December 27, 2019

Take a Literary Vacation

It’s the middle of winter break, and as the temperature drops, snuggling up next to a cozy fire with a good book is the perfect way to relax. So today, we invite you to take a vacation through place and...

December 26, 2019

Book Excerpt! Suburban Fantastic Cinema, by Angus McFadzean (introduction)

Suburban Fantastic Cinema: Growing Up in the Late Twentieth Century  is a study of American movies in which preteen and teenage suburban boys are called upon to combat a disruptive force. Beginning in the 1980s, the suburban fantastic established itself as...

December 25, 2019

New from our Distributed Presses!

Our weekly list of new books from our distributed presses is now available! New From Transcript Verlag From the Human Animal Studies series Animal Labor A New Perspective on Human-Animal Relations Edited by Jocelyne Porcher and Jean Estebanez Do animals work?...

December 24, 2019

The Resurgence of Nostalgia: How Suburban Fantastic Cinema Dominated the Late 2010s

“A master class in film genre criticism. It offers careful and close analysis of the films in its corpus, and is a great example of how much meaning is latent in popular films that are sometimes dismissed as merely juvenile or...

December 24, 2019

New Book Tuesday! Views from the Streets, Arts of Address, and V.S. Naipaul’s Journeys

Our weekly list of new books is now available! From the Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts series Arts of Address Being Alive to Language and the World Monique Roelofs Monique Roelofs offers a pathbreaking systematic model...

December 20, 2019

Book Excerpt! The Rise and Fall of the Religious Left, By L. Benjamin Rolsky (introduction)

“Rolsky demonstrates how Norman Lear, the renowned television producer of classic shows like All in the Family, offers a window into the evolution of the religious left in the 1970s and its complex relationship with the moral majority. A fascinating and...

December 19, 2019

Ten Books for People Who Love New York City

New York City is one of the world’s major cultural centers. It’s dense population and iconic sites, such as the Statue of Liberty and Central Park, are the perfect backdrop to its colorful history and people. This list of books—as...

December 19, 2019

Sarah Cole on H.G. Wells

“Sarah Cole transforms our view of H. G. Wells, not only seeing him as a pivotal figure in his own world but also, with subtlety and conviction, connecting him with his modernist contemporaries.”  ~ Colm Tóibín, author of Brooklyn: A Novel...

December 18, 2019

Five Stocking Stuffers for the Aspiring Entrepreneur

The holidays are here, and with the new year only two weeks away, we think these stocking stuffers from Columbia Business School Publishing are the perfect gift for the business savvy student or friend. •  •  •  •  •  • 1....

December 18, 2019

Book Excerpt! Mag Men by Walter Bernard and Milton Glaser (foreword and introduction)

“Bernard and Glaser revolutionized the look of magazines, and in the process they reinvigorated the art of visual storytelling. This beautiful book, filled with vivid examples of their genius, is an honest and fascinating look at the world of magazine...

December 18, 2019

Announcing Our 2020 History Catalog

Letter from the editor: We are delighted to present the 2020 Columbia University Press history catalog. The titles featured here demonstrate the vibrancy of Columbia University Press’s list as we continue a long tradition of publishing top scholarship, ranging from...

December 18, 2019

L. Benjamin Rolsky on Progressive Patriotism

“Although the religious right looms large in histories of the 1970s, the struggle over religion, politics and culture didn’t unfold only on the right. In this lively and engaging study, Rolsky shows how Norman Lear and People for the American...