Listen to Jonathan Sheehan, author of On the Altar, speak about the history of Christian sacrifice on the @historyextra.bsky.social podcast:

The Criminal State by Lawrence Douglas is a sweeping, provocative history of the struggle to bring perpetrators of state violence to justice. Out now (23 June UK pub). Read a free excerpt: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #PoliSci #History

Can the Climate Crisis Unite Europe? @projectsyndicate.bsky.social piece from @boccaletti.bsky.social drawing on his new @princetonupress.bsky.social book The Environmental Republic

The next Darwin moment has arrived. Thinking AI author @johnmaccormick.github.io writes for the @washingtonpost.com about how AI, like evolution before it, may force us to rethink what makes humans special. Read more here:

In Dante's Divine Comedy: A Biography, Joseph Luzzi narrates the life and times of Dante’s soaring poetic allegory of the soul’s redemptive journey toward God. Now available in #paperback! Find it here: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... #Dante #DivineComedy

Annnnd seeing my book in a booth at a conference is trippy. And exciting.

Shortly after our @lawandsociety.bsky.social booth opened, we met @princetonupress.bsky.social author Chad Topaz with his new book, Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change. #lsasf2026

"'Like a Cat Loves a Bird: The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark,' comes at the reader slightly aslant, stealthy in its insights, lightweight in page-count, playfully acerbic, overly fond of cats." openlettersreview.com/posts/like-a...

The need to address inequality has never been more urgent. In Challenging Inequalities, @pjtheeconomist.bsky.social explains how we've arrived at such a perilous spot—& how we can change course to achieve better outcomes for all. Out now! Read a free preview: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

How Frederick the Great and George Washington embody the competition between liberal democracy and authoritarianism. George Washington and Frederick the Great: Parallel Lives by Jürgen Overhoff is now available worldwide! Find it here: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #History

Winner of the 2026 Bancroft Prize In Vested Interests, Emilie Connolly describes how a system of colonial trusteeship converted Native wealth into settler capital. Now 50% off with code SPRING50 at checkout: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #History

Save 50% on the ISMs series, a collection that distills the voices of an exciting range of artists & designers into captivating books of quotations for a new generation of readers. Use code SPRING50 at checkout: press.princeton.edu/series/isms Some exclusions apply. Offer valid through June 9.

LISTEN: Love, War, and Diplomacy author @digkabri.bsky.social speaks with @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social on @empirepoduk.bsky.social for a six-part series about the Bronze Age, Amarna Revolution, and what we can learn from the Amarna Letters:

Learning a great deal from Chantelle Jessica Lewis’s and Jason Arday’s brilliant ‘We See Things They’ll Never See: Love, Hope & Neurodiversity‘. Currently 50% off at @princetonupress.bsky.social — press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

Looking forward to this book, of interest to my colleagues studying #time in society and in #historiography.

Is time an illusion? @jimalkhalili.bsky.social, professor of physics and author of the forthcoming book On Time (out 1 September), unpacks the question. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/pD9G77wQg64?... #Time #Physics

In Setting Fire to Reason: The Ethics of Free Speech, Jeffrey W. Howard examines the responsibilities of speakers and platforms in a world where content can go viral. Out June 9 (4 August UK pub). Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #Philosophy #Ethics

In this edition of Ideas, Laura McGrath discusses her new book, Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction Laura B. McGrath, a revealing account of how agents have shaped book publishing and the literary canon from the 1950s to today. press.princeton.edu/ideas/laura-...

Our Children's Literature Association exhibit is open! Stop by the Riverboat Room to peruse a selection from @fordhampress.bsky.social @uminnpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social @rutgersupress.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social @wsupress.bsky.social & more! #ChLA2026 #kidlit

Read this @columbiauniversity.bsky.social interview with Katharina Volk, editor and translator of How to Find Happiness: An Ancient Guide to the Good Life:

The definitive biography of Charles Darwin—now in one abridged and fully updated volume. Darwin: A Biography by Janet Browne arrives on June 30 (1 September UK pub). Preorder your copy today: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #Darwin #CharlesDarwin #Biography

I've been reading Josh Rothman's columns for many years. So pleased to see this meaningful engagement with my work.

Glad and thrilled to be speaking at this year’s York Festival of Ideas @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social, where I’ll talk about my forthcoming book on death with @princetonupress.bsky.social Looking forward to the conversation. yorkfestivalofideas.com/2026/calenda...

Did you know that you can now listen to SQUIRREL 🐿️ on your next road trip? Find it on Spotify or Libby. @princetonupress.bsky.social

Can you guess what state has a squirrel for its state animal?? Hint: the state is known for bourbon! @princetonupress.bsky.social

A sweeping new account of ancient Greek culture and its remarkable diversity. Jennifer T. Roberts' Out of One, Many is now available in #paperback! Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... #AncientHistory #History #AncientWorld

Combining history, detective story, and memoir, Yair Mintzker's I, Wandering Jew is a surprising and revealing account of the antisemitic myth of “the Wandering Jew." Now available worldwide! Find it here: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #History #ReadUP

This afternoon’s reading: the new @princetonupress.bsky.social book from @chadtopaz.bsky.social.

