Syracuse University Press strives to create books that are challenging, creative, beautiful, and affordable.https://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mvbe64t3at2nCelebrate Rosh Hashanah and have a sweet new year!11 Sep 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbe64t3at2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mv3pd4dxxg2cCelebrate the work of literary translators around the globe during National Translation Month. All September long, all of our works in translation are available for 40% off. Use promo code 05CNTM26 at checkout. buff.ly/tRCNvF009 Sep 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3pd4dxxg2chttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3muzpgv6ski2bIn the Adirondack Almanac, David Gibson, author of A Force for Nature, examines the history of Tahawus Club member Arthur Crocker. buff.ly/C4GMcTz https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/environment/arthur-crocker-adirondack-environmentalist-and-peacemaker/08 Sep 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzpgv6ski2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3muzae4un3q2aSeptember's Read New York Challenge title is The Loon Counters, a collection of charming stories from an imaginary North Country county highlighting the pleasures and absurdities of life in the Adirondacks. https://press.syr.edu/read-new-york-challenge/08 Sep 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzae4un3q2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mup4wead3s27Now available: Explore the movement of modern and contemporary Iranian literature across the world through the study of malleable genres and innovative literary forms in Genres Without Borders, now available. https://press.syr.edu/supressbooks/10060/genres-without-borders/04 Sep 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup4wead3s27https://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mumpresxc22vExplore Seneca storytelling traditions with the new and expanded edition of Skunny Wundy, available during our Great New York State Book Fair. https://press.syr.edu/supressbook-subject/new-york-state/03 Sep 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumpresxc22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3muhn3564ry2dThe Great New York State Book Fair continues! In this week's What'SUP blog post, we spotlight some exceptional New York state books. https://press.syr.edu/celebrating-the-great-new-york-state-book-fair/01 Sep 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhn3564ry2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3muf6bq5xim2xPW praises Black, Jewish, and Beautiful: "Contributors celebrate unique resonances of Black Jewish culture and draw out creative commonalities (...) while remaining frank about the prejudice that remains in Israel and the diaspora. This illuminates." buff.ly/5Uht3ud31 Aug 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf6bq5xim2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mu5mxxsskm2yFew writers have documented life in upstate New York like Chuck D'Imperio. Pick up all four of his books on the hidden gems of the region during the Great New York State Book Fair. https://press.syr.edu/supressbook-subject/new-york-state/28 Aug 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5mxxsskm2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mu3gj6t5os2fArabLit calls Najwa Bin Shatwan, author of The Slave Yards, "One of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Arabic literature, known for her fast-moving, experimental writing, often told from unexpected points of view." https://arablit.org/2026/08/26/four-libyan-women-writers-you-should-read/27 Aug 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3gj6t5os2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mtykbsxwse2iExplore traditional folk art through mushroom dyeing. The Rainbow Beneath My Feet walks artists and foragers through the entire process and is available for 40% off during the Great New York State Book Fair. https://press.syr.edu/supressbooks/1251/rainbow-beneath-my-feet-the/26 Aug 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtykbsxwse2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mtvzt5sbyk2mOn the What'SUP Blog, we take a closer look at the upcoming A Bridge too Soon: ʿAfifa Karam and the Arabic Novel in the United States. https://press.syr.edu/excerpt-a-bridge-too-soon/25 Aug 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvzt5sbyk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mttv3ofq6j2zBoswell Books is hosting the authors of Muslims in Milwaukee for a book talk this Wednesday. More information: https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-08-26/coauthors-muslim-mke24 Aug 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttv3ofq6j2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mttjdjmqtn2zWe've been waiting all summer and it's finally here! The Great New York State Book Fair is a celebration of the writers and books that explore the history, environment, and people of New York State. Save on books celebrating the state all month long. https://press.syr.edu/supressbook-subject/new-york-state/24 Aug 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttjdjmqtn2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mtlwdqbwkr27“This book aims to be an ambitious yet personal account of not just how Palestinian women of varying generations perceive, experience, and challenge marriage and family formation processes, but also as a testament to the transformations