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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 1d

A very happy pub day to A Place in the World by Bill Gaythwaite, 45th winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize!

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Beyond the Book: Drue Heinz Literature Prize Winner Bill Gaythwaite Discusses the Power of the Short Story

Drue Heinz Literature Prize winner Bill Gaythwaite discusses what winning the award now after a writing career spanning 30 years means to him, the singular impact of the short story, and the vital imp...

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Honorée Fanonne Jeffers @blklibrarygirl.bsky.social · 2d

Loved this poetry book so much! It was an honor to judge.

University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats to John Bonanni @bananascallops.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry for his collection, RETROVIROLOGY, selected by @blklibrarygirl.bsky.social!

UPP will publish RETROVIROLOGY in the Fall 2026:
www.awpwriter.org/AWP/Contests...

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats to John Bonanni @bananascallops.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry for his collection, RETROVIROLOGY, selected by @blklibrarygirl.bsky.social!

UPP will publish RETROVIROLOGY in the Fall 2026:
www.awpwriter.org/AWP/Contests...

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 9d

"a well-written biography that will persuade Wilson’s admirers to revisit his plays and introduce his work to a new generation of fans."

Terrific pre-pub review of August Wilson's American Century: Life as Art (on sale 2/10/26)

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AUGUST WILSON'S AMERICAN CENTURY | Kirkus Reviews

A biography of one of America’s greatest playwrights.

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 19d

We had a terrific meeting today with the team from @lupdistribution.bsky.social ahead of our new partnership on November 3rd!

LDS will serve as our exclusive print distribution partner for the UK & Europe (nonexclusive partner for the rest of the world liverpooluniversitypress.blog/2025/06/10/u...

University of Pittsburgh Press partners with Liverpool University Press for UK and European distribution

The University of Pittsburgh Press has appointed Liverpool Distribution Services as its exclusive print distributor for the UK and Europe, starting November 3, 2025. This partnership enhances UPP&#…

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Washington Independent Review of Books @wirobooks.bsky.social · 20d

On Poetry: September 2025. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/on-... @wwph.bsky.social @cabockwrites.bsky.social @upittpress.bsky.social @worldpoetrybooks.bsky.social #booksky #poetry

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 22d

Check out Amahia Mallea's review of Karen Lutsky & Sean Burkholder's "Five Bay Landscapes: Curious Explorations of the Great Lakes Basin," published in 2022 by @upittpress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #water
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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 20d

Beautiful words by Bobby Elliott in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social today:

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Neither Off the Hook nor Out to Dry | Los Angeles Review of Books

James Ciano interviews Bobby Elliott about his debut poetry collection, “The Same Man.”

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 27d

Thanks to @literaryhub.bsky.social for featuring Night Terrors, from Satan Says by Sharon Olds.

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“Night Terrors,” a Poem by Sharon Olds

She has so strongly this sense of someone coming after her, someone dark or dressed in dark clothes, some man so angry, so clever, there is no chance of survival. Every night she tries to think of …

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Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · 28d

Anzhelina Polonskaya’s poetry asks, “Amid the din of Russia’s patriotic sentiments and Instagram instants, is there any room left for the voice of a poet?”

Read TAKE ME TO STAVANGER (@upittpress.bsky.social) for #TranslationMonth! Translated by Andrew Wachtel: upittpress.org/books/978082...

Take Me to Stavanger - University of Pittsburgh Press

|9780822967163|Poems| Translated by Andrew Wachtel Amid the din of Russia’s patriotic sentiments and Instagram instants, is there any room left for the voice of a poet? Despite the many…

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Anna-Luna Post @annalunapost.bsky.social · 28d

My author copies arrived and I’m over the moon — look at these beauties!

@upittpress.bsky.social did such a marvelous job on design & production. The book officially comes out 14 October, but you can already pre-order your copy through the publisher’s website or local bookseller!

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 29d

& happy pub day to What God in the Kingdom of Bastards by Brian Gyamfi, who has already been compared to a "young Frank Bidart"
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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 29d

Happy pub day to The Same Man by Bobby Elliott, winner of the 2025 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry prize, selected by Nate Marshall
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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 29d

A very special Tuesday as we celebrate a new edition of a poetic classic and welcome two brillian debuts to the Pitt Poetry Series family:
Happy pub day to:
the 45th anniversary edition of Satan Says by Sharon Olds
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Andrew Hemmert @andrewhemmert.bsky.social · Sep 7

Final copies are here, and they're stunning. Alex Wolfe did an excellent job with the design. If I owe you a book, it'll be on its way shortly. And for the rest of y'all, the book comes out from @upittpress.bsky.social on October 21. I can't wait to share No Longer at This Address with you.

12 copies of No Longer at This Address in a partially opened cardboard mailer.

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · Sep 2

Happy pub day to World Observation: Empire, Architecture, and the Global Archive of Itō Chūta by Matthew Mullane!

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Steffen Siegel @steffensiegel.bsky.social · Aug 25

Was einmal eine Dissertation an der @folkwang-uni.bsky.social war, das erscheint im Januar 2026 als Buch von @matthiaspf.bsky.social bei der @upittpress.bsky.social. Am besten jetzt schon vormerken!

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · Aug 22

The University of Pittsburgh Press is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of August Wilson's American Century: Life as Art by Laurence A. Glasco, on sale 2/10/25

Details and preorder: upittpress.org/books/978082...

DRCs are available on Netgalley and Edelweiss

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Davi Gray (she/they) @davigray.bsky.social · Aug 16

Sealey Challenge, Day 15 - the book is the subject of the book.

Publisher is @upittpress.bsky.social
@sealeychallenge.bsky.social
#SealeyChallenge

Wrote the post late last night 😅

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SC25 - Day Fifteen (University of Pittsburgh Press)

The book is the subject of the book. (Edmund Jabès)

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Carnegie Mellon University Press @cmupress.bsky.social · Aug 14

Our friends at @upittpress.bsky.social are hosting a very cool event and it's less than a month away!

See you there ✨

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · Aug 13

Our Fall/Winter 2025 catalog is now live! It features the 2025 winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize, a new edition of Satan Says by Sharon Olds, plus scholarly monographs on a global scale. Take a look!

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William Masami Hammell @umewmasa.bsky.social · Aug 11

excited to receive my advance copy of our latest title in asian studies & architectural history! kudos to the author and my design & production colleagues on this gorgeous book! the color illustrations really pop! upittpress.org/books/978082... @upittpress.bsky.social

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Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · Aug 4

Looking for your next favorite book? We recommend OBLIGATIONS TO THE WOUNDED by Mubanga Kalimamukwento (@upittpress.bsky.social), winner of the 2025 #FirecrackerAward in Fiction! #SummerReading upittpress.org/books/978082...

Obligations to the Wounded - University of Pittsburgh Press

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · Jul 30

2000 Blacks by Ajibola Tolase is on the shortlist for the 2025 Walcott Prize! Honoring the work of St. Lucian Nobel Prize poet Derek Walcott, the prize is offered annually for a book of poetry by a non-US citizen published anywhere in the world.

Congrats, Ajibola!

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · Jul 25

A starred review from LJ for the 45th anniversary edition of Satan Says:
"Olds’s many fans will rejoice to see this once-inflammatory little paperback dressed up in a handsome hardcover, lovingly introduced by fellow Pulitzer Prize winner Diane Seuss."

www.libraryjournal.com/review/satan...

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