The University Press Group (UPG) is jointly owned by the University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton and is responsible for the sales of their print books in the UK and Ireland, Europe, The Middle East and Africa.

​This website has information on the three presses and links to their sites. You can also download subject and seasonal catalogues, as well as lists of available titles. Please get in touch if you would like any more information, or if you would like to open an account.

Our Presses

University of California Press is one of the most forward-thinking scholarly publishers, committed to influencing public discourse and challenging the status quo. At a time of dramatic change for scholarship and publishing, we collaborate with faculty, librarians, authors, and students to stay ahead of today’s knowledge demands and shape the future of publishing.

Columbia University Press advances knowledge about our world through essential writing and research focusing on the global, the urban, and the contemporary. For more than 125 years, our widely reviewed and award-winning books have brought new ideas and foundational understanding to students, academics across different disciplines, policy makers, and general readers around the world. Through our publishing program, we embody our parent institution’s educational and research mission as well as its international reputation.

Princeton University Press brings scholarly ideas to the world. We publish peer-reviewed books that connect authors and readers across spheres of knowledge to advance and enrich the global conversation. We embrace the highest standards of scholarship, inclusivity, and diversity in our publishing. In keeping with Princeton University’s commitment to serve the nation and the world, we publish for scholars, students, and engaged readers everywhere.

New & Noteworthy

The Wife of Bath

The Wife of Bath

From the award-winning biographer of Chaucer, the story of his most popular and scandalous character, from the Middle Ages to #MeToo

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Not What I Meant But Anyway

Not What I Meant But Anyway

Not What I Meant But Anyway reveals the methods and processes behind Revital Cohen and Tuur Van Balen’s work and working, prioritizing long and multidimensional research and production over its eventual outcomes.

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Alain Badiou – Images of the Present Time

Alain Badiou – Images of the Present Time

Images of the Present Time presents nearly three years of Alain Badiou’s seminars, held from 2001 to 2004, partly against the backdrop of the war in Iraq. Featuring some of the philosopher’s most inspiring and approachable work, Images of the Present Time is an...

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Joan Brown Exhibition at SF MOMA

Joan Brown Exhibition at SF MOMA

This rich, colorful retrospective celebrates the offbeat, inspired, and highly original artistic career of San Francisco–born painter Joan Brown.This exhibition catalog accompanies a retrospective exhibition of prolific San Francisco–born painter Joan Brown...

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Mirror in the Sky: The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks

Mirror in the Sky: The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks

This biography from distinguished music historian Simon Morrison examines Stevie Nicks as a singer and songwriter before and beyond her career with Fleetwood Mac, from the Arizona landscape of her childhood to the strobe-lit Night of 1000 Stevies celebrations.

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Seasonal Catalogues

Monthly Publications

Subject Catalogues

UPG Representation

In addition to selling the lists of our three presses, we represent the University of Chicago Press throughout continental Europe.

Please get in touch with us if you would like more information on their titles. You can download their latest catalogue from the link below:

Meet the UPG team

Simon Gwynn

Simon Gwynn

Managing Director

Ben Mitchell

Ben Mitchell

UK Sales Manager

Peter Jacques

Peter Jacques

Sales Representative Europe

Akiko Iwamoto

Akiko Iwamoto

Sales Consultant Europe

Lois Edwards

Lois Edwards

Business Manager

Sallianne Tidd

Sallianne Tidd

Operations Manager

Jo Foss

Jo Foss

Marketing Administrator

Agents

Middle East and North Africa, Cyprus, Malta

Bill Kennedy
Avicenna Partnership Ltd

E: avicennabk@gmail.com

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND

Robert Towers
E: rtowers16@gmail.com

SUB SAHARAN AFRICA (EXCEPT SOUTH AFRICA)

Kelvin Van Hasselt
E: kelvin@kvhbooks.co.uk

Distribution

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Contact UPG

If you have any questions about any of our presses and titles, if you’d like to open an account or if you have an account and you’d like to discuss terms, then please get in touch using the form below. We look forward to hearing from you.

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