June 21, 2020

Our Parents’ Things—A Father’s Day Reflection

By David Ekerdt

“Downsizing is a must-read; chock-full of wisdom gleaned from interviews with hundreds of older adults who have gifted, donated, or sold their “stuff” before relocating to a smaller home. Ekerdt’s masterful writing poignantly reveals why parting with cherished possessions is...

June 20, 2020

Q&A: Victor McFarland on the History of the U.S.-Saudi Alliance

“The extraordinary relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia has influenced both countries, often for the worse. There is no better guide to the origins of this complex alliance than Victor McFarland’s new book. Anyone with an interest in...

June 20, 2020

Join Stephen Wesley on a Tour of Our SHAFR 2020 Virtual Booth

Hello there, I’m Stephen Wesley, the American history editor at Columbia University Press. Since the coronavirus pandemic has canceled most of the spring conferences—the Society for the History for American Foreign Relations annual program included—we are mounting virtual book exhibits...

June 19, 2020

Celebrate the Contributions of Black Americans to History and Culture

The New Press Takeover

Today, on Juneteenth, our friends at Columbia University Press have graciously shared their platforms to highlight books published by The New Press that speak to our present moment. Juneteenth is of course the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end...

June 19, 2020

A Juneteenth Reading List to Honor the Continued Struggle for Black Liberation

The New Press Takeover

In the wake of current events, we encourage our community to read beyond the important scholarship we publish and consider the urgent and timely books published by our friends and colleagues. Today’s spotlight is on The New Press, who are...

June 18, 2020

What is Race-Based Traumatic Stress Injury? In a Time of Racial Unrest

By Robert T. Carter and Alex L. Pieterse

“Carter and Pieterse increase our understanding of and the treatability of traumatic stress that results from racism. The proposals proffered in Measuring the Effects of Racism will lead to better treatment methods of race-based trauma and increase the evidence base...

June 17, 2020

New from Our Distributed Presses! Angrynomics, Creative Resistance, The Power of Place in Play, and more!

Our weekly list of new books by our distributed presses is now available! Agenda Publishing Angrynomics Eric Lonergan and Mark Blyth In Angrynomics, Mark Blyth and Eric Lonergan explore the rising tide of anger, sometimes righteous and useful, sometimes destructive and...

June 16, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Ascent to Glory and The Nose and Other Stories

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Ascent to Glory How One Hundred Years of Solitude Was Written and Became a Global Classic Álvaro Santana-Acuña Ascent to Glory is a groundbreaking study of One Hundred Years of Solitude, from the...

June 15, 2020

Standing Up Against Injustice: Rethinking Resistance Efforts and Social Change

Social change comes about through the efforts of those who stand up and fight back against injustice. As we witness a groundswell of activism, we offer this selection of books chronicling and analyzing past and present moments of resistance in...

June 10, 2020

Book Launch! David Lawler and Jeffrey D. Sachs on Globalization, Pandemics, Mass Protests, and Environmental Crisis

 Today’s most urgent problems are fundamentally global. They require nothing less than concerted, planet wide action if we are to secure a long-term future. But humanity’s story has always been on a global scale. In The Ages of Globalization:...

June 9, 2020

Critical Sciences: Rethinking Race, Biology, and Bias

“In a perfect world,” write the authors of Troublesome Science: The Misuse of Genetics and Genomics in Understanding Race, “there would be no need for another book about science and race.” And yet, the dangerous belief that humans are naturally...

June 9, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Rethinking Readiness, Doctors’ Orders, Stories from the Field, and More!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Rethinking Readiness A Brief Guide to Twenty-First-Century Megadisasters Jeff Schlegelmilch Foreword by Irwin Redlener Rethinking Readiness offers an expert introduction to human-made threats and vulnerabilities, with a focus on opportunities to...