Celebrate Women’s History Month with our collection of books that highlight the lives and accomplishments of women throughout history. This year we're highlighting a Black Studies pioneer, a trailblazing journalist, public health nurses in the American South, and more.View books here and use code WHM22 for discount prices through March 31, 2022. Bertha Maxwell-Roddey A Modern-Day Race Woman … Continue reading Women’s History Month 2022
Books for Black History Month: Historical Black Communities
Throughout Black History Month 2022, we've highlighted books on a different Black history topic each week. For our last Black History Month post in 2022, we're focusing on the communities that African Americans fought to create for themselves.Use code BHM22 for discount prices on these books and others before February 28. The Archaeology of Race … Continue reading Books for Black History Month: Historical Black Communities
Books for Black History Month: Celebrating Black Women
Each week during Black History Month, we're highlighting a selection of books on an important Black history topic. This week, we're celebrating Black women's activism, leadership, resistance, and scholarship.Use code BHM22 for discount prices on these books and others through February 28. Bertha Maxwell-RoddeyA Modern-Day Race Woman and the Power of Black LeadershipSonya Y. RamseyThis … Continue reading Books for Black History Month: Celebrating Black Women
Books for Black History Month: Artists & Performers
Each week during Black History Month, we're highlighting a selection of books on an important Black history topic. This week, we're focusing on the important impact of Black dancers, choreographers, musicians, and painters. Use code BHM22 for discount prices on these books and others through February 28. Rooted Jazz DanceAfricanist Aesthetics and Equity in the … Continue reading Books for Black History Month: Artists & Performers
Books for Black History Month: Civil Rights
Each week during Black History Month, we're highlighting a selection of books on an important Black history topic. This week, we're focusing on the origins and impact of the civil rights movement.Use code BHM22 for discount prices on these books and others through February 28. The Path to the Greater, Freer, Truer WorldSouthern Civil Rights … Continue reading Books for Black History Month: Civil Rights
10 Books, 10 Years: University Press Week 2021
It’s the 10th anniversary of University Press Week! We're proud to be a part of the Association of University Presses (AUPresses), an organization of 159 international nonprofit scholarly publishers. We're joining in the UP Week celebrations with this blog post.This year's theme is #KeepUp, and we're highlighting 10 books we've published in the past 10 … Continue reading 10 Books, 10 Years: University Press Week 2021
Books for Native American Heritage Month
Use code NAHM21 for discount prices and free shipping through December 15. We Will Always Be There: Native Peoples on Living and Thriving in the SouthEdited by Denise E. Bates In We Will Always Be Here, contemporary tribal leaders, educators, and activists speak about their own experiences fighting for Indian identity, self-determination, cultural survival, and community … Continue reading Books for Native American Heritage Month
Halloween Reads: Shipwrecks, Pirates, and More!
Florida is surrounded by the ocean, so what scares us more than ghosts, ghouls, or things that go bump in the night? Peril on the sea! Our Halloween reads this year are straight from Davy Jones' locker. Grab these books about shipwrecks and pirates for thrilling and chilling reads, and use code BOO21 for discount … Continue reading Halloween Reads: Shipwrecks, Pirates, and More!
Books for Hispanic Heritage Month
Use code HHM21 for discount prices and free shipping through October 15. Home in Florida: Latinx Writers and the Literature of UprootednessEdited by Anjanette Delgado This collection features fiction, essays, and poetry from some of the most talented contemporary Latinx writers who have called Florida home. Celebrated writers like Jaquira Díaz, Richard Blanco, and Patricia … Continue reading Books for Hispanic Heritage Month
Cuba: A Reading List
We've curated a selection of our books on the history and culture of Cuba, from early colonial years to the 1959 Revolution to daily life today, for those wanting to learn more about the island nation. Cuba's Digital Revolution: Citizen Innovation and State Policy Edited by Ted A. Henken and Sara Garcia Santamaria “An important … Continue reading Cuba: A Reading List
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