The Kent State University Press

04/10/2025

Pleased to share a photo from last night’s Wick Poetry Center event featuring KSU Press author Colin Dekeersgieter and Marilyn Chin—and to have a guest blog post about Colin’s visit from graduate intern Lindsay Collier!

We’re pleased to share a guest post from Lindsay Collier, graduate intern at Kent State University Press and graduate teaching fellow at the Wick Poetry Center.

04/10/2025

“Where East Meets (Mid)West” is popping up everywhere—can’t wait to see more photos!

04/09/2025

Happening tonight!

Another reminder for the Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize Reading -- this Wednesday! We are so lucky to have both Colin Dekeersgieter and Marilyn Chin on campus with us.

We have multiple events celebrating the previous winner this week, including Colin's workshop on April 8-April 11, 2025, from 1pm-3pm at Wick.

04/08/2025

It’s National Poetry Month, and to celebrate we’re offering 30% off all poetry titles through the end of April. Use code POETRY30 on our site, and learn more at our new blog post:

https://kentstatebooks.wordpress.com/2025/04/08/celebrating-national-poetry-month-with-kent-state-university-press/

04/07/2025

Tour news! Deborah Fleming will launch “Ghosts of an Old Forest”—the follow-up to her award-winning “Resurrection of the Wild”—with a series of events in Cleveland, Canton, Columbus, Youngstown, and other cities. Get all the details at our calendar of author events:

https://kentstatebooks.wordpress.com/2024/07/20/beyond-the-obstacle/

04/04/2025

Thanks to everyone who’s stopped by our exhibit at today’s Rust Belt Humanities Symposium at Ursuline College!

04/03/2025

Described by Luke Epplin as “a rollicking and deeply researched read,” Martin H. Bush’s book “Deadbeats, Dead Balls, and the 1914 Boston Braves” is coming in June. Read a free excerpt here.

Described by Luke Epplin (author of Our Team) as “a rollicking and deeply researched read,” Deadbeats, Dead Balls, and the 1914 Boston Braves is coming in June from Kent State Universit…

04/02/2025

Thrilled that Deborah Fleming, author of our book “Ghosts of an Old Forest,” is part of this event!

03/31/2025

Congrats to Steve Herman, author of KSUP’s book “Behind the White House Curtain,” who appeared on “60 Minutes” to talk about Voice of America!

03/28/2025

Happy pub day to Jon Lauck and Gleaves Whitney, whose book "Where East Meets (Mid)West" is now available. Congrats to the editors, and to all the contributors:

https://www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/2024/where-east-meets-midwest/

03/27/2025

Our new reviews roundup includes attention for books by Charles Malone, Carrie George, Jason Harris, Steve Herman, Joseph Lambert Jr., Deborah Fleming, Gary Sosniecki, and more. Join us in celebrating another month of author successes.

Light Enters the Grove is a Foreword INDIES Book of the Year finalist in the category of anthology. Congratulations to editors Charles Malone, Carrie George, and Jason Harris, and to all the volume…

03/24/2025

We’re highlighting KSU Press books that help celebrate !

📕Although she was practically unknown during her life, Emily Dickinson has become one of the most recognized poets of all time. Dickinson’s expressive and experimental writings take us on our own introspective journey, often with themes of pain and death at the forefront. Through a collection of scholarly and personal essays, “Wider than the Sky,” by Cindy MacKenzie and Barbara Dana, shares ideas and analyses focused on the power of Dickinson’s poetry to speak to suffering.

📕”Circumstances Are Destiny” delves into the life of Celestia Rice Colby, a typical 19th-century wife and mother. In her diaries and writings, we find a woman conflicted between her own personal ambitions and society’s expectations of her. Her story helps to change preconceived notions of women in history.

📕”Darling Ro and the Benét Women” follows the wives and sisters of the Benét family. Through a collection of letters and dispatches, this book explores the lives, careers, and relationships of these remarkable women, giving us a glimpse into the literary and social life of New York and Paris in the 1920s.

03/21/2025

That’s KSU Press author Gary Sosniecki interviewed on KY3!

Lebanon, Mo., author Gary Sosniecki’s book “The Potato Masher Murder: Death at the Hands of a Jealous Husband” details the 1906 death of Cecilia Ludwig.

03/19/2025

With Voice of America still in the headlines, KSU Press author Steve Herman making appearances this week in a number of media outlets—and his book “Behind the White House Curtain” got a mention during his interview with MSNBC:

https://www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/voice-of-america-journalist-speaks-out-as-china-and-russia-celebrate-trump-silencing-news-outlet-234818117612

03/13/2025

Great seeing KSU Press author Deborah Fleming profiled by the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association, where she’s called “an important voice for Ohio agriculture and our environment.” Watch for her book “Ghosts of an Old Forest,” coming next month.

03/12/2025

Our June books are now on Edelweiss—if you’re a reviewer interested in potential coverage, have a look:

https://www.edelweiss.plus/ =5091147&page=1