This June, we're Publishing with Pride. At NYU Press, we proudly publish books that highlight the experiences of LGBTQIA people. You can save 40% on all select titles throughout this month, and don't forget to browse our hand-picked selection of Pride titles here: buff.ly/zyv6dKJ

In NYC, St. Vincent's Hospital became synonymous with AIDS care Thomas F. Rzeznik's new book, "A Monument of Charity," traces how a Catholic hospital in the Village met the crisis with compassion when others looked away. Read an excerpt at the Center for New York City Affairs:

The Barbed Wire interviews M. Rhys Dotson on his forthcoming book, "The Dallas Way: Gay Rights in a Conservative City." Inspired by his findings in The Portal to Texas History, Dotson Uncovers the untold story of LGBT activists in the American South as they navigated faith and politics.

We hope to see you at the upcoming book event, kindly hosted by The Book Tavern, to celebrate the release of "Trans Geographies of Joy." Author, Dr. Elias Capello, will be joined in conversation with poet, Evelyn Berry, on June 13th. RSVP here: buff.ly/QxqTaFA

"Serving time." Not in a prison, but in a public school. Excerpted in @inquest.bsky.social, Charles Bell draws from "No Restraint' to expose how restraint and seclusion are used against children with disabilities, and why we need a new word for it: anti-disability.

Congratulations to Ideas on Fire author Ying-Chao Kao on the release of Fear of Queer Taiwan: Anti-LGBTQ Movements Between Taiwan and the US Religious Right, out now from @nyupress.bsky.social. 🎉 nyupress.org/978147983215... #IoFAuthors

Happy Friday! We're celebrating the release of "Politics in Our Veins: The Rise of Dominican American Political Power in the United States," a powerful look at how Dominican Americans organized and rose as key progressive voices in U.S. politics. Read more: buff.ly/NX0BDKD

New episode from the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social just dropped! This time featuring the contributors of "Rebooting Inequality: Critical Takes on Film and Television Remakes" in conversation with host Pete Kunze. Listen to it here:

ICE could never have built such a large-scale deportation machine without the voluntary assistance of local law enforcement. In a new @inquest.bsky.social excerpt, Peter Mancina traces how jails became "force multipliers" and how the immigrant rights movement pushes back. Read on:

Join Rep Club for a conversation on "Shameless: The Making of Black Gay Identities in LA" with author Terrell J.A. Winder and Darryl Stephens! This event takes place on June 9th, with doors opening at 6:30 PM. RSVP here: buff.ly/qDYc5Y1

Attention from @publisherswkly.bsky.social on The Religious Left and the legacy of its author, the great sociologist of American religion, Bob Wuthnow. Proud that @nyupress.bsky.social is the publisher of this career statement.

Grateful to Fred Stella for the invitation to speak on the "Common Threads: An Interfaith Dialogue" program broadcast on @wgvupublicmedia.bsky.social in West Michigan, an affiliate of @npr.org. We talked about "Martyrs and Migrants" @nyupress.bsky.social and a range of topics.

The renovation of the circulation desk area at the NYU Bobst Library included a prominent display of @nyupress.bsky.social books. They're not behind glass; all the books on the shelves are part of the circulating collection. While books are nice to look at, they are best for reading!

Three cheers for Ideas on Fire author Yalidy Matos, Domingo Morel, and Michelle Bueno Vásquez! 🎉 Their new book Politics in Our Veins: The Rise of Dominican American Political Power in the United States is out now from @nyupress.bsky.social. nyupress.org/978147984351... #IoFAuthors

New Release! 📚 "Fear of Queer Taiwan: Anti-LGBTQ Movements Between Taiwan and the U.S. Religious Right" by Ying-Chao Kao traces the development of new anti-LGBTQ movements in Taiwan and their interactions with the US Religious Right. Read more:

Narrates the hidden influences, fascinating characters, and intellectual struggles that informed critical race theory's inception 🎟️ buff.ly/THckHBF 🗓️ 22 May, 6:30 - 8:30 📍Bookmarks Bookshop, London @bookmarksbookshop.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social @asia-not-aha.bsky.social @rosmith.bsky.social

In new Washington Post reporting on the Troy, NY uproar over Flock's AI license plate cameras, NYU Press author Andrew Guthrie Ferguson reminds readers what this kind of mass surveillance actually enables: "This inescapable network of surveillance gives police a new power that they didn't have."

The Divine Names is a philosophically sophisticated commentary on the names of God. 📚️Virtual Exhibit: buff.ly/3HQqLhX @nyupress.bsky.social #IslamicStudies #BRAIS26

Meet The Downtown Archive: a brand-new series with Ada Calhoun as series editor, dedicated to the counter-cultural creativity that shaped NYC below 14th Street from the early 20th century into the 21st. Plus a behind-the-scenes peek at what Ada keeps in her own personal NYC archive!

"The bigger the wave, the stronger the undercurrent." Alejandro Camacho's Earth Day piece on @legal-planet.org reads differently now, with EPA rollbacks accelerating. From his new book with Brigham Daniels, "Lessons for a Warming Planet." Read on:

Tomorrow is the All-University Commencement for the NYU Class of 2026, and we're excited to celebrate all our graduates and their achievements! 🎓💜 #NYU2026

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, the author of "Corporatocracy: How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians," joins the Gaslit Nation podcast to discuss how for-profit corporations funded Trump's violent coup on January 6, 2021. Listen here: buff.ly/23WHbEG @gaslitnation.bsky.social

Check out the rest of our interview with @andrewkrinks.bsky.social on studying white supremacy, private property and mass criminalization through a theological lens ( @nyupress.bsky.social 2024) thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2026/05...

