University of Minnesota Press

01/09/2026

Hello, Modern Language Association! Find us in the exhibit hall or browse our sale and exciting new books online.
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01/09/2026

"Language Machines is the first extended treatment of generative AI to address one of its most prominent constituent types—Weatherby would say its elemental type—on its own terms, and that is language. Not writing as input or output, but language."

New in review, Matthew Kirschenbaum on Leif Weatherby's Language Machines: Cultural AI and the End of Remainder Humanism: https://criticalinquiry.uchicago.edu/matthew_kirschenbaum_reviews_language_machines/

01/06/2026

Today's new releases:
-Thinking Further (Vilém Flusser)
-The Horror Theory Reader (Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, ed.)
-Enchanted Wood (Kristin Bluemel)
-Piano Decompositions (Heidi Hart and Beate Schirrmacher)
-Forensic Mental Health Assessment With the MMPI-3 (z.umn.edu/az36)


Aaron Jaffe

01/06/2026

So proud to have worked with the legendary Michael Schumacher. RIP.

Daughter of the Wisconsin author confirmed her father died on 29 December and did not provide cause of death

01/06/2026

"We might not win in the end, but even in the attempt to resist, we will salvage some of our humanity." Thomas Dekeyser 's TECHNO-NEGATIVE is a Literary Hub anticipated book of '26!

After the year we’ve had, there’s no predicting anything about the year that’s to come. But whatever else might be fated to happen (to us) in 2026, there will definitely be books,…

01/06/2026

This month, read a feature-length racial justice of "Imperial Policing: Weaponized Data in Carceral Chicago", by Andy Clarno, published by University of Minnesota Press https://ow.ly/rKIs50XSaPL

01/05/2026

We are accepting applications for an assistant opening in the Marketing department:

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01/05/2026

10 moments of arts-scene awe MinnPost: "With poignant character development, expert pacing and a masterful sense of place, “A Lesser Light” gave me a sense of awe for the great Lake Superior."

Artscape columnist Sheila Regan reflects on the exhibits and performances that remind us all why Minnesota is a special state for the arts.

01/02/2026

In her memoir My Seven Mothers, Pernille Ipsen recounts growing up in a feminist camp—and chronicles the spirit, struggle, and determination of the Redstockings as they tried to build “a true alternative to the male society.”

01/02/2026

"Jessica Lopez Lyman’s Place-Keepers: Latina/x Art, Performance, and Organizing in the Twin Cities offers an important snapshot of Latinx art and community in Minneapolis and St. Paul, two cities whose Latinx communities have been overlooked."

A look back on some of the most important exhibitions for Latinx artists in 2025.

01/02/2026

The weather outside might be frightful for a while, but what better time to stay in and snuggle up with a great Broadway read? This season, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to the...