A fitting close to our week in Frankfurt: NYU Press was recognized for 25 years at the Frankfurt Book Fair. We're proud to celebrate with our distribution partner, @marenostrumgroup.bsky.social! #FBM26 #FBM

As the publishing world gathers in Frankfurt this week, @faznet.bsky.social asks whether democracy can survive the decline of reading. Joel Halldorf's "Reading Matters: A History for the Digital Age" is featured as part of the conversation. More: buff.ly/aeZ4TvU

Krise des Lesens: Kann die Demokratie das überleben?

Lesen hat einen hohen kulturellen Stellenwert – und verliert doch an Beliebtheit und Prestige. Was geht der Gesellschaft und uns als Menschen verloren, wenn wir immer seltener zum Buch greifen?

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What does it mean to lose your family find a new one? This excerpt from “Families We Lose” by Rin Reczek follows Julian who spent years trying to win his parents' acceptance before cutting them off and building a family of his own choosing. Read here: buff.ly/pGSp220

https://nyupress.org/blog/2026/10/05/the-new-meaning-of-family-in-an-age-of-estrangement-an-excerpt-from-families-we-lose-by-rin-reczek/

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In "It Can Happen Here," genocide expert Alexander Laban Hinton argues that white power violence, like the 2017 Charlottesville rally, isn't a fringe aberration. Rather, it is rooted in US history, as he traces the warning signs of genocide in America today. Now with a New Preface! buff.ly/nEPTsPc

It Can Happen Here

With a New PrefaceA renowned expert on genocide argues that there is a real risk of violent atrocities happening in the United StatesIf many people were shoc...

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Day Two at #FBM26 has flown by! From browsing @thetls.bsky.social, filled with highlights from our publishers, to connecting with our wonderful Chinese agents, and celebrating 25yrs at #fbm for @nyupress.bsky.social, it's been another great day at #FBF26.

How did one small number transform the way Americans think about food, bodies, health and citizenship? With "Inventing the Calorie," Nina Mackert traces how the calorie became America’s way to quantify food, police bodies, and moralize behavior. Available now: buff.ly/RL8snBF

Inventing the Calorie

Traces how the calorie became America’s way to quantify food, police bodies, and moralize behaviorFrom packaged foods, to lifestyle magazines, and public h...

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Join author Dr. Melissa R. Klapper for the launch of her book "Jewish Women at Home in the World: Gender, Judaism, and American Identity in the Rise of Mass Tourism." The event is hosted by CSP and will take place on October 20th at 1pm EST over Zoom! buff.ly/iJ2raEs

CSP Book Launch Event: Jewish Women at Home in the World - NYU Press

Join historian and author Dr. Melissa R. Klapper for the launch of her new book, Jewish Women at Home in the World: Gender, Judaism, and American Identity in the Rise... READ MORE

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Spotted at the Frankfurt Book Fair! Our team is in #Frankfurt this week with @mngupbooks.bsky.social, meeting with publishers, rights partners, and colleagues from around the world to bring our authors' work to new readers. #FBM26

In a post-Dobbs climate, Claire McKinney set out to show the fight over abortion runs deeper than the courtroom. "A Womb of One's Own" delves into how doctors have shaped abortion policy since the 19th century, consistently fighting for and against it. Read more: buff.ly/FXIJDY4

Womb of One’s Own, A

A powerful call to reconceive women’s reproductive rights by arguing to move beyond Roe for a new feminist politics of abortionFollowing the Supreme Court'...

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NEW IN STOCK - Mackert explores how the calorie became regarded as not only a unit of measurement, but also a way of creating social differences as it translates to individual bodies and populations. 📚 buff.ly/LeUpGIZ @nyupress.bsky.social

In 1971, Black Catholics went straight to the Vatican to demand a church of their own. "The Black Catholic Movement" traces their decades-long fight to break free from white control - a battle for self-governance that isn't over yet. New from NYU Press: buff.ly/S5UjJOY

Black Catholic Movement, The

Charts the Black Catholic attempt to gain independence within the larger Catholic ChurchIn 1971, a delegation of Black Catholics traveled to the Vatican seek...

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Racist medical abuse shaped the work of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. In an excerpt from their book "Black Crip Modern," Jess Waggoner discusses how their experiences of illness, disability, and medical racism laid the groundwork for disability consciousness. Read here: buff.ly/wUJiFbA

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Immersed in her grief, Tiffany Gayle Chenault decided to run a half-marathon in all 50 states. "Black Woman Runner" explores themes of loss and survival while bringing the experiences of Black women in a white-dominated sport to light. Learn more here: buff.ly/1zReZbh

Happy #BannedBooksWeek! A century ago, Katharine Bement Davis defended the lesbian-themed book THE WELL OF LONELINESS from censorship. Learn about Davis's research on female sexuality (written carefully to avoid censorship) and pre-order my book, MATTERS OF SEX, now from @nyupress.bsky.social!

How a survey of over 2,000 women in the 1920s changed the way Americans thought about female sexuality

A century ago, a pioneering sex researcher challenged the idea that respectable women did not – and should not – experience sexual desire or have sex, except to please men or have children.

