University of Michigan Press

01/24/2025

Now Available: Ancient Maritime Loan Contracts by Peter Candy, which explores how contracts reveal the link between commerce and law in maritime societies. Learn more here: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12705344

01/23/2025

Now Available: The Arcadia of Jacopo Sannazaro by Nicholas R. Jones, Translating the foundational text of pastoral fiction and poetry into English for the modern scholar and reader. Start reading here: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.14378782

01/22/2025

Our new book, "Hip-Hop Civics" illuminates how hip-hop-based education can engage Black and Brown students in civic practices and extract critical lessons about media, relational currency, identity, and race/racism within the classroom. Find it at https://press.umich.edu/Books/H/Hip-Hop-Civics2

01/22/2025

Diane Kiesel was interviewed about her upcoming book "When Charlie Met Joan" on the "Lights, Camera, Author" podcast! Listen to the conversation where you get your podcasts or watch the video on YouTube at https://youtu.be/ibzM6fpjfiY

01/21/2025

Khadijah Queen's "Radical Poetics: Essays on Literature & Culture" is now available! As Publishers Weekly wrote, in this newest book in the Poets on Poetry series, "English students and scholars will find plenty of food for thought." Find your copy at https://press.umich.edu/Books/R/Radical-Poetics

01/21/2025

How does each wave of new technology influence our ability to focus? Check out this interview with "Narrative Podcasting in an Age of Obsession" author Neil Verma in The New Yorker. Read for more:

From the pianoforte to the smartphone, each wave of tech has sparked fears of brain rot. But the problem isn’t our ability to focus—it’s what we’re focussing on.

01/21/2025

Happy ! 🐿️ These squirrels, drawn by by Nicole Ray at sloeginfizz.com, know that there's nothing better than being surrounded by good books! Find all of the titles in this image and more great reads at press.umich.edu. 📚

01/20/2025

Join Lauron J. Kehrer, author of "Q***r Voices in Hip Hop," and the Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia, for a conversation about music, community, and strength in the face of climate change on February 11. Register here:

Harvard Radcliffe Institute and the Harvard University Department of Music welcome the Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia, for a conversation about music, community, and strength in the face of climate change.

01/17/2025

Happy (belated) Book Publisher's Day! We are incredibly honored to publish such important scholarship from scholars around the world and continue to advocate for innovative, programs.

01/17/2025

"His research will surely inspire future research by other readers of Rome's greatest historian." Check out the full review of Bram L. H. ten Berge's 2023 title "Writing Imperial History" here:

Rezension über Bram L. H. ten Berge: Writing Imperial History. Tacitus from Agricola to Annales, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 2023, XI + 411 S., ISBN 978-0-472-13343-7, USD 80,00

01/14/2025

Check out the first documentary film to explore Detroit's influential jazz musicians from author Mark Stryker ("Jazz from Detroit") on February 2 at Ann Arbor's Michigan Theater! Learn more:

The first documentary film that explores the dynamic story of Detroit’s innovative and influential jazz musicians, Jazz from Detroit weaves a compelling historical and cultural tapestry through the 20th and 21st centuries. Set within Detroit’s dramatic rise and fall as an industrial power and th...

01/09/2025

We're excited to share our Spring 2025 Catalog!🎉 From fresh literary studies, international relations, disability studies, media, performance studies, to classical studies, we have something for everyone. Start browsing here: https://press.umich.edu/Collections/Spring-2025-New-Releases

01/02/2025

The joint annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America and the Society for Classical Studies begins today! Our editor Ellen will be at Booth 302 sharing the latest UMP titles in Archaeology and Classical Studies. These books are also available through our website for 40% OFF with the discount code UMAIASCS25.

Browse our Classical Studies books: https://press.umich.edu/Catalogs/Classics

12/30/2024

Our offices may be closed but our website is always open! Start building your reading list for the new year and consider adding some of our OA titles. Use code HOLIDAY24 for 50% off before the end of the year! Browse here: https://press.umich.edu/Blog/2024/11/2024-Holiday-Gift-Guide
Illustration by Abigail Aaron.

12/24/2024

Our offices will be closed from December 25th through January 1st and our staff will be taking a well-deserved break! We look forward to bringing you some amazing new books in the new year.

Have a safe and joyful holiday season, everyone!

12/20/2024

Now Available: The Dilemma of Compliance by Svitlana Chernykh exolores the causes and consequences of post-election disputes. This book is ! Start reading here: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.11976215