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In this blog post, Carolette Norwood reflects on how authors in the Black Lives in the Diaspora: Past/Present/Future writing groups #TeamUP to "sustain one another not only as scholars but also as writers, teachers, and community stakeholders." buff.ly/Joev9zS @aupresses.bsky.social #AUPWeek #ReadUP

American Historical Association Announces 2025 Prize Winners – AHA The American Historical Association is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes.

The AHA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes, which honor exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, public history, and other historical projects. Congratulations to the 2025 awardees! #AHAPerspectives🗃️

Promotional graphic for Donald R. Prothero's The Story of Earth's Climate in 25 Discoveries: How Scientists Found the Connections Between Climate and Life. It includes the book's cover, a blurb, and a 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu.

Now in paperback! Understanding why the climate has changed in the past, this timely book shows, is essential to grasping the gravity of how radically human activity is altering the climate today. buff.ly/uDmp70F #Climate @ClimateScience

#PublishingJob Alert!👏

@columbiaup.bsky.social is hiring TWO Editorial Assistants!
📖 Minimum one year of related experience required.
📖 Office and publishing experience preferred.
📖 $46,400/year

For more details about the 2 positions, see the link below! jobs.up.hcommons.org/job/columbia...

Dictating Reality: The Global Battle to Control the News (Book Launch) | King's College London Martin Moore and Thomas Colley will discuss their new book, 'Dictating Reality', published with Columbia University Press, which focuses on how states are battling to control and shape the news in ord...

On November 20th at 6:15, join Thomas Colley and Martin Moore for the launch of their new book, DICTATING REALITY: THE GLOBAL BATTLE TO CONTROL THE NEWS at King's College. bit.ly/43hRFhK @martinjemoore.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

"Crossing waters", la traducción al inglés de "Cruzar el agua", ganadora del Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award. Enhorabuena a Lilit Thwaites por su gran trabajo.
@littranslate.bsky.social #LilitThwaites @columbiaup.bsky.social @nocturnaed.bsky.social
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Editorial Assistant - Other NYC Locations, New York, United States Job Type: Support Staff - Non-Union Regular/Temporary: Regular Salary Range: $46,400.00-$46,400.00 The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, includi...

@columbiaup.bsky.social is currently hiring two editorial assistants. One to work w/ me and my colleague, who acquires in theory, philosophy, and religion. The other to work with the sociology/Black Studies editor and the editorial director/editor for Asian humanities. bit.ly/4nHDLMY

YouTube video by Columbia Maison Française Proust, Antisemitism, and Jewish Humor - withy Elisabeth Ladenson

Watch: Elisabeth Ladenson’s talk on Proust!
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Reading Around the World: 17 Great Books in Translation From University Presses Want to travel around the world without leaving your house? Just pick up a book that was translated from another language. Whether you are reading a novel originally written in French, a memoir ori…

... Featuring translations from @bucknellupress.bsky.social, @cmupress.bsky.social, @uchicagopress.bsky.social, @upcolorado.bsky.social, @columbiaup.bsky.social, @floridapress.bsky.social, @livunipress.bsky.social, @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social https://bit.ly/43S4pf8 ...

Want to #ReadUP more great fiction & poetry? Check out works from @psupress.bsky.social, @gallaudetpress.bsky.social & @columbiaup.bsky.social in the #UPWeek Gallery! https://bit.ly/493PVfR

On Thursday, Nov. 20th at 6:15, join Thomas Colley and Martin Moore for the launch of their new book, DICTATING REALITY: THE GLOBAL BATTLE TO CONTROL THE NEWS at King's College. bit.ly/43hRFhK
@martinjemoore.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

On Friday, November 14th at 1 pm, join Jennifer Scappettone as she talks about her new book POETRY AFTER BARBARISM at Brown University. bit.ly/4oCBuEl @xenoglossic.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

Keegan Cook Finberg and Kristin Grogan present "Poetry in General: How a Literary Form Became Public" and "Stitch, Unstitch Modernist Poetry and the World of Work" in conversation w/ Christopher Nealo... Join us for an evening of rethinking the power and labor of poetry in everyday spaces.

On Sat., Nov 15th at 7 pm, Keegan Cook Finberg and Kristin Grogan present POETRY IN GENERAL and STITCH, UNSTITCH: in conversation w/ Christopher Nealon at @redemmas.org. bit.ly/3LAvRYz @keegancf.bsky.social @kristingrogan.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

Check out the rest of the #UniversityPressWeek blog post from @utexaspress.bsky.social, @edinburghup.bsky.social, @princetonupress.bsky.social, @aupress.ca, @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social, @uofmpress.bsky.social,
@hopkinspress.bsky.social, @columbiaup.bsky.social, @illinoispress.bsky.social

Promotional graphic for Jin Y. Park's Marginality: Solidarity and the Fight for Social Change. It includes the book's cover, a blurb, and a 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu

Now available! Urging a radical rethinking of how we understand power, community, and social justice, this book calls on readers to embrace the solidarity of the margins to drive positive change. buff.ly/79LtQao

Signs from the Future. A Philosophy of Warnings by Santiago Zabala - Announcements - e-flux Launch of Signs from the Future. A Philosophy of Warnings by Santiago Zabala.

