"Both Zohran and Mira kept telling me: 'You have to insert yourself as a character in this. You were alive. You were involved. Take responsibility, but tell us. Tell us the part of the story which nobody else will be able to tell us.'”

New on The Guardian : “Mahmood Mamdani on Zohran, Uganda and forced expulsion: ‘Who is part of the nation and who is not?’”

The presidential pardon is one of the most potent tools in American governance. Originally intended as a mechanism of mercy, it's now used to shield allies, reward loyalty, and make political statements. This important new book by Saikrishna Prakash explores its history and future: bit.ly/3LJJZPn

I’m so grateful for this recognition for THE TAME AND THE WILD! @harvardpress.bsky.social

Rahel Jaeggi, Progress and Regression, trans. Robert Savage, @harvardpress.bsky.social, July 2025 www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

Please read this excellent piece by @qjurecic.bsky.social. Numbers don't capture the chilling effect on free expression or those excluded or deported we will never hear about in the news. Appreciate her reaching out to me to discuss how the past can inform the present. 🗃️ @harvardpress.bsky.social

As Zohran Mamdani wins the New York election, check out our @empirepoduk.bsky.social special, an interview with his father, my friend the wonderful Professor Mahmoud Mamdani on his family's history in East Africa & their journey to America. Zohran zindabad! share.google/RS4MWp65kxNy...

Richard Primus (@richardprimus.bsky.social), The Oldest Constitutional Question: Enumeration and Federal Power (@harvardpress.bsky.social, 2025; #skystorians) www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

Thank you @lennibenson.bsky.social for inviting me to speak with her immigration class at New York Law School about "Threat of Dissent." Always happy to Zoom or talk with students in person about ideological exclusion & deportation. 🗃️ @harvardpress.bsky.social. www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

Sarah's book is such a fascinating history of beautiful and mysterious orchids. Very much looking foward to her event and @harvardpress.bsky.social will be there selling her new book 💐 - ticket link ⬇️

Richard Rorty, ACHIEVING OUR COUNTRY

📚 Compte rendu / Book review Marcy Norton, The Tame and the Wild: People and Animals After 1492, @harvardpress.bsky.social, 2024. by Kathleen Kete (@trinitycollege.bsky.social) 👉 dx.doi.org/10.1017/ahss... #skystorians #animals

@publisherswkly.bsky.social reviews Jennifer Vail's Friction: A Biography. @harvardpress.bsky.social "[E]ye-opening ... Readers will be inspired to start noticing how this hidden force shapes the world around them." www.publishersweekly.com/9780674290662

Come and join me and @carosanderson.bsky.social at @stroudbookfestival.bsky.social on Bonfire Night. No books will be harmed during the event - even though I will be talking about 'Burning the Books' (available from @johnmurrays.bsky.social & @harvardpress.bsky.social)!

I’ve had this for a while, a fun read after my first Search. Just found out at my local indie that it’s finally available in paperback. The Seventy-Five Folios & Other Unpublished Manuscripts, ed. Nathalie Mauriac Dyer, tr. Sam Taylor, Belknap Press of @harvardpress.bsky.social. #Proust #Proustsky

Mahmood Mamdani's new book (just released from @harvardpress.bsky.social) is an account of the fate of postcolonial Uganda, intertwined with a intellectual and political autobiography.

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to Philippe Aghion, coauthor of The Power of Creative Destruction! The award recognizes his pioneering research on innovation, growth, and the dynamics of creative destruction. Keep reading: tinyurl.com/4xpkw5kf

It's finally in my hands! @harvardpress.bsky.social did such a wonderful job with the jacket. It's available for preorder, and will ship (to anyone in the US or Canada) on October 28th. #EnvHist #Astronomy #Space

"A brilliant history of a weaponized mantra." – @theguardian.com Freedom of speech is on everyone's mind—but did you know the concept itself is a relatively recent phenomenon? Regulating speech and print was once universally accepted as a necessary and proper activity of government.

I’m delighted to share that link to my PBS interview about INHERITED INEQUALITY is now available! Follow the link below: youtu.be/w1P79Ryy50w?...

"And so when we’re thinking about how important these resources are for improving child outcomes, we need to remember that if we don’t have equal inputs, we cannot expect equal outcomes." A good interview between @rcobooth.bsky.social and @christinajcross.bsky.social. Read on.

It was a pleasure speaking with senior policy correspondent @rachelbooth.bsky.social from @vox.com about my new book—and what my research means for debates about family structure & racial inequality. Read about our wide-ranging discussion below: t.co/blPn9HmhTU

"A brilliant history of a weaponized mantra." – @theguardian.com Freedom of speech is on everyone's mind—but did you know the concept itself is a relatively recent phenomenon? Regulating speech and print was once universally accepted as a necessary and proper activity of government.

