“[MARGINALITY] is particularly well suited to activists and practitioners. It offers not merely a theoretical account but also a set of reflective tools and orientations that can inform concrete engagement with marginalized communities.” —Enrico Beltramini, H-History buff.ly/8kuc1RH #BookReview

In this episode of Chasing Leviathan, author Peter Verovšek and host PJ Wehry discuss the legacy of Jürgen Habermas and how the digital age is transforming the democratic public sphere. buff.ly/MxYoo7Q #Watch

We are pleased to announce that David T. Buckley's BLESSING AMERICA FIRST is the Winner of the 2026 Religion and International Relations Book Award from the Religion and International Relations Section of the International Studies Association. buff.ly/IVMiIpV #BookAward @relreligion.bsky.social

💥 AWARD 💥Honoured to share that For His Eyes Only: The Women of James Bond (Wallflower 2015) has been named a Winner (Anthologies: Nonfiction) in the 2026 American Legacy Book Awards.

🌍 “A World Where Trade Has Become a Weapon?” @victordcha.bsky.social @csis.org recently joined Kim Jiyoon’s Knowledge Play to discuss his new book "China’s Weaponization of Trade" @columbiaup.bsky.social on how economic tools are used as geopolitical instruments today. 📺 youtu.be/gH1fp3m_tDQ

#BOTW Served c/o @columbiaup.bsky.social and again, enthusiastically recommended by @drbrad2.bsky.social, Cisco Bradley aka @jazzrightnow.bsky.social: 'I Hear Freedom: The Great Migration, Free Jazz, and Black Power' (2026) ▶️ buff.ly/rEsjd8t Book of the Week #TakeAMoment ディスカバー Enjoy!

"[A] brilliant work of criticism, an imaginative and original intervention into the twinned fields of poetics and translation studies." An excellent review of Jennifer Scappettone's POETRY AFTER BARBARISM in @nplusonemag.com. tinyurl.com/42z46kfa @xenoglossic.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

On the 93rd anniversary of the Nazi book burnings, we ask: why does this image still matter? Thomas Doherty shows how 1933 newsreel footage became embedded in public memory, turning a staged spectacle into a lasting symbol of censorship and propaganda. buff.ly/iZJmBaO #PublicMemory #FilmHistory

In this episode of Flux, author A.J. Bauer discusses MAKING THE LIBERAL MEDIA. This book traces how decades of right-wing criticism of the “liberal media” reshaped US news culture and came to define conservative politics. buff.ly/KYdUscC #ListenUP

What does it mean to have agency and rights within motherhood? From reproductive justice and policy to labor, identity, and care, this collection explores how motherhood is governed, experienced, and contested. buff.ly/YPOwGzP #Motherhood #FeministTheory #ReproductiveJustice #WomensRights

Now available! Featuring comprehensive research and keen analysis, ADVERSARY AND ALLY offers new insights into the pressures confronting South Asian governments and the limits of China’s reach. buff.ly/qGjOtuG #PoliticalScience #InternationalRelations #Geopolitics #SouthAsia #China #India #Pakistan

TODAY! RIGHT NOW! WHERE YAT? #rainbowbookfair #rainbowbookfair2026

In this episode of The Life of Science, author of THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS and LOCKED IN TIME, Dean Lomax discusses dinosaurs as a 'gateway science', discovering the Rutland Sea Dragon, and the importance of cutting out noise from nay-sayers to follow your dreams.

"For anyone who invests in health, works in health tech or simply cares about where this industry is headed, this is a smart and necessary read."—Elisette Carlson, Entrepreneur

In this episode of 502 Conversations, Carlos Orsi talks about his new book, WHAT SCIENCE SAYS ABOUT ASTROLOGY.

