"An enthusiastic account of Earth’s 4-billion-year history… The Oldest Rocks on Earth’ is] a solid read about geological masses that have survived ‘mind-boggling spans of geological time."–Kirkus

Now available! STAPLE TO SUPERFOOD offers a fresh look at the power of food to transform societies. It is a compelling exploration of how the sweet potato shaped the modern world and continues to influence global food systems today. buff.ly/CoD6g2i

"Students and public policy officials will profit from the encyclopedic variety of topics and generally well-informed summaries."—Deborah Bräutigam on CHINA’S RELATIONS WITH AFRICA

"The social and economic arrangements Americans created have shaped patterns of disease prevalence, distribution, and recovery over the course of our history."—David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz

Now available! Rigorous and timely, POLITICS AND PRIVILEGE demonstrates why an agenda that simultaneously addresses economic and status inequalities is essential to progressive politics today. buff.ly/6yYbSyw #USPolitics #ReadMore

In this interview Sandrine Kott about the complexities of Cold War international cooperation, the Marshall Plan, New International Economic Order agenda, and what the focus on international organizations reveal about the Cold War era. buff.ly/2kD7rfm

How do you actually build cultural power? In this piece, author Robin Landa offers strategies that help readers turn brands into cultural forces that generate enthusiasm and prosperity. buff.ly/6i2CGhc @fastcompany.com

Now available! Revealing the true scope of Dewey’s educational vision, this book provides a new perspective on a neglected aspect of the philosophical tradition. buff.ly/y2AdjVL #JohnDewey #Education #Philosophy

"[A]uthoritarian regimes are reinventing 'news' as a weapon to oppress opposition...This book is the ultimate guide to this brave *news* world."--Peter Pomerantsev DICTATING REALITY, by Martin Moore and ThomasColley. bit.ly/3Xbzab9 @martinjemoore.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

Now available! Written for readers without a background in statistics, this book provides an essential introduction to quantitative reasoning in terms of social justice. buff.ly/dKrMwyG #SocialJustice #RaceDisparities #EthnicDiparities

"A rip-roaring tribute to a canonical work." David Trotter on THE INNER LIFE OF MRS. DALLOWAY, by Edward Mendelson. bit.ly/3Jvanf8 @lrb.co.uk @columbiaup.bsky.social

Now available! This groundbreaking book shows that women’s songs of the grind mill played a foundational role in the vernacular turn to making literature in Marathi between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. buff.ly/kReSUZk

Join Barbara Wansbrough in conversation with Paul Holdengräber about WILD THINGS on November 11 at 7:30 PM. Get your ticket today!

Join author Bénédicte Sere and Caroline Bynum for a book launch for INVENTING THE CHURCH on November 12th at 7pm at Book Culture. Register today! buff.ly/0p8qINj @bookculture.com

Necessary Fiction. THE RED WIND HOWLS by Tsering Döndrup, translated by Christopher Peacock (@columbiaup.bsky.social). Reviewed by Mia Carroll. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/the-... In 1958, the diverse population of Amdo—one of the three Tibetan regions, spanning modern-day Qinghai, Gansu,

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖—Serena De Marchi on Kaori Lai's 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒(@columbiaup.bsky.social 2025), trans. Sylvia Li-chun Lin & Howard Goldblatt: "Lai’s approach to narration, with her focus on ordinary people... is essentially microhistorical. ⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/31/w...

THE RED WIND HOWLS by Tsering Döndrup, translated by Christopher Peacock (@columbiaup.bsky.social). Reviewed by Mia Carroll. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/the-...

"[A] striking example of the power that cultural history can lend to narrative studies, and vice-versa." Congrats to Alexander Manshel, whose book, WRITING BACKWARDS, was awarded the 2026 Perkins Prize. bit.ly/4oqeqbQ @manshel.bsky.social #LiteratureNow @columbiaup.bsky.social

Now available! Charting the changes from Watergate to the present, SCANDAL is a rigorous and compelling investigation of the politics of scandals. buff.ly/QYvPc2T #Politics #USPolitics #USPoliticalScandals

Now available! This Columbia University Earth Institute Sustainability Primer, DISASTERS AND DEVELOPMENT, will be useful for undergraduate and graduate courses, and it is relevant and accessible to practitioners and other interested readers. buff.ly/CYDBmsM #NaturalDisasters @climate.columbia.edu

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖—Serena De Marchi on Kaori Lai's 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒 (@columbiaup.bsky.social, 2025), translated from the Chinese by Sylvia Li-chun Lin and Howard Goldblatt: "Lai’s approach to narration [...] is essentially microhistorical." ⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/31/w...

