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Join "Organize or Burn" author Fabian Holt tonight in conversation with Liza Featherstone, along with organizers from NYC-DSA & the Public Power Coalition.

They'll explore the impact of Zohran Mamdani's primary win and the journey to his success.

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The Green Lives by Sara Gilmore

From our partners at Fonograf Editions comes "The Green Lives" by Sara Gilmore. Critics praise Gilmore’s "intuitive, nearly prescient voice" in this collection of poetry, scribed with new syntax and a fitful sense of the poetic line.

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In an interview with Fatima Suarez, a father named Javier shares his hopes for his daughter's future and remembers his past with his own father. Read more in this touching blog post:

Can Black Neighborhoods Be Saved From Public Housing? No one is building new projects, but the old ones that remain keep residents trapped in poverty.

Thrilled to see "The Projects: A New History of Public Housing" by Howard A. Husock spotlighted in @WSJ.com's Upward Mobility column.

The book explores how urban renewal dismantled flourishing Black communities and why remaining projects hinder progress.

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Announcing the official release of ArtMill by Barbara Benish! 🎉

Lauded as a "masterpiece of scholarship, sensibility and storytelling," by Sally Jo Fifer, ArtMill speaks to how art can shine a way forward in even the darkest times.

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The self-appointed cowboy messiah Rachel Wagner traces the way frontier fantasies and apocalyptic faith fuel today’s gun-obsessed...

“@drrachelwagner.bsky.social names two foundational influences behind this cowboy messiah ideology: Christian apocalypticism and American frontier mythology.”

– @amarpeterman.bsky.social reviews Cowboy Apocalypse

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Five Star White Trash A Memoir of Fraud and Family by Georgiann Davis

Today, we're celebrating the release of "Five Star White Trash" by Georgiann Davis!

With unflinching candor and dark humor, Davis tells her ‘stranger-than-fiction’ story from seventh-grade dropout to celebrated professor in this deeply moving memoir.

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Look Inside Pioneers of Latino Ministry Claretians and the Evolving World of Catholic America by Deborah E. Kanter

We're honored to celebrate this new release tomorrow, "Pioneers of Latino Ministry" by Deborah E. Kanter.

This book traces the history of the Claretian Missionaries and their influence on Latino Catholics, offering a vital portrait of unexplored Catholic American history.

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In 2020, the homicide rate spiked by its largest margin in recorded history. Author James Tuttle explores the phenomenon on the blog.

A Total Stranger Told Me I Was 'Killing Myself' By Being Fat. Now I've Lost Weight — And Here's The Harsh Truth. "The pressure was relentless – to fix, shrink and manage a body that medicine had always treated as a problem to solve."

New from @huffpost.com, Georgiann Davis writes about being intersex in a country that denies she exists, and fat in a medical system that's been violating her body since age 14.

Her memoir "Five Star White Trash" comes out next Tuesday,

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Contributor: I'm an intersex professor. Am I supposed to lie by teaching 'only male and female'? A campaign against teachers who acknowledge realities of human biology forces a choice: Teach truth and risk your job, or lie and maybe keep it.

"Should I lie to my students?"

Intersex professor and author Georgiann Davis asks what we're all thinking as educators face firing for teaching scientific reality. New from the L.A. Times, welcome to the politics of erasure.

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Organize or Burn: Movement Politics in New York City DSA Zohran Mamdani’s primary victory in June brought a new level of attention to New York City DSA, but much of the media conversation focuses on Mamdani’s persona. Fabian Holt’s book Organize or Burn…

Join Fabian Holt as he explores the rise of NYC-DSA in "Organize or Burn" on Oct 8th. The book delves into the evolution of socialist movements and their climate initiatives.

Featuring insights from Liza Featherstone and NYC-DSA organizers.

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Meet the Black Brooklynites who defined New York City’s most populous borough through their search for social justice.

Discover more about this 2025 Gotham Book Prize Finalist!

Setha Low on Public Spaces - Social Science Space Having been raised in Los Angeles, a place with vast swathes of single-family homes connected by freeways, arriving in Costa Rica was […]

Setha Low, author of "Beach Politics," recently appeared on the Social Science Bites podcast, diving into the essence and accessibility of public spaces.

In conversation, Low argues for the societal value and role of these spaces in fostering cultural growth.

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Should lab animals have rights? - LSE Review of Books A Mouse in a Cage by Carrie Friese explores the ethical challenges of using lab animals in scientific research.

