Overview

Chemeketa Press is interested in expanding our catalogue in two directions. First, we want to add more thematic readers or thematic anthologies to complement our already popular titles Freedom & Responsibility, Empathy, and The Art Is Long: Primary Texts on Medicine and the Humanities. Second, we want to work with faculty to bring public domain works back into print for their students or add more visually attractive print options to already available or popular books like Passing, My First Summer in the Sierra, and Wynema: Child of the Forest.

Thematic Readers













Public Domain Reprints

These readers contain primary texts that speak to students of diverse backgrounds, reading levels, and interests. They weave a thematic narrative that can accompany a course on that theme or as a companion text in a college writing or literacy course. Our staff helps editors select a mix of free and licensed texts to keep the book's cost down.

Our editorial team has been collecting a wish list to share with faculty, hoping you’ll see an idea that excites you or would resonate with your students. If you want to edit a thematic reader, please see our Submission Guidelines or contact Abbey Gaterud.

Myths and Monsters                                        True/False
Power and Privilege                                         Identity and Ideals
Dis/ability                                                           Local/Global
Faith and Doubt                                                On Failure
Transformation                                                 Creativity and Curiosity 
Labor/Work                                                        Forgiveness
Dignity                                                                Equity
Inclusivity                                                          Decolonization
Liberation                                                          Solidarity
Advocacy                                                           Allyship
Systemic Change                                            Access
Fairness                                                             Environmental justice
Community Ecosystems                               Home and Hope



Have a book you'd love to teach but can't find enough copies for your students? Or maybe you and your students are sick and tired of using the same flimsy, tired, cheap paperback editions of older texts? We want to work with you to bring a public domain text back to print or into a beautiful new edition! These editions are designed to be visually appealing and easy to read, and feature a thoughtful, "teacherly" introduction and discussion questions, making these editions perfect for students.

Some titles we're interested in follow, but feel free to contact Abbey Gaterud with your ideas. This low-stakes way to bring a book into a fresh print and digital edition is a great way to get involved with our press as a fellow revolutionary!

The Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
The Last Man, by Mary Shelley
A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway
All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque (first English translation)
The Sound and the Fury, by William Faulkner
A Room of One's Own, by Virginia Woolf
The Beast in the Jungle, by Henry James