As if we at @beaconpress.bsky.social even *needed* another reason why we enjoy Ben and Jerry's ice cream, they just listed @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social's THE REBELLIOUS LIFE OF MRS. ROSA PARKS as a top protest book recommendation for summer! How cool! www.instagram.com/reel/DZFpT8f...

A beautiful essay by author @kristenarnett.bsky.social, excerpted in Oprah Daily, from LIVING, TOGETHER: REIMAGINGING COMMUNITY IN THE AGE OF DISCONNECTION, edited by Samantha Paige Rosen. On sale 7/14 from @beaconpress.bsky.social. www.oprahdaily.com/entertainmen...

Check out @beaconpress.bsky.social's Pride Month campaign on @bookshop.org, featuring 17 new and backlist titles. Use promo code LOVEBOOKSELLERS for 15% off! bookshop.org/lists/vision...

It's so great to see the Goodreads Instagram love for @crileysnorton.bsky.social and Darius Bost's A BLACK QUEER HISTORY OF THE US! Happy Pride month! @beaconpress.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/DZC1DoSmRm...

Can't wait to listen to this! Author Deni Elliot & dog trainer Graham Buck discuss her forthcoming book with @beaconpress.bsky.social CATCHING SIGHT: HOW A GUIDE DOG HELPED ME SEE MYSELF & the partnership between guide dogs & their humans. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/0...

“When we focus so solely on one hormone we’re overlooking the real barriers to fairness in sport.” @beaconpress.bsky.social author Harrison Browne talks about trans athletes, being seen in sports, and his book LET US PLAY with @cnn.com. www.cnn.com/2026/05/20/h...

@jazztimes.bsky.social did a great review of Maureen Footer's FEEL THE FLOOR, about the life and legacy of jazz choreographer Buddy Guy. FEEL THE FLOOR is on sale now from @beaconpress.bsky.social. www.jazztimes.com/reviews/book...

Check out @beaconpress.bsky.social author Gloria J. Browne-Marshall on Cowboy State Daily discussing A PROTEST HISTORY OF THE US and the inaugural Martyr's Day this July 5th! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU_5...

MAD WIFE by @beaconpress.bsky.social author Kate Hamilton continues to inspire. Learn why it stood out to Adwoa Aboah and how it helped create the limited edition tee shirt to raise funds for her non-profit, Gurls Talk. www.vogue.co.uk/article/adwo...

@beaconpress.bsky.social author Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is working on pioneering a new movement. Learn more about her Martyrs Day initiative in this piece from Black Enterprise. www.blackenterprise.com/a-new-initia...

@reason.com published a great write up of @beaconpress.bsky.social author Rainey Reitman's TRANSACTION DENIED, her book that discusses the alarming trend of suppressing speech through financial institutions. A must read. reason.com/2026/04/29/b...

With many thanks to the @uua.org & especially @sznnmorse.bsky.social, @cwbeacon.bsky.social posted this op ed about limiting book bans in Massachusetts state libraries. Take a look! @sofiabetancourt.bsky.social commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/legi...

The Culture Show on @wgbh.org hosted author Adele Bertei yesterday where she talked about her new book with @beaconpress.bsky.social NO NEW YORK: A MEMOIR OF NO WAVE AND THE WOMEN WHO SHAPED THE SCENE. Check out the YouTube stream! www.youtube.com/live/F49G3UT...

"We are still in the continued work of building a nation." @beaconpress.bsky.social author @crystalsimonesmith.bsky.social sat down with @therumpus.net to discuss her new book COMMON SENSE (1776), ADDRESSED TO TODAY'S CITIZENS OF AMERICA, AN ERASURE. therumpus.net/2026/04/27/r...

"I want [this book] to be a reminder that unlearning is really possible." A wonderful @greatergoodmag.bsky.social interview with @beaconpress.bsky.social author @lewispants.bsky.social about their book RADICAL UNLEARNING & how love can help open minds. greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

@smithsonianmag.bsky.social ran a fantastic excerpt from @lodrinkswater.bsky.social's BODY WEATHER last week. Her book is on sale today from @beaconpress.bsky.social, so get your copy! www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

@beaconpress.bsky.social author Achy Obejas is the official *WINNER* of the @publishingtriangle.bsky.social's Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry for her work THE BOY KINGDOM! Big congratulations! publishingtriangle.org/2026/04/38th...

