We’re getting ready for the Mississippi Book Festival! 📚 A huge thank-you to Mississippi Public Broadcasting for giving us a space to work while renovations are underway. We’re counting down the days and can’t wait to see you all on September 26!
#LiteraryLawnParty #MSBookFest #UPMississippi
#LiteraryLawnParty #MSBookFest #UPMississippi
September 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
We’re getting ready for the Mississippi Book Festival! 📚 A huge thank-you to Mississippi Public Broadcasting for giving us a space to work while renovations are underway. We’re counting down the days and can’t wait to see you all on September 26!
#LiteraryLawnParty #MSBookFest #UPMississippi
#LiteraryLawnParty #MSBookFest #UPMississippi
“She was more than a debauched debutante or fallen starlet.” — THE ARTS FUSE
Jennifer Ann Redmond’s TOO FAST, TOO SHORT reclaims the life and legacy of Diana Barrymore—a luminous story of ambition, tragedy, and grace.
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#TooFastTooShort #DianaBarrymore #UPMississippi
Jennifer Ann Redmond’s TOO FAST, TOO SHORT reclaims the life and legacy of Diana Barrymore—a luminous story of ambition, tragedy, and grace.
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#TooFastTooShort #DianaBarrymore #UPMississippi
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“She was more than a debauched debutante or fallen starlet.” — THE ARTS FUSE
Jennifer Ann Redmond’s TOO FAST, TOO SHORT reclaims the life and legacy of Diana Barrymore—a luminous story of ambition, tragedy, and grace.
buff.ly/tZ8YOWW
#TooFastTooShort #DianaBarrymore #UPMississippi
Jennifer Ann Redmond’s TOO FAST, TOO SHORT reclaims the life and legacy of Diana Barrymore—a luminous story of ambition, tragedy, and grace.
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#TooFastTooShort #DianaBarrymore #UPMississippi
“I think of my writing as an act of love, an act of hope, an act of resistance.”
— Jesmyn Ward, PBS NEWSHOUR
CONVERSATIONS WITH JESMYN WARD explores the life, language, and legacy of one of Mississippi’s defining literary voices.
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#JesmynWard #UPMississippi
— Jesmyn Ward, PBS NEWSHOUR
CONVERSATIONS WITH JESMYN WARD explores the life, language, and legacy of one of Mississippi’s defining literary voices.
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#JesmynWard #UPMississippi
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“I think of my writing as an act of love, an act of hope, an act of resistance.”
— Jesmyn Ward, PBS NEWSHOUR
CONVERSATIONS WITH JESMYN WARD explores the life, language, and legacy of one of Mississippi’s defining literary voices.
buff.ly/FHsXSWu
#JesmynWard #UPMississippi
— Jesmyn Ward, PBS NEWSHOUR
CONVERSATIONS WITH JESMYN WARD explores the life, language, and legacy of one of Mississippi’s defining literary voices.
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#JesmynWard #UPMississippi
Fall is for reading. ☕📚
Find your perfect pairing with stories that warm the soul.
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#FallReads #UPMississippi
Find your perfect pairing with stories that warm the soul.
upress.state.ms.us
#FallReads #UPMississippi
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Fall is for reading. ☕📚
Find your perfect pairing with stories that warm the soul.
upress.state.ms.us
#FallReads #UPMississippi
Find your perfect pairing with stories that warm the soul.
upress.state.ms.us
#FallReads #UPMississippi
Seventy years of rhythm, soul, and legacy.
DRIFTIN’ ON A MEMORY tells the story of The Isley Brothers—pioneers who changed the sound of American music.
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#TheIsleyBrothers #UPMississippi #SoulMusic
DRIFTIN’ ON A MEMORY tells the story of The Isley Brothers—pioneers who changed the sound of American music.
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#TheIsleyBrothers #UPMississippi #SoulMusic
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Seventy years of rhythm, soul, and legacy.
DRIFTIN’ ON A MEMORY tells the story of The Isley Brothers—pioneers who changed the sound of American music.
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#TheIsleyBrothers #UPMississippi #SoulMusic
DRIFTIN’ ON A MEMORY tells the story of The Isley Brothers—pioneers who changed the sound of American music.
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#TheIsleyBrothers #UPMississippi #SoulMusic
In 1969, Black women hospital workers in Charleston took a stand for equality, sparking a movement that reshaped labor and civil rights history.
Read their story in WE PAVED THE WAY by O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight.
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#WePavedTheWay #CivilRights #UPMississippi
Read their story in WE PAVED THE WAY by O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight.
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#WePavedTheWay #CivilRights #UPMississippi
November 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In 1969, Black women hospital workers in Charleston took a stand for equality, sparking a movement that reshaped labor and civil rights history.
Read their story in WE PAVED THE WAY by O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight.
