September 8, 2016

Michael Orthofer and Tyler Cowen Talk about and Shop for Books

Earlier this summer, Michael Orthofer, author of “The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction,” videotaped two conversations with Tyler Cowen about the importance of reading world literature and how to choose your next book.

September 8, 2016

With and After Orientalism — Carrie Preston

Carrie Preston, author of “Learning to Kneel,” on drawing on other cultures without appropriation.

September 7, 2016

An Interview with Carrie Preston, author of "Learning to Kneel"

Carrie Preston discusses how Noh training shaped her book, the challenges of cross-cultural scholarship, and how modernists drew on Japanese traditions in their work.

September 6, 2016

New Book Tuesday: Capital and the Common Good, Exiled in America, and More New Books!

Our weekly listing of new titles now available.

September 1, 2016

Alan Schroeder on How Twitter is Changing Presidential Debates

Alan Schroeder, author of Presidential Debates, looks back to the 2012 debates to examine the profound effect of social media on presidential campaigns.

August 31, 2016

An Interview with Jenny Davidson, author of "Reading Style"

Read our interview with Jenny Davidson about her book “Reading Style,” which is now available in paper.

August 31, 2016

Alan Schroeder on the Debating Styles of Kennedy and Nixon

Alan Schroeder, author of “Presidential Debates,” analyzes the now-legendary debate between Kennedy and Nixon and what went right and wrong for each candidate.

August 30, 2016

Interview with Alan Schroeder, author of Presidential Debates

Alan Schroeder on what makes a good debater, how social media has changed presidential debates, and more.

August 30, 2016

New Book Tuesday: The Newest from Donald Keene, Essays by Abe Kobo and More!

Our weekly listing of new titles now available!

August 29, 2016

Eric Kandel, Michael Mann, Kosher Food, Exhaustion, and More Author Events in September

A roundup of our amazing author events coming to a city near you in September.

August 26, 2016

Rape on Campus: The Title IX Revolution

Read an article on the role that Title IX can play in the fight against campus rape, by Kelly Oliver, author of HUNTING GIRLS: SEXUAL VIOLENCE FROM THE HUNGER GAMES TO CAMPUS RAPE.

August 25, 2016

Social Media and the Lack of Consent

“Given the continued use of social media to target, harass, and humiliate young women, it is telling that these technologies were born out of sexist attitudes. In their inception, some of the most popular social media sites were designed to denigrate women.” — Kelly Oliver