In this episode of Yahoo! Finance, author of THE COFFEE CAN INVESTOR, Neeraj Khemlani, and portfolio manager, Matt Ankrum, talk about the future of investing and their outlook for the news business amid considerable industrywide cost-cutting. buff.ly/9nHT6oI (Min24)

"The research is compelling—such as how culture matters for the bottom line. But it hasn't necessarily penetrated into the common lore, so there's still misunderstanding about how culture works."—Jennifer Chatman buff.ly/8a38Prg @sciencex.bsky.social

Someone at the book launch asked if writing Film Diplomacy ( @columbiaup.bsky.social) was “a piece of cake.” After years of research, I can confidently say: no 😅 But celebrating it with a cake version of the cover? Excellent. Possibly the first time my book has been called “delicious.” 🍰🎬📘

"It’s in that novel, perhaps more than any of the others, that the vulnerable, secret identity of individual souls and the need for communication between them is most urgently described."—Hermione Lee, New York Review of Books buff.ly/mrJ0mV6 #TheInnerLifeOfMrsDalloway

Is the Metaverse finally moving beyond hype—or are we repeating the same cycle again? In this blog post, Andreas Kaplan explores the forces shaping virtual worlds and a vision for immersive tech, AI, and the future of education. buff.ly/ySZsxfi @columbiabusiness.bsky.social #Metaverse

"An engaging and informative read . . . a call for action, thrown into a world in which action seems further off than ever." —H-Environment buff.ly/u4b9F6H

We are honored that Yale Climate Connections included SAVING OURSELVES FROM BIG CAR among their special selection of books to help you learn everything you need to know about cars and climate change.

"Overall a truly fascinating book that works as much as a travel memoir as it does as a geologic tale."—Book Anon buff.ly/WFJMXOq #BookReview #GeologyBook #Geology @bookanon.com

"Leaders should track their culture-change process the same way they track anything else they care about. Culture is not a fuzzy, intangible force that resists management; it is a system that can be built, measured, and directed."—Laura Counts, Haas News buff.ly/wCJ5Lfp #BookReview #BusinessBooks

Read this excellent article on Eric Walrond in @us.theguardian.com (bit.ly/4w5cB8i) and then read James Davis's extraordinary biography, ERIC WALROND: A LIFE IN THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE & THE TRANSATLANTIC CARIBBEAN. tinyurl.com/48hx9zvu @columbiaup.bsky.social

If you're interested in (or worried about) far-right terrorism despite the Trump administration's ignorance, please allow my friend and colleague @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social and I to fill in some gaps for you. @columbiaup.bsky.social

Join Thomas Gaubatz for a book talk about THE TOWNSMAN AS TEXT tomorrow, Thursday, May 7, from 4:30 PM to 6 PM PT at the Lanthrop Library. Register now! buff.ly/t0JNm1l @stanforduniversity.bsky.social

Congratulations to Jülide Etem on the official publication date of her book, FILM DIPLOMACY: A MEDIA HISTORY OF TURKEY-US RELATIONS. Use the coupon code CUP20 and save 20% bit.ly/3PaRGj2 @julideetem.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

In this Off the Page episode, host Gregory McNiff and Rafael Yuste discuss LECTURES IN NEUROSCIENCE. This book is written for anyone seeking to grasp the core principles of neuroscience or looking for a fresh and clear perspective on how the brain works. buff.ly/8b44C0N @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

We are pleased to announce that Shameem Black’s FLEXIBLE INDIA is the Honorable Mention for the 2026 AAAS Book Award in Literary Studies, Association for Asian American Studies. buff.ly/WADacjf #Yoga

Now available! Written in conversational prose with evocative detail, EYES OF THE SKY is a powerful testament to how Indigenous people and stories persevere. buff.ly/BYV9oex #IndigenousLiterature #PacificLiterature #OceanStories #IslandVoices #TranslatedLiterature #LiteratureInTranslation

🌍 “A World Where Trade Has Become a Weapon?” @victordcha.bsky.social @csis.org recently joined Kim Jiyoon’s Knowledge Play to discuss his new book "China’s Weaponization of Trade" @columbiaup.bsky.social on how economic tools are used as geopolitical instruments today. 📺 youtu.be/gH1fp3m_tDQ

