Read New York Challenge: “The Soul of Central New York”
“The years go too fast. Time to get it done.”
Read New York Challenge: A Force for Nature
We are more than halfway through the 2026 Read New York Challenge! July’s book is A Force for Nature: Paul Schaefer’s Adirondack Coalitions by David Gibson. The book details the life and work of Adirondack Park advocate Paul Schaefer, with a particular focus on the way Schaefer built and maintained relationships between conservationists and other activist groups. Published in spring of 2025, the book was received extremely well and covered widely upon release. A chapter of the book on Paul Schaefer’s life growing up and learning the importance of relationships and community was excerpted in the Adirondack Almanac. David Gibson…
Reading Lebanon
In consideration of current events, we have put together a list of books on Lebanon that we hope provides context and provokes careful thought.
Reading list: Examining Olympic success and athletic legacy
As we enter the final week of the 2026 Winter Olympics, we wanted to further explore the impact athletic competition can have, the potential of athletes to reshape discourse and culture, and the historical significance of trailblazing successes.
Reading List: Social justice and protest movements
During the month of September, Syracuse University Press is highlighting books that focus on political activism, protest, and organized oppositional movements
Reading List: Understanding narratives on Iran
As conflict continues in Iran and the Middle East, we’ve curated a reading list on Iran and stories of the Persian-speaking Middle East.
Remembering Laurence Hauptman
This week, the press remembers Laurence M. Hauptman, one of our authors and series editors whose advocacy and scholarship has left a lasting impact on the state of New York. He passed on June 23, 2026 and was 81 years old. Laurence Hauptman was born in 1945 and grew up in Brooklyn where he lived and worked before is appointment o the faculty at SUNY New Paltz in 1971. There, he started the Native American Studies Program, the second of its kind in New York state at the time. His work as an author began around this time. Hauptman would…
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Series Spotlight – Critical Arab American Studies
Once per month on What’SUP, we want to highlight one of our series, looking ahead to what sorts of projects we’re excited to publish in the future from the people who work closely on the series, and focusing on some recently published titles. For this inaugural Series Spotlight, we’re looking at our Critical Arab American Studies series. Syracuse University Press’ Critical Arab American Studies series examines the experiences, nuances, challenges, and joys of Arab American life. Born out of the our earlier Arab American Writing series, which included fiction, poems, and memoirs, this new list features a range of innovative…