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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New journal issue available from #UFPress: Bioarchaeology International, Volume 10, Number 2. journals.upress.ufl.edu/bioarchaeology/issue/view/451
The cover of the Volume 10, Number 2 issue of the journal Bioarchaeology International.
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On LitHub (@literaryhub.bsky.social y.social) today: the cover reveal for ALL THIS BEAUTY, a literary anthology edited by @kristenarnett.bsky.social and @cunningpscott.bsky.social, forthcoming in March 2027! Cover photo by Josh Aronson, cover design by Mindy Basinger Hill.
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Here is the Cover For All This Beauty, a New Anthology of Florida Writing
Below is the cover for All This Beauty, a new anthology of literary Florida edited by Kristen Arnett and P. Scott Cunningham, forthcoming from University Press of Florida in early March 2027. The c…
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New journal issue available: RHETORIC OF HEALTH & MEDICINE, Volume 9, Number 3. journals.upress.ufl.edu/rhm/issue/view/444 #UFPress
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The Rumpus @therumpus.net · 30/09/2026
"...how much can I play with these stories?" Bodega as a Bridge to Storytelling: Christine Kandic Torres (@ckandictorres.bsky.social) interviews @amariscastillo.bsky.social about Bodega Stories (@floridapress.bsky.social). ➡️ buff.ly/IQYVC8c
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Don't forget to register for our Fall 2026 Publishing Symposium! This free, virtual event will take place on October 29, beginning at 1pm EST. This event is open to anyone interested in learning about book publishing. Register here: floridapress.org/events/fall-2026-publishing-symposium
This is a promotional graphic for the Fall 2026 Publishing Symposium, hosted by the University Press of Florida, which will take place on Oct. 29, 2026. The graphic includes details about the three panels that comprise the Symposium, including "The Making of Your Book," which will take place from 1:00pm to 2:00pm EST, "Marketing Your Book" which will take place from 2:30pm to 3:30pm EST, and "Meet the Press," which will take place from 4:00pm to 4:30 EST.
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Drawing from on-the-ground investigations from Texas to Florida and the Carolinas, CLIMATE CROSSROADS by John Dunn reveals how environmental factors are reshaping the American South’s landscape, politics, and identity, highlighting how the region’s communities are working to protect their home.
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Climate Crossroads
How communities across the US South are fighting to save their home from the effects of environmental changeRising seas, extreme heat, fragile infrastructure...
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We are excited to announce a new book series, Florida Editions, that recovers literary works of special significance to the state, reviving them for modern audiences.
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New “Florida Editions” Series Brings Classic Works to New Readers - University Press of Florida
University Press of Florida (UPF) is pleased to announce “Florida Editions,” a new book series that recovers literary works of special significance to the state, reviving them for modern audiences.......
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If you're in Gainesville, don't miss this event celebrating the launch of a special issue of the #UFPress journal Delos, focusing on Italian poetry and ecology. The launch celebration will take place on 10/06/26 at 6pm at Library West at the University of Florida. All are welcome to attend.
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We are attending the Association for the Study of African American Life and History annual meeting in Norfolk, VA. Browse related books and take advantage of our conference sale online at floridapress.org/31ALH26. Use code 31ALH26 for 50% off and free US shipping on orders over $50 through 12/18/26.
The University Press of Florida and UF Press booth at the 2026 Association for the Study of African American Life and History annual meeting.
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New book! LA FLORIDA MISSIONS: SPACES OF GLOBALIZATION, RESISTANCE, AND TRANSFORMATION edited by Viviana Díaz Balsera reinterprets Florida’s early Spanish missions as dynamic, multiethnic spaces where Indigenous peoples and missionaries negotiated power, culture, and survival. #UFPress
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La Florida Missions
Reinterpreting Florida’s mission sites as places where Indigenous peoples and missionaries negotiated power, culture, and survivalThis book approaches Flor...
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Today’s new book is THE US PRESIDENCY AND AMERICAN JEWRY FROM FDR TO TRUMP, edited by Patricia Kollander, which explores eight decades of presidential policies to trace presidential actions and their effects on American Jewish identity and history.
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The US Presidency and American Jewry from FDR to Trump
Eight decades of presidential policies and how they shaped American Jewish identity and historyThe first book to explore how American presidents have respond...
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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s publication day for Ideas on Fire author Rosamond S. King! 🥳 The second edition of Island Bodies: Transgressive Sexualities in the Caribbean Imagination is out now from @floridapress.bsky.social. floridapress.org/978081308174... #IoFAuthors
Cover of Island Bodies, with collage-style illustrations featuring two people kissing and a person's body obscured by a dog-like animal head.
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
TAMPA THEATRE by Andrew T. Huse chronicles the 100-year history of one of the most elaborate movie palaces of the early twentieth century, tracing its story from its opening in 1926 as a home for silent films through decades of historic preservation efforts to the present day.
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Tampa Theatre
Inside the 100-year history of one of America’s most elaborate movie palacesOpulent and nostalgic, Tampa Theatre is one of the most magnificent movie palac...
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hispanic Heritage Month occurs annually from September 15 - October 15. To celebrate, we're highlighting a collection of our recent and bestselling publications relating to Latinx history and culture. Use discount code 31HHM26 for discount prices through October 15.
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Books for Hispanic Heritage Month 2026 - University Press of Florida
Hispanic Heritage Month occurs annually from September 15–October 15. To celebrate, we’re highlighting a collection of our recent and bestselling publications relating to Hispanic and Latinx history a...
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We are sharing thoughts from our journal editors about the continued importance of peer review in honor of Peer Review Week. #PeerReviewWeek
This is a graphic for Peer Review Week featuring the cover of the journal Bioarchaeology International. UF Press and Peer Review logos appear at the bottom. Siân Halcrow, coeditor of the journal Bioarchaeology International, reflects that: "Peer review is a crucial part of the academic publishing process. I see them as a constructive way to strengthen your work and help make it the best it can be. It is also important for academics to contribute to this process by serving as reviewers. Doing so allows you to stay up to date with emerging methods, theories, and approaches within your field, and contribute to the advancement of knowledge."
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New book! THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF COLONIAL FORTIFICATIONS, edited by Michael S. Nassaney and Sergio Escribano-Ruiz, examines and compares forts from four different continents from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, showing how forts served as instruments of conquest and spaces of cultural exchange.
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The Archaeology of Colonial Fortifications
A global exploration of the many ways forts served as instruments of conquest and spaces of cultural exchangeEuropean colonial fortifications were built to a...
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Our September e-newsletter is now available! Read the e-newsletter for book recommendations for Hispanic Heritage Month, quotes from journal editors in honor of Peer Review Week, and more. Read it here: conta.cc/4cKvPZ1 Subscribe to our monthly e-newsletters here: floridapress.org/subscribe
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We are sharing thoughts from our journal editors about the continued importance of peer review in honor of Peer Review Week.
This is a graphic for Peer Review Week featuring the cover of the journal Rhetoric of Health & Medicine. UF Press and Peer Review logos appear at the bottom.

Lora Anderson, coeditor of the journal Rhetoric of Health & Medicine, reflects that: "The peer review process serves two important functions. First, it strengthens the field’s scholarship by offering expert feedback that helps authors refine their arguments, methods, and evidence. Second, peer review plays a developmental role. In this role, reviewers act as informed readers and colleagues who encourage authors to amplify the impact of their contribution."
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We are sharing thoughts from our journal editors about the continued importance of peer review in honor of Peer Review Week. #PeerReviewWeek
This is a graphic for Peer Review Week featuring the cover of the journal Forensic Anthropology and the UF Press and Peer Review Week logos. Nicholas V. Passalacqua, editor of the journal Forensic Anthropology, reflects that: "Research on peer review of scholarly literature has shown that it improves the quality and clarity of manuscripts. Basically, peer review helps to ensure our scholarly literature is trustworthy and easier to read and comprehend."
