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LSU Press @lsupress.bsky.social · 1d
New Review 🖊️ Joy Holden discusses 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘴, 𝘊𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 in Sunday's 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦!
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LSU Press @lsupress.bsky.social · 2d
“Readers... will gain significant knowledge. But they can also get a glimpse into their own sympathies and perspectives and come to understand why it still matters. That is what good historical writing is all about.”—From a new review in 𝘑𝘈𝘏 https://bit.ly/goingtohelltogetthedevil
Going to Hell to Get the Devil
The 1968 burning of the Lazy B Stables in Charlotte, North Carolina, attracted little notice beyond coverage in local media. By the mid-1970s, however, the f...
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LSU Press @lsupress.bsky.social · 2d
This week, Liz Williams of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum hosted fellow LSU Press author Adam Reiner, author of the brand-new 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘙𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘶𝘵, on her podcast 𝘛𝘪𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘦! http://bit.ly/4ocX9T1

Tip of the Tongue Episode 294: New Rules of Dining Out
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LSU Press @lsupress.bsky.social · 3d
"I dare you to read this book and not fall a little in love with all these husbands, generic, specific, optimistic, self-taught, and otherwise.”—Nancy Reddy

Happy #pubday to Rebecca Hazelton's witty new collection,"Generic Husband." https://bit.ly/generichusband
Generic Husband
Generic Husband presents a queer take on an old, beloved, and troublesome subject: the husband. While the “generic husband” of the cultural imagination h...
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LSU Press @lsupress.bsky.social · 3d
“A key contribution of Cirillo's intricate and insightful book is to reframe the chronology of the American abolitionist movement by making the Civil War ‘the center of, rather than a bookend to, its story.’"— New review in 𝘑𝘈𝘏 https://bit.ly/abolitionistcivilwar

The Abolitionist Civil War
Winner of the 2024 Wiley-Silver Prize in Civil War HistoryFinalist for the 2024 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln PrizeThe astonishing transformation of the abolitionis...
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Bradley Morgan @bradleymorgan.bsky.social · 26d
Thank you so much to Cory Frye of @phoenixnewtimes.com for this amazing article on my book on Frank Zappa, and which really dives into the inherent progressivism of the mustachioed maestro's work that I sought to capture.

"Frank Zappa's America" is available now from @lsupress.bsky.social!
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Phoenix New Times @phoenixnewtimes.com · 27d
The musician was known as much for his scathing takes on social issues as for his fusion-driven, signature rock 'n' roll style.
'His mustachioed smirk invades my feed weekly': How Frank Zappa's words resonate today
The musician was known as much for his scathing takes on social issues as for his fusion-driven, signature rock 'n' roll style.
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The Hudson Review @hudsonreview.bsky.social · 12d
Lorna Knowles Blake reviews Civilians by Jehanne Dubrow @lsupress.bsky.social:

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A candid look at what happens to a marriage in the aftermath of active military service…Now the battles are not an ocean or a continent away, the strikes are not by faceless drone or the impersonal machinery of war.
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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Jun 10
I had great fun answering questions about surveillance and student activists in the 1960s at @askhistorians.bsky.social AMA. Thanks for inviting me, and check out my book, Spying on Students lsupress.org/978080718222..., to learn more about the topic. #skystorians.
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Bradley Morgan @bradleymorgan.bsky.social · Jun 11
Thank you so much to @mbwwelch.bsky.social for including my new book “Frank Zappa’s America” (@lsupress.bsky.social) on @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social’s list of new and forthcoming books from Chicago authors. So many people doing such great work that showcases what makes this city so special!
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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · Jun 11
We're halfway through the year (um, what?) which means we've got EVEN MORE books about Chicago and by Chicago writers... Check out the books compiled by @mbwwelch.bsky.social while sunning by the lake and eating a hot dog with no ketchup (that's right!) today.
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New Books from Chicago Authors in 2025 Part II - Chicago Review of Books
We’ve made it through the first half of the year, and things aren’t slowing down any time soon for books about Chicago and books by Chicago authors! In fact, the second half of 2025 has even more book...
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Damian Shiels @irishacw.bsky.social · Jun 10
The @lsupress.bsky.social live online book launch for "Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865" is tomorrow, there will be a Q&A and a very good book discount available too😀 Details here for anyone interested in attending: fb.me/e/36Zx1D2wQ
The cover of "Green and Blue" a sketch of the 164th New York, Irish Legion, assaulting the Confederate earthworks at Cold Harbor in 1864.
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John Wall Barger @johnwallbarger.bsky.social · Jun 3
Excited to share some good news in my life, with big gratitude to LSU Press @lsupress.bsky.social & editor James W. Long, and others I'll thank soon, my next poetry collection, RESURRECTION PIE, is coming out in early 2026. 🥳🥳(second pic is me fiddling with pages of the ms in an empty classroom) ❤
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Bradley Morgan @bradleymorgan.bsky.social · Jun 2
Today’s the day to take a journey through Frank Zappa’s America!

