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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

We always love seeing our books on display! Many thanks to @harvardbookstore.bsky.social and @longleafserv.bsky.social for sending us pictures of the latest window display. Featured Titles: "Sooner Spirit" by Eddie Malone and "Fight Like a Machine" by Thomas M. Hunt.

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This week we're at the American Society for Ethnohistory conference! Stop by our booth and say 'hi!'. If you can't attend in person, you can still shop our select titles using the online booth link. Save 40% with promo code 18ASE26 at checkout! www.oupress.com/ase-2026/

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Out Now! "Indigenous Counterstories: Storytelling as Knowledge-Making" edited by Heather N. Hill and Kimberly G. Wieser-Weryackwe invites readers to embrace a more inclusive method of academic research and writing by centering Indigenous stories. www.oupress.com/978080619738...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Many thanks to The Lore in Norman for hosting OUP author Sara Doolittle for a book signing and talk for "We Fought Back: The Black Legal Struggle for Education in Oklahoma Territory" last night and for sharing these event photos with us!

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Out Now! "Looking for Justice in Texas: A Century of Reckoning" edited by Omar Valerio-Jiménez examines excessive policing and struggles for racial justice in Texas. www.oupress.com/978080619723...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Out Now! "Classroom Mindscapes: An Introduction to Neurodiversity for Educators" by @sarahesilverman.bsky.social offers a much-needed primer in the concept, terms, and history of neurodiversity for college faculty and staff. www.oupress.com/978080619720...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Out Now! "John M. Schofield: Soldier–Statesman of the Civil War and Gilded Age" by Robert Wooster delivers a broad narrative beyond military experiences and unearths the complex relationship between the U.S. Army and American politics in the 19th century. www.oupress.com/978080619722...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Out Now! "Sooner Spirit: The Rise of the Most Fanatical Fandom in College Sports" by Eddie Malone. www.oupress.com/978080619704...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Out Now! "We Fought Back: The Black Legal Struggle for Education in Oklahoma Territory" by Sara Doolittle. www.oupress.com/978080619721...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Save the Date! On Sept. 12, 2026 at 4:00pm @magiccitybooks.bsky.social will partner with TU's Oklahoma Center for the Humanities to host a free, special event with OUP author, the Hon. Greg Bigler, in conversation with Jessica Doe. Books will be available at the event for purchase.

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Save the Date! OUP author, Eddie Malone, will be at Full Circle Bookstore August 25th at 6:30pm to launch his book "Sooner Spirit: The Rise of the Most Fanatical Fandom in College Sports". This is the perfect "back to school" event you don't want to miss! fullcirclebooks.com/event/2598/

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Out Now! "UDL at Scale: Whole-Campus Universal Design for Learning" by @thomasjtobin.bsky.social is a call to action and a how-to guide and gives campus leaders and administrators the tools to expand UDL's reach. www.oupress.com/978080619706...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Out Now! "Storytelling Sovereignty: Indigenous Peoples and the Media" edited by Cristina L. Azocar and Meta G. Carstarphen helps readers not only understand Indigenous-produced media but also why it is so vital and a crucial contribution to the field. www.oupress.com/978080619718...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Out Now! "Fight Like a Machine: The Combat Future of the Human Body" by Thomas M. Hunt makes an eloquent case for rethinking what it means to be "fighting fit" in today's military—and what this means, in turn, for military recruitment, training, and strategy. www.oupress.com/978080619708...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Out Now! "Dancing with Manifest Destiny: Elite Men of Color and the Making of American Los Angeles" by Daniel B. Lynch recovers a layer in the origin story of LA, and offers insight into entanglements of race, masculinity, and politics that persist to this day. www.oupress.com/978080619703...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Out Now! "Little Liberia: A Dream of Black Freedom in the US-Mexico Borderlands" by Laura Hooton reveals the crucial role of the intersection of Black spaces and borderland places in the history of social movements and White supremacy in the United States and Mexico. www.oupress.com/978080619696...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Tonight! Come learn about Dr. Priscilla Crawford's new book, "A Naturalist's Guide to Oklahoma." Dr. Crawford is an ecologist and biogeographer with the Oklahoma Biological Survey. Hosted by @sierraclub.org Oklahoma act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Out Now! "Los Llaneros: The Mexican Southern Plains, 1500-1900" edited by Joel Zapata, Andrew Reynolds, Alex Hunt and John Beusterien is a timely reconsideration of an important region and its diverse peoples. www.oupress.com/978080619700...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

For a company that works with words, we find ourselves at a loss upon learning of the passing of our much-beloved author and friend of the press, T. Lindsay Baker. It has been our great privilege to know him...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Copies of our Fall/Winter 2026 catalog have arrived and making their way to you! We can’t wait to show you what we’ve been working on. Get an early look here - www.oupress.com/fall-winter-...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Out Now! "A Naturalist's Guide to Oklahoma" by Priscilla H. C. Crawford. This lavishly illustrated, friendly guide is 'the' book citizen-scientists and curious wanderers will want in their hands as they set out to explore the state’s abundant natural diversity. www.oupress.com/978080619674...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Just in time for summer! Priscilla Crawford’s A NATURALIST’S GUIDE TO OKLAHOMA is headed to a bookstore near you! Official publication date is May 26th!

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Out Now! "A Case for Congress" by Frances Lee challenges readers to think against the grain and appreciate the Congress we have, not an ideal Congress that never in fact existed. Read more here ➡️ www.oupress.com/978080619675...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

It’s a good day for publicity! ARCs for FIGHT LIKE A MACHINE by Thomas Hunt are finding their way to readers! Pre-order here - www.oupress.com/978080619708...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Out Now! "The Joyful Online Teacher: Finding Our Fizz in Asynchronous Classes" by @flowerdarby.bsky.social offers accessible, inspiring, common-sense hacks for connecting with students, finding passion, navigating the structural inequities of higher ed, and more. www.oupress.com/978080619652...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Out Now! "Where Next, Columbus?: A Native Punk Mixtape" by Thomas Michael Swensen juxtaposes different types of cultural production to explore how Native America and punk coexist, inform each other, and together articulate their own politics. www.oupress.com/978080619664...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Spotted in the wild! Last night OUP author Carolin Görgen spoke about her book "The California Camera Club: Collective Visions in the Making of the American West" at the Russell Center. In attendance were Riley Hines, Acquisitions Coordinator, and director of the Russell Center, Emily Burns.

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Out Now! "Tumbleweed Underworld: A Saga of Morphine and Mayhem in the Arizona Territory" by Eduardo Obregón Pagán, is the biography of Georgie Clifford that sheds light on the little-known story of drug use in the 19th-century West. www.oupress.com/978080619648...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Out Now! "We Are Black, Too: Aboriginal Australians and the Black Panther Party" by Jacynda Ammons traces Aboriginal Australians' adoption of strains of Black activism from Marcus Garvey through the Civil Rights Movement and ultimately the Black Panther Party. www.oupress.com/978080619657...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Out Now! "The Lighthorse Police: A History of Tribal Justice" by Donald L. Fixico is the first comprehensive history of the legendary Five Tribes' law enforcement agencies. www.oupress.com/978080619649...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Out Now! "Hungry Oklahoma: Confronting Poverty and Food Insecurity" by Robert Lee Maril is a critical exploration of the myths about and causes of poverty in Oklahoma. www.oupress.com/978080619656...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Out Now! "The Isthmian Script: Deciphering Ancient Mesoamerican Writing" by Martha J. Macri calls for a new generation of investigators into the Isthmian script and inspires a renewed interest in the process of script invention among early Mesoamerican peoples. www.oupress.com/978080619609...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Out Now! "Mollie Brumley's Civil War: Surviving the Guerrilla War in Arkansas" by Theodore Catton is an unprecedented picture of the Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi West and a remarkable coming-of-age story shaped by the fight against slavery. www.oupress.com/978080619650...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Save the Date: The Pre-Columbian Society to Host Martha Macri: "The Isthmian Script: A New Approach to Decipherment" March 14th at 1:30pm! More information here ➡️ precolumbian.org/next-meeting/

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

"Taos Society of Artists" Edited by Peter H. Hassrick, Gerald P. Peters and Melissa W. Speidel! www.oupress.com/978080619494...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

"The California Camera Club: Collective Visions in the Making of the American West" by Carolin Görgen! www.oupress.com/978080619603...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

"Rhino Tanks and Sticky Bombs: GI Ingenuity in World War II" by Robert P. Wettemann! www.oupress.com/978080619539...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

"Tulsa, 2021: A Massacre's Centennial and a Nation's Reckoning" by Randy Krehbiel! www.oupress.com/978080619532...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

"Low April Sun: A Novel" by @rankoutsider.bsky.social! www.oupress.com/978080619474...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

"Empowered: A Woman Faculty of Color's Guide to Teaching and Thriving" by Chavella T. Pittman! www.oupress.com/978080619565...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

"The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI" by Tricia Bertram Gallant and David A. Rettinger! www.oupress.com/978080619496...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Please join us in congratulating these recent OU Press authors as they have been selected as finalists for the Foreword INDIES Book Awards! View the complete list here ➡️ www.forewordreviews.com/articles/art...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Out Now! "After the Theft of the Sacred: Experiential Religion in Indigenous Writing" by Reginald Dyck shows how Native communities and characters use their lived religions to make sense of an increasingly fragmented and urban world. www.oupress.com/978080619651...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Out Now! "Reasons We Fight: Tejanos and American Wars, 1836-1972" by Alex Mendoza documents the circumstances that shaped military attitudes among Mexican Texans, along with their shifting ideas about identity, community, nationalism—and America itself. www.oupress.com/978080619654...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

We're Hiring! OUP is looking for our next acquisitions coordinator to support our acquisitions editors and authors. Sound like something you would be interested in? Apply today! This is a great position to get into the world of academic publishing. ➡️ ou.taleo.net/careersectio...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

"Bridget's Gambit: A Saga of Family Enterprise in Gold Rush California" by Craig S. Harwood is the spirited biography of an audacious, persistent woman which brings to the forefront the largely unheralded contributions of women in the forming of California statehood. www.oupress.com/978080619655...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Quintard Taylor left an indelible impression on the OU Press team and he will be greatly missed. We are honored to share with you this information regarding his Celebration of Life service. Read more here: blackpast.org

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

We spy A LIFE ON FIRE by a Connie Cronley! Don’t miss out on the Tulsa Women’s Expo this weekend! General Admission is $7 at the Box Office on Expo days, or 2 for 1 with an online ticket special. Children 12 and under FREE! Learn more here: magiccitybooks.com/events/44962...

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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Out Now! "Blood Vessels: Vigilante Violence in the American West" by Patrick T. Hoehne reframes the prevailing understanding of both the individual incidents of violent action and the larger history of vigilante violence in the antebellum United States. www.oupress.com/978080619610...

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