Trinity University Press: Spring 2026 Selections

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.

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.

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.

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.