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.
Conversations with Ralph Ellison
Interviews with the author of Invisible Man and many other works
Anything Can Happen in a Comic Strip
Centennial Reflections on an American Art Form
A keepsake album for all fans celebrating the centennial of the funny papers
Conversations with Ernest Gaines
Collected interviews with the award-winning African American author of A Lesson Before Dying, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, A Gathering of Old Men, "The Sky Is Gray," and many other works
The Crab Lover's Book
Recipes & More
For aficionados of one of the world’s most delectable crustaceans an indispensable handbook chock full of lore, legends, and recipes
Punk and Neo-Tribal Body Art
The confrontational shock aesthetics and ritual meanings characteristic of body art practiced by punk rockers and neo-tribalists
Understanding Sickle Cell Disease
For general readers a guide to understanding a debilitating genetic disease that affects tens of thousands who are of African heritage
Hiking Mississippi
A Guide to Trails and Natural Areas
For all hikers a guidebook for excursions along the Magnolia State’s trails and lanes and through teeming nature sites
Dark Princess
The remarkably complex romance in which Du Bois confronted the twentieth century world that had closed itself to people of color
Country Music Culture
From Hard Times to Heaven
A search for the heart of America’s most prevalent form of music to learn what caused its astonishing popularity
Approaching the Magic Hour
Memories of Walter Anderson
A widow’s riveting yet poignant memoir of her marriage to a prolific creator, the extremely inspired Gulf Coast artist Walter Anderson, whose splendid art was heightened and enriched by his madness
Conversations with Saul Bellow
Conversations with Henry Miller
Reading Faulkner
Light in August
A glossary that will lead readers through the complexities of one of William Faulkner’s major works
Apostles of Light
A spellbinding novel named as a finalist for the National Book Award in 1973
Faulkner and Psychology
Works by the Nobel Prize author as seen in psychological perspectives
Southern Cooking to Remember
Recipes for real southern cooking, especially for gourmands who decry “fast foods” and “southern food” advertised along the roadside
The Lonely Days Were Sundays
Reflections of a Jewish Southerner
This collection of essays by the astute historian Eli N. Evans is written from the unique perspective of a Jew raised in the South.
Cajun and Creole Folktales
The French Oral Tradition of South Louisiana
The largest and most diverse collection of Louisiana folktales ever published
Tracing Your Mississippi Ancestors
An essential how-to guide for researching ancestral roots in the Magnolia State
Dance Marathons
Performing American Culture in the 1920s and 1930s
How the craze of exhausting marathon dancing during the 1920s and “30s mirrored America’s struggle to outlast social problems of the era
Conversations with Amiri Baraka
Interviews from over the course of the author’s career document his views on writing, poetry, drama, and the social role of the writer
Super Heroes
A Modern Mythology
A study of one of popular culture’s superstars whose enchanting mystique pervades the modern world
Conversations with Toni Morrison
Collected interviews with the Nobel Prize winner in which she describes herself as an African American writer and that show her to be an artist whose creativity is intimately linked with her African American experience
South Florida Folklife
Rich folklife of America’s southernmost tip shaped by ethnic diversity and nomadic tourist populations
Eudora Welty
A Bibliography of Her Work
In complete detail the major bibliography of the works of one of America’s most admired writers
The Christ-Haunted Landscape
Faith and Doubt in Southern Fiction
Stories, interviews, and discussions showing the imprint of "old-time religion" on the artistic vision of twelve writers of the American South: Larry Brown, Reynolds Price, Allan Gurganus, Lee Smith, Clyde Edgerton, Harry Crews, Will Campbell, Doris Betts, Sheila Bosworth, Mary Ward Brown, Randall Kenan, and Sandra Hollin Flowers
Conversations with Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris
Conversations with Paul Bowles
Collected interviews with the author of The Sheltering Sky, Let It Come Down, and The Spider’s House
Conversations with Richard Wright
The Shoe Bird
Eudora Welty’s only book written for children, the charming story of a shoe-store parrot named Arturo and his many feathered friends
Arrowheads and Spear Points in the Prehistoric Southeast
A Guide to Understanding Cultural Artifacts
How to identify your fascinating find and understand the culture that produced it
More Conversations with Walker Percy
The New Orleans Garden
Gardening in the Gulf South
A comprehensive guide to creating your own New Orleans garden
The Crawfish Book
An amusing, informative book that tells you all you’ll need to know about an amazing crustacean
Oil in the Deep South
A History of the Oil Business in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, 1859â€"1945
A history of the petroleum industry in the Southeastern United States through the end of World War II
Conversations with Eudora Welty
In a series of interviews, Eudora Welty discusses her life in Mississippi, her literary career, and her novels and short stories
Faulkner and the Short Story
Papers presented in 1990 at the seventeenth annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference at the University of Mississippi. A volume extolling the Nobel Laureate’s short story masterpieces with homage and critical appreciation