May 29, 2018

Trivia Tuesday: Jean Renoir Said This Filmmaker “Invented the Modern Hollywood”

Celebrated for his distinct style and credited with inventing the classic genre of the Hollywood romantic comedy and helping to create the musical, Lubitsch won the admiration of his fellow directors. He was revered in his day by such other leading...

May 24, 2018

Cityscapes, Flânerie and Fantastical Heritage: On the Recent Films by Richard Linklater

This week, our featured book is The Cinema of Richard Linklater: Walk, Don’t Run. Today, we are happy to present an guest post from author Rob Stone. Enter our book giveaway by 1 PM today for a chance to win a free copy! •  •  • ...

May 24, 2018

Q&A with Rob Stone on The Cinema of Richard Linklater: Walk, Don’t Run (second edition)

This week, our featured book is The Cinema of Richard Linklater: Walk, Don’t Run. Today, we are happy to present an exclusive interview with author Rob Stone! Enter our book giveaway by Friday at 1 PM for a chance to win a free copy! • ...

May 22, 2018

New Book Tuesday! Fathering from the Margins, Bad Advice, The Universe as It Really Is and More!

Fathering from the Margins An Intimate Examination of Black Fatherhood Aasha M. Abdill Bad Advice Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren’t Your Best Source of Health Information Paul A. Offit, M.D. Reductionism in Art and Brain Science Bridging the...

May 19, 2018

Granger’s Poetry Online Weekly Feature: “Gather ye rose-buds while ye may,”

Visit Granger’s World of Poetry Online and follow along on Instagram for more about poems and poets. A big thank you to @gottakidtofeed and his team for creating #cinemagraph posts for #grangers that features an excerpt from one of our favorite...

May 18, 2018

I Spit On Your Grave: From Celluloid Pariah to Cult Film

This week, our featured book is I Spit on Your Grave. Today, we are happy to present an guest post from author David Maguire! Enter our book giveaway by 1 PM today for a chance to win a free copy! •  •  •  • ...

May 17, 2018

My Time At CUP: William Germano

 “I still think that an editor at a major university press can have a more stimulating intellectual life than most faculty members have the luxury to develop.“ William Germano PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, COOPER UNION COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1978–1986 ASSISTANT...

May 16, 2018

Q&A with David Maguire on I Spit on Your Grave

This week, our featured book is I Spit on Your Grave. Today, we are happy to present an exclusive interview with author David Maguire! Enter our book giveaway by Friday at 1 PM for a chance to win a free copy! • • •...

May 15, 2018

New Book Tuesday! Dickinson’s Nerves Frost’s Woods, Novel Sounds, Birth of a New Earth and More!

Dickinson’s Nerves, Frost’s Woods Poetry in the Shadow of the Past William Logan Novel Sounds Southern Fiction in the Age of Rock and Roll Florence Dore Birth of a New Earth The Radical Politics of Environmentalism Adrian Parr The Empire...

May 14, 2018

Book Giveaway! I Spit on Your Grave

This week, our featured book is I Spit on Your Grave, by David Maguire! Throughout the week, we will be featuring content about the book and its author on our blog as well as on our Twitter feed and our Facebook page. Loading…

May 11, 2018

Reassembling Motherhood: An Introduction

Mother’s Day is this Sunday. As this day approaches, we invite you to sit back and reflect on how motherhood has transformed over time with this excerpt from Reassembling Motherhood: Procreation and Care in a Globalized World, edited by Yasmine...

May 10, 2018

Prairie Lights and Northtown Books Win CUP 125 Anniversary Display Contest!

1st Place: Prairie Lights, IA www.prairielights.com 2nd Place Northtown Books, CA www.northtownbooks.com Book Culture, NY www.bookculture.com Malaprop’s, NC www.malaprops.com Diesel, CA www.dieselbookstore.com FlyLeaf Books, NC www.flyleafbooks.com Square Books, MS www.squarebooks.com University Press Books, CA www.universitypressbooks.com This season, we held a...