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McFarland

Thank you for joining McFarland at AFS.  Browse our books, and learn more about book proposals and submitting your manuscript.  Browse our latest books about folklore, popular culture, literature, music, dance, myth and other topics directly in our online shop. 

Virtual Book Sale

Becoming An Author

McFarland welcomes proposals for nonfiction manuscripts, including multicontributor manuscripts and edited collections of essays, on a wide range of subjects. Authors, volume editors, and the merely interested are invited to contact senior editor Gary Mitchem at [email protected]. For more information on becoming a McFarland author, visit our Author Resources webpage. Authors of academic works should also see our peer review FAQ. 

Becoming a Reader

If you are interested in serving as an external reader, please email a current version of your CV and your area of expertise to [email protected]. 

Adopting a Book for Your Course

The majority of our books have a preview enabled via Google Books (all front matter + 10% of the text).  To examine a prospective textbook in its entirety, contact us using this form. 

Visit our online shop

Visit our AFS page and virtual book sale to browse our latest books about folklore, popular culture, literature, music, dance, myth and other topics directly in our online shop.

Receive our newsletter

Sign up for our monthly newsletter to stay up-to-date on our newest releases on folklore, popular culture, and related topics as they are released.

Reach out for publicity

Review copy requests and author interview requests are welcome. Reviewers, podcasters, and publicity coordinators should email sales and publicity specialist Stephanie Nichols.

McFarland, a leading independent publisher of academic and general-interest nonfiction books, is perhaps best known for the serious treatment of popular culture.  Founded in 1979, we are recognized among authors and readers as adventurous in range and a reliable source of worthy books that other publishers overlook. We have about 7000 unique works for sale and each year we publish about 360 new titles.