Patrick J. O’Banion is a former professor of history. He now teaches church history around the world with Training Leaders International. He is the author of This Happened in My Presence: Moriscos, Old Christians, and the Spanish Inquisition in the Town of … Continue reading From the Desk of Patrick J. O’Banion: Why Locals Matter
The following books are now available in paperback editions. Winner of the James F. Sulzby Book Award from the Alabama Historical Association, Rivers of Sand by Christopher D. Haveman is a study of the Creek home front in Alabama during the removal … Continue reading New in Paperback this Month
This week UNP will be at two conferences in the same city, all at once! Atlanta, Georgia is the host city for the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) annual conference. It’s theme is “Just Imagine. Imagining Justice: Feminist visions of freedom, dream … Continue reading 2018 ASA and NWSA Preview
The 58th Annual WHA Conference will be held in San Antonio, Texas this week and over a hundred new books will be showcased! Below is a preview of some of the books that will be on display. Phoebe Apperson Hearst … Continue reading Western History Association 2018 Conference Preview
Every year, the Popular Culture Association (PCA) honors the highest quality of scholarship in popular culture studies. This year’s PCA Awards were swept by books nominated by university presses. Books from the University of Missouri Press, University of Nebraska Press, University … Continue reading PCA Awards
Awards Amina Gautier Winner of the PEN/Malamud Award: “Amina Gautier is a prolific and award-winning writer of short fiction. In myriad stories that captivate readers and critics alike, she complicates and illuminates the intersection of self and place, with characters … Continue reading News and Reviews
Last fall UNP had the great fortune to hire Joy Margheim as an associate project editor. No stranger to the Press, Joy originally joined the Manuscript Editorial department as a project editor in 1996 after she completed her bachelor’s and … Continue reading Remembering Joy Margheim
In October the eleventh volume of The Complete Letters of Henry James arrived, a collection edited by Greg W. Zacharias and Michael Anesko, and previously by Pierre A. Walker. Each installment of this collection has received the Modern Language Association’s “Approved Edition” … Continue reading MLA’s Seal of Approval for The Complete Letters of Henry James
The Journals: Management and Publishing Solutions department (J:MaPS) monthly J:MaPS updates will inform you of the latest news including awards, editorial changes, and new issue releases. This month features an interview with Jennifer Tuttle, co-editor and previous editor of Legacy, … Continue reading News from Journals: An interview with the former editor of Legacy
Ann Baker is the manager of EDP. In the world of scholarly publishing, just like all communication, precision is important. Countless books have been written on the subject, in an apparently futile effort to help humanity’s struggle with the need … Continue reading Appositives, Restrictives, and Commas: A Fairy Tale of Sorts
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