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Every month is National Reading Month when you publish #OpenAccess scholarship! Check out our newest publications, from urban studies of Rome to traditional Chinese literature here: www.leverpress.org

Going to Binghamton and Cornell at the end of this week to talk about Artificial Humanities.
I'll also join a roundtable on Alignment & Artificial General Intelligence at Cornell Humanities lab.
Feel free to join these open events!

Every month is National Reading Month when you have free e-books delivered directly to you. Sign up for our Voracious Reader Newsletter to get #OpenAccess books sent straight to your inbox. Sign up and select "Free Ebooks" here: buff.ly/NcOuiUA

Graphic of now available book "Humor in the Historical Works of Tacitus" by Emma Warhover

"Humor in the Historical Works of Tacitus" is now available! This literary study explores how the ancient Roman historian incorporated humor into his work and unveils the significance of those motifs. Grab a copy here: buff.ly/i2iODwt

You can buy or download a free ebook/PDF copy of 'Beyond the River, Under the Eye of Rome' by Timothy C. Hart, published by @uofmpress.bsky.social, here: www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...

Promotional graphic for K-Pop Fandom: Performing Deokhu from the 1990s to Today by Areum Jeong. The book cover appears on the left, showing a green-lit K-pop concert scene with a large crowd and stage lights; the title is in bold neon-green text. On the right, a pull quote reads, “Smart and immersive, this is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand the passions and practices of K-Pop fandom.” — Matt Hills. The University of Michigan Press logo appears at the bottom.

Just published!
"K-Pop Fandom: Performing Deokhu from the 1990s to Today"
More than mere obsession: Areum Jeong studies #K-pop fandom, showing how “#deokhu” fan labour drives its global reach, politics, and cultural impact.
Discover now: bit.ly/46Ty35e
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Graphic promoting new books in February: "K-Pop Fandom" by Areum Jeong (top left), "The Photographic Fix" by Justin Court (top right), "Robert Altman's Nashville" by Justin Wyatt (bottom left), "The Death and Life of Chinese Civil Society" by Mujun Zhou (bottom right).

Graphic promoting new books in February: "Reportage in the Chinese-Speaking World" edited by Charles A. Laughlin & Li Guo (top left), "Icon Dresden" by Susanne Vees-Gulani (top middle), "Interlingual Relations" edited by Mauro Jose Caraccioli & Einar Wigen (top right), "The Subtlety of the Street" by M. Peregrine Balmat (bottom left), "Fundamentals of Curriculum Planning, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation in English Language Teaching" by Eman Elturki (bottom middle), "Posting for Power" by Jeremy Gelman & Steven Lloyd Wilson (bottom middle), "Homebodies" by L. Archer Porter (bottom right)

Missed any of our February releases? Check out our latest publications this month and grab a copy here: buff.ly/pKmnWWK

Spotted Artificial Humanities at the Harvard Book Store! @uofmpress.bsky.social

🌟 "Professor Superstar: Fandom and Anti-Fandom of Academia🌟

Mel Stanfill explores how academia acts like a fan culture, with admiration, critique, and microcelebrity shaping how higher education is seen...
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Discover here: bit.ly/4qzdLVw

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A shout out to Michigan University Press @uofmpress.bsky.social on their innovative experiment representing work in a way traditional publishing can’t do. I think that MUP’s director @charleswatkinson.bsky.social is watching this event online… #CopimConference

How Do Modern Vice Presidents Influence Presidential Campaigns and White House Policymaking? | News | Hofstra University, New York PETER S. KALIKOW CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY in conjunction with the PETER S. KALIKOW SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC […]

Excited to be speaking at this event today on the vice presidency and White House policy making news.hofstra.edu/event/how-do...

Promotional graphic for The Subtlety of the Street: The Discourse of Responsibility by M Peregrine Balmat. The background is teal. On the left is the book cover, also teal, featuring two tin cans connected by a yellow string, with the title in large white and yellow text. On the right is a blurb quote that reads: “Grounded in discourse analysis, Balmat shows how dialogue with recipients of service at the street level indisputably shapes the public service experience. Readers will appreciate this closely-observed study with its mix of disciplinary detail and compassionate, thoughtful social commentary.” —Michael Lipsky. The University of Michigan Press logo appears at the bottom right.

In "The Subtlety of the Street", M Peregrine Balmat shows how everyday phrases in street-level work quietly construct racialised “Gestalts of Responsibility,” tracing their policy roots and pointing toward more just practice.
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Congratulations to all of our member presses and their authors honored as the PROSE Finalists and Category Winners!

