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1. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Charlie Shields

   U of A Press Acquires Butler Center Books (opens the original)

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   The U of A Press and the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) are pleased to announce the acquisition of Butler Center Books by the U of A Press, bringing together two longstanding Arkansas institutions in a shared commitment to publishing and promoting the history, culture and voices of the Natural State. The acquisition builds on a partnership that has spanned nearly 25 years. From the publication of Things Grew Beautifully Worse in 2001, to the release of The Thane of Cawdor Comes to Bauxit

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2. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Charlie Shields

   'Letters of a Poet Dying, the Selected Correspondence of Frank Stanford,' Now Available From U of A Press (opens the original)

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   The University of Arkansas Press has published Letters of a Poet Dying, the first collection of correspondence by the acclaimed poet Frank Stanford (1948-1978). Born in southeastern Mississippi, Stanford spent most of his brief life in northern Arkansas, where he studied, fell in love, founded a publishing company, and wrote prolifically before taking his own life at age twenty-nine. Written during his twenties, these strikingly original letters, postcards, and book inscriptions were addressed t

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