Congratulations to authors Wendy Xu, Ryan Patrick Murphy, and Betsy Small on being named finalists for the 2025 Foreword INDIES in the Essays, History, and Political and Social Sciences categories! Check out the full list of finalists:
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Celebrate the release of "Late Stage: Theatrical Perspectives on Age and Aging" edited by Benjamin Gillespie and Cindy Rosenthal, with Elinor Fuchs at the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center on March 19th! RSVP and learn more here:
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Graphic of now available book "Neoliberalism and Unlawful Governance: The Crisis of Democratic Rights" by Guillermina Ser
Guillermina Seri's "Neoliberalism and Unlawful Governance" is now available to read online! This volume explores how democratic governments continue to exclude and abuse people. Start reading: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
05.03.2026 19:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What happens when intimacy is framed for an online audience and who gets to control its circulation? L. Archer Porter answers these questions in their new book "Homebodies." Check out this video introduction from the author to learn more about the book! youtu.be/iQ1QzfI_4Qc?...
05.03.2026 17:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Graphic of Anthony J. Spire's quote "The Death and Life of Chinese Civil Society will make an invaluable contribution to the literature on civil society development and the public sphere in China. This book takes us into the divisions within civil society itself to show the strengths, weaknesses, vision, and blind spots of individual activists and organizations. For this alone, the book will stand out."
Reviewers agree, Mujun Zhou's "The Death and Life of Chinese Civil Society" is "an invaluable contribution." Start reading this #OpenAccess title a part of our China Understandings Today series here: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
04.03.2026 20:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Graphic of now available book "Modern Japanese Literary Studies" edited by Seth Jacobowitz and Jonathan Eran Abel
"Modern Japanese Literary Studies" is now available to read online! This interdisciplinary volume explores new directions in modern Japanese literature from 16 scholars. Start reading: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
04.03.2026 16:15 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Graphic of now available book "The Post-Global City: Theorizing Technology Cultures in Urban Africa" edited by Katrien Pype, Omolade Adunbi, and Michael M.J. Fischer
"The Post-Global City" is now available! This new addition to our African Perspectives series reimagines technological developments in urban Africa. Start reading this #OpenAccess book here: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
03.03.2026 21:30 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Graphic promoting National Reading Month for Lever Press
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
03.03.2026 17:44 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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
02.03.2026 17:38 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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
02.03.2026 17:06 — 👍 11 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0You 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...
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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
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Spotted Artificial Humanities at the Harvard Book Store! @uofmpress.bsky.social
27.02.2026 18:06 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
🌟 "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
Example of a publication that includes embedded media on Michigan’s Fulcrum publishing platform.
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
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Excited to be speaking at this event today on the vice presidency and White House policy making news.hofstra.edu/event/how-do...
26.02.2026 13:06 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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!
23.02.2026 21:24 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0We're so happy to announce "When Charlie Met Joan" by Diane Kiesel has won the PROSE Award for Biography and Autobiography!🎉🎉
23.02.2026 19:57 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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...
23.02.2026 17:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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.
23.02.2026 03:59 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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...
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Yesterday we met @uofmpress.bsky.social author Nicholas R. Jones, pictured below with his book, The Arcadia of Jacopo Sannazaro. #rsa2026
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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
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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...
17.02.2026 22:54 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1Our website is currently down and our team is working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. We will post updates here as we have them.
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