Higher Learning 2025: Livingston Press at the University of West Alabama

Lovers of offbeat fiction and poetry need look no further than Livingston Press at the University of West Alabama, a publisher on a mission to discover and release works that might not be appreciated elsewhere.

Higher Learning 2025: Celebrating Our Veterans

This year, University Press Week begins on November 11, Veterans Day—the day we pay tribute to military veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. In honor of the occasion, the Association of University Presses is calling special attention to the five members that are affiliated with U.S. Armed Forces universities: Air University Press, Army University Press, Marine Corps University Press, Naval Institute Press, and West Point Press.

Higher Learning 2025: Johns Hopkins University Press

Led by executive director Barbara Kline Pope, the Johns Hopkins University Press is one of the world’s largest university presses, with a diverse range of scholarly content–related products and services, including a book distribution division, Hopkins Fulfillment Services, and Project MUSE, a massive online collection of 800 journals and 100,000 books from 400 publishers available to millions of readers worldwide.

Higher Learning 2025: Paradigm Publishing Services

Conceived in October 2023 and launched a year later with a new brand and website, Paradigm Publishing Services is a visionary division of De Gruyter Brill that’s designed to respond to the evolving needs of publishers in the modern digital era.

Higher Learning 2025: University Press of Colorado

Founded in 1965, the University Press of Colorado, led by director Darrin Pratt, is devoted to advancing and disseminating knowledge globally by publishing significant scholarly works and making them accessible to a wide audience.

Higher Learning 2025: Cambridge University Press

The world’s oldest university press, Cambridge University Press was granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534 and is known as the King’s Printer. As part of the University of Cambridge—an institution globally renowned for its academic excellence and innovative thinking—the press delivers trusted research and learning materials that enhance understanding and support Cambridge’s mission to advance knowledge and contribute to society through education and research.

Higher Learning 2025: Boydell & Brewer/ University of Rochester Press

An independent, employee-owned publisher with offices in the U.K. and the U.S., Boydell & Brewer is committed to delivering the best humanities and social science scholarship to a global audience.

Higher Learning 2025: University of Arkansas Press

Located in Fayetteville, Ark., a city known as an academic hub and for its innovative spirit, the University of Arkansas Press was founded in 1980 by the historian Willard Gatewood and the poet Miller Williams, who was named its inaugural director.

Higher Learning: A Snapshot of University Presses in 2025

Fall is here and it’s time to celebrate University Press Week. This year’s theme—#StepUP—is a chance to discover the ways university presses step up to educate, enlighten, and take action and to explore how their publications and platforms help to contextualize current issues and events, offer solutions to global challenges, and amplify diverse voices across an array of disciplines.

The Genius of Liddy-Jean

In Mari SanGiovanni’s latest novel, a differently abled narrator makes her move. (Sponsored)

New Book's Surprising Approach to Forming Healthy Relationships

A psychotherapist’s new guide to modern relationships takes a holistic view, encouraging an individual’s spiritual growth in forming healthy relationships.

For Publishers Looking to Expand Globally, Ingram Has All the Answers

Ingram Content Group helps publishers grow globally with extensive distribution, printing, data and digital solutions, and substantial marketing reach.

Tough Topics for Kids

For kids grappling with such complexity while also trying to find their place in the world, a richly told story can ease the journey. Books on tough topics also help adults reach youth who are struggling to process difficult emotions or hard realities.

Tough Topics for Kids - Cultural Identity

PW Close-Up: Jane Dystel on 30 Years of Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

On the occasion of her literary agency's 30th birthday, PW spoke with Jane Dystel about how the publishing business has changed over the years, why she loves being an agent, and what makes her fall in love with a manuscript. (Sponsored)

The IAP Takes the Guesswork Out of Acquiring Indie Books for Libraries

A new survey by the Indie Author Project (IAP), in partnership with Ingram Library Services, shows that libraries want independently published books; they're just not sure how to get them. (Sponsored)

BookTok Sensation Emily Rath's Epic Adventure

International bestseller Emily Rath is known for her spicy romances, but her new novel combines her first two literary loves - fantasy and mythology - for an epic adventure inspired by Finnish mythology that's imbued with her signature wit, rich storytelling, and immersive worlds.

Language of the Heart

Rain Ministries founder Terry Wildman is reimagining Christian stories in ways that are relevant to different cultures with his 'First Nations Version' and children’s picture book 'Birth of the Chosen One,' both from InterVarsity Press. (Sponsored)

Following Her Creative Heart, Emma Grey Writes Stories of Relationships, Grief and Second Chances

Following the success of her novel, The Last Love Note, Emma Grey continues to write multilayered stories on the complex, messy, and joyful experiences of women.

Games, Gifts & Sidelines

Puzzles, notebooks, tarot decks, dolls, calendars. Check out PW's guide to the latest items ideal for making your stores, and maker spaces, come to life this fall.