News from University Press of Florida and UF Press
The University Press of Florida and UF Press proudly present our award-winning books and authors from the last year. Florida Springs: From Geography to Politics and RestorationChristopher F. Meindl Florida Book Awards, Gold Medal for Florida Nonfiction American Association of Geographers Globe Book Award for Public Understanding of Geography Tampa Bay: The Story of an Estuary … Continue reading 2024-25 Year in Review: Awards Won
This book is freely available in an open access edition thanks to the generous support by the University of California Davis Library. Access the free digital version here. “An original and significant contribution for the insightful connections the authors make between the archival and archaeological data sets. Such an approach uniquely allows the authors to propose individual … Continue reading Native Persistence at a California Mission Outpost
“The ability to map Oshun across the Afro-Atlantic world to tease out her vital iconic significance, in literary, cultural, religious, and political terrains, makes for a priceless book.”—Niyi Afolabi, author of Relocating the Sacred: African Divinities and Brazilian Cultural Hybridities In this book, Sheneese Thompson analyzes works of film and literature to explore how Afro-Atlantic religion … Continue reading Oshun, Lemonade, and Intertextuality
The following books are now available in paperback editions. The First Hollywood: Florida and the Golden Age of Silent FilmmakingShawn C. Bean Florida Book Awards, Gold Medal for Florida Nonfiction “Explores the burst of Florida film production that occurred at the dawn of the cinema, much of it in the Jacksonville area. . . . … Continue reading Spring 2025 Paperback Releases
Written by Lisa Krause, outreach assistant, Summer 2025 This internship was offered in partnership with the University of Florida Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere as part of the Center’s 2025 Public Humanities Internship Program for Graduate Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. As a newsletter subscriber to the Center for the … Continue reading Intern Guest Post: A Historian at the Press
“The bioarchaeological research presented in these volumes spans thousands of years of human history in the Southwest, exploring themes such as the health impacts of population growth, inter-regional migration, and social upheaval. Collectively, the chapters deepen our understanding of the social history of the region and elucidate the complex interplay between humans and their environment … Continue reading Bioarchaeology of the Southwest
“This work is a substantial contribution to Joyce studies. The author’s stress on the experiential, the empirical, the ‘sensational’ elements in Joyce, is a refreshing change.”—Terence Killeen, James Joyce Centre, Dublin “The writing of this book is reflective, with a clear character and flavor of the author’s rich experience in Joyce studies. A fine book … Continue reading Sensational Joyce
“This is a valuable retelling of the story of Florida through its nine different constitutions and the forces that created them and the consequences that followed them.”—Neil Skene, author of The Supreme Court of Florida: A Journey toward Justice, 1972–1987 “Cassanello has assembled an impressive array of scholars who provide the context and circumstances pertaining to … Continue reading Crafting Constitutions in Florida, 1810–1968
This month we are joining members of the Association of University Presses (AUPresses) in sharing reading lists of university press publications that contribute to understanding the topic of immigration.
We are pleased to present our new titles scheduled to be published between September 2025 and February 2026.
The Florida Bookshelf 