West Virginia University Press

West Virginia University Press West Virginia’s largest book publisher with titles including a National Book Award finalist and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

West Virginia University Press is the only university press, and the largest publisher of any kind, in the state of West Virginia. A part of West Virginia University, we publish books and scholarly journals by authors around the world, with a particular emphasis on Appalachian studies, higher education, and interdisciplinary books about energy and environment. We also have a small but highly regarded program in fiction and literary nonfiction.

🗣️ Author event coming up with Rachel Weaver!Register to attend—or watch via livestream—at the link in our bio. 🔗
06/01/2026

🗣️ Author event coming up with Rachel Weaver!
Register to attend—or watch via livestream—at the link in our bio. 🔗

The song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver is ubiquitous, unmistakable, and universal.Lessons from “Take Me H...
05/28/2026

The song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver is ubiquitous, unmistakable, and universal.

Lessons from “Take Me Home Country Roads” author Sarah L. Morris is featured on Season 11 Episode 1 of the MUBI Podcast, which discusses Studio Ghibli’s Whisper of the Heart—an anime classic that incorporates a country-pop anthem about West Virginia. Listen at the link in our bio and find Sarah’s book on our website!

In recognition of AANHPI Heritage Month, WVU Press highlights work connected to AANHPI communities and experiences.Neema...
05/27/2026

In recognition of AANHPI Heritage Month, WVU Press highlights work connected to AANHPI communities and experiences.

Neema Avashia, author of Another Appalachia: Coming Up Q***r and Indian in a Mountain Place, writes about identity, family, and belonging while growing up q***r and Indian American in West Virginia.

Stian Rice, author of Famine in the Remaking: Food, Power, and Inequality on the Margins of Asia, examines how famine and food systems are shaped by history, politics, and unequal access across Hawai`i, Cambodia, and Madagascar. His forthcoming book Elsewhere will be out this fall.

Learn more about these titles on our website.

Char Miller, author of the forthcoming Regenerating the Land, is featured on a recent episode of NPR's podcast.Miller i...
05/21/2026

Char Miller, author of the forthcoming Regenerating the Land, is featured on a recent episode of NPR's podcast.

Miller is a professor of environmental analysis and history at Pomona College and senior fellow at the Pinchot Institute for Conservation. He comes into the conversation around 25:45, discussing the Trump Administration’s actions that are dramatically affecting the U.S. Forest Service. Have a listen at the link in our bio!

Head over to Booktimist to read about what we've been up to this spring—link in bio! 🌸
05/16/2026

Head over to Booktimist to read about what we've been up to this spring—link in bio! 🌸

It is at this time of year that we are reminded that WVU Press doesn’t exist in a vacuum.As part of WVU Libraries, we ar...
05/14/2026

It is at this time of year that we are reminded that WVU Press doesn’t exist in a vacuum.

As part of WVU Libraries, we are grateful to WVU, the state, and all the communities—scholarly and creative—that WVU serves. We’re honored to extend the university’s presence around the world through our global distribution network. WVU students make an impact everywhere, and WVU Press is proud to be a part of that! 🎓

05/14/2026

In Let All Our Ghosts Depart, the debut short story collection by Meghana Mysore, readers follow women and girls of the South Asian diaspora who grapple with belonging, intergenerational trauma, and the surreal inheritances that shape their lives. Blending the speculative with the emotionally intim....

The archival essay is Julija Šukys’s niche, according to a new River Teeth review of Artifact. Link to read in our bio!A...
05/13/2026

The archival essay is Julija Šukys’s niche, according to a new River Teeth review of Artifact. Link to read in our bio!

Artifact: Encounters with the Campus Shooting Archives weighs what it means to live in a place where students and their teachers are gunned down on a seemingly regular basis. It asks how we can continue to learn, teach, and live when nothing changes in response to these deaths.

05/07/2026

Thankfully William H. Turner, luminary of Appalachian studies and author of The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns, didn't listen to a word of this advice...

“The hardest part was forcing myself to relive it. It was brutal when it was happening and it was brutal to go back thro...
05/05/2026

“The hardest part was forcing myself to relive it. It was brutal when it was happening and it was brutal to go back through it to get it on the page.”

Rachel Weaver, author of Dizzy, talks about her first memoir and what it took to write it. Find both interviews at the link in our bio!

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