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Tonight at 8:00pm EST, Amaris Castillo, author of BODEGA STORIES, will be featured on the first episode of Uncovered,  a new series presented by PBS Books and @aupresses.bsky.social. Watch the episode live at the link below or stream at any time after it premieres at pbs.books.org or on the PBS app.
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How a Bodega Becomes a Home | Uncovered
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Sept. 14-18 is Peer Review Week, a global celebration of the vital role peer review plays in the advancement of scholarly communication. Each day this week, we will be sharing thoughts from our journal editors about the continued importance of peer review. @peerreviewweek.bsky.social
This is a graphic for Peer Review Week featuring a photo of the Journal of Postcolonial Studies coeditor Hans-Georg Erney and the journal’s cover image. UF Press and Peer Review logos appear at the bottom.This is a graphic for Peer Review Week featuring the cover of the Journal of Postcolonial Studies. Journal coeditor Hans-Georg Erney is quoted as saying, "As an interdisciplinary journal that is global in scope, we frequently receive manuscripts that exceed our editorial board's areas of expertise. Therefore, we depend on the intellectual generosity of peer reviewers who help us to maintain our editorial standards." UF Press and Peer Review logos appear at the bottom.
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Southern Review of Books @southrevbooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"Castillo, a journalist by profession, succeeds in rendering a balanced story, conveying realism without losing the warmth of her connection to it." New review of BODEGA STORIES by Amaris Castillo. @floridapress.bsky.social
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“Bodega Stories” Celebrates Community as much as Family
This debut is a collection of captivating and true vignettes about bodega customers who are as human and colorful as they are industrious.
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Katya Wesolowski, author of CAPOEIRA CONNECTIONS, discusses her experience publishing her book in an #OpenAccess edition with #UFPress today on our blog.
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Open Access Author Q&A: Capoeira Connections - University Press of Florida
Katya Wesolowski shares her open access experience with Capoeira Connections: A Memoir in Motion.
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Happy birthday to H.D.! Until now, many of the Imagist poet's short stories have been inaccessible for readers, either long out of print or never having been published. In THE USUAL STAR AND THE MOMENT, Lara Vetter makes available two short story cycles by H.D., The Usual Star and The Moment.
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The Usual Star and The Moment
Two little-known story collections from H.D. that offer new ways of thinking about the role of the short story genre in the writer’s career and the moderni...
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Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Looking forward to #PeerReviewWeek, Sept 14-18! Here, members of our Acquisitions Editorial Committee from @floridapress.bsky.social & @illinoispress.bsky.social reflect on this year's theme, Peer Review Capacity. Find out more: peerreviewweek.net/
"Securing peer reviewers and obtaining engaged reviews in a timely manner is becoming increasingly difficult, yet peer review remains a vital component of scholarly publishing. This year’s theme recognizes the mutual investment of all collaborators—publishers, authors, reviewers, and the scholarly community—in producing rigorous scholarship that enriches public debates."

Stephanye Hunter & Alison Syring
Acquisitions Editorial Committee."
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy #PubDay to BODEGA STORIES by Amaris Castillo! In this book, Castillo takes readers inside her family’s bodega to meet the community at its heart, revealing a thriving local hub that bridges generations, languages, and traditions.
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Bodega Stories
A window into a Dominican family's bodega and the community at its heartA bodega is much more than a neighborhood grocery store—it's a lifeline to communi...
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Please join us for our Fall 2026 Publishing Symposium! This free, virtual event will take place on October 29, starting at 1:00pm EST. This event is open to anyone interested in learning about book publishing, especially prospective or current authors publishing with a university press.
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Fall 2026 Publishing Symposium - University Press of Florida
University Press of Florida invites you to attend its free virtual Fall 2026 Publishing Symposium.
