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Book Picks - The Bookstore in Lenox and Rough Draft Bar & Books This week's Book Picks comes from Matt Tannenbaum from The Bookstore in Lenox, MA and Drew Broussard from Rough Draft Bar & Books in Kingston, NY.

Check out @wamcradio.bsky.social's Book Picks — featuring a special shoutout for John Gennari's THE JAZZ BARN: www.wamc.org/podcast/the-...

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Coquilla Nut Carvings: An Afro-Brazilian Artform - New Bedford Whaling Museum Learn about coquilla nut snuff boxes, a Black Brazilian maritime carving tradition from the 1800s

Exhibit details: www.whalingmuseum.org/exhibition/c...
#indigenousart #blackart #brazilianart #booksky #artbooks #museumexhibit #specialcollection #coquillanut #snuff #maritimetrade

Portraits in a Nutshell The unique, intricately carved miniature objects featured in this book were created between the seventeenth and mid-nineteenth centuries as utilitarian and decorative containers for powdered snuff....

A special exhibition has opened at the New Bedford Whaling Museum featuring carvings from David Badger's collection of coquilla nut snuff boxes and bottles—as seen in PORTRAITS IN A NUTSHELL. brandeisuniversitypress.com/title/portra...
#blackart #Brazil #indigenous #Carving #ArtBooks #MuseumExpo

When Freedom Speaks: The Boundaries and the Boundlessness of Our First Amendment Right When Freedom Speaks: The Boundaries and the Boundlessness of our First Amendment Right chronicles the stories that narrate our First Amendment right to speak our minds. Greenky’s background gives her ...

WHEN FREEDOM SPEAKS is an accessible guide to understanding and exercising our #FirstAmendment right to freedom of expression.
Available from Brandeis University Press.
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#BrandeisPress #universitypress #freespeech

Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Ignites New Debate Over Free Speech After ABC’s announcement that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would be indefinitely sidelined after his comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination, many in support of the late-night host are now sounding the al...

Lynn Greenky, author of WHEN FREEDOM SPEAKS, was invited by the @todayshow.com to comment on #JimmyKimmelLive's recent suspension.
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#FreeSpeech #JimmyKimmel #FirstAmendment #freedomofspeech

Lessons in Drag: A Queer Manual for Academics, Artists, and Aunties Lessons in Drag brings to life a vibrant and thought-provoking dialogue between scholar Kareem Khubchandani and his drag persona LaWhore Vagistan. Beginning with an intimate interview, the book unfold...

LESSONS IN DRAG brings to life a vibrant and thought-provoking dialogue between scholar Kareem Khubchandani and his drag persona LaWhore Vagistan.
Available to preorder now! Out 10/29: brandeisuniversitypress.com/title/lesson...
#preorder #newbook #artbook #drag #dragperformance #DragQueens #booksky

12 Art Books to Read This Fall A Louise Bourgeois biography, Joe Sacco’s latest graphic investigation, a Wifredo Lam catalog, a study of diasporic Nigerian women artists, and more.

Thrilled to see LESSONS IN DRAG in this @hyperallergic.com
list of art books not to be missed this fall!
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#artbooks #dragqueen #drag #academicbooks #NewBook #lessonsindrag #BrandeisPress #universitypress #lawhorevagistan #kareemkhubchandani @aupresses.bsky.social

When Freedom Speaks: The Boundaries and the Boundlessness of Our First Amendment Right When Freedom Speaks: The Boundaries and the Boundlessness of our First Amendment Right chronicles the stories that narrate our First Amendment right to speak our minds. Greenky’s background gives her ...

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Book cover of 'When Freedom Speaks' by Lynn Greenky, subtitled 'The Boundaries and Boundlessness of our First Amendment Right,' displayed against an American flag backdrop with blue sky. The cover features large typography with quotation marks crossed out in red.

On #ConstitutionDay, we celebrate more than just a document—we celebrate the living, breathing principles that shape our democracy.
Add WHEN FREEDOM SPEAKS to your reading list to learn about exercising and protecting your constitutional right to the #freedomofspeech.
#FirstAmendment #booksky

"Two book covers displayed against light blue background with 'New Editions' and 'Out Today' text overlays. Left: 'Milk Money: Cash, Cows, and the Death of the American Dairy Farm' by Kirk Kardashian with foreword by Senator Bernie Sanders, featuring close-up photo of black and white dairy cow. Right: 'Village of the Dammed: The Fight for Open Space and the Flooding of a Connecticut Town' by James Lomuscio, showing flooded wooded area with bare trees."

