West Virginia University Press

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!

We are excited to welcome Mark Paris as Dean of WVU Libraries and Press! We look forward to the future and continued growth of WVU Libraries. 💙💛 Read more about Dean Paris: exlibris.lib.wvu.edu/news/2026/04/2…

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.

Out now from WVU Press: Beyond Ourselves—the first volume to comprehensively consider the urgency and legacy of Muriel Rukeyser’s work. Available at wvupress.com.

Zoe Gadegbeku's debut novel, Blue Futures, Break Open is longlisted for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award! @FirstNovelVCU library.vcu.edu/about/news/cur…

🏅Jennifer Mapes is the recipient of this year’s John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize from the American Association of Geographers @theAAG! "Mapes is an astute reader of the cultural landscape, deploying her skills in reading and interpreting the American small town and its evolution. Attentive to the social and political forces that shape places and landscapes, The New American Small Town (West Virginia University Press) challenges stereotypical perceptions and offers a new interpretation by highlighting the diversity among American towns, based in part on the lived experience of their residents. Mapes introduces a typology to show differences among small towns and discusses images ranging from the nostalgic ideal of the 'real' America to stale and declining places to towns struggling to respond to rapid growth. With approachable and engaging writing, the book should be interesting to a wide range of readers, equally appealing for a graduate seminar and a general audience. The New American Small Town addresses a big theme in American geography and will encourage readers to think about these places in new ways."

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#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

WVU Press is excited to be heading to the Appalachian Studies Association Conference @AppalachStudies at Marshall University. Logo: Charlie Umhau #appalachianstudies #appalachia #appalachian #appstudies #asa

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.

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 of @WVUPRESS at AWP & allow me the pleasure to autograph yours on Saturday 💃🏼📚

Join us at @charmcitybooks🐦‍⬛ in Baltimore for an off-site AWP reading Friday, March 6 from 3:30 - 4:30 pm 🐦‍⬛Rachel Weaver | Dizzy: A Memoir 🐦‍⬛Corinna Cook | Permafrost Is an Archive 🐦‍⬛Julija Šukys | Artifact: Encounters With the Campus Shooting Archives 📍426 West Franklin Street, Baltimore, MD RSVP here: charmcitybooks.com/events/4746820… #AWP #AWP26 #awpoffsite

Meet Chris Campanioni, author of north by north/west: (an attention to frequency), at WVUP booth 1260 and get your copy signed! #AWP26

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

Meet Megan Howell, author of Softie: Stories, at WVUP booth 1260 and get your copy signed! #AWP26

Meet Julija Šukys, author of Artifact: Encounters with the Campus Shooting Archives, at WVUP booth 1260 and get your copy signed! #AWP26

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

Meet Rachel Weaver, author of Dizzy: A Memoir, at WVUP booth 1260 and get your copy signed! #AWP26

#AWP26 is almost here… Come find us and our authors!

Ravens circle over towns where Black communities once thrived. Appalachian coal towns once full of Black life now stand mostly silent. In “My Appalachia: Nevermore”, William H. Turner reflects on growing up in Lynch, Kentucky, remembering the churches, schools, music, and neighborhoods that once defined Black life in these towns. He writes about the loss of these communities and the cultural rhythms and spaces that vanished with the decline of coal. Turner bears witness to a Black Appalachian world that is largely gone but lives on in memory. Read the full essay on Booktimist—booktimist.com/2026/02/27/my-…. #BlackHistoryMonth #Blackhistory #Appalachianhistory #BlackAppalachia #coalmininghistory