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Heather Skinner: Publicist and Assistant Marketing Manager; presspr@umn.edu; Phone: (612) 301-1932; [vCard ]
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Press Releases

The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen wins 2018 James Beard Foundation Book Award Apr 27, 2018: This book by Sean Sherman with Beth Dooley has been awarded the 2018 James Beard Foundation Book Award in the Best American Cookbook category.
Announcing a trilogy of Allen Ginsberg’s unpublished journals. Apr 19, 2018: The University of Minnesota Press will publish the first installment, IRON CURTAIN JOURNALS: JANUARY—MAY 1965, in November 2018.
The University of Minnesota Press with CUNY’s GC Digital Scholarship Lab and Cast Iron Coding to launch Manifold Scholarship Phase Two Apr 17, 2018: Second phase will focus on expanding installations of the platform and developing new features
A $789,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will contribute to the Manifold Scholarship project's ability to focus on assisting with installations at other institutions, further development of platform features, and a research project about potential OER (open education resources) uses of the platform.

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Autostraddle: A Story of Women’s Land and the Midwestern Lesbians Who Loved It (and Each Other) Aug 31, 2018 Autostraddle: Review of Dianna Hunter's WILD MARES.
The Modern Novel: Hybrid Child Aug 16, 2018 The Modern Novel: This is the second in the University of Minnesota Press’Parallel Futures series and every bit as fascinating as the first.
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education: Books of Interest Aug 15, 2018 The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education: Features BLACK BOYS APART.