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Regional book fundraiser is open!

As we celebrate our 60th anniversary, a generous anonymous donor has once again pledged a 2-to-1 match for our Regional Books Fund, which includes books about New England as well as Bright Leaf Books, UMass Press’s imprint dedicated to our region.

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Submissions open!

The Juniper Prize Literary Prize Contest is open for submissions through September 30. We want to hear from you!

 

Enter from August 1 to September 30 at umasspress.submittable.com

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Check out our latest audiobooks!

University of Massachusetts Press has partnered with Tantor Media. Click here for a current list of our audiobooks!

AUDIOBOOKS

Finalist for the Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction!

“In A Union Like Ours, Scott Bane carefully tracks both men’s careers through the changes in American culture that they were either reflecting or contributing to . . . [A] smart, sensitive study.”—Gay and Lesbian Review

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Winner of the 2023 Society for History in the Federal Government Book Prize!

“Based on exhaustive research and written in a lively, accessible style, Lost on the Freedom Trail provides valuable insight into the profitability of preservation and heritage tourism, and the synergies and tensions created from establishing a national historic park within a living urban center.”—Stephanie Ryberg-Webster, coeditor of Legacy Cities: Continuity and Change amid Decline and Revival

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  • Supporting our regional books fund

    As we celebrate our 60th anniversary, a generous anonymous donor has once again pledged a 2-to-1 match for our Regional Books Fund, which includes books about New England as well...

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