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African Studies, Author Essays, Interviews, and Excerpts, Classics, Literature, Medieval and Renaissance

Read an Excerpt from “Atlas’s Bones” by D. Vance Smith

Atlas’s Bones is a major new look at Africa’s influence on European culture and how colonization remade Africa in the image of a medieval Europe.

December 10, 2025December 9, 2025 by PublicityTeam

Author Essays, Interviews, and Excerpts, History

Five Questions for Joshua B. Freeman, Author of “Garden Apartments”

In his new book, eminent historian Joshua B. Freeman turns his attention to an overlooked feature of the American landscape: garden apartments. He details their

November 25, 2025November 11, 2025 by PublicityTeam

Author Essays, Interviews, and Excerpts, Phoenix Poets, Poetry

Five Questions with Cynthia Cruz, poet and author of “Sweet Repetition”

As we continue to celebrate the amazing writers, editors, and translators in our Phoenix Poets series, we’re delighted to highlight poet Cynthia Cruz, whose latest

November 21, 2025November 14, 2025 by PublicityTeam

Author Essays, Interviews, and Excerpts, Law, Politics and Current Events

Read an Excerpt from “The Adaptability Paradox” by Stephen Skowronek

Faith in the resilience and adaptability of the US Constitution rests on a long history of finding new ways to make the system work. In

November 18, 2025November 11, 2025 by PublicityTeam

Journals

From the Archives and Spotlight Collections from Chicago Journals

In 2023, the University of Chicago Press Journals Division launched a new online feature called “From the Archives” to bring new readership to less recent

November 13, 2025November 4, 2025 by PublicityTeam

Journals

Teaming UP at the South Side Science Festival

Since 2023, the University of Chicago Press has been proud to participate in the South Side Science Festival, a yearly event that brings STEM research

November 10, 2025November 4, 2025 by PublicityTeam

Author Essays, Interviews, and Excerpts, History

5 Questions for Emily Lieb, author of “Road to Nowhere”

In the mid-1950s Baltimore’s Rosemont neighborhood was alive and vibrant with smart rowhouses, a sprawling park, corner grocery stores, and doctors’ offices. By 1957, a

November 4, 2025October 31, 2025 by PublicityTeam

Anthropology, History, Reading list

What to Read for Native American Heritage Month

To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we’ve put together a reading list highlighting books by and about Indigenous individuals and communities. With these books from

November 3, 2025 by PublicityTeam

Author Essays, Interviews, and Excerpts, History

Read an Excerpt from “Unrefined: How Capitalism Reinvented Sugar” by David Singerman

Sugar is everywhere in the western diet, blamed for epidemics of obesity, diabetes, and other modern maladies. Our addiction to sweetness has a long and

October 30, 2025October 24, 2025 by PublicityTeam

Author Essays, Interviews, and Excerpts

Read an Excerpt from “A Sense of Space” by John Edward Huth

We’re pleased to share a short excerpt from A Sense of Space: A Local’s Guide to a Flat Earth, the Edge of the Cosmos, and

October 28, 2025October 29, 2025 by PublicityTeam