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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

University of Minnesota Press at London Book Fair Jan 16, 2019
University of Minnesota Press to publish memoir of 2018 Olympic gold medalist and U.S. Women’s National Cross Country Ski Team member Jessie Diggins Dec 18, 2018: In Brave Enough, which will be out in Spring 2020, Jessie Diggins shares her own story for the first time.
Jessie Diggins' memoir, written with journalist Todd Smith, beautifully intertwines her Olympic gold medal heroics with her effervescent spirit in a candid memoir full of humility and humor that will inspire audiences the world over.
Adrienne Kennedy among 2018 Theater Hall of Fame Inductees Sep 18, 2018: The 48th Annual Theater Hall of Fame for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theater will be presented on Mon Nov 12 at the Gershwin.
Adrienne Kennedy is among the 2018 Theater Hall of Fame inductees.

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Public Books: The World of Asian American Studies Feb 04, 2019 Public Books: Includes review of WRITING HUMAN RIGHTS by Crystal Parikh.
Verso: A Billion Black Anthropocenes Feb 01, 2019 Verso: What happens when the Anthropocene meets critical race studies?
Bookology: Bim, Bam, Bop . . . and Oona Feb 01, 2019 Bookology: Poor Oona—she’s always the last duck to the pond…. But then her frog friend Roy reminds her: you’re good with gizmos… And so Oona the duck goes to work in the barn on her gizmos, pouring her creative and determined self into getting to the pond before the faster ducks.