Nice seeing KSUP books by Martin Bush and Eric LeMay in the window display at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social—especially when they’re surrounded by other great titles from @longleafserv.bsky.social client presses.

First published review! Kirkus praises @creakyvoice.bsky.social’s “Oil Courses,” coming in September from KSUP and the Wick Poetry Center, saying this “climate-conscious lyrical narrative” makes for “a compelling read.” Preorder now from your favorite indie! www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

We love it when indies support local authors and small presses! Thanks to @staygoldbooks.bsky.social in Pittsburgh’s Regent Square neighborhood for carrying @chrisbriem.bsky.social’s “Beyond Steel,” new from KSUP, in their strong regional section.

First look! We’re excited to share an excerpt from Mark Burrell’s “The View from Havana: Searching for Ernest Hemingway,” coming in November from Kent State UP: kentstatebooks.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/f...

Nothing goes with the Fourth like baseball, and at KSUP we’re proud to have one of the moment’s most celebrated baseball books. Read a new review of the audiobook edition of Martin Bush’s "Deadbeats, Dead Balls, and the 1914 Boston Braves": gerweckradio.net/posts/deadbe...

Spotted at the KSUP office: Eric LeMay’s “The First 649 Days,” with a medallion from @indiebookawards.bsky.social! Congrats to the author, who was named a finalist for the 2026 Next Generation Indie Book Award.

Congrats to @docsthilaire.bsky.social, whose book "The Art of Pity," new from KSUP, is reviewed in "Renaissance Quarterly"! "This book will matter to Renaissance scholars, affect theorists, moral philosophers, aesthetic theorists, and literary critics": www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Now available at @projectmuse.bsky.social: the June issue of our journal "Civil War History," including contributions from @gwionwynjones.bsky.social, @jimdowns.bsky.social, @dblight.bsky.social, and more: muse.jhu.edu/issue/56800

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.” We’re posting now to say thanks, and to invite you to sample our writerly Rust Belt authors.

Congratulations to Eric LeMay, whose book "The First 649 Days: Essays and Other Acts of Love" is a finalist for the 2026 Next Generation Indie Book Award (@indiebookawards.bsky.social) in the LGBTQ+ category! indiebookawards.com/previewwinne...

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: www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/category/may4/

Congrats to @chrisbriem.bsky.social, 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.

University presses make connections with their communities! Yesterday students from a local middle school visited KSU Press to learn about the different kinds of work that go into making books—a great opportunity for our staff to meet the next generation of readers, writers, and book people.

And if you're in our region, don't miss the Northeast Ohio Indie Bookshop Hop. Through June 30, stamp your passport at more than 25 participating bookstores, including (pictured here) the Learned Owl in Hudson. Learn more: bookshophop.com?utm_source=A...

We’re celebrating Independent Bookstore Day with a shoutout to all the indies supporting Kent State’s books—including, pictured here, Mac's Backs, Loganberry, Fireside, and White Whale. Also part of the celebration: our April reviews roundup. Enjoy! kentstatebooks.wordpress.com/2026/04/25/a...

Thrilled to be exhibiting at the 2026 @rustbeltlab.bsky.social symposium on "The Regenerative Rust Belt"! If you're attending today (4/17) at Ursuline College, stop by and have a look at books by @chrisbriem.bsky.social, @ninamandell.bsky.social, @terryallenbelew.bsky.social, and more.

Happy pub day to Eric LeMay, whose book “The First 649 Days” is now available. It joins Kent State's celebrated tradition of publishing literary work by authors from the region. www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/2025/the-fir...

KSU Press and the Wick Poetry Center are excited to celebrate National Poetry Month with a cover reveal! Learn more about @creakyvoice.bsky.social's “Oil Courses” at the link, and watch for the official announcement in our fall catalog: www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/2026/oil-cou...

Great seeing @chrisbriem.bsky.social on Pittsburgh station WPXI to talk about his book “Beyond Steel.” It’s the third time this month our authors have brought their insights to new audiences with appearances on TV—all part of the engagement facilitated by university presses and their books.

The rollout for @ninamandell.bsky.social's book "A Fraction of a Point" continues with a nice writeup at @cleveland.com. Congrats to the author, and thanks to all the journalists and critics (in Ohio and beyond) who've contributed to the title's success! www.cleveland.com/entertainmen...

KSUP is pleased to welcome the @aupresses.bsky.social Book, Jacket, & Journal Show! Congrats to all of our colleagues on the publication of beautiful books that push design in innovative directions. Not pictured: all the books that KSUP staff have swiped and moved to the top of their TBR lists . . .

Thanks to @clevelandscene.bsky.social for previewing Nina Mandell's book “A Fraction of a Point,” coming in March: www.clevescene.com/arts/local-s...

Love seeing our author’s book in the window of a great indie! If you missed @chrisbriem.bsky.social's launch event for “Beyond Steel” and still want a signed copy, head over to White Whale in Pittsburgh.

Excited to highlight Eric LeMay’s forthcoming book “The First 649 Days” (with praise from Caryl Pagel) in the new issue of n+1. Watch for LeMay’s “largehearted exploration of love’s capacities,” coming in April (and thanks to our friends at Vesto PR for space in the ad).

Thanks to everyone who came to White Whale Bookstore for the launch of @chrisbriem.bsky.social's “Beyond Steel”! Missed the event? There’s a new Q&A with the author in the @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social: pghrev.com/christopher-...

A big review for @chrisbriem.bsky.social's "Beyond Steel"! If you have access to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, be sure to read the full rave at the link below. And don't miss the author at Pittsburgh indie White Whale Books on Tuesday. www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/202...

Thanks to everyone who helped celebrate the publication of Rebecca Jumper Matheson‘s “Artisans and Designers”—new in our series with the Costume Society of America—at author talks this fall and winter. Pictured here: events at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the Bard Graduate Center.

New in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: @chrisbriem.bsky.social, author of Kent State's upcoming book "Beyond Steel," on why steel isn't coming back to Pittsburgh: www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insi...

Pleased to share the news that the latest issue of our journal "Civil War History"—edited by @jimdowns.bsky.social, and featuring articles by @legg.bsky.social, @nielseichhorn.bsky.social, and others—is now available at @projectmuse.bsky.social: muse.jhu.edu/issue/56267

We are saddened to learn of the death of Cleveland sportswriter Bill Livingston. KSU Press is proud to be the publisher of several of his books, including "The Promise of LeBron James." www.msn.com/en-us/sports...