The 2026 AUPresses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show will be on display at the Main Library November 2 through November 13 during regular business hours. The show includes over sixty books and will be directly to the right of the security desk in the lobby through the main entrance.
The Association of University Presses honors the recent thoughtful and creative work of design and production teams, extending a long tradition of excellence in design in the university press community and—through a traveling exhibit and acclaimed annual catalog of selected entries—illustrating the tenets of good design.
Open to works published in 2025 by AUPresses member publishers worldwide, this year’s competition attracted 505 submissions in these categories:
- Scholarly books, typographic and illustrated
- Trade books, typographic and illustrated
- Poetry and literature books
- Reference books
- Journals
- Jackets and covers (of books and journals)
The traveling exhibition of the 2025 show made its debut in Hong Kong in March—hosted by member presses Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, City University of Hong Kong Press, and Hong Kong University Press—and will complete its tour in June.