At the American Society for Theatre Research conference, we met @stanfordpress.bsky.social author Samar Al-Saber with his book, A Movement's Promise & also @nupress.bsky.social author Isaiah Mathhew Wooden with Reclaiming Time, Race, Temporality, and Black Expressive Culture. #astr2025 #theatre

In honor of ASTR's 2025 conference, take a look at some of our recent and forthcoming books in theater and performance studies. Whether you want to hone your craft, read innovative plays, or delve deep into the history of performance, there is something to love. nupress.northwestern.edu

Dmitry Ivanovich Khvostov (1757-1835) might be the worst poet who ever lived. In this episode, @jackewilson.bsky.social talks to author Ilya Vinitsky and translator James H. McGavran III about their book, The Graphomaniac, which explores the life of Khvostov. #books @nupress.bsky.social

back home, to middle daughter’s piano lesson, attempting to open new poetry titles by Sandra Doller, Elizabeth Robinson an’ Anne F. Walker, / @nupress.bsky.social

Calling all comedy fans in Chicago! Join Elliott Kalan, the author of JOKE FARMING and cohost of @flophousepodcast.bsky.social, and Anne Libera, the author of FUNNIER (new from @nupress.bsky.social), for a conversation about writing comedy on Sunday, November 16 at 57th Street Books!

I really enjoyed reading and reviewing Negative Life by @jttremblay.bsky.social and @stevenswarbrick.bsky.social for Ecozon@. A wonderful book that conceptualizes art and extinction beyond pastoral narratives of interconnectedness and exalted (green) consciousness!

There's a shadow in the doorway and something keeps rattling the window. We fear we might be....HAUNTED. What better way to soothe restless spirits than offer them our books? From now through Nov 1, they (and you) can get 40% off using discount code HAUNTED at checkout. nupress.northwestern.edu

I bought 2 copies of The Wanderer, one for myself & one for a grad student in my program. We are planning to read it together in the new year—it would be fun to have some more people to read it with, so buy yourself a copy and join us!

Are you experiencing ennui? Do you yearn to take up your walking stick and stare at the distant hills? Have no fear. The first English translation of Alexander Veltman's THE WANDERER is here.

Wonderful book launch of 'Nonaligned Imagination' yesterday! Grateful to all the colleagues, students, and friends who helped me celebrate this book and asked great questions during Q&A! Hope to announce more events soon. @nupress.bsky.social

Judging from countless reader responses over the last 11 years that the book has been out (its most recent incarnation below), I’d offer Excavation: A Memoir as horror. Also, true crime (with thanks to Myriam Gurba for being in conversation with me about this for years). bookshop.org/p/books/exca...

Excited to share this conversation with @dianaarterian.bsky.social about her new poetry collection AGRIPPINA THE YOUNGER (@nupress.bsky.social) & her upcoming co-translation SMOKE DRIFTS (@worldpoetrybooks.bsky.social) of the remarkable Afghan poet Nadia Anjuman AUDIO: tinhouse.com/podcast/dian...

We had a riotous time at the Second City launch event for famed improv and comedy teacher Anne Libera's FUNNIER: A NEW THEORY FOR THE PRACTICE OF COMEDY. It's clear why her students like Stephen Colbert, Amy Poehler, Kristen Schaal, Steven Yeun love her mentorship and experience.

"Maggie Andersen is a courageous writer, someone worthy of readers’ investment of time getting to know." @randyontheglobe.bsky.social's review of “No Stars in Jefferson Park” by Maggie Andersen (@nupress.bsky.social) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/10/15/f...

The Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities, and Northwestern University Press are pleased to announce the Humanities in Translation (HiT) Prize competition for 2026-27! 2026-27 THEME: Hospitality (or the absence, opposite, or excess thereof).

Forging an epistemological distinction between the study of Black people and “Black studies” as an emancipatory project. 📚 mngbookshop.co.uk/978081014875... Browse Cultural Studies: mngbookshop.co.uk/mng-subject-... @nupress.bsky.social #BlackStudies #EuropeanStudies #CulturalStudies

Here is a selection of our top Cultural Studies titles📚 Use code MNG25 for 25% off your purchase! The MNG bookshop houses thousands of titles published by our clients across a variety of subjects. Browse our subject highlights here: mngbookshop.co.uk/mng-subject-... #NewBookshop #CulturalStudies

Attention translators and friends and lovers of translators! The 2026 Humanities in Translation (Hit!) Prize Competition is now open. Deadline Jan. 16. nupress.northwestern.edu/humanities-i...

If you've suddenly gained a new interest in Hungarian literature, we have a few recommendations for you. Featuring - Péter Esterházy - Gyula Illyés - Ferenc Barnás #ReadUP #Translations

Congrats are in order! Contributor @cavar.bsky.social’s collection DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS is coming in March 2026 from @nupress.bsky.social 🎉 You can even preorder now! buff.ly/Yhe75j0

Took my show on the road to York & Guelph last week, narrowly & unfortunately missing Guelph’s butter tart festival.

We are so excited to announce the shortlist for the ASAP/16 Book Prize! Congratulations to all the nominees! We’ll announce the winner of the prize at the annual conference in a few weeks in Houston! See the ALT ID and thread for more information. 1/4

THE UNRELIABLE TREE, Margot Kahn's luminous collection weaving nature, family, and memory, is now here! We couldn't imagine a more brilliant set of poems. nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014893...

