December 4, 2012

Best American Magazine Writing 2012 — John Jeremiah Sullivan on David Foster Wallace

“Here’s a thing that is hard to imagine: being so inventive a writer that when you die, the language is impoverished. That’s what Wallace’s suicide did, two and a half years ago. It wasn’t just a sad thing, it was...

December 4, 2012

New Book Tuesday: A New Title from Roland Barthes and More

Our weekly list of new titles now available: How to Live Together: Novelistic Simulations of Some Everyday Spaces Roland Barthes Kiku’s Prayer: A Novel Endō Shūsaku; Translated by Van C. Gessel Trees Without Wind: A Novel Li Rui; Translated by...

December 3, 2012

Author Events for the Week of December 3: Action Movies, Drinks, China, and More!

From Dublin to Los Angeles and from action movies to the future of China, Columbia University Press authors will be discussing their works. Here’s a look at the who, when, and where of author events this week. (For a full...

November 30, 2012

Ross Melnick and Toby Talbot to Discuss the Jewish Experience in Film

On Sunday, December 2, (1 p.m.– 5 p.m), Columbia University Press is co-sponsoring the event “Exhibitors, Distributors and Showmen” at the American Jewish Historical Society as part of their Culture Brokers series. The program will include two Columbia University Press...

November 30, 2012

Test Your Knowledge of Food Finances!

We conclude our week-long feature on The Secret Financial Life of Food: From Commodities Markets to Supermarkets, by Kara Newman, with a quiz that tests your knowledge of the finances food (Click here for the answers): 1. Where is the...

November 29, 2012

Kara Newman Interviewed by Zester Daily

Earlier this Fall, Kara Newman talked with Zester Daily about her new book The Secret Financial Life of Food: From Commodities Markets to Supermarkets. In the interview Newman explains commodities markets and futures trading and how it affects the price...

November 28, 2012

Kerry Malawista Discusses "Wearing My Tutu to Analysis" on The Psych Files

In a recent episode on the podcast The Psych Files, Kerry Malawista discussed her book Wearing My Tutu to Analysis and Other Stories: Learning Psychodynamic Concepts from Life (written with Anne J. Adelman and Catherine L Anderson). In particular she...

November 28, 2012

Trading Places and the Secret Financial Life of Food

It is hard not to consider the topic food commodities without thinking of Trading Places (see clip below), which Kara Newman references in her new book The Secret Financial Life of Food: From Commodities Markets to Supermarkets. In The Secret...

November 27, 2012

Why Civil Resistance Works wins 2013 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order

Congratulations to Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan, who have been awarded the 2013 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order for their work on Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict.

November 27, 2012

Kara Newman's 3 Predictions for the Future of Food-Based Futures

The following post is by Kara Newman, author of The Secret Financial Life of Food: From Commodities Markets to Supermarkets My new book, The Secret Financial Life of Food, focuses on the history of agricultural commodities, including the personalities and...

November 26, 2012

Holiday Sale! Save 50% on Titles for Everyone on Your List

From peanut butter and meatballs to climate change and epigenetics, we offer some holiday gift suggestions. We are offering a 50% discount on these titles. IMPORTANT: Be sure to enter the special promotion code HOLIDAY in the space provided in...

November 21, 2012

The Science Behind Thanksgiving and Overeating

We conclude our look at the history of Thanksgiving by considering one of the darker traditions of the holiday: overating. Sure, the food is delicious and plentiful but we should know better. Are there other factors that can explain why...