Stop by and see @beaconpress.bsky.social at this year's @oah.org conference! The book exhibit opens at 2PM today and we've got some great stuff waiting at booth 115! #OAH2026

Freakout Bookshelf calls Adele Bertei's NO NEW YORK "the best music book of the year." Get your copy and see what all the fuss is about! Out now from @beaconpress.bsky.social. www.instagram.com/p/DWorgzmDHeI/

Check out these amazing forthcoming titles from @beaconpress.bsky.social! Great reads from Michael Bronski, Maureen Footer, Talitha L. LeFlouria, @lodrinkswater.bsky.social, and Deni Elliott. We can't wait for folks to see them on bookstore shelves!

Congratulations to @beaconpress.bsky.social author Achy Obejas, whose work THE BOY KINGDOM/EL REINO DE LOS VARONES is a finalist for the @publishingtriangle.bsky.social's Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry! publishingtriangle.org/2026/03/fina...

@insidehighered.com did a marvelous Q&A with author Nicole Lynn Lewis about student parents, their challenges, and her book STUDENT PARENT: THE FIGHT FOR FAMILIES, THE COST OF POVERTY, AND THE POWER OF COLLEGE available now from @beaconpress.bsky.social. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

Big congrats to @lewispants.bsky.social and @doctressstory.bsky.social for being finalists for @publishingtriangle.bsky.social's 2026 Amber Hollibaugh Award! We here at @beaconpress.bsky.social are thrilled for you!

Join @beaconpress.bsky.social and the Mass Freedom to Read coalition on March 10th for Mass Freedom to Read Advocacy Day! More info about how you can participate can be found below. Help spread the word! www.instagram.com/p/DVYuU24jb8...

@beaconpress.bsky.social author Nicole Lynn Lewis recently did an interview with Eddrick Jerome on "The Eddrick Show!" discussing her new book STUDENT PARENT: THE FIGHT FOR FAMILIES, THE COST OF POVERTY, AND THE POWER OF COLLEGE. Have a listen! www.youtube.com/watch?v=220E...

So great to see @paulpeartsmith.bsky.social's graphic adaptation of Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' HISTORY on this @slj.com recommendation list! www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/critic...

@beaconpress.bsky.social author Gloria J. Browne-Marshall talks about her path to the law profession and her book A PROTEST HISTORY with KLWN's Lewis at Large. Check it out! soundcloud.com/1320klwn/lew...

@chicagorevbooks.bsky.social calls OUR DIARIES, OURSELVES "a joyful deep dive into this time-honored tradition of preserving who we are." On sale now from @beaconpress.bsky.social! chireviewofbooks.com/2026/01/07/n...

So thrilled that @beaconpress.bsky.social had not 1 but *2* titles as finalists for the 2026 @americanpublish.bsky.social Prose Awards! TELL HER STORY & THE CORONER'S SILENCE join an eclectic range of categories & are on sale now. Congratulations! publishers.org/wp-content/u...

"Fear is contagious but so is courage." @beaconpress.bsky.social author Caroline E. Light discusses the changes in the political climate since her book STAND YOUR GROUND first published in this @bostonglobe.com piece. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/19/a...

@beaconpress.bsky.social author Michael Torres wrote an incredibly powerful piece in @lithub.com.web.brid.gy on what it's like to live outside of Minneapolis right now as an American of Latinx descent. Read and share widely. lithub.com/letter-from-...

@lithub.com.web.brid.gy ran a great excerpt from Monica L. Wang's THE COLLECTIVE CURE today, which is on sale now from @beaconpress.bsky.social. Have a look! lithub.com/the-shared-r...

Happy on sale day to Caroline E. Light! Her book, STAND YOUR GROUND illuminates how the United States ascended to become the world’s foremost stand-your-ground nation and exposes a history in plain sight. Available now from @beaconpress.bsky.social.

