and important—and, while it's hardly a static artifact, it's proved remarkably durable. Books are also expensive, especially in terms of the skilled labor necessary to acquire and market them. But they're worth it." Books The press publishes books in the following scholarly areas: African American literature, Appalachian studies, art, digital writing and literature, energy and environment, geography, history, medieval studies, music, natural history, sociology, sports, and West Virginia, as well as creative nonfiction and fiction. Notable WVU Press books include Anthony Harkins and Meredith McCarroll's edited collection Appalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy, a new edition of Muriel Rukeyser's long poem The Book of the Dead, Greg Bottoms's Lowest White Boy, Tom Hansell's After Coal, Joshua R. Eyler's How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching, Andrew and Alex Lichtenstein's Marked, Unmarked, Remembered, Lee Maynard's Crum trilogy, Davitt McAteer's Monongah: The Tragic Story of the Worst Industrial Accident in US History, the anthology Eyes Glowing at the Edge of the Woods, Katharine Antolini's Memorializing Motherhood, Deesha Philyaw's The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, and Neema Avashia's Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain State. Series The press publishes series in the following areas: Central Appalachian Natural History, Energy and Society, Histories of Capitalism and the Environment, In Place, Radical Natures, Regenerations, Rural Studies, Sounding Appalachia, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, West Virginia and Appalachia, and West Virginia Classics. Open Access Reader In January 2016, WVU Press and WVU Libraries launched West Virginia History: An Open Access Reader as a free, online collection of previously published essays drawn from the journal West Virginia History and other WVU Press publications. Journals West Virginia Press publishes the following peer-reviewed journals in the humanities and education. Essays in Medieval Studies Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review Victorian Poetry West Virginia History: A Journal of Regional Studies See also List of English-language book publishing companies List of university presses References External links Official website West Virginia History: An Open Access Reader Press University presses of the United States Publishing companies established in the 1960s