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Island Press, an imprint of Princeton University Press, publishes books on today’s most pressing environmental issues, including climate & energy, ecosystems, health & food, environmental policy, & more.
@islandpress.bsky.socialIn Healing Grounds, Liz Carlisle tells the stories of Indigenous, Black, Latinx, & Asian American farmers who are reviving their ancestors’ methods of growing food.
On #NationalFarmersDay, read a free preview & save 30% with code PUP30: buff.ly/g6fealk
@islandpress.bsky.socialNext week 10/16 at 12:00 pm EDT, join the @gundinstitute.bsky.social in welcoming Susan Kaplan, author of A Healthy Union. She will pinpoint keys to the success of states' environmental policies & actions policymakers can take to build on these advances.
This is a free hybrid event: buff.ly/JFZ41Jo
@wellreadnaturalist.bsky.socialReposted by @islandpress.bsky.socialI very much look forward to learning more about this new book and the larger Pacific striped octopus that is its subject.
@islandpress.bsky.social@islandpress.bsky.socialHow a citizen scientist uncovered a strange kind of octopus that defied everything the experts thought they knew about these enigmatic creatures.
@kennaculture.bsky.social's Octopus X arrives next year on Feb 2!
On #WorldOctopusDay, explore a free preview of this fascinating book: buff.ly/5HOX604
@islandpress.bsky.socialNext week October 15 at 5:30 pm EDT, join the Preservation Society of Asheville in welcoming Carl Elefante, who will be discussing his recent book, Going for Zero: Decarbonizing the Built Environment on the Path to Our Urban Future.
This in-person event is free & open to the public: buff.ly/1mYm6Qy
@islandpress.bsky.social@islandpress.bsky.socialFlorida doctors agree: extreme heat is a public health emergency, and keeping the power on is part of the cure. Learn more by reading these new op-eds published in collaboration with the Island Press Short-form Program.
@kennaculture.bsky.socialReposted by @islandpress.bsky.socialBIG NEWS! My next book, OCTOPUS X, is coming February 2, 2027! Published by @princetonupress.bsky.social, this book dives into the mysterious species octopus and the citizen scientist who helped bring it to light.
Preorders are LIVE NOW on Amazon and Bookshop.org.
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@islandpress.bsky.socialA practical framework for urban transportation design.
Transportation and the Shape of Cities by @christofspieler.bsky.social, David Copeland Loredo, and Mandi Chapa is now available worldwide!
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@islandpress.bsky.socialWhen NFL players are pushing for natural grass, why would schools put kids on artificial turf that can get hot enough to melt shoes? Community health advocate (and mom) Jasmine Mccain explains how artificial turf is a step backward for our kids: buff.ly/utXaz7D
@carterlavin.bsky.socialReposted by @islandpress.bsky.socialAnd if you aren't in Denmark and want to order it from the state-side website, check out @princetonupress.bsky.social press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
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@islandpress.bsky.socialA comprehensive guide to planning and running effective corporate campaigns to pressure companies to do the right thing.
Reining in the Bulls by Michael Marx is now available worldwide!
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@princetonupress.bsky.socialReposted by @islandpress.bsky.socialIn A Healthy Union, Susan Kaplan highlights examples of groundbreaking state environmental health policies, exploring what has worked, what needs improvement, & how other areas of the country can build on these advances.
Out now from @islandpress.bsky.social!
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@islandpress.bsky.socialTomorrow, September 28th at 6:00 pm CDT, please join @roomofonesownbooks.bsky.social in welcoming @penofryandennis.bsky.social, author of Barn Gothic: Three Generations and the Death of the Family Dairy Farm
Learn more about this free, in-person event here: buff.ly/x98JhE3
@islandpress.bsky.socialA decade after the opening of the "Blacksonian," the museum hasn't changed—but just about everything else in America has. Liz Ogbu, architect and contributor to the book Empathic Design, reflects on the museum’s hopeful past and uncertain future. buff.ly/qGM7boX @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social
@islandpress.bsky.socialAddressing America’s housing crisis is not a matter of either increasing the supply of housing or preserving existing housing. We need to do both—now.
Learn more in The Other Housing Crisis, available now.
Read a free preview of this important book: buff.ly/3PGy8ys
@islandpress.bsky.social@christenciviletto.bsky.social, author of Thundering Waters, speaks with Jay Moran for @btpmnews.bsky.social’s What’s Next. How does the toxic legacy of Niagara Falls impact its future? buff.ly/0Z4Z8cK
@islandpress.bsky.socialTomorrow, Sept 25 at 5:00 pm MDT, head to The Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe to see Priyanka Kumar, author of The Light Between Apple Trees and The Grassland Queen (out Nov 3), speak in their Community Reading Series.
Learn more and register for this free, in-person event: buff.ly/8cmuHbi
@islandpress.bsky.socialIn A Healthy Union, Susan Kaplan highlights examples of groundbreaking state environmental health policies, exploring what has worked, what needs improvement, and how other areas of the country can build on these advances.
Out now! Read a free preview of this fascinating book: buff.ly/xrpllAX
