December 16, 2015

Mysterious Molecules: The Sacred Knowledge of Entheogens

The ideas and background of Sacred Knowledge are explored in a New Yorker feature, a Guardian interview, and an author essay for Powell’s.

December 15, 2015

One Discovery of Transcendence – William Richards, "Sacred Knowledge"

An excerpt from Sacred Knowledge recounts William Richards’ first encounter with psychedelic mystical consciousness.

December 15, 2015

New Book Tuesday! Chaos Imagined, Sex Trafficking, Calypso Jews, and More!

Our weekly listing of titles now available!

December 11, 2015

The Truth About Chicago’s Crime Rates — Best American Magazine Writing 2015

“If a number makes people feel safe, then why not give it to them?”—A Chicago police officer Recent events have shone a light on the Chicago police department and the ways in which they fail to share information with the...

December 11, 2015

Mary Helen Washington Receives Honorable Mention for MLA Award

Congratulations to Mary Helen Washington, whose book “The Other Blacklist: The African American Literary and Cultural Left of the 1950s,” received an honorable mention for the competition for the Modern Language Association’s William Sanders Scarborough Prize for an Outstanding Scholarly Study of Black American Literature.

December 10, 2015

Evan Ratliff on the Best American Magazine Writing of 2015

“Great writers will keep finding the wherewithal to chase the bold ideas, and great editors will keep finding ways to say yes.”—Evan Ratliff The following is an excerpt from Evan Ratliff’s introduction to The Best American Magazine Writing 2015: Now,...

December 10, 2015

The Legacy of Eve Sedgwick

A recent article in “The New Yorker” examines the continuing influence of Eve Sedgwick and “Between Men”

December 9, 2015

Michael Mann on the Assault on Climate Science

“Let’s end the McCarthy-like assault on science led by the Lamar Smiths of the world. Our nation is better than that.”—Michael Mann, New York Times Yesterday, we linked to Michael Mann’s important op-ed in the New York Times on social...

December 9, 2015

Laborers Who Keep Beheadings Out of Your Facebook Feed — Best Business Writing 2015

An excerpt from The Best Business Writing 2015 examines how social media sites are moderated.

December 8, 2015

Dean Starkman on the Current State of Business Journalism

“This collection of brilliant journalism … is a testament to business journalism’s resilience in an age of extreme disruption in its own business — media — and to the fact that the business-news ocean is vast and full of unexpected...

December 8, 2015

New Book Tuesday: The Wheel, Roots of Russia's War in Ukraine, Reimagining the Sacred, and More!

Our weekly listing of new titles now available.

December 7, 2015

Announcing the Columbia University Press Holiday Sale!

We are pleased to announce that all books on our website will be 40% off during our Holiday Sale!