January 31, 2018
Black leaders, artists, and intellectuals have been instrumental in shaping the city of Chicago. As we celebrate Black History Month, we’ve curated a reading list that encourages engagement with Chicago’s… READ MORE
December 29, 2017
We published seventy titles in 2017! We honed our historical strengths in areas like continental philosophy, translation, poetry, and literary fiction while renewing our commitment to socially engaged scholarship and… READ MORE
December 27, 2017
In 2017 our authors were honored for their commitment to social change, featured in media outlets from The New York Times to Bitch Media and the Chicago Tribune. They made television appearances, gave TED talks, and received… READ MORE
December 25, 2017
Here are just a few highlights of the hundreds of events from 2017 hosted by the press and our authors: In March editors and contributors Kwame Dawes, Matthew Shenoda, and Chris… READ MORE
November 22, 2017
By Meaghan Fritz The fifteen-volume Northwestern-Newberry Edition of The Writings of Herman Melville, completed in fall 2017 with the publication of “Billy Budd, Sailor” and Other Uncompleted Writings, originated in… READ MORE
October 2, 2017
With the fall semester in full swing, Northwestern University Press staff members reflect on some of their favorite reads of the summer. Greta Bennion, Marketing Manager We Should All Be… READ MORE
September 13, 2017
By Benjamin Sells I own one of the oldest sailing schools in Chicago, and for twenty years I have taken people out to see the water cribs off the Chicago… READ MORE
August 24, 2017
by Emma Heaney The Hemingway house on Key West is a sunny square house surrounded by a wrap around porch on both the ground and second floor. It was built… READ MORE
November 18, 2016
Diverse and eclectic book choices from Northwestern University Press staff. JD Wilson, Director of Sales and Marketing What book(s) are you reading this week? Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was How… READ MORE
November 14, 2016
A cozy Midwestern town with touches of New England sailboats and lighthouse charm, the eight square miles of Dutch elms and sycamores are home to seventy-five thousand Evanstonians. One of… READ MORE
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