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Friday, February 28, 2020
Detroit Public TV Remembers Aretha Franklin
DPTV airs documentary of her greatest television performances, along with a guest appearance by local photographer whose book captures an intimate portrait of the Queen of Soul
Watch Friday, March 6, at 9 p.m. on DPTV (56.1)
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
2020 Michigan Notable Award Winners!
CONGRATULATIONS to this year's winners of the Library of Michigan's Michigan Notable Book Award!
Monday, October 7, 2019
Tara Reeser appointed interim director of WSU Press
Tara Reeser has been appointed interim director of Wayne State University Press, effective immediately.
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.