Brandeis University Press

Brandeis University Press
Parent companyBrandeis University Press
Founded1971 (as part of UPNE)
2019 (standalone)
DistributionUniversity of Chicago Press
Publication typesBooks
Official websitebrandeisuniversitypress.com
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Brandeis University Press is a university press supported by Brandeis University, a private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts. It publishes a wide range of academic titles as well as trade books. The press was originally founded in 1971 as an imprint of the University Press of New England publishing consortium, but following the consortium's disbanding in 2018, Brandeis University Press was relaunched in 2019 as a separate publisher.[1][2] Brandeis University Press is distributed by The Chicago Distribution Center.[3]

Brandeis University Press is perhaps best known for its books that focus on Jewish studies,[4][5] and they have recently began to specialize in books that focus on New England,[6] as well as the Environment and Nature.[7][8] In 2021, Brandeis University Press secured the rights to the University Press of New England's catalog of past publications, and in 2023 they acquired Dartmouth College Press.[9][8][10]

  1. ^ "About Us". Brandeis University Press. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Brandeis University Press". University of Chicago Press. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Brandeis University Press announces new partnership with the University of Chicago Press's Chicago Distribution Center". BrandeisNOW. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  4. ^ Earle, Sarah (March 5, 2020). "Academic Publishers Thrive after Closing of University Press of New England". Valley News. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "BUP's list in Jewish Studies".
  6. ^ "BUP's list of books about New England".
  7. ^ "BUP's list in Nature and the Environment".
  8. ^ a b Green, Alex (April 20, 2021). "Brandeis University Press Expands with UPNE Backlist". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  9. ^ "Imprinted from Dartmouth College Press".
  10. ^ Lippman, John (January 8, 2021). "Brandeis University Press acquires UPNE book list". Valley News. Retrieved 12 September 2023.