University of North Texas Press

10/08/2025

There's still time to submit your manuscript for the Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry! Submissions are open until Oct. 31, so visit https://universityofnorthtexaspress.submittable.com/submit for the full guidelines and submission form.

While you're at it, check out the previous Vassar Miller Prize winners at https://untpress.unt.edu/series/vassar-miller/

Submitting for Vassar Miller

10/07/2025

Join Martin J. Murray for a book talk on INSURGENT POLITICS IN THE LONE STAR STATE with the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History today at 4 PM!

4:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 7 / Briscoe Center for American History / Sid Richardson Hall, Unit 2 / 2300 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78712 / Doors open at 4:00 p.m.

09/30/2025

ATTENTION AUSTIN AND DENTON: Martin J. Murray will be in Texas next week in support of INSURGENT POLITICS IN THE LONE STAR STATE. Check him out at any of these events and pick up a copy of the book!
-The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, Austin, Oct. 7 at 4 PM
-Batch Craft Beer and Kolaches, Austin, Oct. 9 at 2 PM
-Patchouli Joe's Books and Indulgences, Denton, Oct. 10 at 5 PM

Read more about INSURGENT POLITICS IN THE LONE STAR STATE at untpress.unt.edu!

09/30/2025

James B. Mills joined the Wild West Extravaganza podcast to discuss IN THE DAYS OF BILLY THE KID! Check it out here:

Was José Chávez y Chávez really part Navajo? And what about Billy the Kid’s famous escape from Lincoln? Was that Young Guns 2 scene with the pistol in the ou...

09/29/2025

"Insurgent Politics in the Lone Star State is a great addition to the history of antiwar activism. What happened in the Lone Star State didn’t always get attention from the national press. Martin’s book is a timely read in an era that once again requires insurgent politics and faces new forms of surveillance."

Check out the new review for Martin J. Murray's INSURGENT POLITICS IN THE LONE STAR STATE from Alice Embree in The Rag Blog and pick up your own copy today!

Alice Embree will cohost with Thorne Dreyer a Rag Radio interview with author Martin Murray that will air at 2 p.m. October 3 on KPFT 90.1-FM in Austin and streamed at KOOP.org.

09/29/2025

Check out Mark Archuleta on the Forgotten Hollywood podcast!

In this episode I spoke with author Mark Archuleta about his boo; "The Reel Thrilling Events of Bank Robber Henry Starr: From Gentleman Bandit to Movie Star and Back Again". In 1921 headlines across the country announced the death of Henry Starr, a burgeoning silent film star who was killed while attempting to rob a bank in Harrison, Arkansas. Cynics who knew the real Starr were not surprised. Before becoming a matinee idol, Starr had been the greatest bank robber of the horseback bandit era.

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09/26/2025

Congratulations to Linda J. Quintanilla, who will be recognized this weekend at the 45th Texas Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference for the Tejano Book Award-winning WARRIORS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE!

09/26/2025

Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday for David Itkin's book signing at Texas Star Trading Co. in support of RIGHT BACK WHERE I STARTED!

Happening now! Philharmonic Director David Itkin is signing copies of his new book, “Right Back Where I Started.” He’ll be here until 6 pm, so come on down. Or call and welll get a book signed for you! 325-672-9696

09/24/2025

Check out Mark Archuleta on the New Books in Film podcast discussing THE REEL THRILLING EVENTS OF BANK ROBBER HENRY STARR!