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Press Contacts

Heather Skinner: Publicist and Assistant Marketing Manager; presspr@umn.edu; Phone: (612) 301-1932; [vCard ]
Emily Hamilton: Assistant Director for Book Publishing; eph@umn.edu; Phone: (612) 301-1936; [vCard ]

Press Releases

The University of Minnesota Press announces Reading for Racial Justice open access book collection Jun 03, 2020: In an effort to promote understanding and change, the University of Minnesota Press is releasing an open access collection of antiracist books, available free to read online through August 31, 2020.
In an effort to promote understanding and change, the University of Minnesota Press is releasing an open access collection of antiracist books, available free to read online through August 31, 2020.
Fundraiser announced for second edition of Minnesota's Natural Heritage by John Tester May 28, 2020: We're asking for support to help us publish the book at a price and scale that will make it widely accessible to Minnesota’s classrooms, libraries, and independent bookstores. We appreciate gifts of any amount.
We are asking for your support to help us publish the second edition of Minnesota’s Natural Heritage at a price and scale that will make it widely accessible to Minnesota’s classrooms, libraries, and independent bookstores. Your support is crucial and greatly appreciated as we strive to produce this book at the highest standards while facing the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis, which has affected the book industry at all levels.
The Stories Still Need to Be Told: A Message for Our University of Minnesota Press Community Mar 25, 2020: We believe telling the stories of Minnesota, the US, and the world is more crucial now than ever.
We believe telling the stories of Minnesota, the US, and the world is more crucial now than ever. It is our mission to do just that and we are committed to bring you our stories through, and to the other side of, this crisis. It’s the people—your engagement, your scholarship, and your ideas—that animate our work and make publishing books rewarding and important, at any moment in time.

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Press Clips

Ultimate Prince: My Life in the Purple Kingdom Sep 22, 2020: Interview with BrownMark author of My Life in the Purple Kingdom
Chicago Review of Books: My Life in the Purple Kingdom Sep 22, 2020: Interview with BrownMark author of My Life in the Purple Kingdom
Moving the River: My Life in the Purple Kingdom Sep 19, 2020: Review of My Life in the Purple Kingdom by BrownMark