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Continue reading →: From “Heartbreak City”: The Story of Seattle’s All-Black Women’s Softball TeamFor Black History Month, we’re sharing an excerpt from Heartbreak City: Seattle Sports and the Unmet Promise of Urban Progress by Shaun Scott on the Seattle Owls. Long before A League of Their Own, this all-Black women’s softball team broke new ground on the diamond as Black Seattleites reshaped the…
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Continue reading →: Compulsory Sexuality and Asexual Possibilities: A Conversation with Kristina Gupta on “Acing Science”Sexual desire is often treated as a given—something everyone has and should have. Compulsory sexuality operates as a largely unexamined premise, shaping not only popular culture but scientific research. In Acing Science: Compulsory Sexuality and Asexual Possibilities, author Kristina Gupta reveals the limits and exclusions of defining desire as universal.…
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Continue reading →: “Wrecked” by Coll Thrush Wins 2026 Pacific Northwest Book AwardWe are thrilled to share that Wrecked: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific by Coll Thrush is a 2026 Pacific Northwest Book Awards winner! Sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) and selected by a committee of independent booksellers, the awards recognize literary excellence from writers in…
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Continue reading →: Explore the UW Press Spring 2026 CatalogThe University of Washington Press is excited to share our Spring 2026 catalog. Browse books that will be published in January and beyond—all available for pre-order on our website now. The cover photograph by Thalía Gochez is from Chicano Camera Culture edited by Elizabeth Ferrer and distributed for Riverside Art…
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