UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the titles where our noses have been buried. 

“This month, to celebrate University Press Week, I read and loved Tiffany Midge’s The Dreamcatcher in the Wry and Ben Grossberg’s The Spring before Obergefell. I highly recommend adding both books to your TBR if they aren’t already!” -Sarah Kee

“I recently finished Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters. I picked it up based on a book challenge to read something where the main character plays an instrument. This turned out to be a dark tale of a family of fiddle players who share a supernatural gift along with their musical talents. I find I’ve gravitated toward queer horror books unintentionally these past few months, but I’m really enjoying the genre.” -Lacey Losh

“I’m reading Sylvia Beach’s Shakespeare and Company, a beloved UNP edition! My idea of romance reading is about a bookseller in Paris and getting to know the likes of Hemmingway and Joyce. I’m also listening to Patrick Radden Keefe’s Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland on audio. It unpacks the violent conflict in late twentieth-century Ireland, centered around the abduction and murder of a widowed woman by the Irish Republican Army. It’s a long but informative read, especially ideal for all my time spent on the highway.” -Taylor Gilreath

“In October I was gifted a copy of Democracy in Retrograde by Sami Sage and Emily Amick and started reading it right away. Now that so much has happened since then, I’m returning to it and rereading various sections for inspiration. It’s more of a workbook and toolkit to help anyone looking to make a difference in their community. I highly recommend it to anyone who is lost in political despair and is ready to do something about it.” -Rosemary Sekora

“I’ve recently finished Weyward by Emilia Hart. I decided to pick it up because it kept appearing on my Goodreads list and a friend told me it was very good. I did very much enjoy the book, which tells the story of three different women across five centuries that are connected by the way they have been mistreated by men. Though raped, abused, and accused of witchcraft, these extraordinary women survive through female resilience and a secret power they possess through nature. I encourage those interested in historical fiction, fantasy, and magical realism to read this novel.” -Emily Casillas