Pop Conference 2026
March 12, 2026 / Los Angeles, CA
We are excited to celebrate authors, editors, and friends of the Press virtually for the PopCon 2026 annual conference!
Below, browse our new and forthcoming titles in popular music. Or, browse our complete list of books and journals in the field. If you are looking to connect with any of our editors about your book project, see our editors’ specialties and contact information. To submit a book proposal, consult our submissions guidelines and submission portal.
Use coupon code POPCON26 to save 40% on books and journal issues when you order on our website through April 23, 2026. Customers in the UK and Europe can order books with this code from our UK partner, Mare Nostrum Group.
Customers in Canada can order through the University of Toronto Press.
The Sonic Afterlives of David Bowie and Prince
Daphne A. Brooks, editor
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How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance
Vanessa Díaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau
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A Song by Jacques Brel and Interpreted by Nina Simone and Others
Maya Angela Smith
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A Critical BTS Reader
Patty Ahn, Michelle Cho, Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez, Rani Neutill, Mimi Thi Nguyen, and Yutian Wong, editors
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