Whether professionally or at the pub, on stage or on screen, we could all use to be a little FUNNIER. It is with the belief that even the most dour among us can craft great comedy that we're sharing Anne Libera's FUNNIER: A NEW THEORY FOR THE PRACTICE OF COMEDY.

Nataša Kovačević, Nonaligned Imagination: Yugoslavia, the Global South, and Literary Solidarities Beyond the Cold War Blocs - @nupress.bsky.social Northwestern University Press, September 2025 nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014884...

(58/61) “Witness, / if you can, listen: I slurped the frog-leg soup / gone bad. Held a brass spoon like a barrel / to my mouth.” —Vievee Francis, “Break Me and I’ll Sing” (The Shared World) @nupress.bsky.social #WOC #61Books61Days #TheSealeyChallenge #SeptWomenPoets

Latest on my website: Bora Cosic's My Family’s Role in the World Revolution about a chaotic Serbian family struggling in WW2 shorturl.at/IsF4m trAnn C. Bigelow from @nupress.bsky.social

If you haven't yet read the Chicago Reader's review of NO STARS IN JEFFERSON PARK by Maggie Andersen, immediately stop what you are doing and head to their site. chicagoreader.com/books/books-...

It's always exciting when people start talking about drama. (And theater. And performance studies.)

The hard copies are here! @nupress.bsky.social designed a gorgeous cover.

Whether fennec or gray, happy National Fox Day! Because it just makes sense, this week we're offering 40% off preorders for Catherine Pierce's FOXES FOR EVERYBODY with code FOXES on our website. #NationalFoxDay #ReadUP

I am thrilled to announce that my book has been published! Thank you to @nupress.bsky.social and my incredible editor for her guidance and support. I hope to share my work with as many of you as possible! Enter code NUP2025 for a 25% discount at nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014884....

A few new scholarly titles are out in the world today, from performance studies and philosophy to Yugoslavia and the cultural frontlines. These brilliant books are a sight to behold.

We were grateful for the article on Cheryl Clarke written by Alexis Pauline Gumbs for Poetry Magazine. Clarke is a brilliant poet who, over her five decade career, influenced the likes of Gwendolyn Brooks, Audre Lorde, June Jordan, Adrienne Rich, and more. www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...

Here is what we are reading today at NUP. #ReadUP

It was a joy to see all of the readers and authors (and dogs!) at Printers Row Lit Fest. A perfect end to the summer. We can't wait to go back next year.

We love to find reviews of our books in (news)print, and were chuffed to see this one on RETURNING TO MY FATHER'S KITCHEN by Monica Macansantos in the International Examiner.

We love this quote from Kathleen Maris Paltrineri about the importance of poetry and of the value of translating collections like AND WHEN THE LIGHT COMES IT WILL BE SO FANTASTIC by Kristin Berget. To read the full post, head over to the UI's blog at: international.uiowa.edu/news/2025/08...

My book is available for pre-order from @nupress.bsky.social. 25% discount with code NUP2025 at nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014884... Only a few more weeks until it comes out!

"Life is always contributing to the eventual collapse of the cosmos." Read Drew Dalton's musings on philosophy, thermodynamics, and the end. Then if you hunger for more on the quiet horror that structures existence, grab a copy of his THE MATTER OF EVIL. aeon.co/essays/philo...

Spread the news... the Drinking Gourd Chapbook Poetry Prize is officially open for submissions! Entries are accepted now until October 31st, and we can't wait to see your (as always) excellent poetry. nupress.northwestern.edu/about/drinki...

I saw a production of Bug in a former goth/punk night club in Pittsburgh sometime between 2007 and 2009. I think it was the Pittsburgh premier. I've seen a good number of plays, including a bunch of Broadway shows, but that production of Bug is the one I think about the most.

If you haven't had the chance to see BUG by Tracy Letts, the play is now headed to Broadway in December at Manhattan Theatre Club! This is one of the most extraordinary plays on our list, and we can't wait for new audiences to experience it for the first time.

Of my three books, Melissa Febos, national bestselling author of The Dry Season, said: “Wendy C. Ortiz is an essential chronicler of queer embodiment, dreams, and the ways that place and perspective create us. What a treasure to be gifted these bold and lyrical modern classics in updated form."

"Graves don’t talk back; neither does the sea. But through both, history and the dead demand our time, rage, ambition, and attention, and this is ultimately the voice that AGRIPPINA THE YOUNGER amplifies with fury and grace." An extraordinary review from LARB. lareviewofbooks.org/article/hist...

If you really want to understand the life of a showgirl, first you have to go back in time to pantomime, vaudeville, and nightclub revues; to understand the modern showgirl, you have to understand Gertrude Hoffman.

Recently The Kyiv Independent published a stunning exploration of the English translation of Oleksandr Mykhed's I WILL MIX YOUR BLOOD WITH COAL. To understand the history and historical memory of the Ukrainian East, it is well worth the read. kyivindependent.com/as-trump-put...

If you haven't yet heard of EVERYTHING WE COULD DO, you will. This stunning novel by David McGlynn follows Brooke and Harper who find themselves spending 203 days in the terrifying and mysterious netherworld of the neonatal intensive care unit after their quadruplets are born at 23 weeks.

August is for poetry. We've been eager readers of Nicole Sealey's work ever since we awarded the Drinking Gourd Chapbook Poetry Prize for her debut collection, THE ANIMAL AFTER WHOM OTHER ANIMALS ARE NAMED.

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