May 1, 2018

New Book Tuesday! Penis Envy and Other Bad Feelings, NGOs as Newsmakers, With Us and Against Us and More!

NGOs as Newsmakers The Changing Landscape of International News Matthew Powers Penis Envy and Other Bad Feelings The Emotional Costs of Everyday Life Mari Ruti With Us and Against Us How America’s Partners Help and Hinder the War on Terror...

May 1, 2018

Trivia Tuesday: In 1930, Columbia University Press Became the First University Press to Publish Books in the Field of Social Work

In 1930, Columbia University Press became and, for many decades remained, the only university press to publish in the field of social work. The Social Work Interview, now in its 5th edition, edited by Alfred and Goldie Kadushin, has been...

May 1, 2018

Introducing Lust on Trial: Censorship and the Rise of American Obscenity in the Age of Anthony Comstock

This week, our featured title is Lust on Trial: Censorship and the Rise of American Obscenity in the Age of Anthony Comstock. In this video, author Amy Werbel introduces the book and it’s place in American history. Enter our book giveaway by Friday at 1...

April 30, 2018

Yang Mu and Western Literary Tradition

We are closing Poetry Month today with the second of a two-part post on Yang Mu, a towering figure in modern Chinese poetry. This post, written by Xiaohan Du, a Ph.D. Candidate in Art History at Columbia University focuses on...

April 30, 2018

Book of the Week! Lust on Trial: Censorship and the Rise of American Obscenity in the Age of Anthony Comstock

This week, our featured book is Lust on Trial: Censorship and the Rise of American Obscenity in the Age of Anthony Comstock, by Amy Werbel. Throughout the week, we will be featuring content about the book and its author on our blog as well...

April 27, 2018

135th Anniversary of the Birth of Hubert Harrison: “Father of Harlem Radicalism”

Today, marks the 135th anniversary of the birth of Hubert Harrison:“Father of Harlem Radicalism” and founder of the first organization and first newspaper of the militant “New Negro Movement.” In observance of this momentous occasion, we present you with this...

April 27, 2018

Columbia University Press Announces Student Poetry Contest Winners!

In celebration of National Poetry Month, Columbia University Press is pleased to announce the three winners of the second annual Columbia Granger’s World of Poetry Student Poetry Contest. The Granger’s Poetry contest is held each April and generates high-quality submissions from students around...

April 26, 2018

In 1931 The Press Launched Two Definitive Works in Poetry: The Works of John Milton and the Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records series

In observance of International Poetry Month, today’s Throwback Thursday takes us back eighty-seven years when the Press launched the first volumes of two definitive works in poetry. The Works Of John Milton In 1931, Columbia University Press published the first...

April 25, 2018

Masaoka Shiki & Haiku’s Political Turn in 19th Century Japan

In honor of Poetry Month, today we have a guest post from Robert Tuck about Japanese poet Masaoka Shiki. Robert Tuck is the author of the forthcoming title Idly Scribbling Rhymers: Poetry, Print, and Community in Nineteenth-Century Japan.  • • •...

April 24, 2018

Trivia Tuesday: This Author Works with the United Nations to Develop Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the world’s foremost experts on sustainable development and the fight against poverty. He is the Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia...

April 24, 2018

The Poetic Universe Yang Mu

In celebration of National Poetry Month, this week we are featuring Yang Mu, a towering figure in modern Chinese poetry. This is the first of a two-part series written by Xiaohan Du, a PhD Candidate in Art History at Columbia...

April 24, 2018

New Book Tuesday! God and Man in Tehran, Sōseki, The Conflicted Superpower and More!

Our weekly listing of new books is now available!  The Conflicted Superpower America’s Collaboration with China and India in Global Innovation Andrew B. Kennedy God and Man in Tehran Contending Visions of the Divine from the Qajars to the Islamic...