MJHA is delighted to announce that the 2026 Modern Japan History Association Book Prize has been awarded to Simon Partner (Duke University) for "Koume's World: The Life and Work of a Samurai Woman Before and After the Meiji Restoration" (Columbia University Press, 2024)!

MJHA is delighted to announce that the 2026 F. Hilary Conroy First Book Prize has been awarded to Anri Yasuda (University of Virginia) for "Beauty Matters: Modern Japanese Literature and the Question of Aesthetics, 1890–1930" (Columbia University Press, 2024)!

Enrich your global, diasporic understanding of Black experience this Black History Month with our African American & African Diaspora Studies playlist—featuring author conversations across history, sociology, religion, philosophy, and literature. buff.ly/iHMvtBm #BHM @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

Join the Library of Congress for an author talk about THE EPIC HISTORY OF MACARONI AND CHEESE on February 12 from 5PM to 8:30 PM. A book signing and a macaroni-and-cheese tasting are included. Get your required ticket today!

Join the Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities for a conversation about Natalia Rogach Alexander's new book GROWING PEOPLE, on February 12 at 6:15 PM. Register today! buff.ly/ZIbNcMv @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

New from Columbia Books on Architecture and the City! ERASURE BY DESIGN travels back and forth in time through scenes of erasure at three primary locations—Southwest, Washington DC; North St Louis, and South Los Angeles. buff.ly/OuTTLHJ @columbiagsapp.bsky.social

In this Off The Page episode, host Raj Balkaran and author Luke Gibson discuss READING SANSKRIT. buff.ly/s5VW3lO @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

"In short, I wanted to re-root these figures in the Global Black South, and in doing so, honor the ways in which the historically black institutions from which they emerged have been constitutive to Black modernity as well."—Jarvis C. McInnis

A copy of the NEW BOOK by Martin Williams, "Reform as Process," mostly written while Martin was in residence as a 2022-23 CASBS fellow, has entered into the Center's renowned Ralph W. Tyler Collection 📚 Acknowledgment: 🧵 About this @columbiaup.bsky.social book: cup.columbia.edu/book/reform-...

In this episode of the Ending Homelessness podcast, author Jesse Speer discusses the rise of homeless encampments in the US, the broader context of homelessness, and the challenges faced by homeless individuals.

We are pleased to announce that Mat Fournier’s DYSPHORIC MODERNISM has been named a 2025 Choice Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Reviews and Choice Magazine. buff.ly/PZSMPWa @choicereviews.bsky.social

Now available! This groundbreaking book explores the weaponization of economic interdependence and its implications for the international order. buff.ly/TWt9L7H @victordcha.bsky.social @csis.org @andysaulim.com @korea.csis.org, @geopolitics.csis.org #ChineseCoercion #China #ChineseEconomicCoercion

This curated booklist celebrates Black voices —the stories and achievements that have shaped history and continue to shape the future. buff.ly/yKhJjy2 #BlackHistoryMonth

In this interview with @Columbia News, author Natalia Rogach Alexander discusses GROWING PEOPLE, which offers a new account of John Dewey (1859-1952) as a still-essential educational theorist. buff.ly/IvqSgAj @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

Join Tista S. Ghosh for a book talk about BEFORE THE NEXT CRISIS, Saturday, February 7, 2026, from 11:40 AM – 12:35 PM at the Jepson Neises Auditorium during the Savannah Book Festival.

"For anyone invested in U.S.-China relations, East Asian history, or global stability more broadly, this book constitutes indispensable reading." @messingschlager.bsky.social reviews Xinru Ma and @daveckang.bsky.social's @columbiaup.bsky.social book, "Beyond Power Transitions." buff.ly/XKlCDnP

Join author Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer for a book talk about BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME on February 9, from 5 PM to 7 PM. Mark your calendar today!

Join author Halle Tecco for a book signing of MASSIVELY BETTER HEALTHCARE during the Columbia Business School Innovation Expo, February 6. buff.ly/ijzf4Pg Columbia Business School @columbiabusiness.bsky.social

Join author Jessica X. Zu in conversation with Joy Brennan and Brook A. Ziporyn, moderated by David Albertson, about JUST AWAKENING. Friday, February 6, 2026, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST. Register today!

In this Off the Page episode, host Miranda Melcher and coauthors Martin Moore and Thomas Colley discuss DICTATING REALITY. buff.ly/nj8zviK @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

Congratulations to Ainehi Edoro, author of the just-published FOREST IMAGINARIES: HOW AFRICAN NOVELS THINK, on being named a keynote thinker for the 2026 African Literature Association conference. bit.ly/4qQSN5y @brittlepaper.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

Looking to better understand what's happening in the Twin Cities? Check out this curated list of books from the University of Minnesota Press to learn more about local history and the broader contexts of race, immigration, and citizenship in the U.S.

Sign up to attend IRCPL Authors In Conversation: New Directions in Religion, Culture, and Public Life with Hakem Al-Rustom (ENDURING ERASURES) and Sonja Mejcher-Atassi (AN IMPOSSIBLE FRIENDSHIP) on February 10th, 2026, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST on Zoom. Free and open to all.

"Reading Mendelson’s THE INNER LIFE OF MRS. DALLOWAY transformed a story I thought I knew." The *Columbia Daily Spectator* talks to Edward Mendelson abour his new book on Virginia Woolf and his approach to literature and teaching. bit.ly/49VkjJl @columbiaup.bsky.social

In this episode of Entreprenista, author Halle Tecco discusses why healthcare’s biggest challenges can actually become a founder’s moat and the four emotional stages every entrepreneur cycles through as they build a company.

