West Virginia University Press (WVU Press) is a university press and publisher in the state of West Virginia. A part of West Virginia University, the press publishes books and journals with a particular emphasis on Appalachian studies, history, higher education, the social sciences, and interdisciplinary books about energy, environment, and resources.[2] The press also has a small but highly regarded program in fiction and creative nonfiction, including Deesha Philyaw's The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, winner of the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction,[3] winner of the Story Prize 2020/21,[4] winner of the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction,[5] and a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction in 2020.[6] John Warner wrote in the Chicago Tribune, "If you are wondering what the odds are of a university press book winning three major awards, being a finalist for a fourth, and going to a series on a premium network, please know that this is the only example."[7] In 2021, another of WVU Press's works of fiction, Jim Lewis's Ghosts of New York, was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.[8] WVU Press also collaborates on digital publications, notably West Virginia History: An Open Access Reader.
In The Chronicle of Higher Education, Rachel Toor described the press as "a new publishing heavyweight."[9] The press has also been described as "a small but intellectually ambitious press that prides itself on placing regional issues in dialogue with global concerns."[10] Writing in the New York Times, Margaret Renkl cited two titles from West Virginia University Press as evidence that "University Presses Are Keeping American Literature Alive."[11]
West Virginia University Press is part of the Association of University Presses.[12][13]
West Virginia University Press maintains Booktimist, a blog about books and culture, at https://booktimist.com/.
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^Warner, John. "Opinion: Deesha Philyaw's 'Secret Lives of Church Ladies' best publishing story of the year, but who else is going unrecognized?". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
^"100 Notable Books of 2021". The New York Times. 2021-11-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
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