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Cover of 'Who Follow the Gleam' by Christian Wessels

“These poems are near to spells.”

—The New York Times

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Cover of 'An Impossibility of Crows' by Kirsten Kaschock

Named a 2026 top 10 adult book by Foreword Reviews and a best new horror title of 2026 by the New York Public Library!

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Cover of 'Gathered into a Church' by Lori Rogers-Stokes

Winner of the 2026 Peter J. Gomes Memorial Book Prize!

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Cover of 'The Divided North' by Carol R. Gardner

Winner of the 2026 New England Historical Association James P. Hanlan Book Prize and Finalist for the 2026 New England Society Book Award in Nonfiction!

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On the Blog

New Books for Gifting

Searching for the perfect holiday gift for the book lover in your life? Never fear, the UMass Press Holiday Sale is here! In this month’s blog post, we feature some…

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Halloween Reading Recommendations

October has finally arrived, which means Halloween is not too far away. Luckily for you, we have just the selection to prepare you for the spookiest time of the year….

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Celebrating Successes of Juniper Prize Winners

This September, we’re taking a look back at some of our recent Juniper Prize winners and their successes! Submissions for the 2028 prizes in Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry close…

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Upcoming Events

7 January
2027 Modern Language Association (MLA) - 2027 Annual Convention Los Angeles, CA
5 March
2027 The African American Intellectual History Society's Annual Conference 2027 Boston, MA
17 March
2027 Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) - 2027 Annual Conference and Bookfair Chicago, IL
31 March
2027 American Society of Environmental History (ASEH) 2027 Conference Richmond, VA
1 April
2027 Organization of American History (OAH) 2027 Conference on American History San Francisco, CA
14 April
2027 Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) Annual International Conference 2027 Chicago, IL
21 April
2027 National Council on Public History (NCPH) Annual Meeting St. Louis, MO
10 June
2027 Big Berks 2027 - Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, Gender, and Sexualities Minneapolis, MN
15 July
2027 Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (SHEAR) Annual Meeting Richmond, VA
9 August
2027 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 2027 Conference Chicago, IL
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