The University Press of Mississippi was founded in 1970 and is supported by Mississippi's eight state universities. UPM publishes scholarly books of the highest distinction and books that interpret the South and its culture to the nation and the world. From its offices in Jackson, the University Press of Mississippi acquires, edits, distributes, and promotes more than eighty new books every year. Over the years, the Press has published more than 1000 titles and distributed more than 2,600,000 copies worldwide, each with the Mississippi imprint.

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Beyond the Blockbusters

Themes and Trends in Contemporary Young Adult Fiction

University Press of Mississippi

A necessary expansion of the lens and landscape of young adult literature

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With Great Power Comes Great Pedagogy

Teaching, Learning, and Comics

University Press of Mississippi

An unparalleled gathering of top educators, comics artists, and writers advocating the vital utility of comics in the classroom

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With Great Power Comes Great Pedagogy

Teaching, Learning, and Comics

University Press of Mississippi

An unparalleled gathering of top educators, comics artists, and writers advocating the vital utility of comics in the classroom

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Sweet Bitter Blues

Washington, DC's Homemade Blues

University Press of Mississippi

The first-ever account of the Washington, DC, blues scene

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Reading Testimony, Witnessing Trauma

Confronting Race, Gender, and Violence in American Literature

University Press of Mississippi

An extraordinary engagement with trauma and its witness across American literature

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Ms. Marvel's America

No Normal

University Press of Mississippi

An in-depth exploration of the current Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan

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Delta Epiphany

Robert F. Kennedy in Mississippi

University Press of Mississippi

The story of Robert F. Kennedy’s consequential visit to the Mississippi Delta

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American Antebellum Fiddling

University Press of Mississippi

The only book solely about antebellum American fiddling

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Black Feelings

Race and Affect in the Long Sixties

University Press of Mississippi

How the black liberation movement confronted ideologies of progress and equality through emotional discourse

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The Last Days of Sylvia Plath

University Press of Mississippi

A new, vivid account of the final months of the esteemed writer’s life

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