"Provocative and comprehensive, SAVING OURSELVES FROM BIG CAR is a powerful wake-up call for us to change how we use cars before it’s too late." —Yale Climate Connections

"[WE DIG AMMONITES] is an extraordinary, magnificent, and meticulously presented work of seminal and groundbreaking research."—Midwest Book Review buff.ly/KjA4FeI

We invite you to join us in celebrating the richness and ongoing significance of Black history. Listen to our playlists, browse our booklists, and visit our blog each Tuesday in February for new content. buff.ly/qA0Zhfk @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

Read an excerpt from Russell Fielding's BREADFRUIT (pg 16–21) and Jeffrey D. Sharon's THE GREAT BALANCING ACT (pg 28–33) in Natural History Magazine.

“Essential reading for entrepreneurs and anyone new to operating a commercial venture of any kind, REACHING THE CHASM: HOW TO DRIVE YOUR EARLY-STAGE START-UP TO SCALE is an ideal introduction to strategic business planning and strategies.”— Midwest Book Review buff.ly/jOJviHb

We are pleased to announce that Eric S. Haag’s THE OTHER BIG BANG has been named a 2025 Choice Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Reviews and Choice Magazine. buff.ly/wS0Wz8B #Gender #Evolution #Evodevo #TitleIX @choicereviews.bsky.social

Now available! CULTURAL MAVERICKS takes readers inside the world of independent bookselling in China. Drawing on more than a decade of immersive research, Zheng Liu unveils how these bookstores carve out a unique identity and market position. buff.ly/G6Pr91c #IndieBookStores #China #Bookstores

Join author Keren Mock and Prof. Robert Alter (UC Berkeley) for a discussion about HEBREW on February 3 from 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM at 370 Dwinelle Hall. Mark your calendar today!

Join Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan in conversation with Tara Emelye Needham for a conversation about WHAT IS WE? on Monday, February 2 at 11am PT/2pm ET/7pm UK. Register Today! buff.ly/8ifPtxP @agendapub.bsky.social

The ear does more than hear. It also allows us to balance ourselves by sensing movement and gravity. In this blog post, author Jeff Sharon offers five interesting facts about the vestibular system. buff.ly/ELwQZ6z #ReadUP

New from transcript publishing! Bringing together theoretical insight and close attention to real-world contexts, these books invite readers to think more deeply about contemporary cultural questions. buff.ly/aluS6ph

In this Off The Page episode, host Thomas Discenna and author Diane Ravitch discuss AN EDUCATION. The book is a memoir of her life’s work as a historian and advocate, and traces her ideological evolution. buff.ly/uV3kOZd @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

It’s been a busy day for AB&IA. Not only did I release a new episode, but I also recorded an interview. The new interview: Katherine Fusco, author of Hollywood’s Others: Love & Limitation In The Star System. Watch this space for info. @columbiaup.bsky.social @fuscowrites.bsky.social

We are proud and honored that Fang Fang's SOFT BURIAL (translated by Michael Berry ) and Tsering Dondrup's THE RED WIND HOWLS (translated by Christopher Peacock ) are listed among @chinabooksreview.com's Best China Books of 2025.

Listen to an interview with Daniel Louis Wyche, author of THE CARE OF THE SELF AND THE CARE OF THE OTHER, on New Books in Critical Theory buff.ly/PH5e5Qj @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

"Kōbō Abe is one of my favorite writers, and I’m really looking forward to this previously untranslated book that is 'part historical fiction, part detective story.'"—JF on THE TRAITOR (March 2026) buff.ly/0mFOvF1 @literaryhub.bsky.social

Please check out these and other episodes on Apple, Spotify, or wherever else you listen. New episodes will drop each Wednesday in February and March @columbiaup.bsky.social Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3Nky9sI...

Martin Moore and ThomasColley discuss their extraordinary new book, DICTATING REALITY: THE GLOBAL BATTLE TO CONTROL THE NEWS with @jonlemire.bsky.social youtu.be/fOa7Y1e7NQo?... @martinjemoore.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

Big 🙏 to Tricia Kelley of UNCW for her review of my & @nilese.bsky.social 's @columbiaup.bsky.social 📕 book "Macroevolutionaries" in @ncse.bsky.social reports: ncse.ngo/review-macro... #macroevolution #paleontology #palaeontology #punctuatedequilibria #stephenjaygould

We are honored to see that Minae Mizumura’s THE FALL OF LANGUAGE IN THE AGE OF ENGLISH is among Ocean Vuong’s curated selection of excerptsby some of the writers, thinkers, and photographers who have most inspired him, selected for AnOther Magazine’s latest issue. buff.ly/Cn8LZOq

We are pleased to announce that Erica L. Gaston’s ILLUSIONS OF CONTROL has been named a 2025 Choice Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Reviews and Choice Magazine. buff.ly/M4LoE0T @ericagaston @UNUCPR

Now available! BRANDING AS A CULTURAL FORCE provides actionable guidance on telling authentic brand stories, aligning with consumer values, and creating shareworthy campaigns. buff.ly/DunQvba #Branding #BrandStrategies #Advertising #GraphicDesign #Design #BrandCampaigns #DigitalDesign

Please check out these and other episodes on Apple, Spotify, or wherever else you listen. New episodes will drop each Wednesday in February and March. @columbiaup.bsky.social #polisky #conflictsky Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3Nky9sI...

On Friday, January 30th at 1 pm, join Jennifer Scappettone as she discusses her new book, POETRY AFTER BARBARISM at Basket Books and Arts in Houston, TX. tinyurl.com/2dbu8y7n @xenoglossic.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

In this Japan Center for International Exchange webinar, the author of ASIA'S AGING SECURITY, Andrew L. Oros, and his fellow guest speakers discuss Japan's engagement with Asia and how it aligns with that of the United States.