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CfP extended for "THE MODERN MIDWEST, 1989-2025" series at the Middle West Review. Please see the link for more details.
Call-for-Proposals: THE MODERN MIDWEST, 1989-2025 | H-Net
Call-for-Proposals: THE MODERN MIDWEST, 1989-2025
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November 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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It's time to recover the lost region.

Join us November 15th in Sioux Falls for a historic gathering of scholars committed to revitalizing Midwestern studies.

Register now—seats are limited!

🔗 uimiddle.wordpress.com/lost-region-...

#MidwesternStudies #RegionalScholarship #Academia #Midwest
October 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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New Episode!

We mark the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with authors Thomas M. Nelson and Jerald Podair, whose new book "Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy" was recently released by Michigan State University Press. (1/4)
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Check out the latest episode of @heartlandhistory.bsky.social hosted by Kevin Mason and @joshkluever.bsky.social. Their guests are Tom Nelson and Jerald Podair as they explore their wonderful new book “Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy”
New Episode!

We mark the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with authors Thomas M. Nelson and Jerald Podair, whose new book "Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy" was recently released by Michigan State University Press. (1/4)
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Out Now! "Between Loving and Leaving: Essays on the New Midwestern History" edited by Jon K. Lauck. www.oupress.com/978080619602...
September 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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New Episode!

Step into the forest with author David Hankensen and discover the remarkable life of Helen Hoover. (1/5)
October 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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New Book Release: "Between Loving and Leaving: Essays on the New Midwestern History" edited by Jon K. Lauck was published by the University of Oklahoma Press on September 30. www.oupress.com/978080619602...
October 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Come find KSUP books—and @tottencs.bsky.social, our director—at the @lityoungstown.bsky.social Fall Literary Festival! If you’re not in Youngstown, you can still save 30% on titles from the exhibit (with free shipping, through 10/31). Use code LYF30 at checkout:

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October 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Poster I made for the Great Midwest Crane Fest!
September 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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This is going to be so beautiful! And not just because I have an essay in it!
Check it out: the pre-order link for Lingering Inland: A Literary Tour of the Midwest! This book collects dozens of #LiteraryLandscapes essays, and pre-orders will ship in November—perfect for Christmas! www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
Lingering Inland
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June 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Spotted @oah.org at the Oxford University Press booth #OAH25
April 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Lost Region Recovery Project Conference

Nov 15, 2025 | Sioux Falls, SD 🎯

Reviving Midwestern Studies scholarship

💰 $40 | Register: email klauck@alumni.nd.edu by Oct 10 📹

#MidwesternStudies #AcademicConference #SiouxFalls

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September 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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My painting WISCONSIN FARM
August 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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On this day in 1935, Ernie Pyle set out with his wife Jerry to tour the country and report on what he found as the “Hoosier Vagabond” columnist.
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The Hoosier Vagabond: On the Road with Ernie Pyle
Clem “Pop” Shaffer, the owner of the only hotel in Mountainair , New Mexico , was sitting in front of a fireplace in the lobby of his bric...
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August 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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I'm thrilled that my first book review--of John Nelson's Muddy Ground--has been published in the Middle West Review!
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June 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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"I Was Surprised by the Good Nature of the Students."

Free article on student anti-war protests, available now from the latest issue of Middle West Review: bit.ly/46gLfS4
June 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Woken by Sirens would be a good name for a Midwestern band.
June 29, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Grateful to Cleveland Magazine (@clevelandmag.bsky.social) for including KSU Press in this writeup of book publishing in Northeast Ohio—and pleased to see more attention for “Light Enters the Grove”!
From the Rust Belt to the Bookshelf: How Two Cleveland Presses Champion Local Authors
Both Gray & Company and Kent State University Press have built business on producing work for Northeast Ohio-based readers. By Maura Zurick
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June 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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In the mail: the very large new issue of Middle West Review. My piece on William H. Gass is on page 601.
June 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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The Spring 2025 Middle West Review is here!

The only journal dedicated exclusively to Midwest studies - exploring America's heartland through politics, history, culture, and identity.

📖 Available now through Project MUSE - lnkd.in/eTZpdckW

#MiddleWestReview #MidwestStudies
June 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Welcome to the world, Great Lakes in 50 Maps!!! 🌊https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/collections/50-maps/products/9781540270009 @alexbhill.bsky.social
Great Lakes in 50 Maps
The largest freshwater system on Earth, like you’ve never seen it before. The Great Lakes region is home to one-tenth of the United States’ population, and one-quarter of Canada’s. Even if we remember...
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June 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Thank you for @coryhaala.bsky.social for organizing such an important panel about the archival lifeblood that makes out research possible
May 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM