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.
Back to School: Jewish Day School in the Lives of Adult Jews
Alex Pomson and Randal F. Schnoor. Foreword by Jack Wertheimer
A groundbreaking study on the impact of Jewish day schools in the lives of parents and children. More info...
Dear Chester, Dear John
Letters between Chester Himes and John A. Williams
Compiled and Edited by John A. Williams and Lori Williams
A revealing collection of correspondence between Chester Himes and John A. Williams, two prominent twentieth-century African American novelists. More info...
Wide Awake in Someone Else's Dream
By M. L. Liebler
A new collection from Detroit poet M. L. Liebler, a unique voice in contemporary poetry. More info...
After-Music
By Conrad Hilberry
A new collection by esteemed Michigan poet Conrad Hilberry, his sixth full-length book of poetry. More info...
Tracy W. McGregor
Humanitarian, Philanthropist, and Detroit Civic Leader
By Philip P. Mason
Biography of Detroit philanthropist Tracy McGregor and his wife, Katherine Whitney McGregor, that details their support of charities and social movements in the first decades of the twentieth century. More info...
The Flip Wilson Show
By Meghan Sutherland
Analyzes the social, political, and institutional context of The Flip Wilson Show, which ran on NBC between 1970 and 1974. More info...
Contact Zones
Memory, Origin, and Discourses in Black Diasporic Cinema
By Sheila J. Petty
Explores the contributions of black diasporic filmmakers and thinkers to contemporary artistic and theoretical discourses. More info...
Script Culture and the American Screenplay
By Kevin Alexander Boon
By considering the screenplay as a literary object worthy of critical inquiry, this volume breaks new ground in film studies. More info...
Remapping the Humanities
Identity, Community, Memory, (Post)Modernity
An innovative collection demonstrating the rich potential for interdisciplinary learning found within the network of university-based humanities centers. More info...
The Heart Is a Mirror: The Sephardic Folktale
Tamar Alexander-Frizer
A groundbreaking and comprehensive study of the Sephardic folktale as it relates to group identity and narrative culture. More info....
Taking Care of the Uninsured: A Path to Reform
James D. Chesney, Herbert C. Smitherman, Jr., Cynthia Taueg, Jennifer Mach, and Lucille Smith
Essential reading for anyone interested in health care policy and the debate on how to change and improve our U.S. health care system. More info...