Kathryn Lofton is the winner of the 2026 John T. Hubbell Prize, awarded by Kent State University Press for the best article published in the journal Civil War History in the past year. Her article,…

This month Kent State University Press will publish a new edition of Classic Guards: The 50 Greatest Games in Cleveland Baseball History, by Jonathan Knight. We’re grateful to the author for …

Seeking a way to be creative on her own terms as she waited to hear from publishers about her poetry manuscript, Carolyn Williams-Noren began creating comics.

Businessman transformed Kent bar into a beloved institution. He also owned Mr. Bilbo’s in Akron, Ray’s of Fairlawn and the River Merchant in Kent.

Six months after its initial publication, Christopher Briem’s Beyond Steel continues to attract attention as one of the year’s significant books about the region. A new opinion piece in…

Civil War Camps and Soldier Health: Sanitation and Military Effectiveness in the Union Army. By Earl J. Hess. Kent, Ohio: The Kent State University Press, 2026. Paperback, 344 pp. $39.95. Reviewed by ...

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Friends, members, donors, and supporters of our organization:Please join us for a special event at the historic Union Trust Building, one of Downtown’s most significant architectural landmarks, for a ...

Pittsburgh’s population fluctuates from year to year. Why does that always make headlines? It all goes back to our past.

University of Pittsburgh regional economist Christopher Briem’s new book, Beyond Steel, is an essential text for understanding the confusing identity of Pittsburgh in the 21st century.

Kirkus Reviews has the first published review of Oil Courses, the newest volume in our collaboration with the Wick Poetry Center. Congrats to author Carolyn Williams-Noren, whose “climate-conscious…

"In 1938, the State of Ohio set the third Friday of every October as Ohio Poetry Day. This was the first poetry day established by a state government in the United States. Tessa Sweazy Webb spent th...

A recent essay in The New Republic asks why historians have become such visible public voices during the Trump era. Katherine Kelaidis argues that figures such as Heather Cox Richardson, Jill Lepor…

The Good Life Review is pleased to present "Exploring Memory, Identity, and the Climate Crisis through Poetry," An Interview with Carolyn Williams-Noren and Lee Colin Thomas.Author photo credit: Kyra ...

Former Voice of America White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman and nationally syndicated radio host Bill Bernardoni will lead a discussion on the First Amendment with Eric Hageman, Laura Handman and To...

Over coffee and Van Morrison in his New York apartment, Mike DeCapite, the author of the cult classics Through the Windshield and Jacket Weather, tells me why he wants to write an ambient novel

Christopher Briem shares new essays about the postindustrial Rust Belt in Public Source and The Conversation, both drawn from research for his KSUP book Beyond Steel. Briem’s talk at the Batt…

Explore nature through a collection of poetry focusing on the diverse range of animals and plants that call Cuyahoga Valley National Park home.

Between 2020 and 2025, the City of Pittsburgh added more than 4,500 residents — yet the surrounding region lost nearly 35,000.

The Association of University Presses is a global organization of more than 160 mission-driven publishers of scholarly and general interest works. Browse curations of member titles below.

The Cleveland Heights bookstore’s new storefront comes with expanded event space and room for more books across a robust collection of genres.