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As the year winds down, a note of thanks to some of the review outlets, literary organizations, and other partners who’ve helped celebrate Kent State University Press’s books and authors in 2025. We’re excited for even bigger things in 2026!
December 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
As the year winds down, a note of thanks to some of the review outlets, literary organizations, and other partners who’ve helped celebrate Kent State University Press’s books and authors in 2025. We’re excited for even bigger things in 2026!
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New Episode!
Check out the newest installment of Heartland History as we visit with Daniel J. Clark about his new work "Listening to Workers: Oral Histories of Metro Detroit Autoworkers in the 1950s."
Check out the newest installment of Heartland History as we visit with Daniel J. Clark about his new work "Listening to Workers: Oral Histories of Metro Detroit Autoworkers in the 1950s."
December 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
New Episode!
Check out the newest installment of Heartland History as we visit with Daniel J. Clark about his new work "Listening to Workers: Oral Histories of Metro Detroit Autoworkers in the 1950s."
Check out the newest installment of Heartland History as we visit with Daniel J. Clark about his new work "Listening to Workers: Oral Histories of Metro Detroit Autoworkers in the 1950s."
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November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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CfP extended for "THE MODERN MIDWEST, 1989-2025" series at the Middle West Review. Please see the link for more details.
Call-for-Proposals: THE MODERN MIDWEST, 1989-2025 | H-Net
Call-for-Proposals: THE MODERN MIDWEST, 1989-2025
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November 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
CfP extended for "THE MODERN MIDWEST, 1989-2025" series at the Middle West Review. Please see the link for more details.
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It's time to recover the lost region.
Join us November 15th in Sioux Falls for a historic gathering of scholars committed to revitalizing Midwestern studies.
Register now—seats are limited!
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#MidwesternStudies #RegionalScholarship #Academia #Midwest
Join us November 15th in Sioux Falls for a historic gathering of scholars committed to revitalizing Midwestern studies.
Register now—seats are limited!
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#MidwesternStudies #RegionalScholarship #Academia #Midwest
October 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
It's time to recover the lost region.
Join us November 15th in Sioux Falls for a historic gathering of scholars committed to revitalizing Midwestern studies.
Register now—seats are limited!
🔗 uimiddle.wordpress.com/lost-region-...
#MidwesternStudies #RegionalScholarship #Academia #Midwest
Join us November 15th in Sioux Falls for a historic gathering of scholars committed to revitalizing Midwestern studies.
Register now—seats are limited!
🔗 uimiddle.wordpress.com/lost-region-...
#MidwesternStudies #RegionalScholarship #Academia #Midwest
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New Episode!
We mark the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with authors Thomas M. Nelson and Jerald Podair, whose new book "Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy" was recently released by Michigan State University Press. (1/4)
We mark the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with authors Thomas M. Nelson and Jerald Podair, whose new book "Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy" was recently released by Michigan State University Press. (1/4)
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
New Episode!
We mark the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with authors Thomas M. Nelson and Jerald Podair, whose new book "Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy" was recently released by Michigan State University Press. (1/4)
We mark the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with authors Thomas M. Nelson and Jerald Podair, whose new book "Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy" was recently released by Michigan State University Press. (1/4)
November 15 uimiddle.wordpress.com/lost-region-... @midwesternhistory.bsky.social @anneofthemidwest.bsky.social @oah.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Check out the latest episode of @heartlandhistory.bsky.social hosted by Kevin Mason and @joshkluever.bsky.social. Their guests are Tom Nelson and Jerald Podair as they explore their wonderful new book “Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy”
New Episode!
We mark the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with authors Thomas M. Nelson and Jerald Podair, whose new book "Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy" was recently released by Michigan State University Press. (1/4)
We mark the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with authors Thomas M. Nelson and Jerald Podair, whose new book "Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy" was recently released by Michigan State University Press. (1/4)
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Check out the latest episode of @heartlandhistory.bsky.social hosted by Kevin Mason and @joshkluever.bsky.social. Their guests are Tom Nelson and Jerald Podair as they explore their wonderful new book “Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy”
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Out Now! "Between Loving and Leaving: Essays on the New Midwestern History" edited by Jon K. Lauck. www.oupress.com/978080619602...
September 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Out Now! "Between Loving and Leaving: Essays on the New Midwestern History" edited by Jon K. Lauck. www.oupress.com/978080619602...
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New Episode!
Step into the forest with author David Hankensen and discover the remarkable life of Helen Hoover. (1/5)
Step into the forest with author David Hankensen and discover the remarkable life of Helen Hoover. (1/5)
October 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
New Episode!
Step into the forest with author David Hankensen and discover the remarkable life of Helen Hoover. (1/5)
Step into the forest with author David Hankensen and discover the remarkable life of Helen Hoover. (1/5)
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New Book Release: "Between Loving and Leaving: Essays on the New Midwestern History" edited by Jon K. Lauck was published by the University of Oklahoma Press on September 30. www.oupress.com/978080619602...
October 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
New Book Release: "Between Loving and Leaving: Essays on the New Midwestern History" edited by Jon K. Lauck was published by the University of Oklahoma Press on September 30. www.oupress.com/978080619602...
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Come find KSUP books—and @tottencs.bsky.social, our director—at the @lityoungstown.bsky.social Fall Literary Festival! If you’re not in Youngstown, you can still save 30% on titles from the exhibit (with free shipping, through 10/31). Use code LYF30 at checkout:
www.kentstateuniversitypress.com
www.kentstateuniversitypress.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Come find KSUP books—and @tottencs.bsky.social, our director—at the @lityoungstown.bsky.social Fall Literary Festival! If you’re not in Youngstown, you can still save 30% on titles from the exhibit (with free shipping, through 10/31). Use code LYF30 at checkout:
www.kentstateuniversitypress.com
www.kentstateuniversitypress.com
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Poster I made for the Great Midwest Crane Fest!