of the Arab American community at large. ” buff.ly/HdgrN4R https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0891243226142071921 Aug 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlwdqbwkr27https://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mtjex4skdc2kFor Women in Translation month, the Booker Prize highlights the work of Ibtisam Azem and The Book of Disappearances: "This is a crucial novel because of the weight of history that it carries, and the insight into the Palestinian identity it gives." https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/best-books-women-in-translation-month20 Aug 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjex4skdc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mthhrkhzgt2kOn the What'SUP blog, we speak with writer and Yiddish translator Rachel Mines about her work on Rachel Luria's upcoming "Misfits" as part of Women in Translation Month. https://press.syr.edu/women-in-translation-rachel-mines-and-misfits/19 Aug 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthhrkhzgt2khttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3msstbqfhja23Celebrate the work of women authors and translators during Women in Translation Month. All August long, take 40% off of our literature in translation with promo code 05FAIR26 at checkout. https://press.syr.edu/supressbook-subject/literature-in-translation/11 Aug 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3msstbqfhja23https://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3msqwwbxrjs2mAugust marks Women in Translation month, a time to celebrate the work of women writers and translators around the world. On the What'SUP blog, we recommend some exciting new works in our translations sale. https://press.syr.edu/celebrating-women-in-translation-month/10 Aug 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqwwbxrjs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3msql6ycgyk2yThere's still time to get your copy and share your thoughts on August's Read New York Challenge pick, The Grandest Madison Square Garden by Suzanne Hinman. https://press.syr.edu/read-new-york-challenge/10 Aug 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3msql6ycgyk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3msbbqto4xj2xOn the New Books in Literary Studies podcast, translators of Returns to Marrakesh Claudia Esposito and Laura Reeck discuss writer Abdelwahab Meddeb and the work that goes into literary translation. https://buff.ly/UWDltAT04 Aug 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbbqto4xj2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3ms73cfarjm2e"I am learning secondhand how supportive the larger university press industry is as opposed to other publishing fields, so I think for folks interested in publishing, it may be important to sit with the kind of environment you hope to be a part of as there are many possibilities." https://buff.ly/l6VNorn03 Aug 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms73cfarjm2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mrx4jsghs42hExplore daring books of architecture, urban design, and contemporary art with out ListLab titles. buff.ly/DR9YuUd31 Jul 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrx4jsghs42hhttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mrnhzh364b2aOn the What'SUP blog, we look back on July's Read New York Challenge pick, "A Force for Nature: Paul Schaefer's Adirondack Coalitions." https://buff.ly/3hPkSdI27 Jul 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnhzh364b2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mraseoczef2tOur Read New York Virtual Book Talk will feature conversations with authors Nina Shengold and Peter Lourie on writing New York's waterways. Register for Tuesday's event: buff.ly/VELljLa22 Jul 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraseoczef2thttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mraseoczef2tOur Read New York Virtual Book Talk will feature conversations with authors Nina Shengold and Peter Lourie on writing New York's waterways. Register for Tuesday's event: buff.ly/VELljLa22 Jul 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraseoczef2thttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mraj4qt7lg2cThe Companion to the Contemporary Irish Novel brings together 30 scholars from across the field to offer a complete contextualized reading to study vital changes in Irish national and cultural identity. Preorder now: buff.ly/sSg0hCR22 Jul 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraj4qt7lg2chttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mraicdnohn2uSnakes and Babies author Jules Gibbs said there's something about Syracuse weather to inspire local writers: "“There’s a way that the weather manifests in our behaviors and bodies and countenance. It’s not bad for artists to dwell in that kind of meditative state sometimes." https://buff.ly/dTFCezD22 Jul 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraicdnohn2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/syracuseup.bsky.social/post/3mr6lwltapr2c"A major thread in Wild Forest Lands [...] is the attempt to define wilderness, which Terrie knows is an impossible task. He traces the notion through different eras and wrestles with the fact that its definition has been contested, its existence in question, its valence divisive." https://buff.ly/QG5Bs1521 Jul 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:qdaza2ow7drbbpyfgeadrfie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6lwltapr2c