News
Monday, January 7, 2019
2019 Michigan Notable Award Winners!
CONGRATULATIONS to this year's winners of the Library of Michigan's Michigan Notable Book Award!
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Wayne State University Press is hiring!
Wayne State University Press is looking for an innovative, energetic, and book-loving Assistant Editor to join our hard working and impressive staff.
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Announcing the WHITECHAPEL NOISE North America Book Tour!
VIvi Lachs, author of Whitechapel Noise: Jewish immigrant life in Yiddish song and verse, London 1884-1914, will be touring North America this fall! All talks are in English unless stated that they are in Yiddish.
Friday, September 21, 2018
Michael G. Smith at ROWLAND AND KAHN, THE DETROIT ARCHITECTS TOUR
Dozens of imposing factories, glorious houses of worship, handsome schools, and majestic skyscrapers stand as fixed monuments of the lives, loves, and obsessions of two of Detroit’s greatest architects: Wirt Rowland and Albert Kahn.
Monday, July 2, 2018
Patrick Livingston on Summer Discovery Cruises
Summer Discovery Cruises offer anyone interested in exploring Lake Erie, the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair the opportunity to get out on the water for an educational experience.
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Introducing the 2018 Michigan Notable Books!
This week, the Library of Michigan announced the list of the 2018 Michigan Notable Books. The list highlights twenty exceptional "Michigan books" published in 2017 that bring attention to Michigan authors and topics.
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
WSU Press launches its first Open Access Titles on WayneOpen.Org!
Through a generous grant from a joint project between the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), WSU Press has digitized a selection of backlist titles for Open Access distribution.
Monday, November 20, 2017
HOLIDAY BOOK SALE!
It's that time of year again! We are happy to announce our 2017 Holiday Book Sale. Save 40% on every website order placed through 1/12/2018 with coupon code HOL7 at checkout. Find great gift books for everyone on your list!
Thursday, October 5, 2017
2017 State History Awards Presented in Holland, MI
The Historical Society of Michigan awarded 15 top honors during its annual State History Conference, which was held in Holland, Michigan, Sept. 22-24, 2017.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Announcing a new editor for Criticism
Wayne State University Press is pleased to announce that Jaime Goodrich has succeeded renée hoogland as editor of Criticism: A Quarterly for Literature and the Arts. Also joining us is Kelly Roy Polasek as the journal’s new managing editor.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
The 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
We are pleased to announce the WSUP winners and finalists of the 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards!
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
2016 Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalists
We are happy to announce that this year we've got *FOURTEEN* finalists on the Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Awards list!
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Introducing the 2017 Michigan Notable Books!
This week, the Library of Michigan announced the list of the 2017 Michigan Notable Books. The list highlights twenty exceptional "Michigan books" published in 2016 that bring attention to Michigan authors and topics.
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
2016: A Year in Review
2016 has been an interesting year for all of us.
Friday, November 11, 2016
University Press Week 2016!
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Donations for Noel Night Used Book Sale!
We are once again accepting donations of used books for our annual Noel Night warehouse sale on Saturday, December 3rd! (Check out our Facebook for more details on the event!)
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
"Human Biology" tackles health disparities
Friday, July 8, 2016
WSUP Journal wins award for the Best Scholarly Article in Animation
Wayne State University Press is pleased to announce that an article from Jewish Film & New Media: An International Journal has won the 2016 Norman McLaren - Evelyn Lambart Award for the Best Scholarly Article in Animation.
Thursday, June 2, 2016
M. L. Liebler's "The Beatles Forever" 2016 Library Tour
Detroit-area poet M. L. Liebler presents “The Beatles Forever: A Short Story with Music,” a humorous musical memoir about growing up in St. Clair Shores during the British invasion.
Friday, April 22, 2016
Gary Grimshaw Posters Now Available!
Born in Detroit and raised in Lincoln Park, Michigan, Gary Grimshaw (1946–2014) was a unique individual whose career in music-related art spanned nearly fifty years.
Monday, April 11, 2016
2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Discourse article wins Jack Rosenbalm Prize for American Humor!
Wayne State University Press is pleased to announce that an article from Discourse: Journal for Theoretical Studies in Media and Culture has received the prestigious Jack Rosenbalm Prize for American Humor.
Monday, February 8, 2016
A Letter from the Director in our 75th Year
Think of your favorite books. Do you know who published them? Can you name the original publisher of To Kill a Mockingbird? Many people recognize books and authors but not their publishers.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
2015 National Jewish Book Award Winners and Finalists from WSU Press!
Wayne State University Press is excited to announce we have four titles honored in the 2015 National Jewish Book Awards!
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Wayne State University Press Receives $94,000 Grant to Digitize Out-of-Print Titles
DETROIT — Wayne State University Press will digitize 59 out-of-print titles through a $94,000 grant from a joint project between the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Monday, January 4, 2016
Five WSU Press Titles Named 2016 Michigan Notable Books!
Happy New Year! Five of our books have been named Michigan Notable Books for 2016, including two titles from our Painted Turtle imprint and one from the Made in Michigan Writers Series! Congratulations to our winners!