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 Southern Writers Quiz Book
In Q & A’s what everybody likes about the South—the writers
Marxism for Our Times
C. L. R. James on Revolutionary Organization
The writings of a Marxist at work
Conversations with E. L. Doctorow
George Lucas
Interviews
Collected interviews with the director known as the most identifiable and popular filmmaker in the history of the medium
Shenandoah Valley Folklife
The first comprehensive study of the valley’s rich folklife
Talking with Michener
The first full-length book of in-depth interviews with the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Tales of the South Pacific and many other works
Cajun and Creole Music Makers
Musiciens cadiens et creoles
In English and French, an up-close encounter with musicians from South Louisiana
Delta Land
In its stark, black-and-white beauty, a haunting portrait of the vast Mississippi Delta landscape
A Spiral Way
How the Phonograph Changed Ethnography
The way Edison’s talking machine brought the study of ethnic cultures into the modern era
Secrets of a New Orleans Chef
Recipes from Tom Cowman's Cookbook
Culinary delights from the kitchen of a famed Crescent City chef
The WPA Guides
Mapping America
An argument for how the WPA Guides contrived and shaped America’s conception of itself in the 1930s and ’40s
Africa and the Blues
A narrative that explores the African genealogy of American Blues
Birth Chairs, Midwives, and Medicine
A study of how birthing methods have evolved and how key practices have returned
A Serigamy of Stories
Appealing reminiscences of small-town life by one of the South’s most enchanting oral storytellers
Birds of Mississippi
The first book on the diversity, distribution, conservation, and history of birds in the Magnolia State
Understanding Depression
A clear explanation for those who know the illness personally and for those who want to understand them
Comic Book Culture
Fanboys and True Believers
A close inspection of comic book lovers and their ever-expanding culture
Bernardo Bertolucci
Interviews
Forty years of collected interviews with the influential filmmaker of The Last Emperor, Last Tango in Paris, and Little Buddha