Why do so many people recoil at the idea of AI companionship—even as we rely on it every day? Valerie Tiberius explores a deeper fear: that turning to chatbots for connection may erode the shared values and mutual care that hold human communities together. press.princeton.edu/ideas/you-ca...

I had a wonderful time talking about MIDDLEMEN with Ed Nawotka at Publishers Weekly!

Going for Zero is now 50% off with code SPRING50 at checkout! In this book, seasoned architect and former AIA president Carl Elefante addresses how buildings and cities can and must help resolve the looming climate emergency. Find it here: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... #Architecture

@newyorker.com calls Kira Ganga Kieffer's Unvaccinated Under God a "concise and lucid history." Read the full Briefly Noted review here:

Reading @romainbrette.bsky.social's new book The Brain, In Theory is "worth the adventure." Read the full @nature.com review here:

Use code SPRING50 at checkout to save 50% on #bird books across our site! Browse to find beautiful books and essential guides until June 9 (some exclusions apply): press.princeton.edu/books?books_... #Birds #Birding #BPOTY

So proud of my former student, @arturochang.bsky.social, whose book is now available from @princetonupress.bsky.social. What an achievement!!!!

Roland Betancourt's Disneyland and the Rise of Automation invites us to consider how technology & the logic of automation become integrated into our lives through entertainment. Out now (23 June UK pub)! Take a look inside: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Grateful to @pbfritz.bsky.social for a thoughtful review essay in Political Science Quarterly on my book The Insiders' Game @princetonupress.bsky.social. He extends the book's insights to the present and rightfully asks what happens when elite constraint disappears. academic.oup.com/psq/advance-...

"What is unrealistic is not the hope that we might live in a world that is good-enough for all, but rather the belief that we can keep surviving in our greatness culture.” Joshua Rothman discusses @avramalpert.bsky.social's The Good-Enough Life for @newyorker.com:

In The Fall of Republics, historian Thomas Madden explores what caused the world’s great republics to fall & examines the worrying lessons these failures hold for the United States & other democracies today. Available June 9 (4 August UK pub). Preorder yours: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Save 50% on our "Best of 2024" titles (including ebook and audiobook editions) through June 9th with code SPRING50 at checkout! press.princeton.edu/books/best-o... Some exclusions apply. @guidoalfani.bsky.social

Valerie Tiberius’s Artificially Yours is “a valuable contribution to ongoing conversations about technology, relationships, and the evolving boundaries of the social world,” writes Jessica M. Szczuka for @science.org:

It’s alive! Copies of @fintechcapital.bsky.social, by @paullangley.bsky.social and me, published by @princetonupress.bsky.social arrived this morning. Out in the US soon, and in the UK a little later.

So @princetonupress.bsky.social had a sale, of which word reached me at a vulnerable moment so now I am the proud owner of yet another pile of books. A mix of professional and personal interest, looking forward to digging in! 📚

An Elite Education by Emma Taylor is an examination of the making of privilege at one of Britain’s top boys’ schools. Now available (21 July UK pub). Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #Sociology #Education

@drjamesbailey.bsky.social's Like a Cat Loves a Bird: The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark is a spiky and delicious new literary portrait of the great 20th-century British author. Available June 9th! Preorder your copy here: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #Literature #Biography

Congratulations @paullangley.bsky.social & @andrewleyshon.bsky.social on the publication of #FinTechCapital @fintechcapital.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social It’s a huge achievement & a timely intervention

What a wundor-gifu (wondrous gift) to receive praise from @sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social! He recommends reading THE WORDHORD: ‘The words on offer are a joy … Dipping into this wordhord makes me feel happy.’ See @theguardian.com article to discover some of his Old English favourites. buff.ly/JGvCB0E

Bitter Honey is officially out w/ @princetonupress.bsky.social! It began with a question: why are bees struggling when we need them so badly? The answer led me into a bigger story about food, farming, and how we care for the living world. I hope you’ll check it out! #bees #farming #savethebees

Can the euro survive its crisis cycle? Crisis Cycle by John Cochrane @hooverinstitution.bsky.social @lugaricano.bsky.social & @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social & Klaus Masuch @princetonupress.bsky.social analyses the euro’s past & future Review by Luciano Magaldi Sardella @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social

Getting kind words about BEYOND BELIEF from @hildabast.bsky.social is high praise indeed "an engrossing page turner" she writes Awareness of "the importance of reliable evidence is critically needed [& the] book does that wonderfully well" 🙏 @princetonupress.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4sckjyut