Recent Books
Tolstoy and Dostoevsky in Russian Symbolist Criticism: A Reader
Edited by Lindsay Ceballos, D. Brian Kim, and Chloë Kitzinger
At the turn of the twentieth century, Symbolist writers and thinkers at the forefront of Russian modernism cast Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy as their chosen ancestors—examples to be exalted, repudiated, and ultimately surpassed. Their writings transformed the way these novelists were read within and beyond the Russian Empire. Many of the Symbolist writings on Tolstoy and Dostoevsky were long unavailable in English or were only available in outdated or unreliable translations. Presenting fresh annotated translations of some of the most influential Symbolist essays, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky in Russian Symbolist Criticism opens this globally influential body of criticism to a new anglophone audience.
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EnTwine: Critical and Creative Teaching with Twine
Edited by Emily Christina Murphy and Lai-Tze Fan
EnTwine: Critical and Creative Teaching with Twine is the first full-length collection devoted to teaching with the popular digital story-telling platform Twine. Until now, few scholarly accounts have focused on how disparate communities use, share, and learn about Twine. Contributors to this volume demonstrate how Twine helps to forge communities of practice committed to learning and sharing together, inside and outside of classrooms.
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Tributaries
New England Jazz Collaborative
Tributaries, the debut release from the New England Jazz Collaborative (NEJC), is a bold statement from an innovative new force in contemporary large ensemble jazz. The album showcases six original works by member composers Jeremy Cohen, Darryl Harper, Matan Rubinstein, and Sam Spear. The compositions traverse an expansive musical landscape—from New Orleans-inspired collective improvisation and lyrical balladry to Third Stream experimentation, funk, and West African highlife.
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Local Ecologies: Artistic Investigations of Eastern Massachusetts
Edited by Kirsten Swenson and Rebecca Uchill
Local Ecologies: Artistic Investigations of Eastern Massachusetts is an innovative multimedia exploration of the entangled natural and cultural ecologies of Eastern Massachusetts. The book’s rich archive of essays, interviews, and artistic projects reveals the region’s layered Indigenous, colonial, and industrial histories, showing how art can deepen understanding of place. The volume foregrounds multiple ways of knowing and making place—through observation, research, memory, and collective action—offering the reader models for ongoing engagement with the region and beyond.
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Forgotten Friendships wins 2026 Heldt Prize
This 2025 title by Alexandra Perišić also garnered an Honorable Mention in the University of Southern California Book Prize in Literary and Cultural Studies.
Published October 26th, 2026
Congratulations to the ACP finalists & winners of the 2026 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award!
ACP has two winning titles! Additionally, the press had four finalists in the six award categories.
Published September 15th, 2026
US at 250: Essential Reads, Free to Download!
We are proud to be part of the global conversation about justice and democracy.
Published June 22nd, 2026
Conferences
Amherst College Press representatives will be attending the following conferences. Email us if you'd like to meet up.
Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Annual Convention: November 20-23, 2025
ACP was on site for the 2025 ASEEES Convention in Washington, D.C.
Northeast Modern Language Association's Annual Convention: March 5-8, 2026
ACP was on site for this year's NeMLA Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Annual Convention: November 12-16, 2026
ACP will attend the 2026 ASEEES Convention in Chicago!
American Portuguese Studies Association (APSA) Conference: October 22-24, 2026
ACP was on site at Princeton for the 14th annual conference, with titles in Afro-Luso-Brazilian studies!