September 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Poster I made for the Great Midwest Crane Fest!
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This is going to be so beautiful! And not just because I have an essay in it!
Check it out: the pre-order link for Lingering Inland: A Literary Tour of the Midwest! This book collects dozens of #LiteraryLandscapes essays, and pre-orders will ship in November—perfect for Christmas! www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
Lingering Inland
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June 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is going to be so beautiful! And not just because I have an essay in it!
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April 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Lost Region Recovery Project Conference
Nov 15, 2025 | Sioux Falls, SD 🎯
Reviving Midwestern Studies scholarship
💰 $40 | Register: email [email protected] by Oct 10 📹
#MidwesternStudies #AcademicConference #SiouxFalls
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Nov 15, 2025 | Sioux Falls, SD 🎯
Reviving Midwestern Studies scholarship
💰 $40 | Register: email [email protected] by Oct 10 📹
#MidwesternStudies #AcademicConference #SiouxFalls
uimiddle.wordpress.com/lost-region-...
September 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
ANNOUNCEMENT: Lost Region Recovery Project Conference
Nov 15, 2025 | Sioux Falls, SD 🎯
Reviving Midwestern Studies scholarship
💰 $40 | Register: email [email protected] by Oct 10 📹
#MidwesternStudies #AcademicConference #SiouxFalls
uimiddle.wordpress.com/lost-region-...
Nov 15, 2025 | Sioux Falls, SD 🎯
Reviving Midwestern Studies scholarship
💰 $40 | Register: email [email protected] by Oct 10 📹
#MidwesternStudies #AcademicConference #SiouxFalls
uimiddle.wordpress.com/lost-region-...
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My painting WISCONSIN FARM
August 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
My painting WISCONSIN FARM
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On this day in 1935, Ernie Pyle set out with his wife Jerry to tour the country and report on what he found as the “Hoosier Vagabond” columnist.
rayboomhower.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-...
rayboomhower.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-...
The Hoosier Vagabond: On the Road with Ernie Pyle
Clem “Pop” Shaffer, the owner of the only hotel in Mountainair , New Mexico , was sitting in front of a fireplace in the lobby of his bric...
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August 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
On this day in 1935, Ernie Pyle set out with his wife Jerry to tour the country and report on what he found as the “Hoosier Vagabond” columnist.
rayboomhower.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-...
rayboomhower.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-...
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Thanks @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the birthday wishes! 💯
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
University of Minnesota Press Marks a Century of Success
The press, which was founded in July 1925 to publish pamphlets and bulletins, is celebrating its centennial all year as both its scholarly publishing and its trade and regional lists continue to thriv...
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July 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Thanks @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the birthday wishes! 💯
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www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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I'm thrilled that my first book review--of John Nelson's Muddy Ground--has been published in the Middle West Review!
muse.jhu.edu/issue/54929
muse.jhu.edu/issue/54929
June 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I'm thrilled that my first book review--of John Nelson's Muddy Ground--has been published in the Middle West Review!
muse.jhu.edu/issue/54929
muse.jhu.edu/issue/54929
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"I Was Surprised by the Good Nature of the Students."
Free article on student anti-war protests, available now from the latest issue of Middle West Review: bit.ly/46gLfS4
Free article on student anti-war protests, available now from the latest issue of Middle West Review: bit.ly/46gLfS4
June 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"I Was Surprised by the Good Nature of the Students."
Free article on student anti-war protests, available now from the latest issue of Middle West Review: bit.ly/46gLfS4
Free article on student anti-war protests, available now from the latest issue of Middle West Review: bit.ly/46gLfS4
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Woken by Sirens would be a good name for a Midwestern band.
June 29, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Woken by Sirens would be a good name for a Midwestern band.
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Grateful to Cleveland Magazine (@clevelandmag.bsky.social) for including KSU Press in this writeup of book publishing in Northeast Ohio—and pleased to see more attention for “Light Enters the Grove”!
From the Rust Belt to the Bookshelf: How Two Cleveland Presses Champion Local Authors
Both Gray & Company and Kent State University Press have built business on producing work for Northeast Ohio-based readers. By Maura Zurick
clevelandmagazine.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Grateful to Cleveland Magazine (@clevelandmag.bsky.social) for including KSU Press in this writeup of book publishing in Northeast Ohio—and pleased to see more attention for “Light Enters the Grove”!
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In the mail: the very large new issue of Middle West Review. My piece on William H. Gass is on page 601.
June 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In the mail: the very large new issue of Middle West Review. My piece on William H. Gass is on page 601.
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The Spring 2025 Middle West Review is here!
The only journal dedicated exclusively to Midwest studies - exploring America's heartland through politics, history, culture, and identity.
📖 Available now through Project MUSE - lnkd.in/eTZpdckW
#MiddleWestReview #MidwestStudies
The only journal dedicated exclusively to Midwest studies - exploring America's heartland through politics, history, culture, and identity.
📖 Available now through Project MUSE - lnkd.in/eTZpdckW
#MiddleWestReview #MidwestStudies
June 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The Spring 2025 Middle West Review is here!
The only journal dedicated exclusively to Midwest studies - exploring America's heartland through politics, history, culture, and identity.
📖 Available now through Project MUSE - lnkd.in/eTZpdckW
#MiddleWestReview #MidwestStudies
The only journal dedicated exclusively to Midwest studies - exploring America's heartland through politics, history, culture, and identity.
📖 Available now through Project MUSE - lnkd.in/eTZpdckW
#MiddleWestReview #MidwestStudies