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Drawing on archaeological, ethnohistorical, and ethnographic sources, ANIMALS AND ANIMALITY IN EASTERN WOODLAND SOCIETIES edited by Jessica A. Jenkins and Neill J. Wallis highlights the significance of animals in what is now the US Southeast across thousands of years. #UFPress
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Animals and Animality in Eastern Woodland Societies
Exploring how humans and animals in the US Southeast interacted to shape social, ritual, and cosmological worlds across thousands of yearsArchaeologists ofte...
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Today is the publication day for CYPRESS by National Geographic Explorer Mac Stone! An immersive photographic exploration of the few remaining ancient cypress forests of the American South, this book invites readers on a visual journey deep into the oldest and most pristine forests on the planet.
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Cypress
Awe-inspiring photographs of the ancient wetlands of the American South by National Geographic Explorer Mac Stone, highlighting spectacular webs of life belo...
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Miami readers, don't miss Amaris Castillo, author of BODEGA STORIES, at Books & Books in Coral Gables on Sept. 19 at 5:00pm. Amaris will be in conversation with Natalia Sylvester. For more details on this event and to register, click here: shop.booksandbooks.com/event/2026-0...
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Bodega Stories | An Evening with Amaris Castillo in conversation with Natalia Sylvester
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Our Authors in Conversation webinar is taking place TOMORROW, 8/27, at 4:00pm! Don't forget to register for this free, virtual event. Register here: ufl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We're excited to share that the Fall 2026 issue of the University Press of Florida and UF Press semiannual newsletter is now available! The newsletter features highlights from our 2025–2026 publishing year: reviews, awards, exhibits, author events, new initiatives launched, and more.
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Fall 2026 Newsletter
Welcome to the Fall 2026 issue of the University Press of Florida and UF Press newsletter.
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
AN ARCHAEOLOGY OF MILPA CULTURES by Keitlyn Alcántara draws on research from the state of Tlaxcala in Mexico to describe how its people resisted imperial domination and survived centuries of upheaval through farming traditions that have supported food sovereignty and community resistance. #UFPress
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An Archaeology of Milpa Cultures
Inside the farming traditions that have supported food sovereignty and community resistance in past and present TlaxcalaIn this book, Keitlyn Alcántara draw...
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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Join us in celebrating Ideas on Fire author Keitlyn Alcantara on the release of An Archaeology of Milpa Cultures: Maize and Ecological Worldbuilding in Central Mexico, out now from @floridapress.bsky.social. 🎊 floridapress.org/978168340627... #IoFAuthors
Cover of An Archaeology of Milpa Cultures, with photos featuring a small clay jug in front of prickly pear cactus fruits, a close-up of a maize leaf, and a farm field with a mountain in the background.
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We are pleased to announce a new #UFPress journal, Anatomical Insights. Anatomical Insights is devoted to furthering knowledge regarding human anatomical variation primarily through the publication of anatomical, osteological, and medical case studies, as well as original research and reviews.
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Don't forget to register for our Authors in Conversation webinar! This free, virtual event will take place on 8/27 at 4:00pm, and will feature UPF authors Julie Marie Wade, author of OTHER PEOPLE'S MOTHERS, Rachel Knox, author of ANYWHERE ELSE, and Amaris Castillo, author of BODEGA STORIES.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Authors in Conversation: Creative Nonfiction. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join University Press of Florida for a conversation between three of our authors who have recently published books of creative nonfiction. The conversation will be facilitated by UPF editor-in-chief S...
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
IMAGINING A NEW NATURAL HISTORY was reviewed in H-Net: "Campisi and Mertehikian’s volume provides an excellent space from which to reconsider the role that natural history has played in the construction of Latin America and how it serves as a site through which to reconsider the area’s future."
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
We are saddened to share that Juan Carlos Rodríguez, UF Press series editor and author, has passed away. Visit the link below for tributes to Juan Carlos Rodríguez by scholars and friends of the press.
