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Listen to a sample of the Princeton Audio edition of Furious Minds by Laura Field. Enjoy 30% off with code PUP30.

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"[An] excellent new book."—Michelle Goldberg, New York The New York Times

"Fascinating and important"—Jennifer Szalai, New York The New York Times

Sharon Usadin, co-author of Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America, at the Birmingham Public Library on Saturday, February 28th from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm CST for an author talk

See @sharonudasin.bsky.social at Birmingham Public Library tomorrow (Feb 28) at 11:00am CST for a free discussion of her book, Poisoning the Well, and the proliferation of forever chemicals in consumer products and their devastating effects on us and our environment

Learn more here: buff.ly/dylqOaD

ICYMI, great conversation on fighting for change on the ground, to get us all moving. With @carterlavin.bsky.social

Rules I live by:

1). Never miss a Super Bowl

2). Never miss a chance to talk ag policy

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Book: If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight Podcast Episode · Redeye · February 16 · 19m

@carterlavin.bsky.social, transportation activist and author of If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight, talks to @redeyeradio.bsky.social, sharing strategies for creating the change we want to see in our communities:

A picture from Instagram of a young woman in Malaysia holding a copy of "If you want to win, you've got to fight: a guide to effective transportation advocacy" while standing behind a bike with a front wicker basket and standing in front of a large tree. The picture says "yay! finally got my hands on your book, @carterlavin. Direct shipping from the US was crazy expensive but thanks to my friend Joe, he had a conference in Orlando and @island Press could deliver it straight to his hotel. Can't wait to dive in."

My book -- If You Want to Win, You've Got To Fight: A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy is now in Malaysia! (+ France, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Italy, Ireland, Germany, Mexico, & England)

!!!
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Sharon Usadin, co-author of Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America, at the Birmingham Public Library on Saturday, February 28th from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm CST for an author talk

See @sharonudasin.bsky.social at Birmingham Public Library next week, Feb 28 at 11:00am CST for a free discussion of her book, Poisoning the Well, and the proliferation of forever chemicals in consumer products and their devastating effects on us and our environment

Learn more here: buff.ly/dylqOaD

If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight

Been a bit busy with the Bay Area measure to save our transit thing and have been slacking on the "telling people about my new book on how to win transit, bike, and street safety changes to their community" thing

Get your copy today from @islandpress.bsky.social

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Book: If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight Podcast Episode · Redeye · 2026-02-16 · 19m

ON OUR POD: Transportation activist Carter Lavin on his new book, If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight. @islandpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social @carterlavin.bsky.social @visionzerovancouver.ca @movementyvr.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social @modacitylife.com
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Barn Gothic: Three Generations and the Death of the Family Dairy Farm by Ryan Dennis

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In a new op-ed for the #IslandPress Short-form Program, author @penofryandennis.bsky.social writes that it's time to un-rig agriculture and put family farms back at the center of U.S. farm policy after decades of consolidation, trade harms, and neglect: progressive.org/op-eds/how-t...

The Power of Perennial Agriculture Agroecologist and professor Liz Carlisle discusses her latest book, a collection of guest essays that makes the case for more diverse crops.

“A transition to perennials is a huge learning experience. People need to figure out what to grow, which varieties, how to space them, and how to take care of them over multiple years.” @civileats.com spoke with Liz Carlisle, co-editor of the forthcoming book Living Roots:

Book Cover with graphic representing a transit map. TEXT over top "If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight." subtitle A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy Author: Carter Lavin

Saturday | 10:30 PT Transportation activist Carter Lavin on his new book, If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight.
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Living Roots, edited by Aubrey Streit Krug and Liz Carlisle. From buffalo prairies to urban orchards, an introduction to a diverse movement redefining how we grow, eat, and live with the land

Living Roots, edited by Aubrey Streit Krug and Liz Carlisle, is an introduction to a diverse movement redefining how we grow, eat, and live with the land.

Available March 3 (28 April UK pub).

Preorder yours today: bookshop.org/p/books/livi...

#Agriculture #Food #PerennialFoods #IslandPress

Nancy Castaldo, Podcast Episode · New Books in Environmental Studies · 02/09/2026 · 41m

Happy to share this interview on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about my book, SQUIRREL: How a Backyard Forager Shapes Our World.
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Don't overlook the importance of removing small dams. Thanks to @earthislandjournal.bsky.social for running this excerpt from my new book. @princetonupress.bsky.social @islandpress.bsky.social #undammed #damremoval

#IslandPress has long championed urban planning literature, publishing foundational books across transportation, street design, & more. Publisher @hboyer.bsky.social & senior editor Stacy Eisenstark discuss the future of publishing for planners—& of @islandpress.bsky.social, newly an imprint of PUP.

