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HONORING SENIORS

Book signing for TTU Press book Crooked Bamboo with author Nguyen Thai, editor Justin Simundson,
and Peace and Conflict series editor Ron Milam in Emeryville, California (December 2019)

Texas Tech

University Press

CONNECTING AUTHORS,

READERS, AND THE WEST TEXAS

LITERARY COMMUNITY

owboys. Poetry. The Vietnam War. West Texas have added new book
history. What do all these things have in common? series in areas such as the
CThey are some of the top subject titles from West delectable foodways of Texas
Texas’ preeminent book publisher: Texas Tech University and Northern Mexico, the
Press. scholarship of Jewish history
and culture, prize-winning
TTU Press is a publisher located in Lubbock, downtown contemporary fiction, and
at Main Street and Avenue K. Maybe you have heard biographies of pathbreaking
of us through a recent Texas Tech-related book, such as Black Texans. Browse
Opus in Brick and Stone, which details the architectural through a recent TTU Press
history of the Texas Tech campus, or 100 Years, 100 Voices, catalog and you will find TTU Press author Norman M. Shulman
the commemorative volume honoring Texas Tech’s that we have much to offer reading from his newly released book
centennial? But TTU Press has been around for a fair bit our local communities. Love, Norm: Inspiration of a Jewish
— we just celebrated our 50th anniversary in 2021 — so, American Fighter Pilot (November 2022).
if you are a longtime resident of our region, you may Our books stimulate
already have a book or two of ours on your shelves. If not, a reader’s mind; our published research furthers
we would love to share our work with you! scholarship; and our programs connect books and their
authors with readers and aspiring writers. A key part of
TTU Press has more than 450 books in print and publishes the mission of TTU Press is to foster a literary community
around 20 new titles each year. Our focus areas — that is, that stretches beyond the Lubbock city limits, using our
the subjects we are known for publishing — have grown voice to amplify the best and brightest parts of West
throughout the decades we have served this region. In Texas.
addition to the subjects mentioned earlier, we recently
One of the ways folks in the community can engage
with TTU Press is through our annual Literary Lubbock
event. Literary Lubbock is one of our signature programs,
a benefit fundraiser, held in the fall. TTU Press invites
several authors to speak about their books and sign copies
for guests. In addition to hearing unique perspectives
and great stories from our authors, guests who purchase
tickets to Literary Lubbock enjoy an opening wine
reception, a custom-designed dinner menu, and an
TTU Press author Adán Medrano signs books for guests during evening of literary camaraderie that West Texans have
the reception of Literary Lubbock (November 2021). been supporting since 2004. Mark your calendars for this

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