Join us for our Fall 2024 publishing panel! This is a free webinar hosted by University Press of Florida and UF Press. It will take place on Thursday, October 17, at 4:00pm EST. For more information, see below. Are you an author thinking about publishing a book with a university press? Are you a subject-matter expert … Continue reading Publishing Panel: Peer Review and You
Fall 2024 Exhibit Schedule
The University Press of Florida will be at these conferences and book fairs this fall. Association for the Study of African American Life and History Annual ConferencePittsburgh, PASeptember 25-29, 2024Shop Related Books - Use Code ALH24 Southeastern Archaeological Conference Annual MeetingWilliamsburg, VANovember 13-16, 2024Shop Related Books - Use Code SEAC24 South Atlantic Modern Language Association … Continue reading Fall 2024 Exhibit Schedule
Books for Hispanic Heritage Month 2024
Use code HHM24 for discount prices through October 15. Modern Cuban: A Contemporary Approach to Classic RecipesAna Quincoces In this cookbook, Ana Quincoces reimagines traditional Cuban recipes for today’s home chefs, helping readers make timeless dishes that showcase the distinctive flavors of classic Cuban cuisine while crafting meals that are accessible to everyone. “Ana has … Continue reading Books for Hispanic Heritage Month 2024
The Storm
"An invaluable addition to nineteenth-century women’s literature that gives a rare glimpse into Florida, particularly Key West, during a time when it was still considered a frontier landscape to many Americans.”—Ashley Lear, author of The Remarkable Kinship of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Ellen Glasgow “A significant contribution to the literary landscape of Florida writers before … Continue reading The Storm
Documenting South Florida’s Disappearing Mobile Communities
By Diego Waisman, author of Sunset Colonies: A Visual Elegy to South Florida's Mobile Home Communities “People think that geography is about capitals, landforms, and so on. But it is also about place—its emotional tone, social meaning, and generative potential." Yi-Fu Tuan, Chinese-American geographer and writer (1930-2022) The motivation behind creating Sunset Colonies stemmed from … Continue reading Documenting South Florida’s Disappearing Mobile Communities
Sunset Colonies
“An urgent and timely series of images that capture compounding crises of our time. This book contributes to the ever-growing, fascinating, and terrifying investigations of South Florida as a harbinger for the remainder of the nation.”—Tatiana McInnis, author of To Tell a Black Story of Miami “Waisman’s photographic collection offers a firm and impassioned grip … Continue reading Sunset Colonies
Becoming Object
“A brilliant bioarchaeological and biohistorical exploration of Morton and his collection. Geller has pushed us to think beyond simple analyses and instead to consider nuanced, contextual ideas about history, our field, and our present.”—Meredith A. B. Ellis, author of The Children of Spring Street: The Bioarchaeology of Childhood in a 19th Century Abolitionist Congregation Becoming … Continue reading Becoming Object
Florida Spectacular
“Cathy Salustri’s delightful, insightful book takes us on a trip through sapphire springs, wetlands alive with birdsong, and other hidden corners of this multifarious state. Salustri veers off the well-trodden path of Sunshine State ridicule to give us a well-researched, impeccably reported human and natural history of the landscapes that make this state so compelling.”—Diane … Continue reading Florida Spectacular
Spring 2024 Paperback Releases
The following books are now available in paperback editions. Dream State: Eight Generations of Swamp Lawyers, Conquistadors, Confederate Daughters, Banana Republicans, and Other Florida WildlifeDiane RobertsWith a New Preface "With hurricane-force prose, journalist and Florida native Roberts hits the land of orange groves, theme parks and mobile homes with a torrential outpouring of love and … Continue reading Spring 2024 Paperback Releases
Intern Guest Post: A Peek Behind the Curtain
Written by Nicholas Orlando, Melvyn New and Joan New Editing Intern When I began my Ph.D. in 2020, I had hoped to work in academic publishing in some capacity. This side of academia held a mystique that, for me, other areas lacked or lost. By 2020, I was the instructor of record for several college-level … Continue reading Intern Guest Post: A Peek Behind the Curtain
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