University of Michigan Press

01/05/2026

Nicole J. Giannella's "The Mind of the Slave" is now available! The first volume of our Empire and After series investigates slave ownership and the limits of ownership in ancient Rome. Read more: https://press.umich.edu/Books/T/The-Mind-of-the-Slave

01/05/2026

In our latest blog post, Isabel K. Köster shares how her book "Stealing from the Gods: Temple Robbery in the Roman Imagination" deals with some of the ancient equivalents of the 2025 Louvre theft! Read more at

Publishes award-winning books that advance humanities and social science fields, as well as English language teaching and regional resources.

01/02/2026

We're happy to see this new review of "Ghosts and the Overplus" by Christina Pugh! Don't forget you can get 50% off the book until our holiday sale ends January 4th.

Reviews of recent volumes of poetry and related works of criticism and poetics

12/31/2025

It's the final days of our holiday sale! Grab any last minute gifts with our 50% off code HOLIDAY25 here: https://buff.ly/6Q2tz4J

12/26/2025

Congratulations to Philipp Demgenski on winning the 2025 SEEA Francis L. Hsu Book Prize for his book "Seeking a Future for the Past." Read more about the book and the prize here:

Past SEAA Awards 2025 Prize Recipients  2025 Francis L. Hsu Book Prize winner Philipp Demgenski 2024 Seeking a Future for the Past: Space, Power, and Heritage in a Chinese City. University of Michigan Press. The Society for East Asian Anthropology is pleased to announce that Philipp Demgenski isthe...

12/24/2025

Our offices may be closed from 12/25 to 1/1 but our online bookstore is always open! Start building your reading list for the new year with code HOLIDAY25 for 50% off all books (including pre-orders) until 1/4! Illustration by Abigail Aaron. Browse here: https://buff.ly/92CDhh7

12/19/2025

What does it mean for a country to seek admiration? Learn about China's cultural diplomacy in this New Books Network episode with "In Search of Admiration and Respect" author Yanqui Zheng and Sarah Bramao-Ramos here:

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12/15/2025

Our Spring 2026 Catalog is now live! Pre-order our spring titles and get 50% off pre-orders with code HOLIDAY25 until 1/4! Browse here: https://buff.ly/92CDhh7

12/15/2025

We're halfway through our annual holiday sale! Get 50% off with code HOLIDAY25 until 1/4. Browse here: https://press.umich.edu/

12/12/2025

We're so proud of all our award winners this year! Check out selected award winners from 2025 with this blog post and get 50% off all the featured titles with code HOLIDAY25 here: https://buff.ly/t8CaS9w