NYU Press, a publisher of original scholarship since 1916, is a department of the New York University Division of Libraries. With a focus on the humanities and social sciences, NYU Press excels in various fields such as sociology, law, cultural and American studies, religion, American history, anthropology, politics, criminology, media and communication, literary studies, and psychology. Their publishing disciplines are unified by key themes including race, ethnicity, gender, and youth studies.

NYU Press annually publishes over 110 new books, with a remarkable backlist of almost 3,000 titles in print. All their books are available in both print and ebook formats, which can be purchased from numerous retailers. They offer an array of compelling new book series like Avidly Reads, NYU Press Classics, LGBTQ Politics, Latina/o Sociology, and Critical Cultural Communication.

In addition, NYU Press engages in co-publishing programs such as the American Literatures Initiative, the Early American Places series, the Clay Sanskrit Library, and the Library of Arabic Literature. As a member of the Association of University Presses since 1937, NYU Press is committed to delivering quality scholarly publications