Now available! For founders, venture capital teams, private equity firms, investors, and readers with an interest in entrepreneurship, REACHING THE CHASM is the road map for early-stage start-up success. buff.ly/9jM751H #BusinessBook #Innovation #Finance @columbiabusiness.bsky.social

In this blog post, Wendell Marsh reflects on how his book TEXTUAL LIFE emerged from critical academic spaces now under siege, defending humanities scholarship. buff.ly/I7y8Ks0 #AcademicFreedom #ArabicTexts #CriticalScholarship #Decolonization #Activism #StayInformed #UniversitySensorship

Now available! WHY BLACK PEOPLE DIE SOONER is a powerful and rigorous examination of the ways racism shapes health and disease. buff.ly/P3mhvXL #FightThePower #DefenScience #EndRacismMedecine @gravesjl55.bsky.social

"[S]hows how to escape from oubliettes established by both disruptors and traditional educators." -- Nick Montfort Now available: THE CLASSROOM & THE CROWD: POETRY & THE PROMISE OF DIGITAL COMMUNITY, by Al Filreis tinyurl.com/3ypn4h5w @afilreis.bsky.social @modpo.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

Join authors Aftab Jassal and Rajbir Singh Judge for a virtual book talk with the Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life on Thursday, November 6th, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Register for free here:

Now available! In THE CLASSROOM AND THE CROWD, Al Filreis reflects on his decades of experience as a founder of participatory literary communities and teacher of online courses, demonstrating that student-centered education offers new possibilities for humane social networking. buff.ly/rca63w0

"[A] smart and well-written take on a really original and influential professional of moving images." -- Jussi Parikka HARUN FAROCKI: FORMS OF INTELLIGENCE, by Nora Alter, reviewed in *Leonardo.* tinyurl.com/54ukm9y6 @columbiaup.bsky.social

Check out Reese Fulgenzi's review of Bruce S. Lieberman & Niles Eldredge's "Macroevolutionaries: Reflections on Natural History, Paleontology, and Stephen Jay Gould," published in 2024 by @columbiaup.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

And copies of the eagerly anticipated LYRIC LOGIC: HOW AMERICAN POETRY REASONS, by Johanna Winant, will be available in February 2026! tinyurl.com/ms2k9p4n @johannawinant.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

Congratulations to Maggie Hennefeld, author of DEATH BY LAUGHTER, and J. E. Smyth, author of MARY C. MCCALL JR, whose books are finalists for the Wall Award! tinyurl.com/2cx75s5f @hennefem.bsky.social @jesmyth.co.uk @columbiaup.bsky.social

Hot off the press! Congratulations to Keegan Cook Finberg on the arrival of her amazing new book, POETRY IN GENERAL: HOW A LITERARY FORM BECAME PUBLIC tinyurl.com/2vbhy4t4 @keegancf.bsky.social #LiteratureNow @columbiaup.bsky.social

I'm super honored that 'Death by Laughter' is a finalist for the Theatre Library Association's Richard Wall Award!! In esteemed company, long live film books! 🎉🎞️📚 @columbiaup.bsky.social www.tla-online.org/awards/booka...

Sixth in the ASAP/16 Book Prize shortlist is Christopher T. Fan’s ASIAN AMERICAN FICTION AFTER 1965: TRANSNATIONAL FANTASIES OF ECONOMIC MOBILITY from @columbiaup.bsky.social. The winner of the prize will be announced at our conference in Houston next week. Please join us!

"Whether a warning comes from a filmmaker, historian, or scientist is secondary to the intensity and pressure it exercises against hidden emergencies because it aims to change the present."

