August 2, 2019

Book Excerpt Hatred and Forgiveness, by Julia Kristeva

“In Hatred and Forgiveness the philosopher and psychoanalyst Julia Kristeva focuses on the heterogeneity of forgiveness and hatred, which is elaborated in terms of its subversion and sublimation in and through psychoanalysis and text. This book reflects the wide spectrum, and already...

August 1, 2019

Women in Translation Month 2019: A Celebration of Poetry and Fiction from Russia and East Asia

Welcome to Women in Translation Month 2019! WITMonth began five years ago when Meytal Tadzinkski noticed that women writers made up less than half of published translations. Since then, WITMonth has grown into a global movement giving voice to women...

July 30, 2019

New From Our Distribution Partners!

This week’s list of new releases is comprised of titles from our distribution partners. We are proud to be the distributor of international and domestic presses who publish in a variety of subject areas. From film to political science and...

July 29, 2019

Summer Reading List: Art and Architecture

The summer heatwaves spanning the country might be hindering outdoor activities, but they shouldn’t impede on your summer reading. From Robert Rauschenberg to the Moscow’s Conceptualist to architecture for space settlements to building preservation policy, this week’s list of suggested...

July 26, 2019

Are You An Apollo 11 Mission Expert?

This week we’ve celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Mission with a guest post by Kelly Oliver, an excerpt from her her book Earth and World: Philosophy After the Apollo Missions, and a summer reading list of books with topics...

July 25, 2019

Summer Reading for Space Enthusiasts

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module on the moon. The historical event ended the Space Race and incited future possibilities to colonize, explore, and weaponize space. From Space Settlements to Space as a...

July 24, 2019

Book Excerpt! Earth and World: Philosophy After the Apollo Missions

“In her brilliant new book, Oliver demonstrates precisely why philosophy could never be the same ‘after the Apollo Missions.’ She explores in an absolutely lucid and compelling way the ethical challenges and opportunities that emerged at the moment our planet—our...

July 23, 2019

New Book Tuesday! Klotsvog, Beauty in the Age of Empire, and A New German Idealism

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Beauty in the Age of Empire Japan, Egypt, and the Global History of Aesthetic Education Raja Adal Klotsvog Margarita Khemlin. Translated by Lisa C. Hayden. Foreword by Lara Vapnyar New in...

July 20, 2019

Marooned and Miraculous

“Oliver connects Heidegger’s pivotal distinction between Earth and World to deliberations on cosmopolitanism from Kant to Arendt and Derrida and to thinking earth as the sustaining ground of not-just-human life. Drawing effortlessly on film and popular culture, this is a...

July 19, 2019

Book Excerpt! Transform Faults: My Road to Seafloor Spreading, Continental Drift, and Plate Tectonics

“Lynn R. Sykes is world-renowned for his contributions to seismology. In this retrospective, he reflects on his fruitful scientific journey, from reading lots of seismograms and making fundamental contributions to the theory of plate tectonics and the understanding of great...

July 18, 2019

The Seven Types of Earthquakes: What They Are and How They Can Affect Us

“A leader in the plate tectonic revolution, Sykes also spearheaded studies of earthquake hazards and prediction for five decades. His unvarnished reflections and insights will captivate anyone intrigued by the irregular rhythms and spasms of the earth or curious about...

July 17, 2019

Book Excerpt! Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes: 50 Years of Earth-Shaking Events

 “A personal, firsthand tour through one of the great scientific revolutions of the past several centuries, from a major contributor to that revolution.” ~Daniel Davis, Stony Brook University This week we’re featuring Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes: 50 Years of...