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Est. 1945. Florida's flagship university press.
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Doing some shopping this week? Don't forget to add university press books to your list!

Check out our holiday catalog for our newest giftable books and holiday bestsellers: bit.ly/HolidayBookSale25

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November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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An important resource for anyone involved in managing waterfront property, LIVING SHORELINES FOR FLORIDA by Savanna Barry, Vincent Encomio, Marjorie Shropshire, and Ginny Stibolt, explains how to implement ecologically-informed shoreline protection in the state. #UFPress
Living Shorelines for Florida
A comprehensive resource on ecologically informed shoreline management and its application in FloridaA proven approach to coastal management, “living shore...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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November is Native American Heritage Month. If you're interested in learning more about the traditions and histories of Native American communities, we invite you to explore our recommended reading list: floridapress.org/native-ameri...

Use code 31NATIVE25 for discount prices through November 30.
Book covers are arranged in slanting rows against a white background. Some of the titles shown here include, "We Will Always Be Here: Native Peoples on Living and Thriving in the South," edited by Denise E. Bates; "Indigenizing Archaeology: Putting Theory into Practice," edited by Emily C. Van Alst and Carlton Shield Chief Grover; "The Powhatan Landscape: An Archaeological History of the Algonquian Chesapeake" by Martin D. Gallivan; and "We Come for Good: Archaeology and Tribal Historic Preservation at the Seminole Tribe of Florida," edited by Paul N. Backhouse, Brent R. Weisman and Mary Beth Rosebrough.
November 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Our November e-newsletter features our holiday sale, books for Native American Heritage Month, upcoming author panels at the Miami Book, and much more.
Read it here: conta.cc/4og8Gk8
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November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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We are at the Miami Book Fair! If you're in Miami, please visit our booth Friday, Saturday or Sunday to check out new books such as MIAMI'S ART BOOM by Elisa Turner, OTHER PEOPLE'S MOTHERS by Julie Maire Wade, JUST FREEDOM by Daniel Rivero, A TOWN WITHOUT PITY by Jason Vuic, and many more.
A picture of the various booths at the Miami Book Fair. The University Press of Florida booth at the Miami Book Fair. Recent titles from the University Press of Florida and UF Press arranged on a table at the University Press of Florida booth at the Miami Book Fair. They include "Other People's Mothers" by Julie Marie Wade, "Miami's Art Boom" by Elisa Turner, "Of Slash Pines and Manatees" by Andrew Furman, and "Welcome to Florida" by Craig Pittman. A poster highlighting the various panels UPF authors will be participating in at the Miami Book Fair.
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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We are attending the American Anthropological Association annual meeting in New Orleans! If you're attending, please stop by our booth where you can check out our recent and bestselling titles in anthropology and archaeology. Take advantage of our conference sale online at floridapress.org/31aaa25.
The University Press of Florida booth at the 2025 American Anthropological Association annual meeting in New Orleans. The University Press of Florida booth at the 2025 American Anthropological Association annual meeting in New Orleans.
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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We're delighted to announce the launch of our redesigned website at floridapress.org. Visit us to check out our new look, learn more about our publishing program, and browse our books. We hope you enjoy exploring our new online home!
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November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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@floridapress.bsky.social, @professorlatinx.bsky.social, @ohiostatepress.bsky.social & @angelamsanchez.bsky.social really #Team UP in Latine studies! #ReadUP in the University Press Week Gallery: https://bit.ly/47bcwpq
Team UP in Latine Studies, University Press Week 2025, featuring 2 book covers: -Alive in Their Garden: The True Story of the Mirabal Sisters and Their Fight for Freedom -From Cocinas to Lucha Libre Ringsides: A Latinx Comics Anthology
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Today’s #UPWeek blog tour theme asks us to explore WHERE AUPresses members (@aupresses.bsky.social) work with our networks to advance knowledge. We’re highlighting how we #TeamUP with Florida’s independent bookstores and their communities.
#TeamUp in Publishing: Florida’s Independent Bookstores - University Press of Florida
University Press Week is an annual celebration of our global community of university presses. Each year, the Association of University Presses (AUPresses) takes a tour of the blogs in our... READ MORE
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November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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In THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF AMERICAN PROTESTS, authors April M. Beisaw and Dania Jordan-Talley use historical and contemporary archaeology to explore the past 400 years of American protest history, connecting today’s protest movements to those that came long before.
The Archaeology of American Protests
Exploring the history of American protest movements through an archaeological perspective, connecting protests of the past with resistance todayIn this book,...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Thanks for the #UPWeek love, @literaryhub.bsky.social! Many university presses are dedicated to Teaming UP with translators to advance knowledge & understanding. Discover 17 outstanding examples to #ReadUP in “ Reading Around the World” https://bit.ly/43S4pf8 ...
Reading Around the World: 17 Great Books in Translation From University Presses
Want to travel around the world without leaving your house? Just pick up a book that was translated from another language. Whether you are reading a novel originally written in French, a memoir ori…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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We are attending the Southern Historical Association's annual meeting in St. Pete Beach, FL! If you're attending, please stop by our booth where you can check out our recent and bestselling titles in Southern history. Take advantage of our conference sale online at floridapress.org/31SHA25.
The University Press of Florida's booth at the Southern Historical Association's annual meeting in St. Pete Beach, FL. The University Press of Florida's booth at the Southern Historical Association's annual meeting in St. Pete Beach, FL.
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, edited by Richard F. Veit and Matthew A. Kalos, takes a holistic approach to the American Revolutionary War era, drawing on perspectives from archaeology and related disciplines to illuminate the multifaceted nature of the conflict.
The Archaeology of the American Revolution
“An excellent and timely addition to the literature on the archaeology of the American Revolution.”—Michael T. Lucas, coeditor of Archaeology of the War of 1812  “An incredibly significant contribu…
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November 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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In MIAMI’S ART BOOM, art critic Elisa Turner captures the evolution of Miami’s visual arts community before and after the inaugural Art Basel Miami Beach, revealing how local artists, galleries, and museums transformed the city into a hub of global artistic exchange.
Miami’s Art Boom
“Miami’s Art Boom takes art as the vantage point from which to examine the growth of a city. . . . [It is] an exploration of art as the cornerstone to growth.”—From the foreword by Franklin Sirmans…
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October 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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REGISTER NOW to attend our Fall 2025 Publishing Symposium, beginning today at 1:00 pm! This free, virtual event open to anyone interested in learning more about book publishing. Register here: bit.ly/2025PublishingSymposium
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October 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Interview with Gregory Enns, author of “Cow Creek Chronicles: The Rise and Fall of an Early Florida Cattle Ranch” @floridapress.bsky.social www.orangeblossomordinary.com/interviews/i...
Interview with Gregory Enns about his book "Cow Creek Chronicles" — Orange Blossom Ordinary
An interview with author Gregory Enns about his new book, "Cow Creek Chronicles: The Rise and Fall of an Early Florida Cattle Ranch" (University Press of Florida, 2025). This one is all about Florida ...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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CULTURAL SITES OF NORTH FLORIDA by Ronnie Lovler and Dixie Neilson is your guide to 43 intriguing, little-known destinations in the northern part of the Florida peninsula, from Crystal River to Jacksonville. These destinations reflect the stories and communities of the region.
Cultural Sites of North Florida
“An interesting collection of sites and stories related to North Florida. This book offers a solution to a common feeling among travelers: that the interstates are too congested, the traffic too fa…
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October 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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In A TOWN WITHOUT PITY, Jason Vuic recounts two stories of small-town injustice that rose to national prominence at the end of the Reagan era and forced a reckoning with the staying power of social division and prejudice.
A Town without Pity
“A Florida backwater—twice thrust onto the national stage over controversies decades apart—is again centered in this fishbowl of a book, a page-turning examination of the machinations of a municipa…
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October 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Our Fall 2025 Publishing Symposium is this week! Don't forget to register for this free, virtual event open to anyone interested in learning more about book publishing. Register here: bit.ly/2025PublishingSymposium
This is a promotional graphic for the University Press of Florida’s Fall 2025 Publishing Symposium. It features the three sessions that make up the symposium, “Understanding Editors,” “Careers in Publishing,” and “Publishing Career Meetup,” as well as their respective start and end times in multicolored bands against an azure background. University Press of Florida and UF Press logos appear in white in the bottom right corner, while white text in the left corner reads, “Fall 2025 Publishing Symposium.”
October 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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The October e-newsletter from UPF and UF Press is now available! Read our e-newsletter for information on our upcoming Publishing Symposium, literary studies conference sale, author events, and more. Read it here: conta.cc/4qe2YBl

