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Trinity University
April 9, 2026
Summary
Trinity University Press’s Spring 2026 catalog showcases new books spanning history, nature, culture, art, and the American Southwest, reflecting the press’s commitment to thoughtful scholarship and storytelling.

As you plan your summer list reading, don't miss these four recent publications from Trinity University Press. Find more information on these books and more on TU Press' website.

A book cover with the text: Nirenberg The Education of a Texas Public Servant Ron Nirenberg & David W. Lesch. The cover's image is a black and white portrait of Nirenberg sitting on an office desk.
Nirenberg: The Education of a Texas Public Servant

by Ron Nirenberg ’99 and David Lesch

Trinity University Press’s new release, Nirenberg: The Education of a Texas Public Servant, offers a compelling portrait of Ron Nirenberg’s eight-year tenure as mayor of San Antonio, the seventh-largest city in the United States. In this candid memoir, Nirenberg ’99 reflects on the formative moments that shaped his path to public service and reveals how principled leadership and compassionate governance can unite communities and navigate any crisis.

Nirenberg joined Trinity University this academic year as the Calgaard Distinguished Professor of Practice in the Department of Communication. David W. Lesch, Ph.D., is the Ewing Halsell Distinguished Professor of History at Trinity and has published 18 books, including A History of the Middle East Since the Rise of Islam, Syria: A Modern History, and The Arab-Israeli Conflict: A History. To craft Nirenberg: The Education of a Texas Public Servant, Lesch conducted interviews with Nirenberg, and the two worked together to refine the text and bring the story to life.

A book cover with the text: The Front Porch Stories From the Soul of San Antonio Vincent T. Davis Foreword by Cary Clack. The cover's images are three photos stacked on each other: a woman adjusting another woman's dress, a man wiping a soapy window, and a man speaking at a podium.

The Front Porch: Stories from the Soul of San Antonio 

by Vincent T. Davis 

This collection takes readers through San Antonio’s neighborhoods to trace the cultural and human legacy of a city built on the margins.

A book cover with the text: The New Sentience Reimagining Animal Poetry Edited by Ashley Capps & Allison Titus Foreword by Alexiz Pauline Gumbs. The cover's image is an abstract illustration of two birds, a deer, and a tree.

The New Sentience: Reimagining Animal Poetry

edited by Ashley Capps and Allison Titus

This poetry anthology highlights animal sentience and subjectivity, compelling an earnest reexamination of what humans owe our more-than-human kin.

A book cover with the text: Julia Martin On the Sponge Islands Loss and Restoration in the Aegean. The cover's image is an illustration of an aerial view of a Grecian seaside.

On the Sponge Islands: Loss and Restoration in the Aegean

by Julia Martin

Martin explores the history and culture of Rhodes, Symi, Halki, Kalymnos, and Patmos as she weaves together natural history, personal recovery, and environmental reckoning.