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.
In Transition
Young Adult Literature and Transgender Representation
How the young adult book market has shifted in favor of transgender inclusivity
George Pérez
The first in-depth look at one of the most influential creators of comics’ Bronze Age
From the Projects to the Presidencies
My Journey to Higher Education Leadership
The compelling story of a self-made, driven, and industrious higher education professional
Copyright Vigilantes
Intellectual Property and the Hollywood Superhero
A thrilling investigation of superhero comics and films through the lens of copyright law
A Place to Live in Peace
Free People of Color in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
A fascinating history that centers the experiences of free people of color in rural Louisiana
Proverb Masters
Shaping the Civil Rights Movement
An examination of the lasting impact of proverbial language on the long civil rights movement
My Memories of John Hartford
A touching tribute to life on the road and in the studio with the inventor of newgrass music
L. M. Montgomery's Emily of New Moon
A Children's Classic at 100
A collection of essays focused on the often-overlooked novel series by the beloved author of Anne of Green Gables
Hot Equations
Science, Fantasy, and the Radical Imagination on a Troubled Planet
How contemporary science fiction, fantasy, and horror indicate a way forward in change and crisis
Hanna and Barbera: Conversations
The first collection of its kind about Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, likely the most prolific animation producers of the twentieth century
Greater Atlanta
Black Satire after Obama
An engaging study of contemporary Black satire through the lens of a critically acclaimed television series
The Sinful Maternal
Motherhood in Possession Films
A timely examination of the often-overlooked agency, trauma, and fluidity of pregnancy and motherhood in horror
Superheroes in the Streets
Muslim Women Activists and Protest in the Digital Age
How Muslim women activists have heroically raised physical and digital protest banners
Same Old Song
The Enduring Past in Popular Music
How pop music remembers and re-plays sounds from the past
Paddleways of Mississippi
Rivers and People of the Magnolia State
A celebration of the Magnolia State’s exceptional waterways
Maverick Feminist
To Be Female and Black in a Country Founded upon Violence and Respectability
A pressing call to an accessible, nonconformist feminism for Black women
Indigenous Comics and Graphic Novels
Studies in Genre
How Indigenous creators impact the landscape of superhero, science fiction, historical, and experimental comics
Conversations with Ben Okri
Over three decades of interviews with the innovative Nigerian author and first Black African winner of the Booker Prize
Alt Kid Lit
What Children's Literature Might Be
A timely group of essays that wrestles with what children’s literature is and who it is made for
The Summer of 2020
George Floyd and the Resurgence of the Black Lives Matter Movement
An in-depth look at a profound flashpoint in social movement history