Feminism at the Root

What if feminism aimed not just to reform broken systems, but to abolish them? Learn more in a new book by feminist political theorist Kathi Weeks, "Abolition Archives, Feminist Futures."
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Covers of P FKN R, Ice Geographies, Unfurl, Occupied Refuge, Black Disability Politics, The Politics of Care Work, Puto, Ocean, as Much as Rain, The Sound of Feathers, Body Problems, My Studio Is a Dungeon Is the Studio, Tension, Architecture and the Right to Heal, Gay Print Culture, and These Survivals, arranged in a 5x5x5 grid.

We have dozens of in-person and online author events around the world in March. We hope you can make it to some of them!
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I think it's probably time to announce that me and @colinhoag.bsky.social are the incoming Editors of Environmental Humanities journal, published by @dukepress.bsky.social . Huge thanks to Franklin Ginn & @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social for all their work as Eds, & for patiently showing us the ropes!

“Ocean, as Much as Rain” is a collection of stories, poetry, and essays by @woeser.bsky.social It's a landmark publication celebrating the work of a steadfast dissident and leading #Tibetan literary figure of our times @dukepress.bsky.social

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African American, African, and Black Diaspora Studies Collection | Duke University Press The African American, African, and Black Diaspora Studies e-book collection includes 636 titles that span the humanities and social sciences, covering history, religion, literature, art, music,…

The African American, African, and Black Diaspora Studies e-book collection for libraries includes 636 titles that span the humanities and social sciences, covering history, religion, literature, art, music, anthropology, sociology, and more.

Browse the collection:

Cover of Shelter for the Night: On Afghanistan, Language, and Detours by Fatima Mojaddedi. The cover is a semi abstract painted landscape. The sky features paint drops of light blue. The foreground is mixed greens and browns separated by a curve of coral orange. A bold hot pink brush stroke runs horizontal underlining the title written in white in sans serif. The subtitle is below this in all caps in a serif font. The author’s name is in the bottom left corner in white italics.

Save 30% on #NewBook "Shelter for the Night," in which Fatima Mojaddedi draws on her fieldwork in 2010s Afghanistan for an ethnographic and conceptual exploration of language, psychic encounter, and sociality amid constant upheaval. buff.ly/4zhNXX4

La centralización del poder económico de Castilla en el Nuevo Mundo: Las finanzas reales en Santo Domingo durante la guerra del Bahoruco, 1529–1533 Abstract. Este artículo analiza las finanzas reales en Santo Domingo durante la fase final de la guerra del Bahoruco (1529-33). Se reconstruyen detalladamente los ingresos y gastos destinados a sosten...

In the newest HAHR from @dukepress.bsky.social, Genaro Rodríguez Morel and Sergio Tonatiuh Serrano Hernández analyze royal finances in Santo Domingo during the final phase of the Bahoruco War (1529–33) to trace a shift in Spanish imperial administration. doi.org/10.1215/0018...

Cover of William E. Connolly’s “Capitalism and Christianity, American Style.”

Really worth reading. Connolly positions “urban poverty” as one of the things the evangelical-capitalist “resonance machine” helps publics ignore, and he names “neighborhoods” as one of the everyday institutional sites through which this ethos is carried.

Hungry for Affirmation, Vulnerable to Scams: As a Writer, I Know the Feeling

Beware these scams. I seem to get invited to a 'book club' or find someone in my inbox impersonating a real writer almost every day.... Initially seems plausible but ultimately not. Shame that writers are targeted.

An incredible book that I learned so much from!! So well deserved!!

Cover of Settler Militarism: World War II in Hawai'i and the Making of US Empire by Juliet Nebolon. Cover features a dark-hued piece of geometric artwork. A beige triangular shape repeats and tessellates across a dappled black-and-brown background. Though abstract, the pattern is reminiscent of tents arranged across a horizon. The title text is beige and red.

Congratulations to Juliet Nebolon @julietneb.bsky.social, whose book "Settler Militarism" has been named a co-winner of the 2026 Association for Asian American Studies History Book Award. buff.ly/6YWcfZS

Vince Rafael was a powerhouse in the History Department here at the UW. He will be deeply missed by all of those who knew him.

Cover of Riding into History: The Surprising Story of Sarah Keys Evans and the Fight to Desegregate Bus Travel by Amy Nathan with Sarah Keys Evans. The background features a sepia-toned historical photograph of a young Black woman wearing a military uniform with buttons and a matching hat. The overall color scheme is a warm brownish tone. The author names are at the top in red, the subtitle is in black in the middle, and the title is in a large font in the lower third of the design.

Save 30% on #NewBook "Riding into History" by @amynbooks.bsky.social, which tells the story of US Army veteran Sarah Keys Evans and her crucial role as a young member of the Women’s Army Corps when she won a landmark Civil Rights case that desegregated interstate travel . buff.ly/LKNxVij

Authors need to be aware of these book club scams going around. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us to check their legitimacy before responding.

Hungry for Affirmation, Vulnerable to Scams: As a Writer, I Know the Feeling

I've heard from 8 authors in 2 days about these awful scams, which "prey on people’s hunger for success." Sad for authors & time-consuming for publishers. A reputable book club will not charge you to appear!
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Quick warning about a new scam targeting writers that we've suddenly had about 20 authors reach out about in the last few days: book club requests! A fake book club reaches out saying how much they want to feature your book. They frequently ask for a full PDF and some cash. Be safe out there.

Cover of dear elia: letters from the Asian American abyss by Mimi Khúc.Cover has a light blue background, with a photograph in the center of the page. The photograph depicts a young girl in a floral dress and pink shoes. She holds a stick and walks down an empty path, lined on each side with grass and bushes.

Congratulations to Mimi Khúc, whose book "dear elia" has been named a co-winner of the 2026 Association for Asian American Studies Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary Studies Book Award. buff.ly/t1571yZ

Faculties: A Dialogue on Inciting Constructive Change in Destructive Times

“Faculties is for anyone who wants institutional change and hasn’t fallen prey to cynicism or defeatism. The authors know their subject as well as anyone, and ... arm us for the work to preserve our educational enterprise.” - Michael Roth, President, Wesleyan University dukeupress.edu/faculties