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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Happy pub day to retrovirology by John Bonanni! @bananascallops.bsky.social retrovirology is the winner of the 2025 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry, selected by @blklibrarygirl.bsky.social Now available everywhere: upittpress.org/books/978082...

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Happy Pub Day to Those Who Vanish by Patricia Grace King, winner of the 2026 Drue Heinz Literature Prize! "King refuses to let history remain abstract" -@electricliterature.com Now available everywhere! upittpress.org/books/978082...

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William Masami Hammell @umewmasa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

delighted to welcome onto my (partially) decluttered desk this newest title in our Histories and Ecologies of Health series upittpress.org/books/978082... @upittpress.bsky.social

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Housing Modern India places domestic space at the center of urban history, revealing how new home ideals remade Bombay to suit new ideals of sanitation, community, consumption, and nation. Coming 11/17/26. Details & preorders available now: upittpress.org/books/978082...

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Coming 10/27/26: The first book to consider how Gondwanaland came to be understood across the southern hemisphere Gondwanaland connects geological history to modern and contemporary political, cultural, and scientific histories. Details & preorder here: upittpress.org/books/978082...

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The Road to Relativity by Dan Siegel traces the full arc of the relativity revolution, from the overlooked protorelativity period (1880–1905) through Einstein’s 1905 breakthrough and the long road to acceptance into the 1930s. On sale 11/10/26. Details and preorder: upittpress.org/books/978082...

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William Masami Hammell @umewmasa.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

the stage is set for publishing conversations galore, visit @upittpress.bsky.social booth 305 at #AAS2026

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

"Wilson sensed that creativity is all around us, and Glasco sees that." Thanks to the @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social for this wonderful, thoughtful review of August Wilson's American Century! pghrev.com/august-wilso...

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August Wilson's American Century - Pittsburgh Review of Books

Laurence Glasco, in his new book August Wilson's American Century: Life as Art, claims August Wilson has four distinct identities: outsider, warrior, race

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William Masami Hammell @umewmasa.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

very excited to share the cover for our forthcoming book by susan burns on the history of medical modernization and public health in tokyo! featuring a bunch of color images and cool maps!

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

No Rhododendron is a finalist for the 2026 PEN Open Book Award! Congrats, Samyak! See all of the finalists here: pen.org/2026-pen-ame... The winners will be announced on March 31st.

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

We're thrilled to share the cover for Asian Catholicism and the Remaking of Contemporary Families, edited by @michelchambon.bsky.social and James Ponniah, the first book in our new Contemporary Asian Catholics series! Details and US preorder: bit.ly/3ZidSJT EU and RoW preorder: bit.ly/3YELHVw

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Happy pub day to World Observation: Empire, Architecture, and the Global Archive of Itō Chūta by Matthew Mullane! upittpress.org/books/978082...

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William Masami Hammell @umewmasa.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

excited to receive my advance copy of our latest title in asian studies & architectural history! kudos to the author and my design & production colleagues on this gorgeous book! the color illustrations really pop! upittpress.org/books/978082... @upittpress.bsky.social

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Excited to see some of our recent titles included in the London Review of Books University Press spread!

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Galleys available for Galileo’s Fame by @annalunapost.bsky.social With this book, Anna-Luna Post offers a welcome new perspective on the volatile dynamic between early modern fame and science in Italy, shifting the focus from the recipient of fame to its brokers. upittpress.org/books/978082...

Cover of Galileo’s Fame by Anna-Luna Post

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Congrats to Sheila Crane, whose book, City in the Shadow of Shantytown. A Critical History of Bidonville, we're honored to publish in the Spring 2026! www.arch.virginia.edu/news/center-...

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

"I think writers are eavesdroppers". Terrific interview with Drue Heinz Literature Prize winner Mubanga Kalimamukwento about her writing motivations and process. She also recently passed the Minnesota Bar Exam! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMCH...

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NineNorth Spotlight: Author Mubanga Kalimamukwente

YouTube video by NineNorth Media

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Three of books are featured in the 2025 @aupresses.bsky.social Book, Jacket, and Journal show! Congrats to Alex Wolfe, our Editorial and Production Director, who designed all three:

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William Masami Hammell @umewmasa.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

maybe i've been watching too much video game streamer content, but my quote for launching this series: "LET'S GO BRO!!!"

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Amy Sherman @andcleverness.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

welcome to Pittsburgh, #ASEH2025! while you're here, stop by the @upittpress.bsky.social booth in the exhibit hall to say hello, look at some books, and chat about food, drinks, & places to see. and remember, when you get home, speak not of the wonders you have seen here

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Brian Halley @brianbhalley.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I hope #ASEH2025 attendees find us in the exhibit hall in the hotel basement. Ask directions! There are many of us here - fantastic editors and others, so many good books. Come by.

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Congrats to Oksana Maksymchuk, whose collection Still City was named to the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize longlist! griffinpoetryprize.com/press/2025-l... Still City is first-hand poetic witness to the war in Ukraine.

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William Masami Hammell @umewmasa.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

we're all set up and ready for #AAS2025 -- stop by the @upittpress.bsky.social booth 3/14-3/16 for the latest news on pitt and our pubs!

