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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 14h

Congratulations to Gizem Zenciri for being awarded the Outstanding Book Award for "The Muslim Social" from ARNOVA! www.arnova.org/2025-arnova-...

2025 ARNOVA Conference Award Winners

2025 ARNOVA Conference Award Winners ARNOVA is excited to announce the winners for the 2025 ARNOVA Conference Awards. You can find the winners’ information below as well as a citation for each award.…

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 1d

During the Association of Public Historians of New York State Conference, take 40% off all of our New York State titles. press.syr.edu/supressbook-...

New York State – Syracuse University Press

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 1d

In this week's What'SUP blog post, take a look at all of the new books out this month from Syracuse University Press. press.syr.edu/new-titles-i...

New titles in October – Syracuse University Press

This October, three new books from Syracuse University Press explore the lives of Syrian refugees, Palestinian marriage practices, and the mushrooms of the Empire State.

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 2d

"The Book of Disappearance" is featured in The Markaz's roundup of Arab novels celebrating the power of friendship. themarkaz.org/10-arab-nove...

10 Arab Novels Celebrating the Power of Friendship

A book list that explores the many shades of friendship: From heartwarming connections to tumultuous trials and redemptive moments.

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 6d

"In the pantheon of New York environmentalists, Paul Schaefer was a giant. Gibson’s book is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of Adirondack conservation and environmental politics." www.adirondackexplorer.org/community-ne...

The giant who saved the Adirondacks: How Paul Schaefer fought to protect the wilderness - Adirondack Explorer

David Gibson's biography reveals how conservationist Paul Schaefer led decades-long battles to protect Adirondack wilderness

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 7d

Join us and for a weekend writing workshop for service-members, veterans, and families. Events include a Friday evening celebration of Veterans Writing Award winners and public readings, as well as small group workshops. Deadline to Apply is Oct 7. tinyurl.com/4f72kje2

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 7d

"There’s a lot going on in Castigation, beginning with allusions to myth, scripture, the plays of Oscar Wilde and William Shakespeare, and centuries’ worth of history. But for all the ambition of this novel’s conceptual framework, it also taps into something very primal. . ."

The Watchlist: September 2025 - Words Without Borders

This International Translation Day, Tobias Carroll recommends poetry by Afghan women, fiction from Croatia and Mozambique, and more.

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 7d

Celebrate the high holidays and take 40% off all of our Jewish studies titles through October. press.syr.edu/supressbook-...

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Mandy-Suzanne Wong @mandysuzannewong.bsky.social · 12d

For Asymptote's blog, I reviewed CASTIGATION by Sultan Raev, translated from the Kyrgyz by Shelley Fairweather-Vega @syracuseup.bsky.social

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 9d

On this week's What'SUP Blog, we're visiting the life and letters of Francis Adrian Van der Kemp and the early community efforts to raise support for the Erie Canal. press.syr.edu/francis-adri...

Francis Adrian Van der Kemp and the Canal – Syracuse University Press

Francis Adrian Van der Kemp was a writer, minister, and political leader of some prominence in Holland when he fled, fearing political and religious prosecution, to Oneida County in Upstate New York.…

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 15d

This week's What'SUP Blog, from the translator of Castigation: "As someone who has taken this book apart and put it together again in the process of translation, my advice is to give up all attempts to fit this tale into any frame you’ve previously encountered." press.syr.edu/excerpt-cast...

Excerpt: Castigation – Syracuse University Press

The winner of Kazakhstan’s 2014 Novel of the Year, Castigation is a stunning meditation on humanity’s capacity for both destruction and transcendence. The novel, translated from Kyrgz, tells the…

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 19d

How do you define "wilderness?" In "Wild Forest Lands," author Phil Terrie examines the rhetorical, the personal and the spiritual as he considers the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Preorders available now: press.syr.edu/supressbooks...

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 20d

"We Never Swim in the Same River Twice," by Hassouna Mosbahi, translated by William Hutchins, has been chosen as an entry for the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation! www.banipaltrust.org.uk/prize/award....

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 21d

A surrealist Kyrgyz masterpiece of memory, punishment and the pursuit of redemption, "Castigation" by Sultan Raev and translated by Shelley Fairweather-Vega, is available for preorder. press.syr.edu/supressbooks...

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 22d

Throughout September, we're celebrating National Translation Month, and the work of translators around the world. This week's What'SUP blog includes some suggestions about where to start with some recently translated world literature. press.syr.edu/celebrate-na...

Celebrate National Translation Month with the Press – Syracuse University Press

September is National Translation Month, a time to celebrate the work on writers around the world, as well as translators working to make literature accessible for readers wherever they may be.…

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Asian Review of Books @asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social · 23d

Today in the ARB: Joshua Bird reviews “Castigation” by Sultan Raev tr from Kyrghyz by Shelley Fairweather-Vega @syracuseup.bsky.social "a novel that shifts restlessly between times, perspectives, and even planes of reality" asianreviewofbooks.com/castigation-...

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 23d

“Rich with polyphony and plethoric subtexts, Castigation rewards careful reading—and rereading.” www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2025/09...

What’s New in Translation: September 2025 - Asymptote Blog

New publications from Palestine, Afghanistan, Italy, Senegal, France, Belgium, Serbia, Russia, Poland, and Kyrgyzstan!

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 23d

Join translator Shelley Fairweather-Vega for a conversation on her work and two new translations, "Castigation" and "We Computers" at on Wednesday at Third Place Books. www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/shelle...

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Fadi Zaghmout @fadizaghmout.bsky.social · 24d

I got my copies last night! And I can’t tell you how much I am happy with this production. The quality is amazing. The color is so vivid. And the story (despite my bias 😝) is a must read!

Get your copy now! It’s available on major online outlets anywhere in the world!

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 27d

"It’s easy to forget the Adirondacks we enjoy today reflect strenuous efforts by individuals in the past. Paul Schaefer ranks as one of those insufficiently heralded people. Gibson’s book helps keep such memory alive." www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/opinion/colu...

Adirondack advocacy and love for the land

David Gibson’s new biography, “A Force for Nature: Paul Schaefer’s Adirondack Coalitions,” brings attention to an important advocate for the Adirondack Park. Brought up in Schenectady, Schaefer’s…

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 27d

Join author David Gibson for a book talk and signing of his new book, "A Force for Nature" Monday at 6 p.m. at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs. More info: www.northshire.com/event/norths...

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · 29d

In this week's What'SUP blog, we're highlighting stories of protest and the fight for justice in our new reading list and sale. press.syr.edu/reading-list...

Reading List: Social justice and protest movements – Syracuse University Press

During the month of September, Syracuse University Press is highlighting books that focus on political activism, protest, and organized resistance movements. The press has a history of publishing on…

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · Sep 9

Translator Shelley Fairweather-Vega talks about her work on "Castigation" and spotlights some other literary wastelands in Electric Literature. electricliterature.com/8-wastelands...

8 Wastelands from World Literature - Electric Literature

These novels and memoirs from Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, and elsewhere explore the most inhospitable landscapes known to humankind

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · Sep 3

Author Edward Pitts will be discussing his book "Sketching the Adirondacks" at 6 P.M. Thursday at the Persen House Museum in Kingston. More information : clerk.ulstercountyny.gov/archives/per...

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Syracuse University Press @syracuseup.bsky.social · Sep 2

September is National Translation Month and to highlight the work of international writers, and translators, our translated works are all 40% off during September. Explore fiction from around the world and save : press.syr.edu/supressbook-...

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