Congratulations to the 2025 Textbook Award Winners!

We want to give a huge congratulations to all of this year’s Textbook Award Winners! There were nineteen textbooks that received McGuffey Longevity Awards. This award recognizes textbooks and learning materials whose excellence has been demonstrated over time.

Sixteen textbooks received the Most Promising New Textbook Award, which recognizes excellence in 1st edition textbooks and learning materials

The Textbook “Texty” Excellence Award, won by nineteen textbooks, recognizes excellence in current textbook and learning materials.

Register here to attend the 2025 Textbook Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 25, from 7:00 – 8:30 pm.

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2025 TAA Conference Bookstore Featured Book: ‘Apparel Production Terms and Processes’

Apparel Production Terms and Processes (Third Edition) by Janace Bubonia defines materials and terms relating to global mass production of raw materials, design and development, garment details and component parts, sizing and fit, patternmaking tools methods and computer technology, pre-production operations, assembly, production and manufacturing, labeling regulations, testing and quality control, inspection, finishing, and packaging.

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2025 TAA Conference Bookstore Featured Book: ‘Fashion Wholesaling’

Get to know the wider fashion industry through wholesale selling. Clearly illustrated case studies and industry-focused exercises put the journey from apparel factory to retailer into a practical, real-world context. From working with fashion vendors, to navigating trade shows, and working in different territories, Fashion Wholesaling: From Manufacturer to Retailer by Linda B. Tucker, is the ultimate guide to an often-overlooked career.

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Busy TAA People: Patricia Goodson, Margarita Huerta Author New Book for Academic Writers

TAA members Dr. Patricia Goodson, Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence – Emerita at Texas A&M University, and Dr. Margarita Huerta, the Founder of Real Academics, published a new book, Keep Writing: 101 Strategies for Academic Writers, which contains 101 user-friendly, bite-sized suggestions for nurturing the motivation to sustain a healthy, productive, and joyful writing career, day after day after day. Congratulations Patricia and Margarita!

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How to Start Writing (Even When You Don’t Know What You Want to Say!)

By Nathan Pritts

I’ve seen how writing—whether through a short reflection, a shared strategy, or a full article—can become a powerful tool for professional development. It’s about refining ideas, sparking discussions, and contributing to a community of practice.

But after a recent faculty workshop I led, a colleague pulled me aside and said, ‘I’d love to write more, but I have no idea what I’d even say.’ If this sounds familiar, here’s what I want you to know: You already have something worth sharing.

What might seem obvious or routine to you, isn’t to everyone else. I’ve seen this firsthand in my own work when I’ve delivered faculty training and said things as simple as, “Spread your discussion board responses throughout the week” or “Make sure to respond to students who respond to you.” These aren’t groundbreaking ideas, but they’re useful. And when something is useful, it’s worth sharing.

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2025 TAA Virtual Conference Bookstore Featured Book: ‘A Visual Analogy Guide to Human Anatomy & Physiology’

The fifth edition of A Visual Analogy Guide to Human Anatomy & Physiology (VAGAP), by Paul A. Krieger, uses visual analogies to assist students in learning the details of human anatomy and physiology. This new edition has been digitized to enhance learning by adding interactive self-quizzes, 3D anatomical models, videos, downloadable coloring pages, and auto-graded assessments.

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