Americans of all political persuasions hate Congress.
I nominate Frances Lee's "A Case for Congress" (@OUPress) as a hopeful read for America's 250th.
The book added nuance to my own thinking; Lee shows where Congress does serve, even if imperfectly, as the Founders intended.
Out Now! "A Naturalist's Guide to Oklahoma" by Priscilla H. C. Crawford. This lavishly illustrated, friendly guide is 'the' book citizen-scientists and wanderers will want in their hands as they set out to explore the state’s abundant natural diversity. https://t.co/bHY8yPO4tE
Just in time for summer! Priscilla Crawford’s A NATURALIST’S GUIDE TO OKLAHOMA is headed to a bookstore near you! Official publication date is May 26th!
Out Now! "A Case for Congress" by Frances Lee challenges readers to think against the grain and appreciate the Congress we have, not an ideal Congress that never in fact existed. Read more here ➡️ https://t.co/oOR2iAIvHg
Be sure to check out Frances Lee's new @OUPress book: A Case for Congress. This book is a revised version of her 2023 Carl Albert Center's Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture in Representative Government. You can purchase your copy here: https://t.co/wvIxWrfJHt
Lunchtime Listen! OUP author Flower Darby shares about being a joyful online teacher on episode 620 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. https://t.co/IKv6HNwBCS
I loved Chelsea T. Hicks's first book, "A Calm and Normal Heart: Stories."
Deft observations, wry humor, emotionally searing—a writer clearly on the way up.
I am thrilled that my colleague Alessandra Jacobi Tamulevich has now signed her first novel for @OUPress!
“Provocative, impressive, and exhaustively researched." —Jakobi Williams
"We Are Black, Too" by Jacynda Ammons is the newest book in the @OUPress "Greenwood Cultural Center Series in African Diaspora History and Culture," edited by University of Oklahoma's own @thinking4achang
Delighted with how the cover designer at @OUPress nailed the idea of "effervescent" for Flower Darby's "The Joyful Online Teacher," the newest book in our "Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed" series.
It's a war book review roundup in the @nytimes and you can read all about MOLLIE BRUMLEY'S CIVIL WAR by OUP author Theodore Catton with this gifted article! https://t.co/s4RGdWdsye
Wow! The Smithsonian brings the iconic American Plains Bison to the forefront even as my upcoming biography on Mary Ann Goodnight, THE BREATH OF A BUFFALO, finishes final publication details! @OUPress book release March 2027! Bison Strong!
https://t.co/bsGPuDQfd6
Out Now! "The Joyful Online Teacher: Finding Our Fizz in Asynchronous Classes" by Flower Darby offers accessible, inspiring, common-sense hacks for connecting with students, finding passion, navigating the structural inequities of higher ed, and more. https://t.co/gWLH3tZpr7
Traveling this weekend? We recommend taking a copy of Jeffrey Schmidt's "Here Today: Oklahoma’s Ghost Towns, Vanishing Towns, and Towns Persisting against the Odds" with you! https://t.co/jRO7icKcIP
Out Now! "Where Next, Columbus?: A Native Punk Mixtape" by Thomas Michael Swensen juxtaposes different types of cultural production to explore how Native America and punk coexist, inform each other, and together articulate their own politics. https://t.co/IUIks7WTav
Come watch my review Wesley Moody’s “Hero of Fort Sumter” on Tuesday, posted for 11am EST on my YouTube channel @ https://t.co/4J5QmfOBuf
My first. It’s long; I’m passionate about the subject. You’ve been warned.
@FtSumterNPS@OUPress#civilwar