Subscribe to our monthly e-newsletters at upress.ufl.edu/subscribe.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Gregory Enns discusses his connection to the Raulersons, the family whose story is told in his new book, COW CREEK CHRONICLES. This book shows how ranches were first established in Florida. Click this link to read more and learn more about Gregory Enns's new book: floridapress.blog/2025/10/16/q...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Interview with Jason Vuic about his new book “A Town Without Pity: AIDS, Race, and Resistance in Florida’s Deep South” (University Press of Florida, 2025) @floridapress.bsky.social

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Interview with Josh Vuic — Orange Blossom Ordinary
Interview with Josh Vuic, author of “A Town Without Pity,” on Orange Blossom Ordinary, a review for new books
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October 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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COW CREEK CHRONICLES by Gregory Enns explores the history of cattle ranching in Florida through the century-long saga of the Raulerson family, pioneers who moved south to Florida during the 1800s and built a cattle empire between Fort Pierce and Okeechobee.
Cow Creek Chronicles
“Cow Creek Chronicles is both a settler genealogy and a land-use history that reconstructs the background of the communities of this unique region. Gregory Enns uses interviews, some of which conta…
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October 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Don't miss our Fall 2025 Publishing Symposium on Thursday, Oct. 23, beginning at 1:00 pm! This free, virtual event is open to anyone who would like to learn more about book publishing. To register, click here: bit.ly/2025PublishingSymposium
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October 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Orlando readers, don't miss Daniel Rivero,
(@danielrivero.bsky.social), author of JUST FREEDOM, at the Writer's Block Bookstore on Oct. 17 at 6:00pm. He will be in conversation with Desmond Meade, Executive Director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (@flrightsrestore.bsky.social).
This is a promotional graphic for an author event at Writer’s Block Bookstore in Winter Park, FL. At the top of the graphic, the Writer’s Block Bookstore’s logo appears. It features an open book. Underneath that blue text against a cream colored background reads, “Meet Investigative Reporter Daniel Rivero. Join us to celebrate the launch of Daniel Rivero’s book Just Freedom! Daniel Rivero is an award-winning investigative reporter who works with WLRN Public Radio in Miami. In conversation with Desmond Meade. Friday October 17th at 6:00 PM. Tickets on sale via eventbrite link provided.” The book cover of “Just Freedom” appears in the left side of the graphic, while Daniel Rivero’s headshot appears on the right. Desmond Meade’s headshot appears in the middle between the book cover and Rivero’s author image. A navy blue band at the bottom features the Writer’s Block Bookstore’s address in the right hand corner in white text. It is “316 N Park Ave, Winter Park, FL.” Directly across from the address in the left hand corner white text reads, “Hosted by Writer’s Block Bookstore, this special evening features a wonderful discussion and signing.”
October 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM