This Fall marks 25 years since I accidentally fell into my career in university press publishing. In fact, it was a number of years before I even realized I was building a career, because what I was doing was simply pursuing all the fascinating topics and challenging perspectives that kept presenting themselves to me in the manuscripts hitting my desk. But, while I was in denial about my budding professionalism, I very quickly learned the environment of university presses was one where some of the most truly daring and forward-thinking intellectuals, critics, literary figures, and scholars were able to make their mark. And, while much has changed in the past quarter-century, university presses endure — and sometimes even thrive — while continuing to take the risks that big trade and commercial publishing houses rarely do, if ever. In recognition of this fact, the Association of University Presses celebrates its seventh annual University Press Week with a call to #TurnItUP. Indeed, it is the mission of university presses to amplify subjects, authors, and stories that might otherwise be overlooked in the publishing industry. New York City, of course, is a locus for UPs (as well as a world capital for publishing … Continue reading #TurnItUp: New York’s University Presses Amplifying Authors and Their Stories