[1] The first title published by New Rivers Press was So Many Rooms Has a House But One Roof, a poetry collection by Margaret Randall.
[citation needed] In 2001, when Truesdale died, the press went into suspension and later that year relocated to Minnesota State University Moorhead,[2] where it was revived under different management with a dual mission: to publish literature by new and emerging writers, honoring Truesdale's legacy, and to provide learning opportunities for students.
[3][4] The activities of the press and its related curriculum were integrated into the school’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program until its termination in 2014, and also into accounting, art and graphic design, English, marketing, mass communications, promotions, and website development classes at MSUM.
At the time of its announced closure in spring 2022, New Rivers had more than 400 titles in print.
[6] Notable authors published by New Rivers Press include Charles Baxter, James Bertolino, Diane Glancy, Albert Goldbarth, Greg Hewett, Robert Peters, Maya Pindyck, Charles Simic, and Warren Woessner.