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UC Press is sad to note the passing of renowned herpetologist, Robert C. Stebbins, who died in his home on Monday at the age of 98. Stebbins was a Professor of Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley, a curator of the University’s Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, and the author of over a dozen books, including, [more...]  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VETERAN JOURNALIST AND HISTORIAN JON CHRISTENSEN TAKES EDITORIAL HELM, REBOOTS BOOM: A JOURNAL OF CALIFORNIA WITH LIVELY FALL ISSUE BOOM’S INFORMAL MISSION OF HOSTING ONE OF “LIVELIEST DINNER CONVERSATIONS IN CALIFORNIA” TO BE MADE REAL AT DINNER PARTIES AROUND THE STATE Berkeley, CA—Veteran journalist and UCLA historian Jon Christensen has taken over [more...] From Martin Berger’s Freedom Now!. Unidentified photographer, Woman Resisting Arrest, Birmingham, Alabama, April 14, 1963. Courtesy of Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. It’s been 50 years since the March on Washington, and the issues of racial equality and economic justice are just as vital as ever. UC Press is proud to contribute to the preservation of Martin [more...] Due out in October, Volume 2 of the Autobiography of Mark Twain recently hit the presses at book manufacturer Thomson-Shore in Dexter, Michigan. While the initial printing is 100,000 copies, the first run numbered 65,000. Take a look at what that means… It means 250,000 lbs. of paper Which is six truckloads worth. It means [more...] Judith A. Levine at ASA Greetings from the American Sociological Association’s Annual Meeting in New York! At left, Judith A. Levine poses at the UC Press booth with her new book, Ain’t No Trust, which explores issues of trust and distrust among low-income women in the U.S.—at work, around childcare, in their relationships, and with [more...] Asawa’s son Paul Lanier sitting on the wooden pattern for the Hyatt on Union Square Fountain, 1973. Photo by Laurence Cuneo, www.ruthasawa.com We are sad to note the passing of sculptor Ruth Asawa, who died Monday at the age of 87 at her home in San Francisco. Asawa was a pioneering modernist sculptor who was [more...] Due out in October, Volume 2 of the Autobiography of Mark Twain recently hit the presses at book manufacturer Thomson-Shore in Dexter, Michigan. While the initial printing is 100,000 copies, the first run numbered 65,000. Take a look at what that means… Which is six truckloads worth. It means 50 million printed pages That [more...] We’re pleased to announce that Melissa L. Caldwell, Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has joined UC Press as the new editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture. A two-time UC Press author (Dacha Idylls: Living Organically in Russia’s Countryside and Not by Bread Alone: Social Support in the New Russia), her research [more...] Over the past three decades, a wine revolution has been taking place across the United States. There are now more than 7,000 American wine producers—up from 440 in 1970—and the best bottles are every bit as good as the finest wines of Europe. In celebration of this burgeoning industry, Saturday, May 11th, is North America’s first-ever [more...] Legendary environmental leader and publisher David Brower (the subject of an exhibit at Doe Library at UC Berkeley until March 31) worked as an editor at UC Press 70 years ago and met his future wife, Anne, on the job. In the current issue of the Cal alumni magazine, their son Kenneth Brower shares this [more...] |
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