Tag: Press Updates

Tag: Press Updates

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UPP Selects Longleaf Services for Fulfillment and Publishing Services

The University of Pittsburgh Press is pleased to announce that we have selected Longleaf Services for fulfillment and publishing services. University of Pittsburgh Press titles will be officially available from Longleaf beginning July 1, 2024. Peter Kracht, director of the University of Pittsburgh Press, commented: “We are very pleased to join the Longleaf family of academic presses. From the outset, the appeal of a cooperative distribution service targeted specifically to university presses, was undeniable. Longleaf’s core mission to keep costs at a minimum through shared services is perfectly suited to our needs. They also offer an intimate, hands-on approach to…

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Amy Sherman Steps into New Role as Acquisitions Editor

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Amy Sherman Steps into New Role as Acquisitions Editor

We are pleased to announce that Amy Sherman is stepping into the role of acquisitions editor at the University of Pittsburgh Press. Amy has 15 years of publishing and editorial experience, including over a decade at the Press, where she started as an editorial assistant in acquisitions before advancing to her most recent role as managing editor in 2018. Her contributions to the Press and the scholarly publishing community are immense. As managing editor, she has worked closely with authors on a range of books across our lists, often earning praise for her expertise and professionalism. While serving on the…

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UPP Announces Contemporary Asian Catholics Series

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UPP Announces Contemporary Asian Catholics Series

The University of Pittsburgh Press is pleased to announce the launch of a new scholarly series: Contemporary Asian Catholics (CAC). CAC will publish scholarly books that explore how the most populous continent, Asia, and the world’s largest religious organization, Catholicism, intersect and redefine each other. Through different case studies, the series aims at redefining ways of approaching and conceptualizing processes through which Asian Catholicism is produced, contested, and shared. CAC will foster interdisciplinary research on Asian Catholics in contemporary societies, with the aim of understanding the sociocultural dynamics that characterize diverse Catholic communities in Asian and Asian diasporic settings. The…

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William Masami Hammell Joins the University of Pittsburgh Press as Senior Acquisitions Editor

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William Masami Hammell Joins the University of Pittsburgh Press as Senior Acquisitions Editor

The University of Pittsburgh Press is pleased to announce that William Masami Hammell has joined the Press as senior acquisitions editor. Will has 20 years of publishing and editorial experience, including over a decade in scholarly book acquisitions, most recently at Cambridge University Press, where he acquired new titles and managed multiple series in African and Middle Eastern studies, focusing on history, politics, religion, and anthropology. Prior to that, he was editor and director of publications at the Harvard University Asia Center, acquiring and producing award-winning monographs in East Asian studies. He got his start in book publishing at Temple…

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Lesley Rains Joins the University of Pittsburgh Press as Publicity Manager

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Lesley Rains Joins the University of Pittsburgh Press as Publicity Manager

We are pleased to announce that Lesley Rains, former manager and buyer for the City of Asylum Bookstore and founder of the East End Book Exchange (now White Whale Books), has joined the University of Pittsburgh Press as Publicity Manager. “Lesley’s experience in front-line bookselling brings a real understanding of the importance of publicity to sell books in a competitive retail environment,” said Marketing Director John Fagan. Lesley will oversee all publicity efforts at the Press, including soliciting reviews, scheduling author events, and submitting books for a wide range of regional and national prizes. She will work with all Press…

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