Read author Steven Bachelor's interview with @publisherswkly.bsky.social  on his book Buddha, Socrates, and Us.

Knife-Woman: The Life of Louise Bourgeois is one of Hyperallergic's 12 art books to read this fall! 🎉 #louisebourgeois #biography #womenartists

Leo Damrosch's book, Storyteller, appeared in the New York Times Book Review's weekly “Editors’ Choice / 5 Books We Loved This Week”. Francine Prose, in her review, calls Storyteller a "thoughtful, informative biography." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/books/review/storyteller-leo-damrosch.html

Read an illuminating excerpt of Lydia Davis' new book, Into the Weeds, now featured in Harper's Magazine! harpers.org/archive/2025/07/demanding-pleasures-lydia-davis-observation/

“Fulvia follows its subject through the late Roman Republic with style and authority,” writes Maxwell Carter of the Wall Street Journal, who calls Jane Draycott's writing "brisk and absorbing". www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/fulvia-review-her-life-in-a-deadly-age-0d70b501

Save the date for a conversation between Paul Starr and EJ Dionne at Politics and Prose in D.C. 10/17 7pm

Jane Eisner was recently featured in both The Forward and the Times of Israel for her comprehensive biography of Carole King. forward.com/culture/music/768094/carole-king-biography-jewish-lives-jane-eisner-beautiful-musical/

"'Crush' liberated us by telling stories, by not swallowing what felt true," writes the Yale Review in its glowing review of the twentieth-anniversary reissue of Richard Siken's debut collection.  Read the review in full at yalereview.org/article/richie-hofmann-richard-siken-effect.

How did the antifascist movement of the 1930s create today's "left"? What lessons can we learn from the rise and fall of the Egyptian empire's pharaohs? Save up to 60% on history titles until September 21st, at yalebooks.com/more.

Stephen Batchelor, author of Buddha, Socrates, and Us, was recently interviewed for Publishers Weekly. Hear from him at: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/98337-buddha-socrates-and-the-good-life-pw-talks-with-stephen-batchelor.html.

In its latest issue, the European Romantic Review offers a thorough and detailed review of Pathologies of Motion by Kevis Goodman, calling it "[a] wonderfully written and engaging study."  Check out the review at doi.org/10.1080/10509585.2025.2535803.

Jonathan Rauch, Yale University Press author, discusses knowledge, authoritarianism, and disinformation for David Frum of The Atlantic. Read or listen now at www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/09/the-david-frum-show-jonathan-rauch/684087/.

“In Storyteller, Damrosch restores Stevenson to the literary prominence he richly deserves.” —Tobias Grey, The Washington Post. Read now at: www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/09/05/storyteller-leo-damrosch-review/.

Edna St. Vincent Millay. Giacomo Casanova. Tutankhamun. Arthur Miller. And more. Our biography titles are up to 60% off until September 21st. Learn about the most important people of the past and present at yalebooks.com/more!

When You Listen to This Song (trans. Lauren Elkin) received a starred review from Kirkus: "Unflinching in her observations...and in her questions... a poignant historiography of Anne Frank’s writing.”

Whether you're interested in film, drawing, sculpture, or more, we have something for you! Select art titles are included in our Buy More, Save More sale, on until September 21st. Get up to 60% on your books now!

Charlotte Blease, author of Dr. Bot, appears on Substack Live with Eric Topol to discuss medicine, A.I., and more. Watch now at crblease.substack.com/p/is-ai-going-to-remedy-medicines-problems.

Jane Eisner, author of Carole King: She Made the Earth Move, is hosting a 3-session online course with Roundtable 92NY! Save the dates for September 19, 26, and October 3 — and learn more at roundtable.org/live-courses/music/carole-king-a-modern-jewish-songwriter.

An illuminating reflection on the reasons we write, from acclaimed fiction writer, essayist, and translator Lydia Davis. Available now at yalebooks.com.

Our Buy More, Save More sale starts TODAY! Before September 21st, get 40% off 1 book, 50% off 2-3 books, and 60% off 4 or more books. Limited to a specific collection of titles; terms and conditions apply. Save now at yalebooks.com/more!

Complementing traditional Buddhist sources with insights from the Western world, Donald S. Lopez produces a rich, accessible, and unprecedented portrait of one of the world’s most important religious figures. Learn more at yalebooks.com!

A leading psychologist and philosopher challenge the shortcomings of rational choice theory—and propose a new framework for understanding decision-making. Available now at yalebooks.com.

We're at the American Political Science Association! Take 30% off select titles (and free shipping!) through December 23 using code APSA25.  View full list of titles below. https://yalebooks.yale.edu/apsa25/

We’re pleased to announce that We Computers, written by Hamid Ismailov and translated by Shelley Fairweather-Vega, has been included in the 2025 National Book Awards Longlist for Translated Literature! #nationalbookaward #literature

This article about the long and fascinating history of anime reminds us of its origins in manga. For a deeper dive into manga, check out the new book Manga: A New History of Japanese Comics by Eike Exner. #anime #manga

In this authoritative history, Trevor Burnard and Andrew Jackson O’Shaughnessy show that understanding the long-term causes of the American Revolution requires a global view. Learn more at yalebooks.com! #history #america

"In his deeply informed new book, Broken Altars: Secularist Violence in Modern History, the intellectual historian Thomas Albert Howard challenges a widespread contemporary prejudice that identifies religion with violence and irrationality."

@StarrProspect writes in @TheProspect on possibilities of post-trump political reform.

Catch @EJDionne in a conversation with @starrprospect.bsky.social about American Contradiction: Revolution and Revenge from the 1950s to Now at @PoliticsProse on Oct. 17!

"This book is a must-read for artists, educators, and anyone captivated by the creative process, offering a dynamic journey into the heart of modern art." #hanshofmann #modernart

@wwborders "Can we live with that ambiguity, now that the facades of authorship and ownership are rapidly crumbling?" 

Brooks E. Hefner and Gary Edward Holcomb reflect on the letters of Claude McKay in @yalepress.bsky.social :

"A rich and sensual tableau that makes an implicit argument for the value of human thought."—@PublishersWkly on We Computers by Hamid Ismailov

For UK readers, mark your calender for Oct. 17, where award-winning Professor Andrew O’Shaughnessy delivers a fresh look at the American Revolution as a major global event @RAIOxford !

Eric T. Jennings reflects on the origins of Vanilla and its ethics—"Unlike sugar, vanilla was never a major engine of slavery,"—in his conversation with @yalepress.bsky.social.

Professor Andrew O’Shaughnessy will be delivering the Constitution day lecture—focusing on the 250th Anniversary of American history—at Virginia Military Institute on Sep. 17. Find more info here:

Why does the past cause so much conflict? That is one of the questions that author James M. Banner asks in his new book, The Ever-Changing Past. In this new blog post, Banner explains what events led him to writing this book. 

“Damrosch brings to Stevenson’s life the calm, humane interpretive powers that he deployed with such success in his 2019 book, The Club.”—Meghan Gurdon, @WSJ

Pencil in a talk by award-winning historian Andrew O’Shaughnessy on Sep. 11 at @AmRevInstitute! Both in-person and virtual registration options available. 

From critically acclaimed biographer Leo Damrosch, an engrossing narrative of Robert Louis Stevenson’s life, a story as romantic and adventurous as his fiction. Learn more at yalebooks.com!

Save the date for an event at Seattle Town Hall with Nilanjana Dasgupta and Paula Boggs! September 29, 2025 7:30pm https://townhallseattle.org/event/nilanjana-dasgupta/

Save the date for a conversation between Paul Starr and EJ Dionne at Politics and Prose in D.C. 10/17 7pm

"Fujimura provides especially valuable insights into the role of artists as guardians of beauty." —@PublishersWkly reviews Art Is by Makoto Fujimura

Save the date! A book talk with Donald S. Lopez, author of The Buddha: Biography of a Myth https://www.nysoclib.org/events/donald-lopez-buddha-biography-myth

@newyorker.com considers Rosa Mistika by Euphrase Kezilahabi translated from the Swahili by Jay Boss Rubin one of the best books of the year so far!

A compelling examination of the rise of Islam as a global historical actor. Available now at yalebooks.com!

In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Tricycle sits down with Stephen Batchelor to discuss how Socrates and the Buddha both posited what he calls an ethics of uncertainty, how creativity can help us imagine another way of living.

Save the date for an event at Seattle Town Hall with Nilanjana Dasgupta, author of Change the Wallpaper, and Paula Boggs! Event info: September 29, 2025 7:30pm. Click #linkinbio for more info.

Check out an excerpt from We Computers by by Hamid Ismailov, translated by Shelley Fairweather-Vega on Electric Lit @electricliterature.com 

@csmonitor.bsky.social positively reviews Storyteller: The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson by Leo Damrosch