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In Memory of Juan Carlos Rodríguez - University Press of Florida
We are saddened to share that Juan Carlos Rodríguez, UF Press series editor and author, has passed away.   Rodríguez was coeditor, alongside Héctor Fernández L’Hoeste, of the UF Press... READ MORE
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Must-read Q&A with Jason Vuic, author of the compelling #Florida true-crime & history book "A Town Without Pity." floridapress.org/news/qa-with... via @floridapress.bsky.social
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Q&A with Jason Vuic, Author of A Town without Pity - University Press of Florida
When did you know that you wanted to write this book? What led you to the town of Arcadia and these two stories from its past? I grew up ...
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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Check out Niall Peach's review of "Imagining a New Natural History: Latin American Cultural Production in the Anthropocene," published in 2026 by @floridapress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #anthropocene #histsci www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Check out Nathan Gill's review of "Plants and Animals in Latin American Cultural Production," edited by Cristina E. Pardo Porto & Oscar A. Pérez, published in 2025 by @floridapress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Mauro José Caraccioli, author of WRITING THE NEW WORLD, reflects on how open access has expanded the reach of his scholarship. Congratulations to Mauro José Caraccioli as well as the other finalists for the 2026 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards!
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Our Authors in Conversation webinar will take place on 8/27 at 4:00pm. It will feature Julie Marie Wade, author of OTHER PEOPLE'S MOTHERS; Rachel Knox, author of ANYWHERE ELSE: ESSAYS ON FLORIDA, and Amaris Castillo, author of BODEGA STORIES. Register here: ufl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
August is Women in Translation Month. If you’re interested in reading more books by women authors in translation, we invite you to explore our books in translation here: floridapress.org/31ALTA26 Use code 31ALTA26 for 50% off through 12/18/26.
The book cover images of "Alive in Their Garden" by Dedé Mirabal, translated and edited by Ana E. Martínez and Heather Hennes, and "The Letters of Minerva Mirabal and Manolo Tavárez" by Minou Tavárez Mirabal, with an introduction and translation by Heather Hennes, with the UF Press logo.
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
BODEGA STORIES author Amaris Castillo is gearing up for her NYC book tour! She'll be chatting with Nathalie Alonso at Café con Libros on Sept. 26. RSVP for this event here: www.cafeconlibrosbk.com/event-info/b...
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Book Launch: "Bodega Stories" with Amaris Castillo | Cafe con Libros
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Today’s new book is REGGAE EN ESPAÑOL by Sonja Stephenson Watson, which chronicles the emergence and influence of reggae en español, a complex and rich musical genre that has become emblematic of Afro-Panamanian identity. #UFPress
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Reggae en Español
Tracing the origins and cultural impact of an Afro-Panamanian musical genreIn Reggae en Español, Sonja Stephenson Watson chronicles the emergence and influe...
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Are you a fan of creative nonfiction? Join us for a webinar featuring three authors of creative nonfiction books recently published by the University Press of Florida in conversation with one another. The webinar will take place on August 27 at 4:00 pm. Register here: ufl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Author Jason Vuic describes the inspiration and process behind writing his most recent book, A TOWN WITHOUT PITY, which recounts two stories of small-town injustice that rose to national prominence at the end of the Reagan era.
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Q&A with Jason Vuic, Author of A Town without Pity - University Press of Florida
When did you know that you wanted to write this book? What led you to the town of Arcadia and these two stories from its past? I grew up ...
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Gainesville readers, don't miss Judith Bense at the Matheson History Museum next Wednesday, August 5 at 7:00pm! Bense will discuss her new book, EARLY SPANISH FLORIDA. For event details, click here: mathesonmuseum.networkforgood.com/events/10242...
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
New special issue available: “Italian Poetry and Ecology” from DELOS: A JOURNAL OF TRANSLATION AND WORLD LITERATURE. #UFPress Read it here: journals.upress.ufl.edu/delos/issue/...
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Vol. 41 No. 1 (2026): Italian Poetry & Ecology | Delos: A Journal of Translation and World Literature
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