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In Memoriam: Robert C. Stebbins

ssilverman — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:27:42 +0000

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...]

Boom Reboots

ssilverman — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:49:40 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

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...]

Carrying Civil Rights Forward through Scholarship

ssilverman — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 19:13:06 +0000

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...]

Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2 By the Numbers

ssilverman — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 17:25:08 +0000

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...]

Greetings from ASA

ssilverman — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 18:52:08 +0000

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...]

In Memoriam: Ruth Asawa

ssilverman — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 18:44:32 +0000

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...]

Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2 By the Numbers

ssilverman — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 23:39:15 +0000

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 50 million printed pages

That [more...]

Introducing Melissa L. Caldwell, New Editor of Gastronomica

ssilverman — Sat, 11 May 2013 00:30:56 +0000

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...]

Wine Tourism Day is May 11th – Pair with a Copy of American Wine

ssilverman — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:23:46 +0000

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...]

An Editing Love Story at UC Press

ssilverman — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:54:49 +0000

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...]