October 23, 2018

New Book Tuesday! Unbinding the Pillow Book, Merger Masters, Climate Change, and More!

Our weekly list of new releases is now available! Merger Masters Tales of Arbitrage Kate Welling and Mario Gabelli Climate Change The Science of Global Warming and Our Energy Future (Second Edition) Edmond A. Mathez and Jason E. Smerdon Political...

October 5, 2018

Weekly RoundUp: Spring in October?, Hispanic Heritage, Color Me Happy, and more!

Hey there University press fans! Miss me? Well no worries because I’m back, I’m fresh and I’ve got scoop.  I know you’re dying to find out what’s been hot (or not) in the university press community, so let’s not waste...

October 5, 2018

Reader Wins a Complete Set of Russian Library Series

During National Translation Month, we held a giveaway for a complete set of our Russian Library series. Today, our winner posted a picture of his prize! Great competition prize from @ColumbiaUP. The nine volumes of their #Russian #Literature Library published...

October 5, 2018

Not Your Father’s Retirement

This week, one of the book’s we’ve been featuring is Retirement and its Discontents: Why We Won’t Stop Working, Even if We Can. Yesterday, we interviewed Michelle Pannor Silver, the book’s author, and today we are happy to present you with her...

October 4, 2018

Q&A Michelle Pannor Silver on Retirement and its Discontents

“A convincing analysis of the disquiet among a small group of elders who—despite having money—want to work. Warning! A furtive tear may betray empathy for their deep feelings of abandonment, depression, being a renegade. Silver digs deep for courageous insights...

October 3, 2018

Columbia University Press Announces the Winner of the Fourth Annual Columbia University Press Distinguished Book Award

Pictured at the 2018 Columbia University Press Distinguished Book Award ceremony (from left to right): Jennifer Crewe, Associate Provost and Director Columbia University Press; Neil Krishan Aggarwal, Winner 2018 Columbia University Press Distinguished Book Award; Jane Gaines, Chair Faculty Publication...

October 3, 2018

The New Superpower Rivalry

“This fascinating book expands our understanding of the functions of polarity in international politics and tells us a lot about the coming bipolar world. It is a pioneering work and a comprehensive study of contemporary China-U.S relations from a bipolar...

October 2, 2018

Sheri Chinen Biesen on Film Censorship: Regulating America’s Screen

“Through original and rich case studies, this volume explores the authorship, power and organization of censorship in compelling ways. Enormously valuable.” ~ Ellen Scott, University of California, Los Angeles This week one of our featured titles is Sheri Chinen Biesen’s new...

October 2, 2018

New Book Tuesday! Electrified Voices, The Life of Imagination, The Incorporeal, and More!

Our weekly list of new releases is now available! Electrified Voices How the Telephone, Phonograph, and Radio Shaped Modern Japan, 1868–1945 Kerim Yasar The Life of Imagination Revealing and Making the World Jennifer Anna Gosetti-Ferencei Pantheologies Gods, Worlds, Monsters Mary-Jane...

October 1, 2018

Celebrating Decades of Publishing in Film

For decades, Columbia University Press has been at the forefront of film studies, and we were one of the first university presses to have a list in the field. Anchored by the Film and Culture Series, edited by John Belton,...

September 30, 2018

International Translation Day

Today, September 30th, isn’t just the last day of National Translation Month it is also International Translation Day. International Translation Day is a day to celebrate language professionals and the work that they do. Here on the Columbia University Press...

September 29, 2018

Book Excerpt! How to Read Chinese Poetry in Context

On Saturdays throughout National Translation Month we have been featuring poetry titles. Continuing this week’s theme of Chinese literature we have an excerpt from How to Read Chinese Poetry in Context edited by Zong-qi Cai. The book is latest addition...