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@nyupress.bsky.socialA fitting close to our week in Frankfurt: NYU Press was recognized for 25 years at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
We're proud to celebrate with our distribution partner, @marenostrumgroup.bsky.social!
@nyupress.bsky.socialAs the publishing world gathers in Frankfurt this week, @faznet.bsky.social asks whether democracy can survive the decline of reading. Joel Halldorf's "Reading Matters: A History for the Digital Age" is featured as part of the conversation.
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@nyupress.bsky.socialWhat does it mean to lose your family find a new one?
This excerpt from “Families We Lose” by Rin Reczek follows Julian who spent years trying to win his parents' acceptance before cutting them off and building a family of his own choosing.
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@nyupress.bsky.socialIn "It Can Happen Here," genocide expert Alexander Laban Hinton argues that white power violence, like the 2017 Charlottesville rally, isn't a fringe aberration. Rather, it is rooted in US history, as he traces the warning signs of genocide in America today.
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@marenostrumgroup.bsky.socialReposted by @nyupress.bsky.socialDay Two at #FBM26 has flown by!
From browsing @thetls.bsky.social, filled with highlights from our publishers, to connecting with our wonderful Chinese agents, and celebrating 25yrs at #fbm for @nyupress.bsky.social, it's been another great day at #FBF26.
@nyupress.bsky.socialHow did one small number transform the way Americans think about food, bodies, health and citizenship? With "Inventing the Calorie," Nina Mackert traces how the calorie became America’s way to quantify food, police bodies, and moralize behavior.
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@nyupress.bsky.socialJoin author Dr. Melissa R. Klapper for the launch of her book "Jewish Women at Home in the World: Gender, Judaism, and American Identity in the Rise of Mass Tourism." The event is hosted by CSP and will take place on October 20th at 1pm EST over Zoom!
@nyupress.bsky.socialSpotted at the Frankfurt Book Fair!
Our team is in #Frankfurt this week with @mngupbooks.bsky.social, meeting with publishers, rights partners, and colleagues from around the world to bring our authors' work to new readers.
@nyupress.bsky.socialIn a post-Dobbs climate, Claire McKinney set out to show the fight over abortion runs deeper than the courtroom. "A Womb of One's Own" delves into how doctors have shaped abortion policy since the 19th century, consistently fighting for and against it.
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@mngupbooks.bsky.socialReposted by @nyupress.bsky.socialNEW IN STOCK - Mackert explores how the calorie became regarded as not only a unit of measurement, but also a way of creating social differences as it translates to individual bodies and populations.
@nyupress.bsky.socialIn 1971, Black Catholics went straight to the Vatican to demand a church of their own. "The Black Catholic Movement" traces their decades-long fight to break free from white control - a battle for self-governance that isn't over yet.
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@nyupress.bsky.socialRacist medical abuse shaped the work of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston.
In an excerpt from their book "Black Crip Modern," Jess Waggoner discusses how their experiences of illness, disability, and medical racism laid the groundwork for disability consciousness.
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@nyupress.bsky.socialImmersed in her grief, Tiffany Gayle Chenault decided to run a half-marathon in all 50 states.
"Black Woman Runner" explores themes of loss and survival while bringing the experiences of Black women in a white-dominated sport to light.
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@herstoryprof.bsky.socialReposted by @nyupress.bsky.socialHappy #BannedBooksWeek! A century ago, Katharine Bement Davis defended the lesbian-themed book THE WELL OF LONELINESS from censorship. Learn about Davis's research on female sexuality (written carefully to avoid censorship) and pre-order my book, MATTERS OF SEX, now from @nyupress.bsky.social!
@nyupress.bsky.socialJoin us tonight at 6pm EST for a conversation with Tiffany Gayle Chenault, author of "Black Woman Runner," alongside Jeff Davis of Black Men Run Boston. The event will take place at the Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library. Don't miss out!
@nyupress.bsky.socialBecause monastic life depended on books, it was natural that monks and nuns came to produce them.
In this excerpt from "Reading Matters," Joel Halldorf explores how preserving antiquity was never the point for these scribes, who had one purpose: communion with God.
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@clukasik.bsky.socialReposted by @nyupress.bsky.socialMy book, “Martyrs and Migrants” has received Best Work in the Study of Practices, Communities, or Lived Contexts from the @aarweb.bsky.social! Grateful to the committee for this recognition—I am absolutely thrilled!
@nyupress.bsky.socialWho decides what makes Korean food in NYC "authentic"?
Jinwon Kim finds the answer in Koreatown's consumers: Korean nationals, Korean Americans, and non-Koreans alike.
Watch her Korea Society talk on YouTube now: buff.ly/euE4XLg
@nyupress.bsky.socialYing-Chao Kao joins the VCU Humanities Research Center to discuss "Fear of Queer Taiwan," and how Taiwan's 2019 marriage equality win fueled an anti-LGBTQ backlash with ties to the US religious right.
Join us on Mon, Oct 5, 12 PM ET on Zoom; open to all!
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@nyupress.bsky.socialLast week, GW Law's Andrew Guthrie Ferguson presented "Your Data Will Be Used Against You" at the IMF's 10th Annual Privacy Summit, unpacking how tech advances have quietly reshaped privacy in ways many don't notice.