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#WePavedTheWay #CivilRights #UPMississippi
Read their story in WE PAVED THE WAY by O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight.
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#WePavedTheWay #CivilRights #UPMississippi
Visionary filmmaker Julie Dash redefined American cinema with DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST.
JULIE DASH: INTERVIEWS, edited by Kameelah L. Martin, brings together her thoughts on creativity, history, and the power of representation.
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#JulieDash #UPMississippi #FilmStudies
JULIE DASH: INTERVIEWS, edited by Kameelah L. Martin, brings together her thoughts on creativity, history, and the power of representation.
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#JulieDash #UPMississippi #FilmStudies
November 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Visionary filmmaker Julie Dash redefined American cinema with DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST.
JULIE DASH: INTERVIEWS, edited by Kameelah L. Martin, brings together her thoughts on creativity, history, and the power of representation.
📚 buff.ly/VQOAP5N
#JulieDash #UPMississippi #FilmStudies
JULIE DASH: INTERVIEWS, edited by Kameelah L. Martin, brings together her thoughts on creativity, history, and the power of representation.
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#JulieDash #UPMississippi #FilmStudies
Nine students. One sit-in. A moment that changed Mississippi.
THE TOUGALOO NINE by M. J. O’Brien recounts the state’s first student-led civil rights protest.
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#TougalooNine #CivilRightsHistory #UPMississippi
THE TOUGALOO NINE by M. J. O’Brien recounts the state’s first student-led civil rights protest.
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#TougalooNine #CivilRightsHistory #UPMississippi
November 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Nine students. One sit-in. A moment that changed Mississippi.
THE TOUGALOO NINE by M. J. O’Brien recounts the state’s first student-led civil rights protest.
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#TougalooNine #CivilRightsHistory #UPMississippi
THE TOUGALOO NINE by M. J. O’Brien recounts the state’s first student-led civil rights protest.
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#TougalooNine #CivilRightsHistory #UPMississippi
HOMETOWN MISSISSIPPI by Melody Golding captures the state’s soul — thirty towns, fifty voices, and the quiet power of home.
#HometownMississippi #MelodyGolding #UPMississippi
#HometownMississippi #MelodyGolding #UPMississippi
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
HOMETOWN MISSISSIPPI by Melody Golding captures the state’s soul — thirty towns, fifty voices, and the quiet power of home.
#HometownMississippi #MelodyGolding #UPMississippi
#HometownMississippi #MelodyGolding #UPMississippi
Discover the life of Hollywood’s ultimate contradiction in STEVE COCHRAN: BAD BOY OF HOLLYWOOD by Michelangelo Capua.
The first full biography of one of cinema’s most magnetic—and mysterious—stars.
🎬 Pre-order now.https://buff.ly/5Mxf2ME
#UPMississippi #HollywoodLegendsSeries #SteveCochran
The first full biography of one of cinema’s most magnetic—and mysterious—stars.
🎬 Pre-order now.https://buff.ly/5Mxf2ME
#UPMississippi #HollywoodLegendsSeries #SteveCochran
November 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Discover the life of Hollywood’s ultimate contradiction in STEVE COCHRAN: BAD BOY OF HOLLYWOOD by Michelangelo Capua.
The first full biography of one of cinema’s most magnetic—and mysterious—stars.
🎬 Pre-order now.https://buff.ly/5Mxf2ME
#UPMississippi #HollywoodLegendsSeries #SteveCochran
The first full biography of one of cinema’s most magnetic—and mysterious—stars.
🎬 Pre-order now.https://buff.ly/5Mxf2ME
#UPMississippi #HollywoodLegendsSeries #SteveCochran
Hear the horn that changed jazz. 🎶
CONCERTO FOR COOTIE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF COOTIE WILLIAMS by Steven C. Bowie celebrates the life and legacy of the legendary trumpeter and Ellington collaborator.
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#JazzHistory #CootieWilliams #UPMississippi
CONCERTO FOR COOTIE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF COOTIE WILLIAMS by Steven C. Bowie celebrates the life and legacy of the legendary trumpeter and Ellington collaborator.
Available Now : buff.ly/5lAuOEY
#JazzHistory #CootieWilliams #UPMississippi
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hear the horn that changed jazz. 🎶
CONCERTO FOR COOTIE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF COOTIE WILLIAMS by Steven C. Bowie celebrates the life and legacy of the legendary trumpeter and Ellington collaborator.
Available Now : buff.ly/5lAuOEY
#JazzHistory #CootieWilliams #UPMississippi
CONCERTO FOR COOTIE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF COOTIE WILLIAMS by Steven C. Bowie celebrates the life and legacy of the legendary trumpeter and Ellington collaborator.
Available Now : buff.ly/5lAuOEY
#JazzHistory #CootieWilliams #UPMississippi
Celebrate Noir-vember with our Film Noir reading list:
Bacall. Stanwyck. Milland. Swanson. Cochran. Duryea. Hayden.
