November 27, 2019

New from Auteur! The Mummy

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Auteur The Mummy Doris V. Sutherland Released in 1932, The Mummy moved Universal horror into a land of deserts, pyramids, and long-lost tombs. This book examines the roots of The Mummy. It shows how...

November 26, 2019

Book Excerpt! Kosher USA (prologue)

“Kosher USA is the single best book that I have ever read on the American kosher industry. It will entertain and educate both general readers and serious scholars.” ~H-Judaic  Nothing brings people together like a table topped with a warm and...

November 26, 2019

New Book Tuesday! Exploding Stars and Invisible Planets, Live Sustainably Now, A Piece of the Action and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Exploding Stars and Invisible Planets The Science of What’s Out There Fred Watson In Exploding Stars and Invisible Planets, Fred Watson, an award-winning astronomer, presents the most up-to-date knowledge on hot topics...

November 25, 2019

Book Excerpt! Mashed Potatoes with Hervé This

“Taking kitchen science to a whole new (molecular) level, Hervé This is changing the way France—and the world—cooks.” ~Gourmet In celebration of Thanksgiving this week, we will be sharing excerpts and recipes to help get you into the spirit! Last...

November 22, 2019

Book Excerpt! Christine’s Rich Brown Gravy

“Cook, Taste, Learn entertains with a smorgasbord of curious facts, delightful explanations, and fun recipes. What is so special about olive oil? Why use one kind of potato for baking and another for boiling? How does one make scrambled eggs fluffy?...

November 21, 2019

Guy Crosby on the History and Future of Food

“As a foodie myself I was delighted to see all suspicions confirmed in Cook, Taste, Learn—that advances in the culinary arts are commonly empowered by curious scientists who also happen to be hungry.” ~Neil deGrasse Tyson, American Museum of Natural...

November 20, 2019

Q&A: Yingyi Ma on Ambitious and Anxious: How Chinese College Students Struggle and Succeed in American Higher Education

“From the first word to the last, Ambitious and Anxious is eye-opening, provocative, and replete with original details. Yingyi Ma has produced a trove of valuable interviews and survey results that challenge unexamined narratives about Chinese students in America and illustrate their...

November 20, 2019

Q&A: Guy Crosby on Cook, Taste, Learn

“Cook, Taste, Learn entertains with a smorgasbord of curious facts, delightful explanations, and fun recipes. What is so special about olive oil? Why use one kind of potato for baking and another for boiling? How does one make scrambled eggs...

November 19, 2019

The Last Days of Shakespeare and Company

“This lovely book, scholarly and well annotated, is a pleasure to hold. It documents what Beach once called ‘my missionary endeavor’ and also what she called, correctly, her ‘interesting life.’” ~Dwight Garner, New York Times November 19, 2019 marks the...

November 19, 2019

New Book Tuesday! Enforcing Freedom, Fandango and Other Stories and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! From the Russian Library series Fandango and Other Stories Alexander Grin. Translated by Bryan Karetnyk Fandango and Other Stories presents a selection of essential short fiction by Alexander Grin, Russia’s counterpart to...

November 19, 2019

Book Excerpt! Cook, Taste, Learn (preface)

“As a foodie myself I was delighted to see all suspicions confirmed in Cook, Taste, Learn—that advances in the culinary arts are commonly empowered by curious scientists who also happen to be hungry.” ~Neil deGrasse Tyson, American Museum of Natural History...

November 16, 2019

Announcing Our 2019-2020 Religion Catalog

Letter from the editor: It is with great pleasure that I present the Columbia University Press religion catalog for 2019–2020. These titles, which span subjects from philosophy of religion to South and East Asian religions American religions, and political theology,...