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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 2d

With the Browns and Steelers facing off this Sunday, it seems like a good time to ponder the relationship between Cleveland and Pittsburgh. @chrisbriem.bsky.social, author of our upcoming book “Beyond Steel,” argues it’s worth approaching the cities not as rivals but as Rust Belt partners.

Cleveburgh: Christopher Briem’s tale of two Rust Belt cities

Why’s an Ohio-based publisher like Kent State excited for Christopher Briem’s upcoming’s study of Pittsburgh, Beyond Steel? For one thing, we’re invested in relationships be…

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 6d

Congrats to @msacks.bsky.social!

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 6d

Big news! Marcy S. Sacks has received the John T. Hubbell Prize for her article “‘I Shall Forward to You My Contraband’: Tracing Coerced Wartime Black Movement North through an Incomplete Archive." KSUP annually presents the award for the best article published in the journal "Civil War History."

Marcy S. Sacks awarded the 2025 John T. Hubbell Prize

Marcy S. Sacks, Julian S. Rammelkamp Professor of History at Albion College, has been honored with the 2025 John T. Hubbell Prize for her article “‘I Shall Forward to You My Contraband’: Tracing Co…

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 7d

New month, new chances to see KSUP authors! Our calendar’s been updated with festivals including @lityoungstown.bsky.social and the Buckeye Book Fair, plus appearances by Mary Noé, Charles Malone, Rebecca Jumper Matheson, and more:

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October 4, Mary Noé (The Man Who Shot J.P. Morgan), Monmouth County (NJ) Public Library, Local Author and Illustrator Book Expo

October 16-18, Lit Youngstown Fall Festival; details here
October 29, Mary Noé (The Man Who Shot J.P. Morgan), Glen Cove Public Library, NY; details here
November 1, Deborah Fleming (Ghosts of an Old Forest), Charles Malone (Light Enters the Grove), and Tom Batiuk (Funky Winkerbean series), Buckeye Book Fair, Wooster, OH
November 12, Rebecca Jumper
Matheson (Artisans and Designers), free online book launch with the Costume Society of America;
details here

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Mare Nostrum Group @marenostrumgroup.bsky.social · 9d

Introducing the new MNG Bookshop! Our new site houses an extensive collection of academic, professional, and society publications in one space. We have tailored our bookshop to meet the needs of our audience, incorporating features that matter most.

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Introducing the MNG Bookshop!

We're thrilled to announce the official launch of our new online bookshop at https://mngbookshop.co.

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Clara Totten @tottencs.bsky.social · 14d

It was so lovely to chat with @llassabe.bsky.social! University presses are creative, resilient, mission-driven, and just one of my favorite things to talk about.

Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 14d

Excited to hear Kent State University Press’s director, @tottencs.bsky.social, on the American Campus Podcast, where she talks with @llassabe.bsky.social about the meaning and value of university-press publishing.

The future of university presses with Clara Totten - American Campus Podcast

And how to approach an acquisitions editorReferences:Association of University Presses and #AskUpSteven L. Herman. 2024. Behind the White House Curtain. Kent State University Press.Madeleine L'Engle. ...

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 14d

Excited to hear Kent State University Press’s director, @tottencs.bsky.social, on the American Campus Podcast, where she talks with @llassabe.bsky.social about the meaning and value of university-press publishing.

The future of university presses with Clara Totten - American Campus Podcast

And how to approach an acquisitions editorReferences:Association of University Presses and #AskUpSteven L. Herman. 2024. Behind the White House Curtain. Kent State University Press.Madeleine L'Engle. ...

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 17d

The baseball season may be winding down, but “Deadbeats, Dead Balls, and the 1914 Boston Braves” is still going strong. Congrats to Martin Bush, whose book is praised as “assiduously researched and smartly written” in the New York Post!

(Paywalled link below.)

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Book cover on textured background with text: NEW YORK POST
"Assiduously researched and smartly written."
DEADBEATS, DEAD BALLS, AND THE 1914!
BOSTON
BRAVES
MARTIN H. BUSH

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 19d

We’re so pleased that the launch for Rebecca Jumper Matheson‘s book “Artisans and Designers” will be included as part of this year’s celebration of University Press Week. Details about this free online event (to be held November 12) at the link:

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Stylized green book pattern with text: UNIVERSITY PRESS WEEK
Annual Celebration
"Artisans and
Designers" Book
Launch

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 23d

Happy pub day to Galeeb Kachra, whose book “Peace and Security in Kenya: The USAID Approach” is now available:

www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/2025/peace-a...

Book cover with green band, yellow type, and a patterned background against a white wall. Text: Peace and Security in Kenya
The USAID Approach
GALEEB KACHRA

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Clara Totten @tottencs.bsky.social · 28d

KSUP author Jim Hollock on writing: “I think the difficulty is sticking to it. .... But it’s one of the better things I’ve ever done, because I knew, even if no one else does, I know the effort that went into it, and it is very satisfying when you can be finished with something.”

Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 28d

New on the blog: Our celebration of KSUP’s 60th birthday continues with a look at one standout title from our series in True Crime History—James G. Hollock‘s “Born to Lose.”

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Black and green book cover with a car on a white background, text:

BORN
TO LOSE
Stanley B. Hoss and the Crime Spree That Gripped a Nation
JAMES G. HOLLOCK
Foreword by JAMES JESSEN BADAL

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 28d

New on the blog: Our celebration of KSUP’s 60th birthday continues with a look at one standout title from our series in True Crime History—James G. Hollock‘s “Born to Lose.”

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 29d

We’re in the business of keeping independent bookstores in business 🤍📚

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · Sep 8

We’re kicking off fall with another big roundup of news and reviews. Congrats to all our authors, and big thanks to the media and literary partners who’ve helped place KSUP’s books in global conversations: kentstatebooks.wordpress.com/2025/09/08/e...

Three books covers plus
EARLY FALL ROUNDUS
THE KENT STATE
UNIVERSITY PRESS
PLAYHOUSE SQUAREE
- Renaissance
Light Enters the Grove
John
BEYOND
Pittsburgh and the Economics of Transformation
STEEL
MORE AT
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Literary Cleveland @literarycleveland.bsky.social · Sep 3

Don't miss our free virtual events Sep 8-10 with Dr. Eve. L. Ewing & Dr. Imani Perry, Franny Choi & Danez Smith, and Kiese Laymon & Deesha Philyaw.

Register for one or all events for free!
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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · Sep 6

That’s @chrisbriem.bsky.social, author of our upcoming “Beyond Steel,” profiled in Pittsburgh Magazine! “If you want to talk about where Pittsburgh’s been or where Pittsburgh’s going, Christopher Briem is the guy to call." www.pittsburghmagazine.com/profile-chri...

Magazine spread with photo of Chris Briem and "Pittsburgh" header.

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · Sep 2

Happy pub day to @terryallenbelew.bsky.social, whose book “The Deep Blue of Neptune”—winner of the Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, published with the Wick Poetry Center—is now available: www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/2025/the-dee...

Black book on white background with text The Deep Blue of Neptune
Poems by Terry Belew
Winner of the 2024 Stan 2nd Tom Wick Poetry Prize
Alson Handlocee Dowding, Jades

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · Aug 30

This Labor Day Weekend, take a Rust Belt Roadtrip with @gmoult.bsky.social, who recommends three books about Cleveland’s extraordinary sacred architecture from Kent State University Press: kentstatebooks.wordpress.com/2025/08/30/m...

Three books on Cleveland's sacred architecture arranged in a row on a white background.

The book "Eric Mendelsohn’s Park Synagogue" in a spread on a white background.

Cleveland’s Holy Rosary in Little Italy.

Three books on a white background, with "Dedication: The Work of William P. Ginther, Ecclesiastical Architect" open to a spread.

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Rust Belt Lab @rustbeltlab.bsky.social · Aug 26

We're currently accepting articles for our 2026 issue, The Regenerative Rust Belt. Send us your articles and write with any questions. Also, please share the CFP far and wide! @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social #academicsky #booksky

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · Aug 26

In a new feature for the blog, we’re highlighting backlist titles that continue to resonate with issues in the region, nation, and world. First up: the series Voices of Diversity, which—in a mission that remains central to KSUP's work—helped celebrate the Cleveland area’s rich ethnic heritage.