Glamour, grit, and golden-age intrigue.
#Noirvember #FilmNoir #UPMississippi
Bacall. Stanwyck. Milland. Swanson. Cochran. Duryea. Hayden.
Glamour, grit, and golden-age intrigue.
#Noirvember #FilmNoir #UPMississippi
November 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Celebrate Noir-vember with our Film Noir reading list:
Bacall. Stanwyck. Milland. Swanson. Cochran. Duryea. Hayden.
Glamour, grit, and golden-age intrigue.
#Noirvember #FilmNoir #UPMississippi
Bacall. Stanwyck. Milland. Swanson. Cochran. Duryea. Hayden.
Glamour, grit, and golden-age intrigue.
#Noirvember #FilmNoir #UPMississippi
Happy National Authors Day!
Today, we honor the writers and scholars who make UPM’s mission possible—thank you for your stories, insights, and imagination. ✍️
#NationalAuthorsDay #UPMississippi
Today, we honor the writers and scholars who make UPM’s mission possible—thank you for your stories, insights, and imagination. ✍️
#NationalAuthorsDay #UPMississippi
November 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Happy National Authors Day!
Today, we honor the writers and scholars who make UPM’s mission possible—thank you for your stories, insights, and imagination. ✍️
#NationalAuthorsDay #UPMississippi
Today, we honor the writers and scholars who make UPM’s mission possible—thank you for your stories, insights, and imagination. ✍️
#NationalAuthorsDay #UPMississippi
Happy Halloween from UPM! 🎃
Here’s to a day of chills, charm, and great books.
#HappyHalloween #UPMississippi
Here’s to a day of chills, charm, and great books.
#HappyHalloween #UPMississippi
October 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Happy Halloween from UPM! 🎃
Here’s to a day of chills, charm, and great books.
#HappyHalloween #UPMississippi
Here’s to a day of chills, charm, and great books.
#HappyHalloween #UPMississippi
We’re on Letterboxd! 🎥
Follow University Press of Mississippi for film lists inspired by our authors and books that explore the art of cinema.
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#UPMississippi #Letterboxd #FilmHistory
Follow University Press of Mississippi for film lists inspired by our authors and books that explore the art of cinema.
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#UPMississippi #Letterboxd #FilmHistory
October 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We’re on Letterboxd! 🎥
Follow University Press of Mississippi for film lists inspired by our authors and books that explore the art of cinema.
buff.ly/xeTPX4G
#UPMississippi #Letterboxd #FilmHistory
Follow University Press of Mississippi for film lists inspired by our authors and books that explore the art of cinema.
buff.ly/xeTPX4G
#UPMississippi #Letterboxd #FilmHistory
INSURGENT BEAUTY by Peter Szok explores how Indigenous artists in Panama use urban art forms—jazz, film, hip-hop—to assert identity and beauty amid change.
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#InsurgentBeauty #PeterSzok #IndigenousArt #UPMississippi
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#InsurgentBeauty #PeterSzok #IndigenousArt #UPMississippi
October 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
INSURGENT BEAUTY by Peter Szok explores how Indigenous artists in Panama use urban art forms—jazz, film, hip-hop—to assert identity and beauty amid change.
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#InsurgentBeauty #PeterSzok #IndigenousArt #UPMississippi
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#InsurgentBeauty #PeterSzok #IndigenousArt #UPMississippi
From NOSFERATU to GET OUT, LOST IN THE DARK is the definitive world history of horror film—because we all love a good scare.
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#LostInTheDark #HorrorFilmHistory #UPMississippi
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#LostInTheDark #HorrorFilmHistory #UPMississippi
October 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
From NOSFERATU to GET OUT, LOST IN THE DARK is the definitive world history of horror film—because we all love a good scare.
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#LostInTheDark #HorrorFilmHistory #UPMississippi
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#LostInTheDark #HorrorFilmHistory #UPMississippi
Remembering Sylvia Plath, born on this day in 1932.
A voice of clarity and courage that continues to echo through time.
#SylviaPlath #Poetry #UPMississippi
A voice of clarity and courage that continues to echo through time.
#SylviaPlath #Poetry #UPMississippi
October 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Remembering Sylvia Plath, born on this day in 1932.
A voice of clarity and courage that continues to echo through time.
#SylviaPlath #Poetry #UPMississippi
A voice of clarity and courage that continues to echo through time.
#SylviaPlath #Poetry #UPMississippi
It’s the last day of SEM 2025!
🎶 Save 30% on all music titles with code SEM2025.
#SEM2025 #UPMississippi #Ethnomusicology
🎶 Save 30% on all music titles with code SEM2025.
#SEM2025 #UPMississippi #Ethnomusicology
October 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It’s the last day of SEM 2025!
