May 4, 2021
For the first time in over 100 years, whooping cranes were spotted nesting in Texas. Viewing this hopeful sign that the endangered species might be beginning to replenish itself, many Texas coastal birders have been… READ MORE
April 26, 2021
The persistent mission of the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network, now generously supported by Viet Thanh Nguyen’s MacArthur grant, is to celebrate and foster diasporic Vietnamese literary voices. It is to that end that we are… READ MORE
April 19, 2021
Throughout this 50th anniversary year, we’ve been doing a great deal of looking ahead at new and future initiatives. We thought it might be a good time to look back on some of our… READ MORE
April 8, 2021
“In the midst of the deepest despair, I fully realized the meaning of life is life itself.” — Estelle Glaser Laughlin In Honor of Yom HaShoah, we’d like to spotlight… READ MORE
April 5, 2021
In November 2020, we released Gerrymandering Texas and subsequently posted an interview with the book’s editor, Bob Heath. Those masochists who follow the doings of the Texas legislature know that 2021 is a redistricting year, which means that at some… READ MORE
March 26, 2021
The staff of Texas Tech University Press (TTUP), and the entire Texas Tech community, vigorously condemn anti-Asian racism and all acts of violence and cruelty that arise from it. We… READ MORE
March 23, 2021
Throughout our 50th anniversary year, we will be reflecting on our various publishing endeavors here at Texas Tech University Press. Part of this undertaking involves a celebration of our proudest initiatives. Among them, undoubtedly,… READ MORE
March 15, 2021
Throughout 2021, our 50th anniversary year, we will not only reflect on past publishing endeavors but also look ahead to fresh initiatives. One such venture is our new Iron Horse Prize for a… READ MORE
March 8, 2021
A little while back it got really cold here in Texas. While the situation in Lubbock was not as apocalyptic as it was in places like Austin, it was still a crazy aberration in Texas weather—the kind of crazy… READ MORE
March 1, 2021
Throughout 2021, our 50th anniversary year, we will not only reflect on past publishing endeavors but also look ahead to fresh initiatives. One of our most exciting new ventures is a series collaboration with the Diasporic Vietnamese… READ MORE
