🎬 "Shokhí" NEW book trailer! Join the editors Oct. 13, 6–8 PM, at Haskell Indian Nations University in Haskell Auditorium for a special event celebrating Kanza history and rematriation: https://f.mtr.cool/es93lcqomv

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👉Only a few more days to save 50% off select titles on the Cold War Collection! Click here to start shopping today: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/americas-250/

💲Don't forget to use code: 24USA250C21 at checkout to receive the savings.

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Celebrate birthday of Dwight D. Eisenhower with Martin Mack Teasley, author of "The Real Ike," at Newton Public Library on October 14. 

Explore "The Real Ike": https://f.mtr.cool/2zlcp2flkh

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Join us in Council Grove on October 12 at Riverbank Brewing as @claywires.bsky.social discusses "Opinionated: Kansas Journalists Who Proved Why Commentary Matters—Then and Now."

Sponsored by Flint Hills Books.

"Opinionated": https://f.mtr.cool/3191xc0wek

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🌎🇺🇸 Espionage. Diplomacy. Nuclear tensions. This week’s #America250 Sale explores the Cold War—from global rivalries and intelligence operations to military strategy and political power. Get 50% OFF Oct. 5 - 11 with code 24USA250C21 at kansaspress.ku.edu/americas-250

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Happy World Teacher's Day!

While we’re highlighting some of our Fall 2026 educator-authors today, we’re grateful for the countless professors, teachers, and mentors who continue to make an impact on the next generation.

Explore our catalogs: https://f.mtr.cool/3aa5gguilm

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👉Read @drjohnwills.bsky.social blog "The Mannequins of Doom Town USA:" https://kansaspress.ku.edu/blog/2026/10/04/mannequins-of-doom-town-usa/

📚Learn about the book "Doom Town, USA: The Nevada Test Site as Ground Zero of 1950s American Culture": https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700641352/

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Join Jeremy D. Bailey, author of "The Other Declarations," at the Lou Frey Institute, on October 10 at the University of Central Florida. 

Register: https://f.mtr.cool/x86thfolw1

Explore "The Other Declarations": https://f.mtr.cool/c1tdabf7o8

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🚫 Banned Books Week is a reminder of the importance of the freedom to read. 📖

We believe books help foster conversation, deepen understanding, and connect readers with new perspectives. This week, we celebrate the value of reading.

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In "Nixon’s War with Students," J. Samuel Walker examines how the Nixon administration responded to campus unrest during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Explore "Nixon's War with Student's": https://f.mtr.cool/z93ushxkrb

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👉Only a few more days to save 50% off the Legal History Collection! Click here to start shopping today: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/americas-250/

💲Don't forget to use code: 24USA250C20 at checkout to receive the savings.

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Author @jkennethwhite.bsky.social was honored to sign his coauthored book "Democracy on the Edge: The Trump Elections and the Future of American Politics" at Barnes & Noble in DC.

📚Learn more about the book here: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700641741/

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Join Bill Kurtis on Sunday, October 4th at 4:00PM at the Evergreen Park Library for a conversation about "Whirlwind."

Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Explore "Whirlwind": https://f.mtr.cool/d18lqwl7ae

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Check out the photos of author @claywires.bsky.social  at the Raven Book Store last night. Even the cats had to get involved. 🐈

Learn more about the book "Opinionated: Kansas Journalists Who Proved Why Commentary Matters—Then and Now" https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700643059/

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Join Lara M. Brown, author of "Jefferson’s Landmark Deal," who will be at The University of Missouri on October 8 at 6:00PM.

Explore "Jefferson's Landmark Deal": https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700642410/

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The University Press of Kansas is headed to Minneapolis for the Heartland Fall Forum, October 7–9. We're looking forward to connecting with readers from across the region. If you'll be attending, be sure to stop by and say hello.

Our catalog: https://tinyurl.com/49dv37xe

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Listen to Native America Calling podcast & learn about the powerful stories of Shokhí and Lyda Conley: https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/friday-september-4-2026-two-historic-preservation-fights-in-kansas-exemplify-the-power-of-persistence/

Explore the books by visiting UPK's website.

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Happy Publication Day to Opinionated: Kansas Journalists Who Proved Why Commentary Matters—Then and Now by @claywires.bsky.social  

📚Now available: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700643059/

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Today is publication day for Presidentess: The Life of First Lady Julia Gardiner Tylery by Christopher J. Leahy and Sharon Williams Leahy.

Explore the book here: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700642670/

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