🎶 Save 30% on all music titles with code SEM2025.
#SEM2025 #UPMississippi #Ethnomusicology
🎶 Save 30% on all music titles with code SEM2025.
#SEM2025 #UPMississippi #Ethnomusicology
We’re spotlighting new and forthcoming titles for the Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Meeting!
📚 Save 30% with code SEM2025.
#UPMississippi #Ethnomusicology #SEM2025
📚 Save 30% with code SEM2025.
#UPMississippi #Ethnomusicology #SEM2025
October 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We’re spotlighting new and forthcoming titles for the Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Meeting!
📚 Save 30% with code SEM2025.
#UPMississippi #Ethnomusicology #SEM2025
📚 Save 30% with code SEM2025.
#UPMississippi #Ethnomusicology #SEM2025
The Society for Ethnomusicology Conference begins today! 🎵
Several UPM authors are presenting this week—explore their work in our virtual exhibit and save 30% with code SEM2025.
#SEM2025 #UPMississippi #Ethnomusicology
Several UPM authors are presenting this week—explore their work in our virtual exhibit and save 30% with code SEM2025.
#SEM2025 #UPMississippi #Ethnomusicology
October 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The Society for Ethnomusicology Conference begins today! 🎵
Several UPM authors are presenting this week—explore their work in our virtual exhibit and save 30% with code SEM2025.
#SEM2025 #UPMississippi #Ethnomusicology
Several UPM authors are presenting this week—explore their work in our virtual exhibit and save 30% with code SEM2025.
#SEM2025 #UPMississippi #Ethnomusicology
If a UPM book has inspired you — say so! 💬
Leave a quick note or star rating on Goodreads or your favorite bookstore site.
Reviews help readers discover Mississippi stories worth sharing.
#LeaveAReviewDay #UPMississippi
Leave a quick note or star rating on Goodreads or your favorite bookstore site.
Reviews help readers discover Mississippi stories worth sharing.
#LeaveAReviewDay #UPMississippi
October 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If a UPM book has inspired you — say so! 💬
Leave a quick note or star rating on Goodreads or your favorite bookstore site.
Reviews help readers discover Mississippi stories worth sharing.
#LeaveAReviewDay #UPMississippi
Leave a quick note or star rating on Goodreads or your favorite bookstore site.
Reviews help readers discover Mississippi stories worth sharing.
#LeaveAReviewDay #UPMississippi
Can’t wait for WELCOME TO DERRY?
Start where it all began—with ENCOUNTERING PENNYWISE: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON STEPHEN KING’S "IT". 🎈
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#StephenKing #Pennywise #WelcomeToDerry #UPMississippi
Start where it all began—with ENCOUNTERING PENNYWISE: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON STEPHEN KING’S "IT". 🎈
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#StephenKing #Pennywise #WelcomeToDerry #UPMississippi
October 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Can’t wait for WELCOME TO DERRY?
Start where it all began—with ENCOUNTERING PENNYWISE: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON STEPHEN KING’S "IT". 🎈
buff.ly/zuVi9Ws
#StephenKing #Pennywise #WelcomeToDerry #UPMississippi
Start where it all began—with ENCOUNTERING PENNYWISE: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON STEPHEN KING’S "IT". 🎈
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#StephenKing #Pennywise #WelcomeToDerry #UPMississippi
A chilling deep dive into the cultural mythology of Ted Bundy—and what it says about America’s obsession with white masculinity.
📘 Pre-order THE BUNDY ARCHIVE now. buff.ly/ui25kON
#TrueCrime #WhiteMasculinity #BooksOfBluesky #UPMississippi
📘 Pre-order THE BUNDY ARCHIVE now. buff.ly/ui25kON
#TrueCrime #WhiteMasculinity #BooksOfBluesky #UPMississippi
October 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A chilling deep dive into the cultural mythology of Ted Bundy—and what it says about America’s obsession with white masculinity.
📘 Pre-order THE BUNDY ARCHIVE now. buff.ly/ui25kON
#TrueCrime #WhiteMasculinity #BooksOfBluesky #UPMississippi
📘 Pre-order THE BUNDY ARCHIVE now. buff.ly/ui25kON
#TrueCrime #WhiteMasculinity #BooksOfBluesky #UPMississippi
Get in the spooky season with UPM’S 13 Nights of Halloween—thirteen films, thirteen books, endless chills.
#13NightsOfHalloween #HorrorBooks #UPMississippi
#13NightsOfHalloween #HorrorBooks #UPMississippi
October 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Get in the spooky season with UPM’S 13 Nights of Halloween—thirteen films, thirteen books, endless chills.
#13NightsOfHalloween #HorrorBooks #UPMississippi
#13NightsOfHalloween #HorrorBooks #UPMississippi