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Really honored to have my new @harvardpress.bsky.social book be part of an @lpeblog.bsky.social symposium! I am deeply grateful to @lpeproject.bsky.social colleagues for the opportunity, and to my respondents @maggor.bsky.social, @abalasub.bsky.social & Amy Cohen for engaging with my work. 🙏

Image of a new red volume in the loeb classical library series. The texts are “the teacher” and “teaching Christianity” by Augustine of Hippo. Bookshelves in the background.

I have a highly motivated student who came from a Christian classical education background, so we’ve developed an independent study and we’re going to be reading this brand new Augustine volume together. Looking forward to it!

The Nature of Nurture — Harvard University Press From a leading expert on child development, a radical evolutionary perspective on how childhood experiences shape later life.Children who grow up in troubled circumstances—experiencing deprivation or ...

There is no reason to assume, he argues, that the psychology of "well-behaved" people is normal, and that "antisocial" behavior is aberrant—

Indeed, these supposedly dysfunctional behaviors may be ingenious adaptations to harsh environments.

Keep reading: bit.ly/3OOmaHr

Cover of the book "The Nature of Nurture" by Jay Belsky. The title appears in colorful blocks on a black background, with the subtitle "Rethinking Why and How Childhood Adversity Shapes Development" and the author's name below.

Most of us believe that adverse childhood conditions negatively impact human development.

In The Nature of Nurture, renowned developmental psychologist Jay Belsky challenges this interpretation, and offers an exciting alternative based on Darwinian theory.

Tonight! Star tribologist and author of Friction, Jennifer Vail, will appear on the r/AskScience subreddit for a special AMA.

What are your burning questions about friction? Join us:

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A stack of nine books. Titles include: "We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For" by Adrian Russell, "Being Property Once Myself" by Joshua Bennett, "The Legacy of Slavery at Harvard," "Justice Deferred" by Orville Vernon Burton and Armand Derfner, "Fugitive Pedagogy" by Jarvis R. Givens, "Who's Black and Why?" edited by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Andrew S. Curran, "Dreaming in Black and White" by Lucy Caplan, "Traveling Black" by Mia Bay, and "The Unseen Truth" by Sarah Lewis. The books are stacked on a white surface.

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James Baldwin

This Black History Month, we celebrate the authors, stories, and legacies that inspire us to think critically, live truthfully, and dream bigger: bit.ly/4tuOkqV

I want to read all of these!

“Tojo: The Rise and Fall of Japan’s Most Controversial World War II General” by Peter Mauch Biographies, at least in English, about Japanese who played key roles in the Second World War are relatively rare. Chiang Kai-shek, Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, Adolph Hitler, Benito Musso…

Today in the ARB: Stephen Mercado reviews “Tojo: The Rise and Fall of Japan’s Most Controversial World War II General” by Peter Mauch @harvardpress.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/tojo-the-ris...

Can children with the same background have radically different futures just because they were born a few years apart?

Yes. Marked by Time (@harvardpress.bsky.social) shows how social change and the "character trap" reshape lives in ways traditional risk models miss. (1/2)

The image shows the book cover of "The Presidential Pardon" by Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash. The cover features an illustration of an eagle holding a pen against a red background. The subtitle reads "The Short Clause with a Long, Troubled History."

Legal scholar Saikrishna Prakash has spent years examining one of the Constitution’s most sweeping and least-checked powers: the presidential pardon.

We recently spoke with him about his research.

His answers may surprise you: bit.ly/4taK27V

Book cover titled "A World of Resistance: India and the Global Antibiotic Crisis" by Assa Doron & Alex Broom. The design features a black and white image of a landscape with an overlay of orange abstract patterns.

Antibiotic resistance is exploding in India.

It's one of the most daunting public health challenges facing humanity.

This sweeping analysis uncovers the causes of—and offers solutions to—the crisis.

Coming March 10. Keep reading: bit.ly/4k5uE8O

Delighted about the publication of THE MAKING OF IRANIAN MODERNITY (Ilex via Harvard University Press), our Festschrift for the great Houchang E. Chehabi. @lsehy.bsky.social @harvardpress.bsky.social @bupardeeschool.bsky.social

This book changed my life. I recommend it for all racialized writers, especially those of us writing the radical/revolutionary

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Please join us in congratulating @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social, whose riveting meditation on what it means to be an outsider in literature, To Save and to Destroy: Writing as an Other, is now a Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award! 🥳🏅

About the book: tinyurl.com/ycyx8hry

TO SAVE AND TO DESTROY: WRITING AS AN OTHER makes it to the shortlist in the criticism category for the National Book Critics Circle Award, in the stellar company of many deserving finalists.

