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West Virginia’s largest book publisher with titles including a National Book Award finalist and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. linktr.ee/wvupress

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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On October 14th, author Rouzbeh Yassini will be discussing his book, The Accidental Network, with the Stow, MA Historical Society.
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What Kind of Mother—a newly released memoir by Judy Sandler—has been receiving a ton of positive attention. Learn more on our website about the story of Sandler’s reckoning with her son's descent into severe mental illness.
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
An interview with Beyond Ourselves editors Catherine Gander and Stefania Heim and an excerpt from the book on linked in our bio! 🔗
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Henry and Priscilla Ireys will be doing a reading of their book The Keep on October 20th with The River House Writer’s Club whose mission is to foster creative writing on all levels. 📖
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
📣 It’s pub day for Judy Sandler’s What Kind of Mother—a memoir that reckons with her son’s descent into severe mental illness. Available at www.wvupress.com.
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
On Tuesday, September 8th, WVU Press author Helen Kapstein will be speaking as part of a panel during this year’s Energy@Stanford & SLAC. 🗣️ Link in our bio for further event details and more on Petroforms on our website!
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The Art Museum of WVU’s largest exhibition in its history is currently on display. 🎨 After a two-year tour across the country, “Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist” is now running at WVU until December 13, 2026. Shop our Blanche Lazzell books at www.wvupress.com!
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Catherine Gander and Stefania Heim, editors of Beyond Ourselves: Contemporary Poets on Muriel Rukeyser, were recently interviewed by Eric Keenaghan for Rain Taxi discussing the everlasting influence of Rukeyser. Full conversation linked in our bio!
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Meghana Mysore’s short story collection Let All Our Ghosts Depart is out now! 🩵 Available on our website as always—www.wvupress.com.
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Philly Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
New #fiction #books from University of Georgia Press, @upittpress.bsky.social, @graywolfpress.bsky.social, Pegasus Books, @wvupress.bsky.social, @univnebpress.bsky.social, @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social, @riverheadbooks.bsky.social & more. #writingcommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-fiction-...
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New Fiction Titles (9/1/26)
Check out new fiction books for the week of 9/1 from Sea Crow Press, University of Georgia Press, University of Pittsburgh Press, Graywolf Press, Pegasus Books, West Virginia University Press, Leapfro...
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Megan Howell's softie spotted at the South Philadelphia Library 👀 Buy it at wvupressonline.com/node/954!
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
For the love of football 💛💙 take 50% off two John Antonik titles now through September 15 at wvupressonline.com 🏈 Almost Heaven 🏈 The Backyard Brawl #WVUFootball
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We spoke with Mark Paris—dean of WVU Libraries and Press—about his rural upbringing, what drew him to WVU, what he’s reading right now, and so much more. 🔷🔸 Full interview on Booktimist at the link in bio! 🔗
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Author Rachel Weaver is in a recent episode of the ICU Podcast where she touches on her memoir Dizzy—link in bio!
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Assistant professor and WVU Press author Sarah Morris was interviewed by CBS News Sunday Morning correspondent Conor Knighton about the local and global impact of "Take Me Home, Country Roads." 🎸🎶 bit.ly/4vWrjhs
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Arthurdale, WV was created during the New Deal by Eleanor Roosevelt, who aspired to create a planned community that modeled an ideal rural life during the Depression. This weekend is the Arthurdale New Deal Heritage Festival! newdealfestival.org
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
We’re thrilled to share the news that Zoe Gadegbeku (Blue Futures, Break Open) and Julija Šukys (Artifact) are 2026 IPPY Award medalists! 🏅
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Are you following Black in Appalachia? www.blackinappalachia.org Black in Appalachia works to raise the history, visibility and contributions of Black communities in the Mountain South & broader Appalachia. #Juneteenth #blackinappalachia #appalachia
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
$10 paperbacks / $5 ebooks for four pride-friendly WVU Press titles with code PRIDE26 at wvupress.com 🏺This Way Back by Joanna Eleftheriou 💙 Blue Futures, Break Open by Zoe Gadegbeku 🧑‍🎨 Enclosure Architect by Douglas Milliken ⛰️The Rope Swing by Jonathan Corcoran Happy Pride Month!🏳️‍🌈
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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The summer book recommendations from @kristel.bsky.social are “Dizzy: A Memoir” by Rachel Weaver (@wvupress.bsky.social) and “When Longing Becomes Your Lover: Breaking from Infatuation, Rejection, and Perfectionism to Find Authentic Love” by Amanda McCracken.
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Summer Reads 2026
Last month, a new book came out from Steven Rosenbaum warning about how AI is impacting our brains and our conception of truth.
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Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
New at PB: @catgander.bsky.social & Stefania Heim share an excerpt from their new anthology “Beyond Ourselves: Contemporary Poets on Muriel Rukeyser” (@wvupress.bsky.social), a book named after one of Rukeyser’s most famous and most moving poems.
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To Reach Beyond Ourselves Is Key to Our Survival - Public Books
“We wanted to make a book that began to answer the questions Muriel Rukeyser asked. We wanted to make a book that continued to ask the questions she asked, of ourselves, of each other.”
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
We are thrilled to announce our signing of Wes Blake’s narrative nonfiction collection! Wes Blake is the award-winning author of PINEVILLE TRACE (Etchings Press), whose fiction and essays have appeared in Electric Literature, storySouth, Louisiana Literature Journal, among others.
