Happy University Press Week 2019! Continue the blog tour by visiting these great university press offerings that illuminate the role of university presses in moving national and international conversations forward on critical and complex issues:
- Bucknell University Press highlights a guest post by Tim Wenzell on why ecocriticism makes us better stewards of nature.
- Columbia University Press shares tips from the author of Live Sustainably Now about tips to decreasing your carbon footprint.
- Duke University Press hosts a round table to answer the a question about one thing that more people need to understand about the current global climate crisis.
- Oregon State University Press author Marcy Cottrell Houle discusses the conservationists and activists who have been instrumental in preserving Oregon’s natural treasures.
- University of California Press posts an excerpt from Sarah Jaquette Ray’s forthcoming book, A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety.
- University of Minnesota Press previews Red Gold by Jennifer Telesca, on the managed extinction of the giant bluefin tuna.
- University of Pittsburgh Press author Patricia Demarco has written about four simple ways that every person can become an environmental steward.
- University of South Carolina Press features photos from the authors of Carolina Bays about preservation of these unique ecological systems.
- University of Toronto Press sales rep Alex Keys will discuss the ways in which he is able to merge his job with his desire to be a better steward for the environment.
- University Press of Mississippi presents an essay from Jessica H. Schexnayder, author of Fragile Grounds: Louisiana’s Endangered Cemeteries.
- Yale University Press talks to authors connected with A Better Planet about actionable steps to help the environment.