So wonderful to see @beaconpress.bsky.social authors like Viktor Frankl, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, @crileysnorton.bsky.social, Darius Bost, and James Baldwin on this Independent Publishers Caucus roundup! Grateful we are able to publish such important books. 🙏

From the trio of @marcusrediker.bsky.social, David Lester, & Paul Buhle comes a compelling new graphic! THE BLACK SCHOONER, published by @beaconpress.bsky.social goes on sale 6/9 & is available for pre-order now from your local indie, @bookshop.org, B&N, & Amazon! youtu.be/iMh38kMW2Ws?...

"This isn’t simply a story of oppression. It’s equally a history of resistance. [...] [It] should be on every library’s shelves. Now more than ever." Wonderful review for @paulpeartsmith.bsky.social's IPHUS graphic in @brokenfrontier.bsky.social! www.brokenfrontier.com/roxanne-dunb...

In case you missed Gloria Browne-Marshall discussing A PROTEST HISTORY OF THE US with @rootsaction.org Education Fund Book Club last night you can find the video here, starting at the 5 minute mark: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLVR... The audience was quite enthusiastic!

Gloria J. Browne-Marshall was quoted in this great @theguardian.com piece about the current ICE protests and other attempts to stifle protest across the country throughout history. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

@beaconpress.bsky.social author Gloria J. Browne-Marshall will be with @rootsaction.org's online book club on Feb. 4th at 8 p.m. Folks can sign up to view her session here: teachinnetwork.org/bookclubs/ Many thanks to @davidcnswanson.bsky.social for selecting Gloria's PROTEST HISTORY OF THE US!

It's such a thrill to see four @beaconpress.bsky.social books (CORREGIDORA; FREEDOM DREAMS; RACE MATTERS; and SILENCING THE PAST) on this wonderful list by the New York Public Library! www.nypl.org/books-more/r...

@embodiedwunc.bsky.social aired a great interview with @beaconpress.bsky.social authors Alix Dick and @anterobot.bsky.social this morning about their book THE COST OF BEING UNDOCUMENTED. Check it out! play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...

Happy on sale week to FOREVER FOR THE CULTURE by @beaconpress.bsky.social author @blaqueword.bsky.social! Check out his interview with Solomon Jones on Philadelphia's WURD Radio! soundcloud.com/onwurd/steve...

@thewire.in published another very thoughtful review of Gloria J. Browne-Marshall's PROTEST HISTORY OF THE US, stating "Browne-Marshall’s history affirms protest’s indispensability as an inspiring call to action." Full text here: thewire.in/world/a-brie...

@brittanyepage.bsky.social interviewed @beaconpress.bsky.social author @wralpheubanks.bsky.social about his new book WHEN IT'S DARKNESS ON THE DELTA, calling it beautifully written. Listen to him discuss his research and connection to the Mississippi Delta. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ogx...

On MLK Day @beaconpress.bsky.social author Gloria Browne-Marshall discussed protest on @wnyc.org's @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social. Have a listen! www.wnyc.org/story/mlk-da...

@chicagorevbooks.bsky.social has named @crileysnorton.bsky.social and Darius Bost's A BLACK QUEER HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES as one of their most anticipated books of 2026! Preorder your copy now! @beaconpress.bsky.social chireviewofbooks.com/2026/01/06/o...

@beaconpress.bsky.social author Nora Neus was in conversation with Timothy Heaphy at last night's packed P&T Knitwear event. Listen to their discussion about Nora's book 24 HOURS AT THE CAPITOL and the January 6th attack here: open.spotify.com/episode/6mHv...

Starting 2026 off nicely with a great @gothamist.com feature for Marc Meyer's VOICES FROM THE KITCHEN. @beaconpress.bsky.social gothamist.com/news/dark-mo...

Someone on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social's writing staff really seems to love this author since this answer was on last night's episode! We here @beaconpress.bsky.social also love having that author on our backlist, can you guess who it is?

"In New York, I fully realized what I had done—how far away I was from my family...I spend weeks and months crying every night." Read Luis' story from Marc Meyer's VOICES FROM THE KITCHEN in La Cuenta. lacuenta.substack.com/p/year-after...