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Read an exclusive excerpt from Theresa Laurence's "Sister Sandra" ahead of her launch event tonight in Nashville!
Find more details about the event via our Facebook event page and on UTPress.org!
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ALT Image of the Sister Sandra book cover superimposed on top of an old group photo of the Sister when she first took her vows in 1954.
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Mike Hilleary, whose book "Sound Minds: Musicians on Mental Health" was just released in May, caught up recently with musician Tegan Quin for her Substack! Tegan is one half of the rock duo @teganandsara and is one of the artists featured in the book!
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History lovers, Civil War enthusiasts, and photography buffs—don't miss Scott Hippensteel for a lecture on "Civil War Photo Forensics" on Wed, June 17, from 12:00–1:00 PM at the East Tennessee History Center.
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We were saddened to hear of the passing of Kingston William Heath, renowned scholar and professor of architectural history and preservation. In 2001, we published his award-winning book, "The Patina of Place: The Cultural Weathering of A New England Industrial Landscape”.
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Learn more about his research by checking out his book on UTPress.org: utpress.org/9781621902645/th…
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Happy Pub Day to "Land of Dreams" by C.L. Hoang! Inspired by the discovery of a box of old letters and faded photographs Hoang transforms these mementos into a moving meditation on what it means to lose one’s home and find another. Pick up your copy today!
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Check out this great interview from the The San Diego Union-Tribune with author CL Hoang on his forthcoming memoir "Land of Dreams: An Immigrant’s Journey from War-Torn Vietnam to America" which comes out everywhere tomorrow, June 9!
Coming to America, rebuilding his life and family after his country’s collapse, in new memoir sandiegouniontribune.com/202…
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University of Tennessee Press retweeted
"The Lynches of South Carolina: From Reconstruction to Redemption," edited by Robert Emmett Curran, "provide[s] a snapshot of a Catholic family seeking to make its way in the postbellum United States," writes Evan C. Rothera in our latest book review.
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Our 2026 Fall/Winter Catalog is here! Within these pages you'll find the titles that will define the second half of our year & we can't wait to share them with you! To learn more about a few of these titles, check out our post at the "News" section of UTPress.org!
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"Haunted by Memory: Ghost Stories of the American Civil War" is out today! In this annotated anthology, historians John R. Neff & Amy Laurel Fluker offer the first scholarly analysis of the significance of ghosts to the history and memory of the nation's bloodiest battle.
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Check out the authors' site to learn more about the book and find a direct link to place your order: hauntedbymemory.com/
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It's time for the UTP Summer Reading Sale! Through July 31, select titles are now 30% off with FREE SHIPPING!
See all titles on our sale page: utpress.org/summer-reading-s…
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We can definitely help with some of these!
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Ready to start your summer reading era?📚☀️
Join the UT Libraries Summer Reading Bingo challenge and see how many squares you can complete this season!
Add #VolsRead to your posts to share your progress!
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Sound Minds by Mike Hillary is available everywhere today! 🎶🧠
In an excerpt from @mikehilleary’s new book “Sounds Minds” ahead of its release tomorrow via @utennpress, @CassFreshUSA details her life growing up in NYC and how a series of traumas affected her emotional and mental well-being
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University of Tennessee Press retweeted
May 3
“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”
―Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
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We can't wait for our first event with Neighborly Books in Maryville this week! On Wednesday, May 6, author Jeremy Lloyd will be reading from his new book Forest Time and signing copies for those present.
Come check out this new store and say hello!
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We're looking forward to celebrating the release of Jeremy Lloyd's Forest Time in Knoxville tomorrow, April 28!
See more details on our website:
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Have you been to our new website yet? With new interactive book pages, event calendar, blog, and the advanced search capabilities to help you discover your next great read, we put in the work just for YOU! Thank you to everyone who shared their feedback and enthusiasm so far!
ALT A graphic featuring a mock up design of a computer screen and cell phone screen showing a preview of the new homepage of UT Press's website with the text reading: Redesigned with you in mind.
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In Civil War Photo Forensics, Scott Hippensteel analyzes images taken by early photojournalists during the American Civil War, using modern techniques to show that many were staged or manipulated to tell a deeper truth. See some of the images discussed in the book below. Out now!
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Also out this week: Decisions on Western Waters: The Twenty-Seven Critical Decisions That Defined the Battles by Michael D. Becker! See this and all other titles in this series on our website: utpress.org/search-results/?…
ALT Graphic features the newly released book cover for Decisions on Western Waters by Michael D. Becker with the text Out Now in large letters. At the bottom of the image is a row of previously-released titles in the same series.
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