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Northwestern University Press is dedicated to publishing books of enduring scholarly and cultural value, from philosophy, to poetry, to lit crit, to translations, and beyond.
We are home to TriQuarterly and Curbstone Books.
We are home to TriQuarterly and Curbstone Books.
Winter approaches, which means it's time for us to get serious about reading explorations of influential intellects.
Who better to revisit than diplomat, philosopher, spy, and prophet of the end of history Alexandre Kojève?
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Who better to revisit than diplomat, philosopher, spy, and prophet of the end of history Alexandre Kojève?
nupress.northwestern.edu/search-resul...
November 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Winter approaches, which means it's time for us to get serious about reading explorations of influential intellects.
Who better to revisit than diplomat, philosopher, spy, and prophet of the end of history Alexandre Kojève?
nupress.northwestern.edu/search-resul...
Who better to revisit than diplomat, philosopher, spy, and prophet of the end of history Alexandre Kojève?
nupress.northwestern.edu/search-resul...
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
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
November 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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
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
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
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
October 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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
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
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.
October 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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.
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.
It's clear why her students like Stephen Colbert, Amy Poehler, Kristen Schaal, Steven Yeun love her mentorship and experience.
October 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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.
It's clear why her students like Stephen Colbert, Amy Poehler, Kristen Schaal, Steven Yeun love her mentorship and experience.
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).
2026-27 THEME: Hospitality (or the absence, opposite, or excess thereof).
October 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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).
2026-27 THEME: Hospitality (or the absence, opposite, or excess thereof).
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
Featuring
- Péter Esterházy
- Gyula Illyés
- Ferenc Barnás
#ReadUP #Translations
October 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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
Featuring
- Péter Esterházy
- Gyula Illyés
- Ferenc Barnás
#ReadUP #Translations
Head over to The Slowdown to listen to Maggie Smith read from the collection.
www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2025...
www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2025...
October 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Head over to The Slowdown to listen to Maggie Smith read from the collection.
www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2025...
www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2025...
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.
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We couldn't imagine a more brilliant set of poems.
nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014893...
October 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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...
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.
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.
September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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.
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.
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-...
chicagoreader.com/books/books-...
September 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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-...
chicagoreader.com/books/books-...
It's always exciting when people start talking about drama. (And theater. And performance studies.)
September 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It's always exciting when people start talking about drama. (And theater. And performance studies.)
September 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This extraordinary book follows the hours of the clock to show twenty-four glimpses into how we experience time, our families, our planet, and all of those small moments that aren’t small at all.
September 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This extraordinary book follows the hours of the clock to show twenty-four glimpses into how we experience time, our families, our planet, and all of those small moments that aren’t small at all.
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
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
September 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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
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
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.
These brilliant books are a sight to behold.
September 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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.
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...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
September 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
September 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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.
A perfect end to the summer. We can't wait to go back next year.
September 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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.
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.
September 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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...
To read the full post, head over to the UI's blog at:
international.uiowa.edu/news/2025/08...
September 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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...
To read the full post, head over to the UI's blog at:
international.uiowa.edu/news/2025/08...
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.
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.
August 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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.
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.
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.
August 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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.