Join Santiago Zabala for a virtual book launch for SIGNS FROM THE FUTURE on November 15th, hosted by The Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts.

Promotional graphic for Thomas Gaubatz's The Textual Townsman: Writing Urban Identity in Early Modern Japan. It includes the book's cover, a blurb, and a 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu

Now available! THE TEXTUAL TOWNSMAN develops a radically new account of the politics of popular fiction in Tokugawa status society. buff.ly/bWsIEPx #JapaneseLiterature #Japan #Tokugawa #Literature #AsianStudies

Thinking in Transit Reading and Book Party — Firehouse 12 Edward S. Casey and Megan Craig

Join authors Megan Craig and Edward S. Casey at Firehouse 12 in New Haven, CT to celebrate the publication of THINKING IN TRANSIT on Saturday, November 15th.

Promotional graphic for Jeffrey D. Sharon's The Great Balancing Act: An Insider’s Guide to the Human Vestibular System. It includes the book's cover, a blurb, and a 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu.

Now Available! THE GREAT BALANCING ACT tells the story of the vestibular system, from T. rex hearing organs to cochlear implants, and from the unsung power of hair cells to inner-ear problems in outer space. buff.ly/748olwF #Vestibular #VestibularAystem #Vertigo #Dizziness #VestibularDisorders #BPPV

Taylor Swift’s Playbook for CEOs: Turning Customers into Devoted Communities - CEOWORLD magazine Beyond superstardom, Taylor Swift operates as one of the most effective CEOs of her own brand empire. Her approach to launching albums, engaging fans, and controlling her narrative offers a…

In this article, Robin Landa offers three lessons executives can apply from Taylor Swift’s album launch strategy.

THE OLDEST ROCKS ON EARTH | Kirkus Reviews Rock of ages.

"An enthusiastic account of Earth’s 4-billion-year history… The Oldest Rocks on Earth’ is] a solid read about geological masses that have survived ‘mind-boggling spans of geological time."–Kirkus

Promotional graphic for Q. Edward Wang's Staple to Superfood: A Global History of the Sweet Potato. It includes the book's cover, a blurb, and a 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu.

Now available! STAPLE TO SUPERFOOD offers a fresh look at the power of food to transform societies. It is a compelling exploration of how the sweet potato shaped the modern world and continues to influence global food systems today. buff.ly/CoD6g2i

CHINA’S RELATIONS WITH AFRICA: A New Era of Strategic Engagement | By David H. Shinn and Joshua Eisenman - Pacific Affairs (UBC Journal) Deborah Bräutigam

"Students and public policy officials will profit from the encyclopedic variety of topics and generally well-informed summaries."—Deborah Bräutigam on CHINA’S RELATIONS WITH AFRICA

Showered with Lies The Senate Finance Committee hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was explosive. The Secretary of Health and Human Services was accused of “reckless disregard for science and the truth,” and senators…

"The social and economic arrangements Americans created have shaped patterns of disease prevalence, distribution, and recovery over the course of our history."—David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz

Promotional graphic for Rory McVeigh, William Carbonaro, Chang Liu, and Kenadi Silcox's Politics and Privilege: How the Status Wars Sustain Inequality. It includes the book's cover, a blurb, and a 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu.

Now available! Rigorous and timely, POLITICS AND PRIVILEGE demonstrates why an agenda that simultaneously addresses economic and status inequalities is essential to progressive politics today. buff.ly/6yYbSyw #USPolitics #ReadMore

In this interview Sandrine Kott about the complexities of Cold War international cooperation, the Marshall Plan, New International Economic Order agenda, and what the focus on international organizations reveal about the Cold War era. buff.ly/2kD7rfm

How do you actually build cultural power? In this piece, author Robin Landa offers strategies that help readers turn brands into cultural forces that generate enthusiasm and prosperity. buff.ly/6i2CGhc @fastcompany.com

Promotional graphic for Growing People: The Enduring Legacy of John Dewey, by Natalia Rogach Alexander. It included the book's cover, a blurb, and a 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu.

Now available! Revealing the true scope of Dewey’s educational vision, this book provides a new perspective on a neglected aspect of the philosophical tradition. buff.ly/y2AdjVL #JohnDewey #Education #Philosophy

"[A]uthoritarian regimes are reinventing 'news' as a weapon to oppress opposition...This book is the ultimate guide to this brave *news* world."--Peter Pomerantsev

DICTATING REALITY, by Martin Moore and ThomasColley. bit.ly/3Xbzab9 @martinjemoore.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

Promotional graphic for The Race Variable: How Statistical Practices Reinforce Inequality, by Jay S. Kaufman. It includes a blurb and a 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu

Now available! Written for readers without a background in statistics, this book provides an essential introduction to quantitative reasoning in terms of social justice. buff.ly/dKrMwyG #SocialJustice #RaceDisparities #EthnicDiparities