Rebecca Kastleman, Joshua Reno, Darcie DeAngelo and Leah Zani, contributors of ‘Demilitarizing the Future’ were interviewed by the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Find out more ➡️ tinyurl.com/3auu3z5x #AnthemPress #UAlberta @columbiaup.bsky.social #Binghamtonu #podcast #interview #bookpromotions

What a fascinating contribution to contemporary philosophy! Zabala's exploration of why we fail to heed warnings is both timely and deeply insightful. Columbia University Press continues to publish such thought-provoking work. Thank you for sharing this excellent scholarship!

excited to see an extract of my book up on Lit Hub - on Black labor unions, racialised service work, and the blues poetry of Langston Hughes and Sterling Brown @columbiaup.bsky.social @philipleventhal.bsky.social

In the latest episode of Moral Matters, the @AMSS_Section podcast, ASA member Nicholas Hoover Wilson @nickhwilson.bsky.social @stonybrooku.bsky.social discusses his book Modernity's Corruption: Empire and Morality in the Making of British India @columbiaup.bsky.social.

”Moon shows how civic organisations navigate challenges posed by neoliberal frameworks through cooperation, partnerships and networking. Yet these engagements often undermine their autonomy.” – Dale Mineshima-Lowe reviews Seungsook Moon @columbiaup.bsky.social in our latest issue. buff.ly/7L4581E

"Yogi Bhajan’s presence as a preceptor of Kundalini is chiefly embodied by the Healthy, Happy, Holy Organisation, commonly known as 3HO, as well as the Kundalini Research Institute." scroll.in/article/1087... An #bookexcerpt by Sravana Borkataky-Varma and Anya Foxen. @columbiaup.bsky.social

We're about to publish 'Heterodox Economics' by Andrew Twigg (in the Short Histories series) - in the US this will be available via @columbiaup.bsky.social from late December. The eBook is on JSTOR too. cup.columbia.edu/book/heterod...

THE FUTURE OF SEEING: How Imaging Is Changing Our World by Daniel K. Sodickson / @columbiaup.bsky.social - Design: #HenrySeneYee; AD: Julia Kushnirsky - ❌ swipe for #outtakes #killedconcept #rejectedcovers - #bookcoverdesign #futureofseeing #danielSodickson

We've met 2 authors at the Conference on South Asia exhibit... @columbiaup.bsky.social author Aparna Dharwadker with her book, Cosmo-Modernism and Theater in India & also, @dukepress.bsky.social author Raka Shome with Cleansing the Nation.. #ACSA2025 #SouthAsia

The @jbhe.com has a great list of new books of interest to African American Scholars, including MODERNISM & THE MIDDLE PASSAGE, by Laura Winkiel. tinyurl.com/y57zad8p @columbiaup.bsky.social

"An important exploration of how Black women artists have used self-expression to counter misperceptions..." --Soyica Diggs Colbert Coming in early 2026: THE SOUTHS IN HER, by Nicole M. Morris Johnson. Use the code CUP20 and save 20%. tinyurl.com/yc5r32ur @columbiaup.bsky.social

Hot off the press! THE CLASSROOM & THE CROWD: POETRY & THE PROMISE OF DIGITAL COMMUNITY, by Al Filreis. Use the coupon code CUP20 and save 20%! tinyurl.com/3ypn4h5w @afilreis.bsky.social @modpo.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

Whether biological, optical, or digital, the power to “see the invisible” has profoundly shaped medicine, knowledge, and social relations. Our book of the week explores the past and future of imaging technologies. By Daniel K. Sodickson on @columbiaup.bsky.social buff.ly/4sdh1wg

Hear from 3 fantastic acquisition editors at our Nov 10 webinar Crafting a Winning Book Proposal: - Sara Cohen, @uofmpress.bsky.social - Alyssa Napier, @columbiaup.bsky.social - Noah Springer @noahspringer.com, @mitpress.bsky.social ideasonfire.net/first-book-p... #FirstBook

For more on the book, Jennifer Scappettone will be talking about POETRY AFTER BARBARISM: THE INVENTION OF MOTHERLESS TONGUES & RESISTANCE TO FASCISM tomorrow (10/29) at 6:30 at NYU's Casa tinyurl.com/mwc9ua4m @xenoglossic.bsky.social #LiteratureNow @columbiaup.bsky.social