Out today! Two new editions expose the economic and environmental forces reshaping our communities.

🐄Milk Money: tinyurl.com/bdz77rnc
🌊Village of the Dammed: tinyurl.com/27nn2pjz

#agriculture #connecticut #vermont #dairyfarming #eminentdomain #conservation #environmentaljustice #booksky #newbooks

Birdwatching in New York City and on Long Island (Second Edition) For those birdwatchers living in or visiting the Big Apple, Brandeis University Press has recently published an updated second edition of "Birdwatching in New York City and on Long Island" by Deborah ...

I am in awe of the scope and level of detail that the authors have included in this new edition. The site profiles make for very interesting reading all in themselves. @brandeispress.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social #birding #Booksky

www.wellreadnaturalist.com/2025/09/bird...

Kareem Khubchandani is the author of the forthcoming LESSONS IN DRAG: A Queer Manual for Academics, Artists, and Aunties (out Oct. 29).
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#Drag #queerauthors #queerbooks #booksky #academia #universitypress #interview

Birdwatching in New York City and on Long Island Nine years after first publication, this fully updated new edition of this easy-to-use guide gives seasonal information for both popular birding sites and those off the beaten path. Precise directions...

Birdwatching in NYC and on Long Island, by Deborah Rivel and Kellye Rosenheim, is available at your local bookstore, online retailers, or our website: brandeisuniversitypress.com/title/birdwa...

#universitypress #birdingguide #nyc #birdbook #audubon @aupresses.bsky.social

29 Things to Do in N.Y.C. in September: Dua Lipa, Street Parties and More

Looking for an #outdoorsy event in #NYC this September? Check out this @nytimes.com roundup, featuring Birdwatching in New York City and on Long Island at the NYPL on Sep. 9th : nytimes.com/2025/09/01/a...
#birdwatching #birding #booktalk #NYPL #NewYork #event #fall #nature #booksky

Interested in Louis P. Masur's writing on #Americanculture and #history? Check out his #book, THE SOILING OF OLD GLORY — the story of an iconic #photograph that shocked the world and brought the #bostonbusingcrisis to national attention. More: tinyurl.com/bdfkma83
#booksky #ushistory #historian

Book cover of "Mazaltob: A Novel" by Blanche Bendahan, edited by Yaëlle Azagury & Frances Malino. The cover features a classical portrait painting of a woman with long dark curly hair wearing ornate jewelry and flowing robes in cream and gold tones. She has a green headband and decorative earrings. The book has a National Jewish Book Awards Finalist medal in the upper left corner. The background is coral/pink with repeated "WOMEN IN" text pattern.

Book cover of "Glikl: Memoirs 1691-1719" presented by Chava Turniansky. The cover displays a historical cityscape illustration showing a European town with buildings, church spires, boats on water, and people in period dress. The image appears to be from a historical manuscript or painting depicting 17th/18th century life. The background has a light purple/lavender pattern with repeated "TRANSLATION" text.

Book cover of "Beginning to End the Climate Crisis: A History of Our Future" by Luisa Neubauer & Alexander Repenning, translated by Sabine von Mering with foreword by Bill McKibben. The cover shows a young woman's face in soft, ethereal lighting with blonde hair. The title text is in green gradient lettering against a light background. The background features a purple pattern with repeated "MONTH" text.

August is #womenintranslation month! Check out some of our #translated titles, originally penned by #femaleauthors.
📚 Mazaltob: A Novel, by Blanche Bendahan
📚 Glikl: Memoirs, presented by Chava Turniansky
📚 Beginning to End the Climate Crisis, by
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#WITMonth

A stack of six copies of the book "Milk Money: Cash, Cows, and the Death of the American Dairy Farm" by Kirk Kardashian with foreword by Senator Bernie Sanders. The book covers feature a close-up photograph of a black and white dairy cow's face against a blue sky background. Above the stack, promotional text in blue italic font reads 'Hot off the press! Preorder Milk Money now'. The books are stacked at a slight angle showing the spines, which also display the title and author name.

In MILK MONEY, Kirk Kardashian investigates the American dairy industry, telling the stories of family farmers toiling to break even and revealing the hidden forces manipulating the industry. Foreword by @sanders.senate.gov
Preorder the new edition: tinyurl.com/bdz77rnc
#dairyfarming #NewBook

On James Baldwin Acclaimed Irish novelist Colm Tóibín first read James Baldwin just after turning eighteen. He had completed his first year at an Irish university, and was struggling to free himself...

