Memphis in the house. Congrats Charles W McKinney, Jr.. Cant wait to see you at Southern Festival of Books in a few weeks.

Had a great surprise today. Vanderbilt University Press got a shout out on none other than The Today Show. See minute 4:30 to learn more about the incredible life and work of Charles Strobel. The Kingdom of the Poor is available where books are sold: youtube.com/watch?v=OgHP1J…

I'll be at the TheSouthernSHA and Western History Association conference later this month in #KansasCity. I want to hear about book projects on the U.S. South's relationship to the world, migration, Latinx studies, food studies, and many other topics. You can book a meeting with me here:

Has any author ever done something with the word list from their style sheet? Like a word poem or some sort of crossword puzzle? I feel like the word list from a book's style sheet is a secret code to the main text. OR maybe I need to step away from the copyedit I am working on.

See you in Kansas City later this week! Come by the Vanderbilt University Press both at the TheSouthernSHA

Today, AAP joins over 10,500 creators and creative rights organizations in condemning the unlicensed use of creative and intellectual works for training Generative AI, which must not be permitted by law. Read more here: publishers.org/news/publisher…

Every fall I know that things will be wild between conferences and Southern Festival of Books. This year is no different, but I can't wait to see all your beautiful faces. If you are going to Baltimore for ASA, come celebrate this volume with us: vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/9780826507495/….

Come by the Vanderbilt University Press booth at the TheSouthernSHA!

One of TN's finest movement historians blessed Southern Festival of Books today. Look for Charles W McKinney, Jr. on the CSPAN channel when the festival footage airs.

Also got to see movement student turned leader Rep. Justin Jones and I am still honored by the trust he put in Vanderbilt University Press. Happy Southern Festival of Books to all who celebrate.

Excited for this event. It comes just before the start of #UniversityPressWeek. Nov 11-15 AUPresses 📚

NOW AVAILABLE The Flesh of the Matter: A Critical Forum on Hortense Spillers edited by Margo Natalie Crawford Margo Natalie Crawford and C. Riley Snorton C. Riley Snorton Read an endorsement cowritten by Ann duCille and Mary Murphy, and get your copy today: vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/9780826507501/…

Whether it’s the the Biden White House misplacing an apostrophe in a transcript or Donald Trump explicitly threatening to execute Liz Cheney with a firing squad, both sides have badly soiled our national dialogue.

Hail Mary effort: anyone happen to know a jazz trio in Baltimore that would want to play for a few hours at a Black Studies book reception?

Not a drill, ASA folks. Come and get 'em.

Check out our virtual exhibit for #AAA American Anthropological Association. See you in Tampa! vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/aaa-2024/

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Preorders open for I Would Define the Sun: Poems by Stephanie Niu! Stephanie Niu offers a poetic exploration of what love does across vast distances, whether of language and immigration, ecological ruin, or longing. Preorder now: vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/9780826507716/… (Headshot: Nicholas Nichols)

Who's going to Providence for AAIHS? Looking forward to being back in the most Italian of cities in the US!