"Densely and beautifully written, the chapterless narrative absorbs like a thriller and reads like a prose poem. Sophisticated readers should grab." —Library Journal A nameless young man lives in the housing projects outside of Paris. When he was a child,... Continue reading

"This novel is a miracle. Murambi, The Book of Bones verifies my conviction that art alone can handle the consequences of human destruction and translate these consequences into meaning. Boubacar Boris Diop, with a difficult beauty, has managed it. Powerfully."—Toni... Continue reading

John R. Wennersten and Denise Robbins' Rising Tides: Climate Refugees in the Twenty-First Century will be available March 6, 2017 and is now available for preorder. In a guest blog post, the authors discuss how climate change affects environmental refugees... Continue reading

Murambi, The Book of Bones Boubacar Boris Diop Translated by Fiona Mc Laughlin "This novel is a miracle. Murambi, The Book of Bones verifies my conviction that art alone can handle the consequences of human destruction and translate these consequences... Continue reading

Interested in a chance to read one of our Winter 2017 books before anyone else? Of course you are! We have 30 pre-publication copies waiting to fall into the hands of some lucky winners. Enter our giveaways on Goodreads for... Continue reading

What's better than a book of amazing short stories? A free book of amazing short stories. We are giving away a copy of new release And Yet It Moves by Erin Stalcup. Fill out the form below for a chance... Continue reading

This month you can enter to win a copy of Indiana: An Interpretation—Bicentennial Edition. This classic book by John Bartlow Martin now features an afterword by Martin biographer Ray E. Boomhower. Continue reading

Why should you care about emerging writers? This is the talent pool, people. If you care about literature and you care about our state (and because you're reading a post on the IU Press blog, I'll assume that you do), then you should care deeply about nurturing this group that is writing the next generation of stories and poems and novels. Continue reading

John Bartlow Martin by Ray E. Boomhower has been racking up the awards and honors lately! The first prize the book received was a Society of Midland Authors award in the biography and memoir category. Then the biography was awarded... Continue reading

We are pleased to announce that four of our books received 2015 INDIEFAB Awards and two books were finalists. Thousands of books are entered in the contest sponsored by Foreword Reviews each year to be judged by a select group... Continue reading

Dreams Deferred A Concise Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Movement to Boycott Israel Cary Nelson "In the miasma of the campus campaigns to boycott Israel and to reinvent the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Dreams Deferred offers the reader powerful, timely,... Continue reading

In The Doc and the Duchess: The Life and Legacy of George H. A. Clowes, Alexander W. Clowes details the life of his grandfather and the legacy he left behind. George H. A. Clowes played a pivotal role in the... Continue reading

Indiana University Press and Bloom Magazine will co-host the first Quarry Festival of Books on Saturday, September 3. The festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dunn Meadow on the IU Bloomington campus. Over 25 authors... Continue reading

We have exciting new giveaways coming to Goodreads! You can win advance reading copies of some of our new fall 2016 books before they're released. From Kirk Haston's Days of Knight to Samieh Hezari's Trapped in Iran, we have a... Continue reading