Yuppies has a cover! And a release date! Out May 12 with @harvardpress.bsky.social.

Excited to share this essay on racial violence, civic apology, and the elusive dream of racial reconciliation. www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...

This is an indispensable guide to the Sonnets and a beautiful book.

Today's featured title: "For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America," by James M. O'Toole, Harvard University Press, 2025 @harvardpress.bsky.social www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

A moving, searching essay by @bethlewwilliams.bsky.social, who has an important new book, “John Doe Chinaman.” www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...

Now available in english *A History of Political Conflict. Elections and Social Inequalities in France 1789-2022* 📚 Our book with Julia Cagé is out at @harvardpress.bsky.social >>> www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067... All data sets available below 👇

Thanks to @harvardpress.bsky.social for sending along an advance copy of their new annotated edition of The Memoirs of General William Tecumseh Sherman. It's still a classic and a must read for any serious student of the Civil War era. 🗃️ www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

Yes, you can (learn to understand Kant with the help of this new book). #Booksky

spooky season is here, Sept is my birth month (when i like to reread a fave), & that del Toro film looks incredible. time to revisit a book i’m still so proud to have worked on - The Annotated Frankenstein from @harvardpress.bsky.social

You'll love it as much as Kant loved coffee. Marcus Willaschek's hotly anticipated Kant: A Revolution in Thinking is a lively tour through the revolutionary ideas of Immanuel Kant, the founder of modern philosophy—suitable for experts and newcomers alike.

This week on the ABR Podcast, Lynda Ng reviews To Save and To Destroy: Writing as an Other by @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social. ‘Other Orientalisms: Refusing to be spectacle’ by @lyndang.bsky.social | @harvardpress.bsky.social www.australianbookreview.com.au/podcast/760-...

Who votes for whom, and why? These are questions that have been with us since the dawn of democracy. In their new book, A History of Political Conflict, Julia Cagé and Thomas Piketty comb through more than 200 years of data to find answers. Learn more: bit.ly/4lFvV5K @thomaspiketty.bsky.social

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Who votes for whom, and why? These are questions that have been with us since the dawn of democracy. In their new book, A History of Political Conflict, Julia Cagé and Thomas Piketty comb through more than 200 years of data to find answers. Learn more: bit.ly/4lFvV5K @thomaspiketty.bsky.social

Beautiful spread of an excerpt from THE COLOR OF NORTH in the next issue of Discovery Magazine. @harvardpress.bsky.social

The new academic year means new goals, and if you're leading a research group (or yourself!) then some of those goals may be leadership goals. To celebrate a new year and new goals, @harvardpress.bsky.social is giving 20% off #LabworkToLeadership through Sept. www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

Today we are sharing a @harvardpress.bsky.social interview with @dagomardegroot.bsky.social on his forthcoming book, Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean: An Environmental History of Our Place in the Solar System niche-canada.org/2025/09/02/e... #envhist #histsci #space #books

Back-to-school blues? We’ve created a list of international hits that offer expert advice for students, families, faculty, administrators, and lifelong learners who want to study more effectively and remember longer. The best part? They’re 25% off through 9/30: tinyurl.com/mrx8hbss

Look what came in today! @jenheemstra.bsky.social can’t wait to learn your ways. You have paved the way for so many of us 🙏🏽

Feeling awed and a bit starstruck that @science.org chose to run a book review on #LabworkToLeadership!! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

“Christian thought was enormously creative and flexible.” History professor Udi Greenberg’s new book from @harvardpress.bsky.social ‪reconceptualizes the 20th-century reconciliation between Europe’s Protestants and Catholics.

Congratulations to our partners on the Cundill History Prize Longlist! 🎉 @harvardpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social We're proud to support the work these presses do in bringing essential scholarship to the libraries across the globe!

Amazing book by @jenheemstra.bsky.social - an absolute must read covering topics from managing ourselves as well as managing others to do excellent research.

In VT to pick up the kiddo and enjoying this read by @jenheemstra.bsky.social. Love that it’s prompting me to think positively about introverted leadership. Thinking about how to adjust elements (eg retreats) for accessibility. Great read.

In the new book Labwork to Leadership, chemist Jen Heemstra offers actionable leadership advice to principal investigators. Read the #ScienceBooks Review: https://scim.ag/4mljVr1

Paul Mariani's brand new @harvardpress.bsky.social book "China's Church Divided: Bishop Louis Jin and the Post-Mao Catholic Revival" is spectacular. Essential reading for understanding the Chinese Communist Party's policies towards Catholics and the United Front more broadly.

Tonight, the Perseid meteor shower is at its peak. Will you be watching? We recently spoke with @dagomardegroot.bsky.social, the Blumberg/NASA Chair at the @librarycongress.bsky.social, about his new book, Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean...