Kent State U Press

Cleveland Magazine recently called KSUP one of “the region’s most committed champions,” saying we’re “grounded in the belief that Northeast Ohio has stories worth telling, and audiences eager to read them.” Spend some of your summer getting to know our writerly Rust Belt authors.

Now available at Project MUSE: the June issue of "Civil War History," including contributions from Gwion Wyn Jones, Jim Downs, Scott Hancock, David Blight, Drew Gilpin Faust, and Stephanie McCurry: muse.jhu.edu/issue/56800

June 8th, the Pump House/Munhall/the Waterfront. Be there! Reserve a spot ->

Congratulations to Eric LeMay, whose book "The First 649 Days: Essays and Other Acts of Love" has been named a finalist for a 2026 Next Generation Indie Book Award! indiebookawards.com/previewwinners…

New web page for the book is up, by the way. A work in progress and I have more supplemental stuff to add in the future, but fyi: beyondsteel.briem.com

Happy to report that our books are still $0 per gallon

As the Kent State community and people around the world remember the events of May 4, 1970, KSU Press joins the commemoration with a selection of books on May 4 themes: kentstateuniversitypress.com/category/may4/

Today we remember. On May 4, 1970, four Kent State students were killed and nine were wounded during an anti-war protest on this campus. This year, we also honor two community members who carried this history with them until the end. bit.ly/4n3YdsQ

Am duly humbled that this is part of the very last day of the Insight/Oped section of the Post-Gazette. Yes, the PG continues, but the Insight section as it exists is no more. Pittsburgh: America’s моногород

Congrats to @chrisbriem, whose book “Beyond Steel” (new from KSUP) is excerpted as the lead story in today’s Insight section of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The piece appears as part of the final issue under the paper’s current ownership, which began in 1927.

MEDIA ADVISORY: On May 1-4, @KentState will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 – a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on Kent State students during an anti-war protest on campus. Learn more: kent.edu/today/news/med… #KentStateMay4

Happy Indie Bookstore Day! 📚 If you're visiting a local shop today, consider picking up a novel with a local connection. Revisit our guide to the 81 essential Cleveland novels: clevelandmagazine.com/articles/the-8…

We’re celebrating Independent Bookstore Day with a shoutout to all the indies supporting Kent State’s books. Visit one today. Also part of the celebration: our April reviews roundup. Enjoy! kentstatebooks.wordpress.com/2026/04/25/apr…

Link: kentstatebooks.wordpress.com/2026/04/23/not…

April is Native Plant Month! On the blog, KSU Press’s director puts the annual celebration of native plants in dialogue with last week's @RustBeltLab symposium on the Regenerative Rust Belt—and arrives at insight about publishing, place, and the act of giving voice.

Ok.. this is kind of wrong. There are two book reviews in the @historycenter Western Pennsylvania History magazine just out. The other one is for the late David McCullough's last book History Matters. I don't think I belong alongside him, but thanks for the review to Ron B.

🚨Your Columbus Book Festival headliners are finally here! All 200+ authors are announced today:

Great to see @chrisbriem and his book “Beyond Steel” featured in this coverage of the NFL Draft!

"'You're about to get hit by a hurricane.' That's the best advice I got about what it's like when a baby makes landfall in your life." Eric LeMay shared a playlist for his essay collection The First 649 Days at @largeheartedboy largeheartedboy.com/2026/04/17/eri…

Thrilled to be exhibiting at the 2026 @RustBeltLab symposium on "The Regenerative Rust Belt"! If you're attending today (4/17) at Ursuline College, stop by and see books by @chrisbriem, @ColinDekeers, @TerryAllenBelew, and more.