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
@chriscampanioni.bsky.social offers insight about his books north by north/west and Rolling Windows in an interview published in @laurelreview.bsky.social laurelreview.org/chris-campan...
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MNG - University Presses @mngupbooks.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Exposes the cultural, political, and environmental tensions in which green frontier ideas must coexist with the ongoing reliance on oil and gas. 🎟️ buff.ly/ZCvh4cC 🗓️ 3 June 2026, 14:00 - 16:00 📍University of Copenhagen @wvupress.bsky.social
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🗣️ Author event coming up with Rachel Weaver! Register to attend—or watch via livestream—at the link in our bio. 🔗
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Lessons from "Take Me Home Country Roads” author Sarah L. Morris is featured on the MUBI Podcast, which discusses Studio Ghibli’s Whisper of the Heart—an anime classic that incorporates a country-pop anthem about West Virginia. Listen at the link in our bio and find Sarah’s book on our website!
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
In recognition of AANHPI Heritage Month, WVU Press highlights work connected to AANHPI communities and experiences. Learn more about these titles on our website.
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Char Miller, author of the forthcoming Regenerating the Land, is featured on a recent NPR WBUR On Point podcast episode, discussing the Trump Administration’s actions that are dramatically affecting the U.S. Forest Service. Have a listen at the link in our bio! 🔗
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Head over to Booktimist to read about what we’ve been up to this spring—link in bio! 🌸
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
WVU students make an impact everywhere, and WVU Press is proud to be a part of that! 🎓
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The archival essay is Julija Šukys’s niche, according to a new River Teeth review of Artifact. Link to read in our bio!
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Our Fall 2026 catalog shines a light on mental illness, agricultural practice, and surreal fiction with five new titles to pick up—physically or digitally. And by the way, all WVU Press ebooks are now half the price of their print counterparts!
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
New from WVU Press: Danielle Raad's Above the Oxbow—a journey through the tangle of rich narratives surrounding Mount Holyoke, a locally cherished mountain in Western Massachusetts. Available on our website.
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Out now from WVU Press: Beyond Ourselves—the first volume to comprehensively consider the urgency and legacy of Muriel Rukeyser’s work. Available at www.wvupress.com.
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Zoe Gadegbeku's debut novel, Blue Futures, Break Open is longlisted for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award! www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/c...
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
🏅Jennifer Mapes is the recipient of this year’s John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize from the American Association of Geographers!
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Publishing is a business, but it’s also a craft, and each book is created by a team of professionals. When you give to WVU Press, you are challenging us to put everything we’ve got into the creative work and cutting-edge scholarship we bring into the world. dayofgiving.wvu.edu/wvupress
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
#WVUDayofGiving is this week! WVU Press is now part of the WVU Libraries. Your gifts on Wednesday will support the important work of the press for years to come. bit.ly/4c0MTd4
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
WVU Press is excited to be heading to the Appalachian Studies Association Conference at Marshall University. Logo: Charlie Umhau #appalachianstudies #appalachia #appalachian #appstudies #asa
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Natalie Mead found strength and courage in Rachel Weaver’s Dizzy. The Dizzy audiobook, narrated by Nicole Poole, will be available April 7, 2026! 👂 #DizzyMemoir #chronicillness #medicalmemoir #patientadvocacy
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
In a new Booktimist essay, Renée K. Nicholson (@reneeknicholson.bsky.social) reflects on vintage style, chronic illness, and the meaning—and well-being—we can find in what we wear. It's a glimpse into our Connective Tissue series, where the arts, humanities, and medicine meet. Link in bio!
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
We had a fantastic time at #AWP26 in Baltimore last week. Next week we're headed to ASA! See full post on Instagram or Facebook.
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Chris Campanioni @chriscampanioni.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
n x n/w’s first award season ❤️‍🔥 huge congrats to all the finalists! & thanks to the readers responsible for recognizing this curious book for this incredible honor. more news in june. pick up a copy from @wvupress.bsky.social at AWP & allow me the pleasure to autograph yours on Saturday 💃🏼📚
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Join us at @charmcitybooks.bsky.social 🐦‍⬛ in Baltimore for an off-site AWP reading Friday, March 6 from 3:30 - 4:30 pm 🐦‍⬛Rachel Weaver 🐦‍⬛Corinna Cook 🐦‍⬛Julija Šukys 📍426 West Franklin Street, Baltimore, MD RSVP here: www.charmcitybooks.com/events/47468... #AWP #AWP26 #awpoffsite
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Meet Chris Campanioni, author of north by north/west: (an attention to frequency), at WVUP booth 1260 and get your copy signed! #AWP26
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Meet Corinna Cook, author of Permafrost Is an Archive and Other Inheritances from the Alaska-Yukon Borderlands, at WVUP booth 1260 and get your copy signed! #AWP26
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Meet Megan Howell, author of Softie: Stories, at WVUP booth 1260 and get your copy signed! #AWP26
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Meet Julija Šukys, author of Artifact: Encounters with the Campus Shooting Archives, at WVUP booth 1260 and get your copy signed! #AWP26
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Meet Neema Avashia and Sejal Shah, authors of Another Appalachia and How to Make Your Mother Cry, at WVUP booth 1260 and get your copy signed! #AWP26
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West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Meet Rachel Weaver, author of Dizzy: A Memoir, at WVUP booth 1260 and get your copy signed! #AWP26
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