The University Press of Mississippi was founded in 1970 and is supported by Mississippi's eight state universities. UPM publishes scholarly books of the highest distinction and books that interpret the South and its culture to the nation and the world. From its offices in Jackson, the University Press of Mississippi acquires, edits, distributes, and promotes more than eighty new books every year. Over the years, the Press has published more than 1000 titles and distributed more than 2,600,000 copies worldwide, each with the Mississippi imprint.
The Purple One
Prince, Race, Gender, and Everything in Between
An electric collection of essays and reflections on an enigmatic musical legend
- Copyright year: 2024
The Making of Sylvia Plath
A unique analysis of the media, literature, and pop culture that shaped Sylvia Plath’s literary achievement
- Copyright year: 2024
Sickly Vapors
Disease and Doctoring in the Old South
An examination of southern healthcare history from colonial days through the Civil War and Reconstruction
- Copyright year: 2024
Memory Work
White Ignorance and Black Resistance in Popular Magazines, 1900-1910
How post-Reconstruction periodicals used opposing rhetorical strategies to shape public memory
- Copyright year: 2024
Frankie McIntosh and the Art of the Soca Arranger
A richly contextualized memoir from a celebrated soca arranger and musician
- Copyright year: 2024
Conversations with Lenard D. Moore
A fundamental collection of sixteen interviews with the esteemed writer and former president of the Haiku Society of America
- Copyright year: 2024
Bayou Dilemma
Louisiana in Crisis and Change
Powerful perspectives on the historical and present-day challenges facing the state of Louisiana
- Copyright year: 2024
The Nine O'Clock Whistle
Stories of the Freedom Struggle for Civil Rights in Enfield, North Carolina
The untold history of a small town where a stand for civil rights had lasting, wide impacts
- Copyright year: 2024
TeenSet, Teen Fan Magazines, and Rock Journalism
Don't Let the Name Fool You
The first book to closely examine the influence TeenSet had on popular music and cultural commentary as well as the value of teen fan magazines
- Copyright year: 2024
Opening Weekend
An Insider's Look at Marketing Hollywood's Hits and Flops
Coming soon, the firsthand account of a studio insider’s adventures in movie marketing
- Copyright year: 2024
Ghosts of Atlanta
Cultural Gentrification of the Black Mecca
An interrogation exposing the endangered identity of Black America’s capital city
- Copyright year: 2024
Gaspar Noé
Interviews
A first-of-its-kind collection of interviews that documents Noé’s engagement with the feverish reception of his work and received ideas about his life and politics
- Copyright year: 2024
Conversations with Todd McFarlane
A nuanced portrait of McFarlane’s polarizing character shown through collected interviews with the renowned comics creator
- Copyright year: 2024
A Republican's Lament
Mississippi Needs Good Government Conservatives
A political writer’s compelling mix of history, political analysis, and personal angst
Wichita Blues
Music in the African American Community
An examination and celebration of the distinct sound of Wichita’s regional blues tradition
- Copyright year: 2024
One Tough Dame
The Life and Career of Diana Rigg
A detailed biography of the esteemed actress, before, during, and after The Avengers
- Copyright year: 2024
Larry Brown
A Writer's Life
The first biography of Mississippi’s beloved blue-collar writer who redefined southern fiction
In Silence or Indifference
Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries
An unflinching history critiquing librarianship during the Jim Crow era
- Copyright year: 2024
Film by Design
The Art of the Movie Poster
A beautifully illustrated study of the crucial role movie posters play in shaping the trajectory of films
- Copyright year: 2024