Grateful to Aaron Michka for this very generous Mashriq & Mahjar review of “Martyrs and Migrants”! @nyupress.bsky.social lebanesestudies.ojs.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/ma...

@theregreview.bsky.social publishes Alejandro E. Camacho on the long history behind EPA's endangerment finding repeal. Drawing from his new book with Brigham Daniels, he traces five eras of US environmental law and the countercurrents that reshape them. More:

In Darcie Dennigan's new book Little Neck, a girl uncovers what the dead have left behind in the cemetery soil. Learn more in Dennigan's interview with Farnoosh Fathi, originally published in BOMB Magazine.

We're excited to announce this new release: "Children in Minority Faiths: Religious Liberty and State Control," edited by Susan J. Palmer. This collection addresses how to balance freedom of religion and parental rights with a child's well-being. Read more:

Alejandro Camacho, the co-author of "Lessons for a Warming Planet," joins the Center for Progressive Reform to explore the history of U.S. environmental law and what it reveals about today’s climate crisis. Watch the recorded Book Chat here:

@andrewkrinks.bsky.social talks about his book "White Property, Black Trespass" ( @nyupress.bsky.social , 2024), and engaging concepts of private property, whiteness and mass incarceration in the US context through a theological lens thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2026/05...

In these six books, our authors move beyond our traditional understanding of religion's role in politics to answer pressing concerns about the relationship between church and state. buff.ly/6vIboot

"Lessons for a Warming Planet" co-author Alejandro E. Camacho joins the Scholars Strategy Network to discuss the Trump administration's repeal of the EPA's 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, and what it means for the future of federal climate regulation. Tune in at the link below!

Exciting news! Next Monday, NYU Press authors David Campbell and Jarrod Shanahan will be honored at the New York City Book Awards, hosted by @nysoclib.bsky.social, for their book "City Time: On Being Sentenced to Rikers Island." Tune in to the livestream starting at 6PM:

To end the week, we'd like to celebrate the release of "Resurgence and Revolution: The PKK and the Kurdish Fight in Turkey and Syria" by Aliza Marcus! This new book tells the story of the Kurdish revolution in the Middle East, led by the PKK. Read more:

Join our patreon for $3+ a month and get a preview listen to our interview with @andrewkrinks.bsky.social on "White Property, Black Trespass: Racial Capitalism and the Religious Function of Mass Criminalization" ( @nyupress.bsky.social , 2024) www.patreon.com/posts/religi...

Koreatown NYC has often been overshadowed by nearby landmarks like the Empire State Building, but author Jinwon Kim argues that this unique ethnic enclave serves as a "nation branding" project that promotes Korean culture and products overseas. Read more on the blog:

Author Terrell J. A. Winder, joined by Anthony Christian Ocampo, will discuss his new book "Shameless" at the West Hollywood Library on June 14th. They will explore how young Black gay men in L.A. come together to navigate racial and sexual stigma. Reserve your spot here!

New Release!📚 "Koreatown, NYC: The Consumption of a Transnational Brand" by Jinwon Kim is a fascinating exploration of the intersection of authenticity, ethnicity, and identity in the heart of New York’s midtown. Read more!

“Bird Watching and their First Three Books of Poetry” by Eileen Myles, from our Fonograf Editions partners, has been getting big buzz since its release—from excerpts in The Paris Review to a feature on We're Having Gay Sex Podcast. Pick up your copy here! buff.ly/wZs2fih

Looking forward to my final book talk for “Martyrs and Migrants” this academic year in Cairo! @nyupress.bsky.social

We hope you will join Charis Books & More and author Elias Capello to celebrate the release of his work, "Trans Geographies of Joy," on June 11th! This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast, Charis' virtual event platform. RSVP: buff.ly/LJ676eN

New Release! 📚 "The Gospel According to Frank Wood: Memory and the Making of White American Evangelicalism" by Christopher D. Cantwell is a compelling social biography that offers a bottom-up examination of American evangelicalism.

We're thrilled "42 Today: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy " made @bklynlibrary.bsky.social's 250 for 250 Booklist! Brooklyn Public Library marks the nation’s 250th with a librarian-curated, all-ages selection of 250 influential books.

Why has every technological transformation of the book been accompanied by a cultural revolution? In this Q&A with the author of Reading Matters, Joel Halldorf explains that reading is not only about what we read, but how we read.

Happy Friday! We're excited to end the week with a new release: "American Fanatics: Religion, Rebellion, and Empire in the Nineteenth Century" by Jeffrey Wheatley, which traces the development and popularization of religious fanaticism.

🎊My Deepest Desire is officially released! A moving poetic work about the yearning to live and love fully, this new translation by Liza Dalby of Tamiki Hara's final work is paired with the stunning artwork of Sandy Walker. Order via @nyupress.bsky.social here: bit.ly/3OfyxwA

This Earth Day, please consider buying our new book on how the US can learn from where we have been!

Happy Earth Day! Professors @brigdaniels.bsky.social and @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social's book "Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of U.S. Environmental Law" is out now from @nyupress.bsky.social. Learn more: nyupress.org/978147980285...

In celebration of tomorrow's Earth Day and the release of "Lessons for a Warming Planet," here are a few snippets from an illustrated timeline of US environmental policy featured in the book. Discover the full graphic on From the Square, the official blog of NYU Press, at nyupress.org/blog.

New Release!📚 "Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of US Environmental Law" by Alejandro E. Camacho and Brigham Daniels showcases the fundamental role the law has served in reckoning with environmental harm in the United States.

We're excited to join forces with @latinxprojnyu.bsky.social to celebrate four recent titles covering key trends in Latinx Studies! This online panel discussion will take place on April 28th at 5 PM EST. Find out more: