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...

April 19, 2018

Taming the Wild Horse: A Daoist Contemplative Path

Read a guest post by Louis Komjathy, author of TAMING THE WILD HORSE: AN ANNOTATED TRANSLATION AND STUDY OF THE DAOIST HORSE TAMING PICTURES.

April 18, 2018

Columbia University Press Authors Awarded the 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship!

We are proud to announce that several of our authors were awarded the 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship. They were among the 173 recipients, selected from almost 3,000 applicants. We are honored to be their publisher and congratulate each of them on their exceptional...

April 18, 2018

Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe Celebrates Our 125th Anniversary!

To help celebrate their 125th(!) year in existence, we’ve got a table packed with @ColumbiaUP books right by the front door. pic.twitter.com/Ap4FwuwhzZ — Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe (@Malaprops) March 1, 2018

April 18, 2018

Earth at Risk: An Excerpt

This month, in honor of Earth Day, we’re featuring titles that are related to climate change and environmental studies. Today we’re presenting you with an excerpt from Earth at Risk: Natural Capital and the Quest for Sustainability, by Claude Henry and Laurence...

April 17, 2018

Book Culture Celebrates Our 125th Anniversary

We’re celebrating the 125th Anniversary of @ColumbiaUP with a display of some of our favorite titles! Check it out at Book Culture on 112th, where we have a wide selection of books from the press! pic.twitter.com/jOY9kE6Bum — Book Culture (@bookculture)...

April 17, 2018

Trivia Tuesday: This Book Debuted in 1959, Launched a Career, and is Still in Print Today!

Columbia University Press closed the 1950s with the publication of Man, the State, and War — a book by Kenneth N. Waltz, a young political scientist who would go on to become one of the most highly-regarded figures in the field of...

April 17, 2018

New Book Tuesday! The Green Marble, New German Idealism, and Psychology of a Superpower

Our weekly listing of new books is now available! The Green Marble Earth System Science and Global Sustainability David P. Turner A New German Idealism Hegel, Žižek, and Dialectical Materialism Adrian Johnston Psychology of a Superpower Security and Dominance in...