West Virginia University Press is the only university press, and the largest publisher of any kind, in the state of West Virginia. A part of West Virginia University, they publish books and scholarly journals by authors around the world, with a particular emphasis on Appalachian studies, history, higher education, the social sciences, and interdisciplinary books about energy, environment, and resources. They also publish works of fiction and creative nonfiction, and collaborate on innovative digital publications, notably West Virginia History: An Open Access Reader.
Ghosts of New York
Literary novel with a New York setting and a dash of speculative fiction, for fans of Colum McCann, Colm Toibin, and Dana Spiotta.
Remaking Appalachia
Ecosocialism, Ecofeminism, and Law
A critical legal scholar uses feminist and environmental theory to sketch alternate futures for Appalachia.
So Much to Be Angry About
Appalachian Movement Press and Radical DIY Publishing, 1969–1979
A richly produced, craft- and activist-centered celebration of radical DIY publishing, for readers of Appalachian Reckoning.
Feminist Geography Unbound
Discomfort, Bodies, and Prefigured Futures
A field-defining collection of new voices on gender, feminism, and geography.
Working It Off in Labor County
Stories
Humorous and wry stories of misfits and ordinary people in an Appalachian community struggling creatively to make sense of an often nonsensical world.
Red Harvests
Agrarian Capitalism and Genocide in Democratic Kampuchea
Reassessing the Cambodian genocide through the lens of global capitalist development.
The Road to Blair Mountain
Saving a Mine Wars Battlefield from King Coal
Ungrading
Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead)
The Opioid Epidemic and US Culture
Expression, Art, and Politics in an Age of Addiction
