SUNY Press's Excelsior Editions highlight the rich cultural and historical heritage of New York. We are interested in projects that focus on the history, art, culture, society, and environment of New York and its surrounding states that are written to entertain and educate the general reader. We publish original and reprinted works of nonfiction (including memoir), fiction, and poetry. We welcome submissions in the following areas: Architecture: historic preservation, "lost" buildings Arts and culture: dance, film, music, visual art Biographies, writ large: notable New Yorkers in all fields City and county histories Communities: Works showcasing the rich cultural and ethnic diversity in New York State Food and dining Guide books: Help us see NYS in a new or interesting way! City/town guides; recreational guides: walks/hikes, fishing, driving tours, etc.; thematic guides: literary NY, architectural guides to specific cities, etc.; wildlife guides: specific to regions, specific to species, etc. LGBTQ+ NY Memoirs and Oral histories Myths, folklife, and folklore: haunted NY, anyone? Political/cultural movements: crime, labor, political parties Sports and sports history Transportation History: cars, motorcycles, trains Women's History Best-selling and Forthcoming Titles New York Art Deco: A Guide to Gotham's Jazz Age Architecture by Anthony W. Robins We Used to Own the Bronx: Memoirs of a Former Debutante by Eve Pell The Spirit of New York: Defining Events in the Empire State's History by Bruce W. Dearstyne Fearless: A. Bartlett Giamatti and the Battle for Fairness in America by Neil Thomas Proto In Security: A Novel by Edward Schwarzschild Hundred-Mile Home: A Story Map of Albany, Troy, and the Hudson River by Susan Petrie An Unfinished Revolution: Edna Buckman Kearns and the Struggle for Women's Rights by Marguerite Kearns A New Series: New York Classics New York Classics focuses on reprints of books in the public domain with an appropriate introduction that situates the work in its historical/cultural context. Forthcoming titles include: In the Catskills and My Boyhood by John Burroughs History of Delaware County and Border Wars of New York by Jay Gould Outdoors at Idlewild: The Building of a Home on the Banks of the Hudson by N. P. Willis