Ieva Jusionyte’s Exit Wounds: How America’s Guns Fuel Violence Across the Border, published by University of California Press, took home the top prize at the Association of American Publishers’ 2025 PROSE Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Charles Kenny, author of a forthcoming book on pandemics, is cautiously optimistic that cities will prevail in the era of COVID-19. Here, he talks to Richard Florida about how infectious diseases have shaped cities throughout history, how COVID-19 could impact urbanization, and why preparedness... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2020-04-14 11:15:24 UTC ]
Sheila Levine, associate director and editorial director of the University of California Press until her retirement in 2011, died September 21 after a long struggle with ovarian cancer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The University of California Press has announced changes to three primary positions--editorial director, marketing director, and deputy director--resulting in promotions for long-time staff members. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The University of California Press will be moving from its current location in Berkeley, where the publisher has been for 30 years, to new offices in Oakland. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
When the University of California Press, in November 2010, published The Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1, it was in for a surprise: the 760-page hardcover, priced at $45, became an immediate bestseller. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]