"[A] book for any reader who fears that loss is untranslatable and who yearns to find an authentic voice for grief.” —Jehanne Dubrow Coming this summer: LETTING GRIEF SPEAK: WRITING PORTALS AFTER LOSS, by Diane Zinna. bit.ly/4tiEPd8 @dianezinna.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

"Adds a deeper understanding of journalistic repertoires of resilience shaped by localized risks and shared professional journalistic values." An excellent review of MEXICO'S RESILIENT JOURNALISTS, by Julieta Brambila in IJOC. bit.ly/42bFthE @columbiaup.bsky.social

Jennifer Scappettone talks about her new book, POETRY AFTER BARBARISM and the power of a planetary, xenoglossic poetry of resistanceon Julie Carr's podcast. bit.ly/4n6GwsJ @xenoglossic.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

Check out Dorota Kolbuk's review of Jodi Summers's "We Dig Ammonites: Fact, Folklore, and History," published in 2025 by @columbiaup.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #histsci www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

"A powerful new account of 20th-century poetic modernism on the premise that modernist poetry was deeply 'enmeshed' with the changing nature of work under capitalism" STITCH, UNSTITCH, by Kristin Grogan, reviewed in The Space Betwee bit.ly/4uuNF8Q @kristingrogan.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

"This highly original and essential book challenges the conventional wisdom that restoring public trust should be journalism’s top priority."--Rodney Benson Now available: DOES TRUST MATTER, by Efrat Nechushtai. Use the coupon code CUP20 and save 20%. bit.ly/48FrAfj @columbiaup.bsky.social

“How we live is so different from how we ought to live that he who studies what ought to be done rather than what is done will learn the way to his downfall rather than to his preservation.” – Niccolò Machiavelli, b. May 3, 1469 #books #history #machiavelli @columbiaup.bsky.social

📰 Over the weekend in the ARB: Vikram Zutshi reviews "Murder in Byzantium" by Julia Kristeva, translated by C Jon Delogu @columbiaup.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/murder-in-by...

🌍 “A World Where Trade Has Become a Weapon?” @victordcha.bsky.social @csis.org recently joined Kim Jiyoon’s Knowledge Play to discuss his new book "China’s Weaponization of Trade" @columbiaup.bsky.social on how economic tools are used as geopolitical instruments today. 📺 youtu.be/gH1fp3m_tDQ

"I hope they might also like to read about films they might never have heard of but which are crucial to the way we understand the past." —Thomas Doherty

Now available! A revelatory oral history, I HEAR FREEDOM shows that free jazz is a uniquely Black style shaped by mobility, community, and the struggle for freedom. buff.ly/U4ebeqe

We are delighted that the New York Public Library has listed PENIS ENVY AND OTHER BAD FEELINGS on their list of Spring 2026 Picks for Adults! buff.ly/TLi8oDF

Calling all high school students! This is your last chance to enter the Granger's High School Poetry contest. Submission due today, April 30 at midnight! See submission details at: buff.ly/rXbnqSB #PoetryMonth #PoetryContest #Poetry

Hot off the press: DOES TRUST MATTER?: WHY JOURNALISTS NEED TO RETHINK THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR AUDIENCE, by Efrat Nechushtai. Use the coupon code CUP20 and save 20%. tinyurl.com/4wtfdmfh @columbiaup.bsky.social @reutersinstitute.bsky.social

Ten years ago I flew to Austin to attend my first academic conference. Today I'm headed back to Austin, this time to accept the MELUS Book Award. A wonderful echo—and a time to reflect, with gratitude, on the opportunity to do this work alongside so many brilliant scholars, students, and friends!

"Shape our vision of the past." Today's #history book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author Thomas Doherty & @columbiaup.bsky.social! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

I'm SO excited to see that Women in Power, by the great @lrobinson.bsky.social, is out in June. I was fortunate to review some early chapter drafts, and I can confidently say this book will make a tremendous impact. A must-read from @columbiaup.bsky.social!

on this last day of poetry month, you can read me talking about Marianne Moore and the movie The Parent Trap