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
Man-Devil: The Mind and Times of Bernard Mandeville, the Wickedest Man in Europe by John J. Callanan
A lively and provocative account of Bernard Mandeville and the work that scandalized and appalled his contemporaries—and made him one of the most influential thinkers of the eighteenth century
Pink: The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau
From the acclaimed author of Blue and other color histories, the beautifully illustrated story of pink, from the first ancient pigments to Barbie
The World Atlas of Honey – featured in the Guardian
"A moment that changed me: I tasted honey so sublime, I gave up my career to keep bees" - The Guardian
Eris Complete Catalogue Spring 2025
Eris is an independent press based in London. It publishes art, literature, and nonfiction, with a particular emphasis on politics and philosophy. The press specializes in high-quality design and sensitively rendered translations. Please find below links to their...
Julia Kristeva, all titles re-issued
Please find below a link to the list of the Julia Kristeva titles which are being re-issued by Columbia University Press
Fire in California, a selection of titles from UCP
Please find below a link to a selection of titles from the University of California press which help to explain the relationship between fire, people and the environment.
UPG – Best of Backlist Spring 2025
Please find below links to the list of our backlist bestsellers, these are titles that were published on or before December 2023 and which continue to sell well. Please follow the link to the collection on Edelweiss if you need more information on any of the titles...
Peter’s Picks January 2025
Please find below an esoteric and idiosyncratic list of backlist deep-cuts from our longest serving salesperson, Peter Jacques. His only criteria for selection was that he enjoyed presenting the books to his customers when they were first published, that they embody...
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
Managing Director
Ben Mitchell
UK Sales Manager
Peter Jacques
Sales Representative Europe
Akiko Iwamoto
Sales Consultant Europe
Lois Edwards
Business Manager
Sallianne Tidd
Operations Manager
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
New Era Estate
Bognor Regis PO22 9NQ
T: +44 (0) 1243 843291
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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