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Join us tonight at 6pm EST for a conversation with Tiffany Gayle Chenault, author of "Black Woman Runner," alongside Jeff Davis of Black Men Run Boston. The event will take place at the Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library. Don't miss out! buff.ly/nfzt7V8

Black Woman Runner: A Memoir — A Discussion with the Author Tiffany Gayle Chenault - NYU Press

Join us for this special discussion with author Tiffany Gayle Chenault, Black Girls Run Boston member, in conversation with moderator Jeff Davis of Black Men Run Boston. Together, they’ll explore her…

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Because monastic life depended on books, it was natural that monks and nuns came to produce them. In this excerpt from "Reading Matters," Joel Halldorf explores how preserving antiquity was never the point for these scribes, who had one purpose: communion with God. Read here: buff.ly/WI37Boh

https://nyupress.org/blog/2026/09/21/writing-as-spiritual-practice-inside-the-world-of-medieval-scribes-by-joel-halldorf/

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My book, “Martyrs and Migrants” has received Best Work in the Study of Practices, Communities, or Lived Contexts from the @aarweb.bsky.social! Grateful to the committee for this recognition—I am absolutely thrilled! aarweb.org/news/2026-aa...

Who decides what makes Korean food in NYC "authentic"? Jinwon Kim finds the answer in Koreatown's consumers: Korean nationals, Korean Americans, and non-Koreans alike. Watch her Korea Society talk on YouTube now: buff.ly/euE4XLg

Koreatown, NYC: The Consumption of a Transnational Brand

October 1, 2026 - In the past decade, Korean entertainment has gained global recognition, with Korean movies and TV shows winning Oscars and Emmys, and K-Pop groups becoming wildly popular. In…

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Ying-Chao Kao joins the VCU Humanities Research Center to discuss "Fear of Queer Taiwan," and how Taiwan's 2019 marriage equality win fueled an anti-LGBTQ backlash with ties to the US religious right. Join us on Mon, Oct 5, 12 PM ET on Zoom; open to all! RSVP: buff.ly/l25qNr5

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Last week, GW Law's Andrew Guthrie Ferguson presented "Your Data Will Be Used Against You" at the IMF's 10th Annual Privacy Summit, unpacking how tech advances have quietly reshaped privacy in ways many don't notice. buff.ly/WnFMs8x

"How to Watch Sports" brings together leading scholars to unpack the unseen cultural and economic forces of athletics. From Steph Curry and Air Jordans to trans inclusion and sports betting, it asks how we truly consume modern sports. Now available! buff.ly/lJdMlag

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This new September title, "Listening to Dementia," confronts the deeply personal and societal complexities of cognitive decline. Abel tackles crucial, uncomfortable truths such as the impact of stigma and the divergence between the views of carers and the people they care for. buff.ly/ma4cuLy

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"Yiddish in the Land of Sunshine" delivers an account of Eastern European Jewish immigration and Yiddish public culture in Southern California. This work explores their deep involvement in Los Angeles's labor movements, involving politics, migration, and identity. Now available! buff.ly/CIhEV0G

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"A true trailblazer." Today's pre-orderable #history book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @herstoryprof.bsky.social & @nyupress.bsky.social! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

This Friday at 6pm: Jinwon Kim of Smith College discusses "Koreatown, NYC" at CUNY's Asian American / Asian Research Institute. Join in person in Midtown or on Zoom! buff.ly/JCBbjib

Koreatown, NYC: The Consumption of a Transnational Brand – Asian American / Asian Research Institute

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Tune in: WAMC's Joe Donahue talks with David Conrad-Pérez about his new book "Fire in the Heart of the City," exploring the struggle between labor organizers and NYC’s elite and how that struggle reshaped philanthropy and social welfare. Listen: buff.ly/et1OTCM

David Conrad-Pérez's new book is 'Fire in the Heart of the City: The Triangle Shirtwaist Tragedy and the Origins of Modern Charity'

The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire is remembered as one of the defining tragedies of American labor history, but historian and former journalist DavidConrad-Pérez argues there is another…

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During Climate Week at the New York Botanical Garden, we're proud to unveil "The Roadmap for Urban Nature-based Solutions," a new series from Global Access Publication, an NYU Press imprint. Dr. Timon McPhearson keynotes on Designing Resilient Cities. More: buff.ly/JjROBC9 @nybg.bsky.social

Political speech is full of messages spread intentionally by people who know they are false. In this excerpt from "Deterring Political Deceit," David Chang argues for protecting honest mistakes but making deliberate false information a category of unprotected speech. Read here: buff.ly/TndUO5n

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New at NYU Press! "The Sound of Victory" brings together a dynamic range of thinkers to explore the deep, interconnected worlds of music, sound, and sport. This volume uses sound as a generative lens to examine power, identity, and belonging, sparking debate about modern sport. buff.ly/5lhxe6D

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Scott D. Landes pens a new op-ed for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social, pushing back against Donald Trump's call to revive forced institutionalization. Read it here: buff.ly/utd8LLr Landes is also the author of the forthcoming "The Counterconforming Body."

Block Trump’s Push to Lock up Disabled People

If Trump's assertion of ableism is successful here, that won't be the end of it.

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