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University of California Press
Jul 07 2025

News: Recent UC Press Book Signings

We're excited to announce a selection of our latest book signings! We look forward to working with these authors on their upcoming projects.

Toxic Neighbors: Animal Agriculture and the Fight for Environmental Justice 
By Laura Fox

Yale Law School Litigation Fellow and Research Scholar Laura Fox’s Toxic Neighbors, a celebration of Black, Indigenous, and Latinx communities’ victories against BigAg and urgent reminder of the work that remains for activists and allies at environmental justice, public health, and labor rights organizations, to Chloe Layman at the University of California Press (world).

Self-Realization Nation: The Art of Letting Go in American Arts and Culture 
By John Kapusta

Assistant Professor of Musicology at Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester and professional vocalist John Kapusta’s Self-Realization Nation: The Art of Letting Go in American Arts and Culture, a dynamic history of musicians and artists who championed performance art as the key to self-actualization and social reform and broadening our understanding of the social function of the arts and activism in the United States, to Raina Polivka at University of California Press (World).

I Got a Biosciences Degree. Now What?
By Gertrude Nonterah

Social media sensation and career consultant Gertrude Nonterah’s I Got a Biosciences Degree. Now What?, an expansive survey of the non-academic careers open to graduates in the life sciences and tips for landing coveted roles, to Chloe Layman at the University of California Press (world).