NEW✨ Should lab animals have rights?

A Mouse in a Cage by Carrie Friese @lsesociology.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social explores the #ethical challenges of using #animals in scientific #research.

#Review by Luciano Magaldi Sardella.

The Great Miscalculation The Race to Save New York City's Citicorp Tower

"The Great Miscalculation" by Michael M. Greenburg has been awarded a Distinguished Favorite by the NYC Big Book Award this year in Nonfiction.

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Morgan State University will be hosting their very own Dr. Menika Dirkson at this installment of the AAAD & CLA Intellectual Life Committee Book Talk Series!

Join them on Thursday, October 9th, to learn more about Dirkson's recent work, "Hope and Struggle in the Policed City."

Party at the Ballot Box Mobilizing Black Women Voters

Explore how Black Girls Vote used celebrations of community to increase voter turnout in "Party at the Ballot Box: Mobilizing Black Women Voters" by authors Melissa R. Michelson, Stephanie L. DeMora, and Sarah V. Hayes.

Now available everywhere!

Does corporate sustainability count for anything? - LSE Review of Books Matthew Archer’s Unsustainable critiques frameworks that measure corporate sustainability and how market-driven reporting shirks environmental responsibility.

A nice review of #Unsustainable in the @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social. Thanks to Evelyn Langford for a generous and engaged review!

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Have American Jews pushed Israel toward extremism or moderation? Haaretz Podcast · Episode

Our author, Adam Ferziger, joins the Haaretz Podcast to discuss soul-searching during the High Holidays as Israel faces war and division.

A timely listen on faith, humility, and bridge-building.

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YouTube video by Glucksman Ireland House NYU Launch of Rituals of Migration: Italians and Irish on the Move

Video of our launch of Rituals of Migration @gihnyu.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social is now up on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qh1...
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Thank you for the spotlight, TAMUCT!

Want to learn more about how American soldiers helped define what it meant to be a citizen?

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“The Critic’s Notebook,” by the Editors On Horace, religious freedom, treasures from the Holy Land, house museums, rare books & more from the world of culture.

Thrilled to see "In God's Image" by Tomer Persico was reviewed by The New Criterion!

The editors note the book's exploration of the journey from ancient theology to modern individualism, revealing deep roots of religious freedom and human rights.

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Does corporate sustainability count for anything? - LSE Review of Books Unsustainable: Measurement, Reporting, and the Limits of Corporate Sustainability. Matthew Archer. New York University Press. 2024. Matthew Archer’s Unsustainable critiques the frameworks used to…

NEW✨ Does #corporate #sustainability count for anything?

Evelyn Langford @manchester.ac.uk reviews Unsustainable: Measurement, Reporting, and the Limits of Corporate Sustainability by Matthew Archer @nyupress.bsky.social.

Five Star White Trash An unforgettable journey from seventh-grade dropout to celebrated professor Her family was white, but not the right kind of white. They were five star white ...

In their new book, Five Star White Trash: A Memoir of Fraud and Family, ASA member Georgiann Davis @georgianndavis.bsky.social @unm.edu chronicles her surprising journey from middle-school dropout to professor. @nyupress.bsky.social

Organize or Burn: Movement Politics in New York City DSA Zohran Mamdani’s primary victory in June brought a new level of attention to New York City DSA, but much of the media conversation focuses on Mamdani’s persona. Fabian Holt’s book Organize or Burn…

Join Fabian Holt and organizers from NYC-DSA and the Public Power Coalition at Verso Office on Oct. 8th in a discussion on his upcoming title, "Organize or Burn: How New York Socialists Fight for Climate Survival."

Discover insights into NYC-DSA's longstanding journey.

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NYU Press has a new look! Our updated logo reinterprets the Washington Square Arch in a contemporary form. The iconic symbol of New York City aligns with our mission to bring downtown ideas to the world.

Perfect timing! The forecast shows the last warm sunshine of summer this weekend, and it couldn't be better for Festival Day at the Brooklyn Book Festival!

We'll be at Booth 201 all day long, and can't wait to see you there!

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Congratulations to our authors for their success at the NCA National Awards!

Patrick McKelvey won the 2025 Lilla A. Heston Award and the GLBTQ Comm. Studies Division Book Award for "Disability Works," and Mel Stanfill earned the 2025 Diamond Anniversary Book Award for "Fandom Is Ugly."