A photo of Jennifer R. Vail's Friction: A Biography, which features a dynamic match about to strike on its cover. In the background, a unqiue, corrugated material.

From snow tires to sneaker soles—from the first spark of fire to the frontiers of energy—friction is the invisible force that connects everyday life to man’s greatest achievements.

Star tribologist Jennifer Vail delivers a spellbinding handbook to friction’s history and future: tinyurl.com/3md2x4v2

MLK Day Reading List — Harvard University Press This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we're celebrating the authors, activists, and historians who have championed and enriched our understanding of civil rights, liberty, and justice for all.

Tap to discover the sale:

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A stack of books featuring Eddie S. Glaude's We Are The Leaders We Have Been Looking For, Violence Over the Land by Blackhawk, Cash on the Block by Beryl Satter, Inherited Inequality by Christina J. Cross, What is Free Speech? by Fara Dabhoiwala, Traveling Black by Mia Bay, and Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope by Brandon M. Terry

This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we're celebrating the authors, activists, and historians who have championed and enriched our understanding of civil rights and justice for all. For a limited time, save 25% on these titles with the code MLK25—keep reading below.

The University — Harvard University Press A sweeping history of the buildings and materials that have shaped nine centuries of university life, from parchments and silk robes to glass atriums and sprawling parking lots.We often idealize the u...

William Whyte, The University: A History in Stone, Silk, and Blood - @harvardpress.bsky.social, August 2026
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The Division of Rationalized Labor — Harvard University Press A pathbreaking study of why, paradoxically, workforce specialization and job responsibilities have increased hand in hand.In the United States and other late-industrial countries, the division of labo...

A copy of the NEW BOOK by 2018-19 CASBS fellow @mivich.bsky.social - "The Divisions of Rationalized Labor" - has entered the Center's renowned Ralph W. Tyler Collection 📚

Michelle's initial book ideas developed here 😏

About this @harvardpress.bsky.social book: www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

A stack of books with their spines facing forward, horizontally, on an all-white background and foreground. The books include Tojo by Peter Mauch, The Nature of Nurture by Jay Belsky, Marked by Time by Robert J. Sampson, The First Fascist by Sergio Luzzatto, The Rise and Fall of Rational Control by Harvey C. Mansfield, Friction by Jennifer R. Vail, and The Presidential Pardon by Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash.

Happy New Year. We are so back. 😎

Discover our most anticipated new books—and enjoy a flash sale while it lasts: bit.ly/3YHTu4L

Court Poetry and the Culture of Learning in Japan

Out now on preorder from Harvard University Press.

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Paperback edition coming soon. @harvardpress.bsky.social did a wonderful job!

Paperback publication day for Born to Rule! 🥳👀🎄🎅

Episode 6 | Hong Kong in Protest, Redux In 2019, more than a million people poured onto the streets of Hong Kong, with many returning week after week. The song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ soon emerged as the movement’s unofficial anthem. What bega...

Great to get to talk about Hong Kong in 2019 & after with Ching Kwan Lee, author of the important new @harvardpress.bsky.social book Forever Hong Kong, podcast moderated expertly by @yangyangcheng.bsky.social for @madeinchinajournal.com madeinchinajournal.com/2025/11/24/e...

I’m happy to share that my book “Traders, Speculators and Captains of Industry: How Capitalist Legitimacy Shaped Foreign Investment Policy in India,” published by @harvardpress.bsky.social is out!

Strange Stability — Harvard University Press An eye-opening reconsideration of the Cold War arms control movement, showing how scientists who presented themselves as independent-minded opponents of the arms race in fact functioned as agents of t...

This essay has been adapted from Wilson's new book, Strange Stability, published with @harvardpress.bsky.social.

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How Hans Bethe and Richard Garwin served the missile defense system they publicly criticized During the Cold War, two physicists became public "opponents" of the Pentagon's antiballistic missile systems. But they kept doing private work on behalf of the administration's policy.

During the Cold War, two physicists became public "opponents" of the Pentagon's antiballistic missile systems. But they kept doing private work on behalf of the administration's policy.