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Marc Steinberg @msteinbrg.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Exciting news for those writing books on Asia. There's a new book series in town: Power Currents: Asian Media in the World! Edited by some great folks including @jonabel.bsky.social @cheryllsoriano.bsky.social and Rahul Mukherjee, this series looks exciting: upittpress.org/series/power...

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Power Currents: Asian Media in the World - University of Pittsburgh Press

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

The Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize is open for submissions! Details here: upittpress.org/starrett-pri...

Black font on teal background that reads 2026 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize, open for submissions March 1 to April 30, 2025. Pitt Poetry Series University of Pittsburgh Press. Also shows the covers of the three most recent winners.

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abbysmcallister.bsky.social @abbysmcallister.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Last night we gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Mal Goode, Wilburn's grandfather and network news’s first African American correspondent. A welcome reminder of all that's good in the world in these dark and strange times. upittpress.org/books/978082...

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Mal Goode Reporting - University of Pittsburgh Press

|9780822967453|The Life and Work of a Black Broadcast Trailblazer|Mal Goode (1908–1995) became network news’s first African American correspondent when ABC News hired him in 1962. Raised in Homestead ...

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Join us 2/13 at the University of Pittsburgh for a celebration of the life and work of Mal Goode (Class of ‘31), network news’s first African-American correspondent.

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Congrats @kendalljoy.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 CCCC Outstanding Book Award for Sensitive Rhetorics: Academic Freedom and Campus Activism!

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Morgan Pitelka @mpitelka.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

CFP for an edited collection: “Japanese Video Games and Critiques of the Western Aesthetic Tradition.” call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/02/... If interested, send abstract (300 words) & CV to DA Hall & Austin Anderson (japanesegamestudies@gmail.com) by 31 March 2025. Please share!

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

"The first scholar with a deep knowledge of Carpatho-Rusyn culture to write about Warhol, Rusinko’s engaging book will no doubt prove to be the definitive study of Julia’s profound influence on her son." Terrific review of Andy Warhol's Mother @hyperallergic.com! hyperallergic.com/985368/julia...

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Julia Warhola Was an Artist in Her Own Right

The calligrapher, illustrator, and mother to Andy Warhol lived with her son in New York City for decades, supporting and even collaborating with him on artistic projects.

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Our Spring/Summer 2025 catalog is now available! upittpress.org/spring-summe... Poetry, Architecture and Urban History, History of STM, Latin American Studies, and Composition/Rhetoric: there's something for everyone!

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

We’re delighted to announce that Bill Gaythwaite of Union, NJ, is the winner of the 2025 Drue Heinz Literature Prize, selected by Manuel Muñoz! Details here: upittpress.org/bill-gaythwa...

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Terrific interview with Amy Kaminski, author of The People’s Spaceship: NASA, the Shuttle Era, and Public Engagement after Apollo now available on GovFresh.com! govfresh.com/dm/amy-paige...

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Direct messaging: Amy Paige Kaminski

Author, catalyst, & champion for public engagement with space, science, & technology

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William Masami Hammell @umewmasa.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

first day of the african studies association is in the books! speaking of books, we're displaying an eye-catching selection in our open-floorplan booth right by the exhibit hall entrance! #ASA2024 @upittpress.bsky.social

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

COVER REVEAL! We’re thrilled to announce: Model Schools in the Model City: Race, Planning, and Education in the Nation’s Capital by Amber N. Wiley (on sale 3/25/25 Details/pre-order here: upittpress.org/books/978082...

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abbysmcallister.bsky.social @abbysmcallister.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

We’re a bit tucked away near Studio 4, but I hope you’ll stop by to check out the sale @upittpress.bsky.social for #PSA24. 30% off + free domestic shipping through 12/2. Use code 29PSA24. upittpress.org/psa-2024-con...

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

We’re thrilled to announce the forthcoming publication of Reading the World: British Practices of Natural History, 1760-1820 by @edwinrose.bsky.social • Reading the World joins our Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century series on 3/18/25.

Book cover for Reading the World featuring a drawing of a flower with pink petals and green leaves.

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

We’re hiring a Design and Production Assistant! Details here: cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...

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William Masami Hammell @umewmasa.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

all set up and ready to exhibit at the 2024 annual conference on south asia in madison! @upittpress.bsky.social

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

We’re thrilled to announce the forthcoming publication of World Observation: Empire, Architecture, and the Global Archive of Itō Chūta by Matthew Mullane, an incisive study of a towering figure in modern Japanese architecture. World Observation will be published on April 22, 2025.

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

We’re thrilled to announce the forthcoming publication of SPACES OF IMMIGRATION: AMERICAN PORTS, RAILWAYS, AND SETTLEMENTS by Catherine Boland Erkkila. Spaces of Immigration joins our Culture, Politics, & Built Environment series on 4/15/25 upittpress.org/series/cultu...

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

Reginald Shepherd is in the NYTimes Book Review, where he deserves to be: www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/b...

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iyasu at Work @iyasun.bsky.social · 06/09/2024

Shakespeare Manga Theater The second of four Osamu Tezuka books I'm thrilled to be presenting with ABLAZE Publishing and Tezuka Productions. This one is a collection of Shakespeare-inspired stories told with sequential art. 1/x

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 15/08/2024

We’re thrilled to share the cover for Spatial Theories For The Americas: Counterweights to Five Centuries of Eurocentrism by Fernando Luis Lara, on sale 11/19/24. Details here: upittpress.org/books/978082...

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