December 3, 2014

Nietzsche's Jungle

Read a post adapted from Michael Marder’s discussion of the role of plants in Nietzsche’s thought in THE PHILOSOPHER’S PLANT.

December 2, 2014

Plant Lessons, by Luce Irigaray and Michael Marder

Read an article by Luce Irigaray and Michael Marder on the need for an “environmental pedagogy,” including some of the lessons that plant life can teach us.

December 2, 2014

New Book Tuesday: Four Revolutions, Ground Zero, Gass, and More!

Our weekly listing of new books now available!

December 1, 2014

Herbarium Philosophicum, by Michael Marder

Read “Herbarium Philosophicum,” Michael Marder’s prologue to THE PHILOSOPHER’S PLANT.

December 1, 2014

New Columbia University Press Website!

We’re pleased to announce the launch of a redesigned Columbia University Press website!

November 26, 2014

Doughnuts as Thanksgiving Food and the Early History of the Holiday in NYC

The surprising history of doughnuts and Thanksgiving as explained by Andrew Smith, a contributor to “Gastropolis”

November 25, 2014

New Book Tuesday! Billy Wilder, Zizek, The Best American Magazine Writing & More!

Our weekly listing of new titles includes “It’s the Pictures That Got Small”: Charles Brackett on Billy Wilder and Hollywood’s Golden Age and The Best American Magazine Writing 2014

November 24, 2014

How to Cook Your Thanksgiving Turkey in the Dishwasher!? Herve This Explains

Herve This explains how to cook a turkey in the dishwasher and dispenses some other turkey-related advice just in time for Thanksgiving!

November 24, 2014

Columbia University Press Open House Event at the Columbia University Bookstore

Join us for a special open house at the Columbia University Bookstore on December 3 at 6:00 pm!

November 21, 2014

University Press Roundup

Our weekly links roundup of the best blog posts from around the world of academic publishing!

November 21, 2014

George Packer on The New Censorship by Joel Simon

George Packer discusses “The New Censorship: Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom,” by Joel Simon in “The New Yorker”.

November 20, 2014

Joel Simon Discusses The New Censorship on The Leonard Lopate Show

Yesterday, Joel Simon, author of The New Censorship: Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show to talk about the book and the increasing threats to journalists. Simon warns that these threats are leading to...