West Virginia University Press

01/13/2026

Looking forward to this reading at Monkey Wrench Books—an evening with poet Marc Harshman, joined by Sarah L. Morris. Friday, January 16 at 6:30 PM.

A great opportunity to hear thoughtful, place-driven poetry and support a local literary space. Check out both author’s work here:

dispatch from the mountain state by Marc Harshman
https://wvupressonline.com/node/985

Lessons from “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by Sarah L. Morris
https://wvupressonline.com/node/1002

01/10/2026

Blue Futures, Break Open by Zoë Gadegbeku received a wonderful review in Rain Taxi Review of Books. Check out the rest in their Winter 2025 issue.

https://raintaxi.com/rain-taxi-review/print-edition/

01/02/2026

A look back at a big, vibrant year full of movement, growth, and great reads. We’re reflecting on the moments, books, and conversations that made 2025 memorable—check out our latest blog post for the full year in review.

https://booktimist.com/2025/12/29/2025-the-year-in-review/

12/19/2025

Garden gnomes, Mothman, and AI doppelgängers walk into a blog…

Read “Ghost in the Machine” by Tom Bredehoft, author of Foote: A Mystery Novel on the Booktimist

https://booktimist.com/2025/12/19/ghost-in-the-machine/

12/16/2025

HOLIDAY25 is still active through December 31st! Order (and preorder) your books now!
https://wvupressonline.com/

12/15/2025

Looking for a last minute holiday gift? Check out our Holiday Bundles! Buy one of these three-book groupings and get 50% off 🌲❄️

🚨Access through link🚨
https://wvupressonline.com/node/1045

Appalachian Literature and Culture—
Poetry, essays, and criticism that listen closely to Appalachian landscapes, lives, and the pressures that shape them.

Historical & Regional Insights—
Books that trace Appalachian history through labor, conflict, and memory, revealing how the past continues to mark the present.

Literary Fiction and Storytelling
Fiction that moves through questions of belonging, loss, and connection, shaped by the spaces people inhabit.

12/09/2025

“I love the holiday season at the bookstore. Very few customers are objectively rude, though some of them haven’t gotten the memo about keeping the A word out of their mouths”

Read more in our latest blog post “The Booktimist Guide to Independent Bookstore Shopping During the Holiday Rush” by Mo Daviau 🎄❄️

https://booktimist.com/2025/12/06/the-booktimist-guide-to-independent-bookstore-shopping-during-the-holiday-rush/

12/04/2025

Open Mic TONIGHT!! 7PM at Stumptown Ales in Fairmont.

The event features two distinguished readers:
Marc Harshman, West Virginia Poet Laureate & Doug Van Gundy, Director of WV Wesleyan’s MFA Program.

Check out Marc’s Dispatch from the Mountain State and Believe What You Can on our website.

12/02/2025

EVENT TONIGHT!

Join Juliya Šukys in Austin, TX at Alienated Majesty Books tonight at 7pm.

Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn more about this crucial book. See you there!

11/26/2025

Check out the Booktimist for an interview with Julija Šukys, the author of Artifact.

11/24/2025

🚨Holiday Sale! Now through December 31 use code HOLIDAY25 at wvupress.com for 25% all titles.

11/20/2025

Did you know that Bobby Bowden is the oldest football coach in NCAA history to win his first national championship at age 64, and he is also the oldest to ever win a title at age 70? Those are among the surprising things you will learn by purchasing Almost Heaven, now available at wvupress.com, Amazon.com and many of your favorite local bookstores throughout West Virginia.

Almost Heaven John Antonik