Thanks to @lsupress.bsky.social and all my family and friends for their support!
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INTERLOCUTOR Magazine @interlocutor-mag.bsky.social · May 30
Author @oliviaclare.bsky.social discusses the elegies, nostalgias, present moments, & experiences of motherhood in her book AN ARM FIXED TO A WING - interview by Isabelle Sakelaris @lsupress.bsky.social #interlocutorinterviews interlocutorinterviews.com/new-blog/202...
OLIVIA CLARE FRIEDMAN AN ARM FIXED TO A WING INTERVIEW — Interlocutor
Olivia Claire Friedman discusses the elegies, nostalgias, present moments, & experiences of motherhood in her book An Arm Fixed to a Wing
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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · May 29
Look what I’ve finally got my hands on @irishacw.bsky.social!! Cannot wait to read and review this over the summer!! Also so great to see another stunning @lsupress.bsky.social Irish American history publication (I’m biased but they really do produce gorgeous books!) ☘️🇮🇪🇺🇸
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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · May 20
From E.J. Koh's book, A Lesser Love.

Published by @lsupress.bsky.social

#poem #books #writing
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Gavin Cologne-Brookes @cologneg.bsky.social · May 19
The @lsupress.bsky.social virtual book launch for Portraits from Paris will take place on 26 June. Please see the LSU Press Facebook page for details.
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Jeremy Richey @nostalgiakinky.bsky.social · May 12
I have received a copy of this amazing book I wrote the foreword to! FRANK ZAPPA'S AMERICA is out soon from @lsupress.bsky.social from acclaimed author @bradleymorgan.bsky.social. Thank you to Bradley for his kind words and for remarkable project! I'm so proud to be involved in this #frankzappa book
FRANK ZAPPA'S AMERICA from L.S.U. Press by Bradley Morgan. Available June 2025
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INTERLOCUTOR Magazine @interlocutor-mag.bsky.social · May 9
Isabelle Sakelaris in conversation with poet Jehanne Dubrow about her collection CIVILIANS, the final volume in her groundbreaking trilogy about the experience of being a modern military spouse @lsupress.bsky.social #interlocutorinterviews interlocutorinterviews.com/new-blog/202...
JEANNE DUBROW CIVILIANS INTERVIEW — Interlocutor
Isabelle Sakelaris in conversation with poet Jehanne Dubrow about her collection Civilians, the final volume in her groundbreaking trilogy about the experience of being a modern military spouse
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · May 7
The 19C was an era where conman thrived and could make fortunes but also make a career out of lying. I chat with Frank Garmon about his book _A Wonderful Career in Crime_ from @lsupress.bsky.social where he introduces Charles Cowlam open.spotify.com/episode/00Je... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Brad Richard @bradrichard.bsky.social · Jan 16
Friends, the online launch for Turned Earth will happen on Facebook 2-3 PM Feb. 12. I'll drop the link to the event page in the replies. The pre-order link is on that page. It would be lovely to have you in my virtual audience! Huge gratitude to @lsupress.bsky.social.
Book cover. Below an abstract landscape: TURNED EARTH, poems, Brad Richard.
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The Civil War Monitor @cwmonitor.bsky.social · Jan 15
Each essayist in "The Mexican-American War Experiences of Twelve Civil War Generals," ed. by Timothy D. Johnson, "provides an interpretation of how the U.S. War with Mexico influenced the officer they examine," writes Evan C. Rothera. Read more about it here: bit.ly/40B82oJ @lsupress.bsky.social
The Mexican-American War Experiences of Twelve Civil War Generals (2024)
A detailed review of Timothy D. Johnson's "The Mexican-American War Experiences of Twelve Civil War Generals."
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Simeon Berry @simeonberry.bsky.social · Jan 1
“but he just can’t capture the ethereal beauty / of Mary’s face. He despairs / of ever finishing and falls asleep, / but when he awakes, he discovers / that an angel has finished his painting. / That doesn’t happen in poetry.” —David Kirby @lsupress.bsky.social
The cover of David Kirby’s The Winter Dance Party: a blurry black and white photograph of people in silhouette raising their hands in the air at a concert.
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Bradley Morgan @bradleymorgan.bsky.social · Dec 29
I wrote the first book to explore Frank Zappa’s musical commentary on white Christian nationalism and its modern relevancy thirty years after his death. Publishing 2 June 2025 by @lsupress.bsky.social
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EJ Murphy @ejmurphy.bsky.social · Dec 29
It’s so good, and @lsupress.bsky.social has been killing it. Another one of their recent-ish publications that I love is this study on the Liberty Party.
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