Backlist spotlight: Celebrating the ethnic heritage of Northeast Ohio

In a new feature for the blog, we’re highlighting backlist titles from Kent State University Press that continue to resonate with issues in the region, nation, and world.

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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · Aug 25

I’ve been around Pittsburgh for a while (though I didn’t exist in '62) but had never heard of this early-60s plan to basically roof Panther Hollow and turn it into a nuclear-powered research hub. Thankfully we have @chrisbriem.bsky.social to unearth such moments www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-h...

Panther Hollow was once envisioned as a roofed ‘Valley of Tomorrow’

In the 1960s, Pitt dreamed of a million-dollar research park over Panther Hollow. The ambitious plan would have built a nuclear reactor in the heart of Oakland.

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · Aug 25

Grateful to @publicsource.org for sharing a first look at @chrisbriem.bsky.social's book “Beyond Steel: Pittsburgh and the Economics of Transformation.”

Pittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · Aug 25

In the 1960s, mills were still dominant in Pittsburgh. A project to turn Panther Hollow into the “Valley of Tomorrow” — with a nuclear reactor, a computing center and data bank — never came to fruition, but it laid the seeds for the meds and eds we see today. buff.ly/xIaoPlB

Panther Hollow was once envisioned as a roofed ‘Valley of Tomorrow’

In the 1960s, Pitt dreamed of a million-dollar research park over Panther Hollow. The ambitious plan would have built a nuclear reactor in the heart of Oakland.

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · Aug 20

New on the blog: Read an excerpt from Rebecca Jumper Matheson’s “Artisans and Designers,” coming in November in our series with Costume Society of America.

First look: Rebecca Jumper Matheson’s “Artisans and Designers”

Kent State University Press will publish Rebecca Jumper Matheson’s “Artisans and Designers: American Fashion Through Elizabeth and William Phelps” this fall. Part of our Costume S…

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · Aug 19

The lineup for the Buckeye Book Fair has been released, and we’re thrilled that KSUP authors Deborah Fleming (author of “Ghosts of an Old Forest”) and Charles Malone (coeditor of “Light Enters the Grove”) will be there. Join the bookish fun on November 1 in Wooster!

2025 BUCKEYE BOOK FAIR
Saturday, November 1, 2025 | Wooster, Ohio
Ghosts ofan
Old Forest
Essays on Midwestern
Rural Heritage
Deborah Fleming
Deborah Fleming's newest book, Ghosts of an Old Forest, tells of her life in the Allegheny Plateau region of Ohio. Her previous collection of nature essays, Resurrection of the Wild, won the 2020 PEN-America Art of the Essay Award. Previously she was editor and director of the Ashland Poetry Press.
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BUCKEYE
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2025 BUCKEYE BOOK FAIR
Saturday, November 1, 2025 l Wooster, Ohio
Light Enters the Grove
Charles Malone from Kent, OH edited the anthology
"Light Enters the Grove:
Exploring Cuyahoga Valley
National Park Through
Poetry" featuring over 80
Ohio writers. Come write your own poem about a place that is important to you.
Exploring Cuyahoga
Valley National Park through Poetry
Edited by Charles Malone, Carrie George, and Jason Harris
Foreword by Jennie Vasarhelyi
BUCKEYE
BOOKEDE,
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Vick Mickunas @vickmickunas.bsky.social · Aug 18

Larry Gara was one of a kind.

Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · Aug 18

Honored to hear @vickmickunas.bsky.social re-share his compelling interview with the late Larry Gara, coeditor of KSUP's "A Few Small Candles: War Resisters of World War II Tell Their Stories." It's part of the "Best of the Book Nook" feature from WYSO.

A Few Small Candles: War Resisters of World War II Tell Their Stories

Larry Gara was a peace activist who walked the walk. He was a Quaker and conscientious objector who served a prison term rather than serve in WWII. Rare 1999 interview.

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