We're so happy to announce "When Charlie Met Joan" by Diane Kiesel has won the PROSE Award for Biography and Autobiography!🎉🎉

Graphic of now available book "The Photographic Fix: Memory, Ideology, and the First World War in the Weimar Republic" by Justin Court

"The Photographic Fix" is now available! This volume examines the construction of public memory and commemoration through wartime photographs in the Weimar Republic. Start reading this #OpenAccess book: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...

Can't perfect that viral routine? 10 years of #Instagram dance trends calls for some exploration... "Homebodies" shows how everyday people turn domestic life into digital performance, revealing how intimacy is curated and controlled in the age of social media.
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I couldn’t be more honored to have @robingisserles.bsky.social and @meredithdohertyphd.bsky.social help me kick off my book, hot off the presses from @uofmpress.bsky.social! Come out to HVBfH March 7 to talk education, social work, communication, burn out, and vulnerability.

Sierra Leone Is The Birth Place Of Memories The Missing Piece [International] · Episode

Betsy Small was on The Missing Piece [International] podcast to talk about her book "Before Before: A Story of Discovery and Loss in Sierra Leone." Listen to the interview at open.spotify.com/episode/2Mln...

Yesterday we met @uofmpress.bsky.social author Nicholas R. Jones, pictured below with his book, The Arcadia of Jacopo Sannazaro. #rsa2026

Graphic of now available book "Posting for Power: Congressional Partisanship on Social Media" by Jeremy Gelman and Steven Lloyd Wilson.

"Posting for Power" by Jeremy Gelman and Steven Lloyd Wilson is now available! This new addition to the Legislative Politics and Policy Making series explores congressional partisanship on social media. Start reading the #OpenAccess version here: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...

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Thanks for your patience, our website is back up and running! Start browsing here: press.umich.edu

Graphic of now available book "The Death and Life of Chinese Civil Society" by Mujun Zhou

"The Death and Life of Chinese Civil Society" by Mujun Zhou is now available! This new addition to the China Understandings Today series examines how the Chinese liberal intellectuals launched the civil society movement and how it later disintegrated. Start reading: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...

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Chart titled “Path to Open Early Results: Year-over-Year Item Requests for the First 100 Open Access Titles.” A bar graph compares 2025 (licensed only, shown in gray) with 2026 (open access, shown in red). For January and February, the red bars are dramatically higher—around 9,500–10,000 item requests each month—compared to roughly 1,500–2,000 in 2025. The full-year comparison shows about 20,000 requests in early 2026 already surpassing the roughly 15,000 total requests recorded in all of 2025.

When scholarly books are made freely available, they reach more readers in more places right away.

In just five weeks of #OpenAccess, the first Path to Open books have already been used more than they were during the entire previous year of limited access.

Read the news: https://bit.ly/4rTptM4

Graphic of now available book "K-Pop Fandom: Performing Deokhu from the 1990s to Today" by Areum Jeong

"K-Pop Fandom" by @areum.bsky.social is now available! This autoethnography explores the K-pop fandom and its evolution. Start reading here: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...

Events | U-M LSA Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies for

Tune into Yanshuo Zhang's lecture on her book "Creative Belonging" on Zoom or in Weiser Hall tomorrow! RSVP and learn more about Yanshuo's book here: buff.ly/FvMdQuh

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY! 🎉📚

K-POP FANDOM is officially out! 🙌🏻

Available via print and open access!
(Free for viewing online via www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...)

Many thanks to @uofmpress.bsky.social for believing in and supporting this project 💚

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY! 🎉📚

K-POP FANDOM is officially out! 🙌🏻

Available via print and open access!
(Free for viewing online via www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...)

Many thanks to @uofmpress.bsky.social for believing in and supporting this project 💚

Promotional graphic displaying four books, from left to right: ‘SOFLA’, which has an abstract, multi-coloured background with white and blue text; ‘Fundamentals of Curriculum Planning, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation in English Language Teaching’, which has a blue gradient background and white text; ‘Teaching and Academic Writing in the Health Sciences’, which has white and yellow text, a dark blue background, and an illustration of two abstract shaped heads, the left head is blue, and the right head is orange, they overlap in the middle to make a yellow semi-circle; ‘Trauma-Sensitive Practices in English Language Teaching’, which has an abstract, multi-coloured background with white text. The background of the graphic is light blue towards the top, and dark blue towards the bottom. In the top half of the image, white text reads ‘University of Michigan Press ELT’.

New titles in the University of Michigan ELT series from @uofmpress.bsky.social explore teaching, learning, and educational practice across diverse contexts, offering critical perspectives on contemporary education. Browse the full series here 👉 bit.ly/4tgFdu1

We're so proud of Khadijah Queen's "Radical Poets" on being feature in @people.com 10 Inspiring and Educational Nonfiction Books to Read This Black History Month list! Read the full list here: