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Divine Days
A Novel
Leon Forrest
With a Foreword by Kenneth W. Warren and a Preface by Zachary Price

God Went Like That
A Novel
Yxta Maya Murray
“With erudition, wit, wordplay, and an appropriate dose of outrage, Murray takes us on a dreamlike journey into lives turned upside down by the hubris of science. This is a beautiful and haunting book.” —Héctor Tobar, author of The Last Great Road Bum

The Poem, the Garden, and the World
Poetry and Performativity in Elizabethan England
Jim Ellis
“Jim Ellis has written an important book that helps us understand the nature of early modern English writing.” —Andrew Hadfield, author of Lying in Early Modern English Culture: From the Oath of Supremacy to the Oath of Allegiance

Unshuttered
Poems
Patricia Smith
“Her work is always timely, powerful, necessary, and at turns heartbreaking.” —Natasha Trethewey, author of Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir

Traces of the Unseen
Photography, Violence, and Modernization in Early Twentieth-Century Latin America
Carolina Sá Carvalho
“A must-read for those interested in the iconography of Brazilian modernity.” —Patrícia Vieira, author of States of Grace: Utopia in Brazilian Culture
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Celebrating University Press Week and What’s #NextUP
Continuing our celebration of University Press Week, today we highlight Seminary Co-op Bookstores, one of our favorite local bookstores here in Chicago! Northwestern University Press has partnered with Seminary Co-op…
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It’s University Press Week! “Keep UP!,” the 2021 University Press Week theme, marks the tenth anniversary and celebrates how university presses have evolved over the past decade. In honor of…
Read MoreNew Hires at Northwestern University Press
Evanston, IL— Northwestern University Press is pleased to announce the hires of Faith Wilson Stein as senior acquisitions editor (scholarly) and Kirsten Markusic as digital content and systems coordinator, effective…
Read MoreRecent & Upcoming Events
Bettina Judd with Dian Million at Elliott Bay Book Company
January 9 @ 9:00 pm - January 9 @ 10:00 pm
University Press Week Poetry Reading
November 17, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - November 17, 2022 @ 8:00 pm