Today is #WorldPostDay. Special shoutout to all the postal workers who keep books moving đŚđđ
Thank you @amandaknox.com for having me on Hard Knox and lifting up #brendaandrew case. Only #scotus thought the gender tropes were a problem - and sheâs appealing to #scotus again. #pinkcrimebook #deathpenalty #genderbias @thenewpress.bsky.social amandaknox.substack.com/p/how-junk-s...
Happy #PubDay to ERASED by Nikki Khanna and Kathleen Korgen, a bold new popular history exposing the hidden truths about race long omitted from our school textbooks https://ow.ly/zwI850ZV45g
âImagine being afraid of drag queens and books?â Great day in Chapel Hill for #bannedbooksweek with friends, students, queer folks, Epilogue bookstore, Burmese food, Carolina Coffee, and some #pinkcrimebook talks. Thank you @uncchapelhill.bsky.social !
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Itâs #bannedbooksweek and #northcarolina week for me - time for challenging conversations on controversial topics @dukelaw.bsky.social & UNC. Join us if youâre in town! #pinkcrimebook @thenewpress.bsky.social
As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the groundbreaking PUSHOUT, we're digging deeper into the work of award-winning author, scholar, and change-maker Monique Couvson. Head over to our blog to read excerpts: https://ow.ly/YWyG50ZR3ho
"A sweeping and singular mix of vast planetary timescales with intimate lived experiences."
This week's issue of Publishers Weekly includes a starred review đ of A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SPIRITS by Jori Lewis (out in November) https://ow.ly/G52b50ZOtUp
Happy #PublicationDay to WHAT HAS DEMOCRACY DONE FOR YOU LATELY? by Saru Jayaraman, w/ Rayan Semery-Palumbo, which makes the clear, urgent case: when work pays, democracy worksâand without that promise, it cannot survive.
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"Mingarelliâs beautifully written novellas appear at a time when many are questioning the ethics of those in power. Highly recommended."
Library Journal on the forthcoming TWO BY MINGARELLI by Hubert Mingarelli, translated by Sam Taylor (out in December) https://ow.ly/nBka50ZPPc6
Over the past twenty years, one state after another has shuttered its youth prisons and stopped prosecuting kids as adults. In Our Future We Are Free offers an eye-opening and inspiring look at how this happened. #GoddardBookPrizes
Please join us in applauding In Our Future We Are Free, by Nell Bernstein for @thenewpress.bsky.social. It is on the shortlist for our Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice!
A Natural History of the Spirits: On Ecology, Belonging, and the Sublime, the latest book by former ICWA fellow Jori Lewis @jorilewis.bsky.social (Senegal 2011-2013) will be published by @thenewpress.bsky.social on November 10. thenewpress.org/books/a-natu...
This month's issue of Library Journal includes review of Alice Miranda Ollstein's "highly recommended" SIDE EFFECTS (out in October) https://ow.ly/o7qm50ZOTzA
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"In this special episode, Prof. Robert Pape of the University of Chicago reveals the findings of this yearâs most important book on the future of American democracy â Our Own Worst Enemies: America in the Age of Violent Populism."
Big newsâHealing to Action is publishing a book! Survivor Genius: A New Vision for Ending Gender-Based Violence comes out on 12/15 from @thenewpress.bsky.social. If you preorder your copy directly from The New Press, you can get 20% off with discount code HTA20, and TNP will also donate 10% to HTA.
â Jori Lewis, winner of the James Beard and Whiting awards, explores the politics of natural history in this profound essay collection. Itâs a sweeping and singular mix of vast planetary timescales with intimate lived experiences. @thenewpress buff.ly/WRYAXC8
Read an excerpt from Robert Pape's new book OUR OWN WORST ENEMIES
Happy #PublicationDay to OUR OWN WORST ENEMIES by Robert A. Pape, one of the nation's leading experts, which examines how violent populism threatens American democracy https://ow.ly/1SFQ50ZQgUX
An "even-handed debut examination of the modern 911 systemâs shortcomings"
Read a review of newly published 911, WHAT'S YOUR EMERGENCY? by Rebecca Neusteter in Publishers Weekly https://ow.ly/QHv450Zq3AF
