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AWP Stoop Sale

Enjoy a 40% discount on any print book during #AWP21! Use promo code AWP21 through March 7, 2021 to redeem this offer. Limit 15 books per customer.

Celebrating Black History Month

We’re celebrating Black History Month by offering a 30% discount on books that address African American lives, history, culture, and experiences. To redeem this offer, enter promo code AAHM30 after you add your selections to the shopping cart. This promotion includes any print book and runs through the end of February 2021. Browse the list below to discover new and noteworthy titles!

Books for Understanding

Northwestern University Press stands with our university, staff, and authors in our commitment to social justice. We invite you to explore our suggested reading list that enriches the necessary conversations with communities all over the world and strives to bring voices of change, equity, and humanity to the forefront.

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Northwestern Alumna and NUP Author Angela Jackson Named Fifth Illinois Poet Laureate

On Wednesday, November 25, 2020, First Lady MK Pritzker announced the selection of Angela Jackson as the next Poet Laureate for the State of Illinois. Jackson is the fifth Illinoisan to hold the title, an honorary position selected by a committee of experts and subsequently appointed by the

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Parneshia Jones Appointed Director of Northwestern University Press

Sarah M. Pritchard, the Northwestern University Dean of Libraries and the Charles Deering McCormick University Librarian, has announced the appointment of Parneshia Jones as the new director of Northwestern University Press (NUP) effective September 21. “Since joining NUP in 2003,” says

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Northwestern University Press’s Fall 2020 Catalog

Northwestern University Press’s Fall 2020 catalog has been announced! Click here or on the jacket on our homepage to peruse our fall books. Front list highlights include poetry collections from Slam Poetry founder Marc Kelly Smith, returning NU poet Ellen Hagan, and Guggenheim and NEA grant-

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