The University of Arkansas Press supports the aim of its parent institution by disseminating academic knowledge and creative work that advances the goals of the university. We curate a list of books from scholars and artists of diverse backgrounds and publish peer-reviewed titles in an array of specialty areas as well as books that serve audiences with both regional and international interests. In all of our activities, we value powerful ideas, peer review, careful editing, beautiful design, widely available content, diversified funding, targeted marketing, the success of our contributors and, mostly, the understanding of our readers. We curate a list of books from scholars and artists of diverse backgrounds and publish peer-reviewed titles in an array of specialty areas as well as books that serve audiences with both regional and international interests. Our editorial program focuses on social sciences, fine arts, natural sciences, and the humanities and specializes in in poetry, translation, Southern history and politics, African American history, civil rights studies, and fine art. We are also the home of series in architecture, food studies, sports studies, Civil War studies, and Ozarks studies.