Pick up a copy of ON JAMES BALDWIN from your local bookstore, online retailers, or our website: brandeisuniversitypress.com/title/on-jam...

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Honored to be included in this issue of @hudsonreview.bsky.social —ON JAMES BALDWIN, by Colm Tóibín, is featured in Brooke Allen's essay about James Baldwin.
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50% OFF When Freedom Speaks: The Boundaries and the Boundlessness of Our First Amendment Right This book makes first amendment issues immediate and contemporary. When Freedom Speaks chronicles the stories behind our First Amendment right to speak our minds. Lynn Levine Greenky's backgr...

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Georgia O’Keeffe: A Life One of the greatest and most admired artists of the twentieth century, Georgia O'Keeffe led a life rich in intense relationships—with family, friends, and especially with fellow artist Alfred Stieglit...

"Georgia O'Keeffe: A Life" is available from your local bookstore, online retailers, or our website:
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#Maine readers, don't miss this opportunity to hear #RoxanaRobinson discuss her biography of #GeorgiaOKeeffe with Lynn Boulger at Hidden Barn Books in #barharbor on Thurs. Aug 7 at 5pm.

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Book cover of "One Planet, Many Worlds: The Climate Parallax" by Dipesh Chakrabarty against a backdrop aerial image of planet Earth.

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One Planet, Many Worlds: The Climate Parallax, by #DipeshChakrabarty
Dive into the complex webs of interdependence and and responsibilities that exist on our planet with ONE PLANET MANY WORLDS.
#climate #philosophy #booksky @aupresses.bsky.social

Belonging and Betrayal: How Jews Made the Art World Modern Since the late 1990s, the fate of Nazi stolen art has become a cause célèbre. In Belonging and Betrayal, Charles Dellheim turns this story on its head by revealing how certain Jewish outsiders came to...

"Belonging and Betrayal" is available from your local bookstore, online retailers, or at our website: brandeisuniversitypress.com/title/belong...

#BrandeisPress #stolenart #jewishstudies #jewishhistory #arthistory #modernart #booksky

Charles Dellheim, author of "Belonging and Betrayal: How Jews Made the Art World Modern," discussed his book at @yiddishbookcenter.bsky.social

Watch the recording here: tinyurl.com/42cbhxfd

#artcollector #jewishhistory #modernart #arthistory #jewishstudies #europeanhistory @aupresses.bsky.social

Blue graphic of a climber at the summit of a mountain against a faded backdrop photograph of a snowcapped peak. The text reads: Embark on your armchair—or active— adventure with this list of Brandeis University Press' mountain guides.

Book cover of "PEAK EXPERIENCES: Danger, Death & Daring in the Mountains of the Northeast" by Carol Stone White against a backdrop photograph of a snowcapped peak.

Book cover of "Critical Hours: Search and Rescue in the White Mountains" by Sandy Stott against a faded aerial view of snowcapped mountains.

Book cover of "Eastern Alpine Guide: Natural History and Conservation of Mountain Tundra East of the Rockies" by Mike Jones and Liz Willey against a faded background photograph of a mountain dotted with trees.

It's National Climb a Mountain Day! Check out some of our best mountaineering books and start planning your next alpine adventure! Head to our website to order your copies...

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BETWEEN JAFFA AND TEL AVIV is available to preorder now: brandeisuniversitypress.com/title/betwee...

Cover of Weimar Under the Palms against a faded image of Pacific Palisades. The Kirkus review reads: "An original take on Weimar Republic émigrés' influence on Hollywood and vice versa." Out October 22, preorder now.

Thrilled to share this review of WEIMAR UNDER THE PALMS from #Kirkus Reviews!

"WEIMAR UNDER THE PALMS: Pacific Palisades, German Exiles, and the Invention of Hollywood" is available to preorder now: tinyurl.com/2m4x5jpw

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ENACTing Change: A Handbook for Teaching Advocacy and Civic Engagement ENACT: The Educational Network for Active Civic Transformation aims to teach college students about democracy through engagement with the state legislative process. Built on the values of knowledge, c...

ENACTING CHANGE is available to preorder: brandeisuniversitypress.com/title/enacti...

ENACT: The Educational Network for Active Civic Transformation, aims to teach college students about democracy through engagement with the state legislative process.
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