NYU Press has been named one of "15 Feisty Small Presses" by the Huffington Post. Writer Anis Shivani observes, "NYU Press consistently publishes scholarly, yet accessible books."

Shivani lists several of NYU Press's new releases, including: Margaret Nelson's Parenting Out of Control; Democracy in Modern Iran by Gallatin School of Individualized Study Professor Ali Mirsepassi; Jonathan Hafetz and Mark Denbeax's The Guantanamo Lawyers; and Cary Nelson's No University Is an Island.