Michigan State University Press

08/27/2026

We are thrilled to see Lynn Liberato, featured in Emerson College’s Summer 2026 Alumni Ink round-up!

Liberato’s landmark debut, MICHIGAN’S CON-CON 11: Women and State Constitution-Making in 1961, brings to light a pivotal yet often overlooked chapter in state political history.

Check out the link below to read more (Number 4 on the list):

➡️ https://publications.emerson.edu/issue/summer-2026/alumni-ink/

Link to book: https://msupress.org/9781611865530/michigans-con-con-11/

Emerson Alumni making their voices heard

08/26/2026

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Howard A. Tanner at age 102. As chief of the Fish Division and former DNR director, his bold vision to stock Pacific salmon transformed the Great Lakes into a world-class fishery.

We are proud to have published his memoir, Something Spectacular: My Great Lakes Salmon Story, preserving his incredible story for generations to come. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends.

📖 Read more about his life and legacy:
https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/obituaries/ppet1546371

Link to Something Spectacular: https://msupress.org/9781611863031/something-spectacular/

08/18/2026

Join Michigan Notable Books Honoree, Jeffrey M. Holden, author of Dead Moose on Isle Royale: Off Trail with the Citizen Scientists of the Wolf-Moose Project, as he visits MI Libraries on the MNB Author Tour! He will be at Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library on Thursday, August 20 at 5:30 pm. Michigan State University Press

08/18/2026

08/13/2026

Edited by Mary Jo Kietzman and Paul M. Gifford, Exploring Mid-Michigan: A Guide to Flint, Saginaw Valley, and The Thumb offers a deep, multifaceted examination of a region often overlooked but central to Michigan’s industrial, agricultural, and cultural narrative.

Learn more about Exploring Mid-Michigan: A Guide to Flint, the Saginaw Valley, and the Thumb in this latest feature on Thumbwind.

Read more at the link:

A new Mid-Michigan guidebook gives the Thumb a larger role in Michigan history, with regional tours and accounts of Shay Lake, agriculture, migration, labor and environmental change.

08/12/2026

NOW AVAILABLE: Exploring Mid Michigan, Edited by Mary Jo Kietzman and Paul M. Gifford

Click here for ordering and book info: https://msupress.org/9781611865776/exploring-mid-michigan/

My Sugar Beet Summer, by Rachael Elisa Moreno

Click here for ordering and book info: https://msupress.org/9781611865936/my-sugar-beet-summer/

08/12/2026

Check out this article featuring "The Greatest Scientific Gamble" by Michael Joseloff as one of the recommended reading titles. This impactful piece from the Atomic Heritage Foundation explores the complex legacy and memory of the atomic bombs.

To read more, visit: https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/remembering-the-atomic-bombs/

"The Greatest Scientific Gamble" by Michael Joseloff is published by Michigan State University Press.

Order your copy today at: https://msupress.org/9781611865592/the-greatest-scientific-gamble/

August 6th, 2026 Lanterns For Peace This month, Hiroshima and Nagasaki commemorate the anniversaries of the atomic bombings on August 6 and 9. Hiroshima Mayor Matsui Kazumi placed an updated list of 353,639 atomic bomb victims in the Peace Memorial Park's cenotaph and called on the leaders of nucl...

08/10/2026

We are thrilled to see MSU Press author John Seibert Farnsworth’s outstanding book, Reading Nature: The Evolution of American Nature Writing, featured on Antioch University Los Angeles LinkedIn page!

Get your copy today: https://msupress.org/9781611865356/reading-nature/

Link to LinkedIn post: https://lnkd.in/p/gnBXxAs2

August 9 is observed as Book Lovers Day, an unofficial holiday for us bibliophiles. What are you reading currently? If you need some suggestions, check out these books from MFA alumni and faculty: 🌙 Exalted by Anna Dorn 🫒 Olive Days by Jessica Elisheva Emerson ✨ The War Still Within by Tanya...