Wayne State University Press

Founded in 1941, Wayne State University Press is a leading publisher of Great Lakes books, Judaica, and African American studies, as well as a wide range of other scholarly and general interest titles.

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New Catalog Available

Fall & Winter 2009 Catalog Available

Click on the link to download a PDF file of our new Fall & Winter 2009 catalog.  Read about our exciting new titles, including Travelin' Man, a photo-driven insider's look at the rise of Bob Seger, and A Motor City Year, a photographic compilation of the unique people, places, and events that make up a year in the life of Metropolitian Detroit. 

Yiddishlands wins Canadian Jewish Book Awards!

The Koffler Centre of the Arts has announced the winners of the 21st annual Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards celebrating excellence in Canadian writing on Jewish themes and subjects. Eight books in a variety of genres including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and children’s literature will berecognized at the Awards evening in Toronto on May 25, 2009.

Yiddishlands: A Memoir by David G. Roskies has won the the Abraham and Eve Trapunski Award for works on Yiddish Literature.

More information can be found at the Koffler web-site at www.kofflerarts.org

Google Book Settlement

Attention WSU Press authors and other interested parties:

Your rights may be affected by a class action settlement regarding Google's digitization of books and other writings. For information on the settlement, including terms, options, and deadlines, please visit:

http://www.googlebooksettlement.com

New and Forthcoming
Jane Campion

Jane Campion

Cinema, Nation, Identity

Edited by Irene Bessiere, Hilary Radner and Alistair Fox

An innovative collection of original essays on Jane Campion, renowned female auteur filmmaker.

 
Little Machinery

Little Machinery

A Critical Facsimile Edition

By Mary Liddell
Ed/Intro by Nathalie op de Beeck
Foreword by John Stilgoe

An updated edition that situates a landmark 1920s children’s picture book in its historical and social context.

 
Tracking King Kong

Tracking King Kong

A Hollywood Icon in World Culture

By Cynthia Erb

Studies the cultural impact and audience reception of King Kong from the 1933 release of the original film until today.

 
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

By Jim Leach

A comprehensive account of Doctor Who as a television series and product of popular culture.

 
History of Wayne State University in Photographs

A History of Wayne State University in Photographs

By Evelyn Aschenbrenner
Foreword by Bill McGraw
Introduction by Charles K. Hyde

Showcases the founding, development, and growth of Wayne State University, Michigan’s third largest public university, in historical photographs.