When Profit Trumps People: The Administration’s Assault on Environmental Justice By Kathi Earles, MD, MPH, DABOM

Federal rollbacks of environmental protections mean more toxic air and hazards, and one clear message: Profit is trumping people, health, and justice.

⬇️ Read more from Dr. Kathi A. Earles, a 2025 Climate and Health Equity Fellow, on who pays the price. @islandpress.bsky.social

Closeup of cover image of Squirrel: How a Backyard Forager Shapes Our World by Nancy Castaldo.

The top ten most discussable books reviewed in Booklist over the past 12 months cover topics like science and nature, the beauty industry, and the infinitely complicated dynamics of family. Get those program planners out and check out our Top 10 Book-Group Books: bit.ly/3ZNZ2Ls

This is part of an 8-day regional tour that starts in Atlanta and ends in Huntsville. More details on all the talk locations soon!

The Power of the Public Library “A community is not a machine,” writes Eric Liu, in his introduction to Shamichael Hallman’s book, Meet Me at the Library (Island Press…

The Power of the Public Library: A review of Shamichael Hallman’s book, Meet Me at the Library (Island Press, 2024).
You can tell a lot about a community by their #library.

(Originally for @apa-star.bsky.social)
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Love them or hate them - what if squirrels are the key to understanding our planet's future? The latest @islandpress.bsky.social new book Squirrel: How a Backyard Forager Shapes Our World by Nancy Castaldo is out now!

Buy @ipsuk.bsky.social!

The Real Threat to Arctic Security Conflict in the Arctic is entirely avoidable and unnecessary.

In a new op-ed for the #IslandPress Short-form Program, author @kieranmulvaney.bsky.social writes that unfounded rhetoric and threats surrounding Greenland have undermined Arctic stability and risk U.S. security:

Cruising: The Bad, The Ugly, and The Good? Can the cruise industry set a new course and demonstrate models of sustainability?

In a new article for the #IslandPress Short-form Program, author Robert Searns examines the cruise industry through the eyes of a lifelong environmentalist—reckoning with #climate impacts and the hard question of whether cruising can ever be sustainable:

Rethinking Shakespeare in Shanghai A recent production of “Othello” proves that small creative flowers can grow between the dreary slabs of cultural concrete laid by the Communist Party.

“Shakespeare has generally been safe ground in China since the death of Mao Zedong in 1976.” A @nytimes.com piece about a Shanghai production of Othello mentions Nan Z. Da’s The Chinese Tragedy of King Lear. Explore the full article here and use code PUP30 to save 30% on this title:

Sharon Usadin, co-author of Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America, at the Birmingham Public Library on Saturday, February 28th from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm CST for an author talk

See @sharonudasin.bsky.social at the Birmingham Public Library on Feb 28 at 11:00am CST for a free discussion of her book, Poisoning the Well, and the proliferation of forever chemicals in consumer products and their devastating effects on humans and the environment

Learn more here: buff.ly/dylqOaD

Publishing for Planners: A New Era for Island Press As the legendary legacy publisher transitions into a new life phase, publisher Heather Boyer and senior editor Stacy Eisenstark reflect on the past and the future of creating books for planners.

Publishing for Planners: A New Era for Island Press www.planetizen.com/features/136...

"Is there a way for us to treat our past myths with tenderness, while still recognizing where they went horribly wrong?...Can we teach our children new myths to carry them to a richer, more vibrant, gentle, reciprocal, and inclusive world?"

This Land Is... No One's Land | Common Dreams Our movements must question mythologies and admit contradictions if we intend to build a new world that’s sustainable, reciprocal, and inclusive for all.

This Land Is... No One’s Land — by Island Press Short-form Program contributor Samantha Harvey
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Cover of “Killed By A Traffic Engineer.”

This book is potentially one of the most important to come out for better cities in a long time, so of course its in the #UrbanismBookClub — “Killed By A Traffic Engineer: Shattering The Delusion That Science Underlies Our Transportation System,” by @wesmars.bsky.social @islandpress.bsky.social. 9/

"Through carefully facilitated dialogue, we built trust, and, together, crafted a strategy for helping houses of worship reduce their energy waste and lower their energy bills."