🎉Happy National Punctuation Day! Period. Comma. Cut. Punch. In "Of Stigmatology: Punctuation as Experience," Peter Szendy explores how punctuation shapes the way we read, see, hear, and experience language. 📖https://linktr.ee/fordham_press

Does Christianity require monogamy?💭 David W. Congdon explores the question in The Christian Century, ahead of Poly Theology (March 2027). 📖Read + pre-order: linktr.ee/fordham_press #ReadUP

In a moving excerpt from Colorful Palate, Raj Tawney reads about growing up multiracial in New York and navigating identity in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. A deeply human reflection on race, fear, and belonging: https://ow.ly/8w3M50ZOKVN Queensborough Community College #Memoir #QCCReads

PBS Books & @aupresses.bsky.social have teamed up to bring you Uncovered, a new series about learning, discovery, & community engagement! Hear from the authors of books published by University Presses from across the country. Each episode will have a themed reading list to explore great stories.

15 art books for your fall reading lists 📖 I chose the Kent Monkman/Vermeer catalog for the show at the Frick.

15 Art Books for Your Fall Reading List

Guadalupe Rosales’s memoir, Christine Sun Kim’s artist book, Fady Joudah’s ode to the people of Gaza, and Elizabeth Alexander’s essay collection are among our most anticipated titles.

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On this 25th anniversary of 9/11, we honor the lives lost and the legacy of a day that reshaped our world. To reflect on the aftermath & cultural impact, explore these key works: 📖 New York After 9/11: https://ow.ly/P7CP50ZLWE5 📖 The Rhetoric of Terror: https://ow.ly/1Ojf50ZLWE6 #91125Years

🌳 What happens when you imagine 10,000 Central Parks? A greener, more resilient future. Read the Olmsted Network’s Q&A with David Brown Morris, author of "Ten Thousand Central Parks"—and enter the #Goodreads #Giveaway. Just 3 weeks left! 📚 👉 linktr.ee/fordham_press | #ReadUP #NYC #CentralPark

🚨 NEW RELEASE TODAY 🚨 "How to Cast a Beautiful Animal" by Diana Keren Lee is officially available! 🎭✨ Winner of the Poetic Justice Institute Editor’s Prize, this debut collection moves through stage, home, language, and lineage. 🔗 Grab your copy today: https://ow.ly/mOY150ZHsyv #NewRelease

How to Cast a Beautiful Animal - Diana Keren Lee

Winner of the 2024–2025 Poetic Justice Institute Editor’s Prize, an Asian American actress’s journey through landscape, language, and lineageHow to Cast a Beautiful Animal is Diana Keren Lee’s debut full-length poetry collection. Witty, perceptive, and em

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"Disorderly Men" by Edward Cahill gets the spotlight at #TheGayBookClub.📚1950s New York. Hidden lives. Dangerous desires. A city on the verge of change. Full review here: ▶ linktr.ee/fordham_press #DisorderlyMen #EdwardCahill #Bookstagram #LGBTQBooks #HistoricalFiction #ReadUP

Great @BKReader feature on Phyllis Ross’s "Stories in Fabric: The Design Works of Bedford Stuyvesant" and the pioneering Black-run textile studio that helped shape Bed-Stuy’s design history. Read the piece + order the book: linktr.ee/fordham_press #ReadUP #EmpireStateEditions #Brooklyn

We are in Vienna for the 25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies! 🏛️✨ Stop by our table to browse our latest titles, including selections from our Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought series. https://ow.ly/e2xJ50ZGeWU Public Orthodoxy #ICBS2026 #ByzantineStudies #OrthodoxThought

📚This Thursday, Raj Tawney (Colorful Palate: A Flavorful Journey Through a Mixed American Experience) joins Annabelle Tometich (The Mango Tree) for a lively conversation w/ Nielsen. @bookbanterbooks.bsky.social 📅 Thurs., Aug. 20 ⏰ 6 pm CT 💻 Streaming LIVE on YouTube 🔗https://linktr.ee/fordham_press

NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature Announces 2026 Longlist #LiteraryAwards #Poetry #Nigeria #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/nlng-nigeria...

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The longlist for the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature 2026 was announced in Lagos, Nigeria, on Thursday, July 23, 2026. Now in its 22nd year, the Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by Nigeria LN...

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Happy St. Ignatius Loyola Day!📖Celebrate with "Thoughts of St. Ignatius Loyola for Every Day of the Year" & save 40% during our #SummerSale. Explore our #books across theology, philosophy, history, literature & more. 🔗 linktr.ee/fordham_press #IgnatiusLoyola #Fordham #CuraPersonalis #ReadUP #Jesuit

In a new @ncronline.bsky.social interview, Annie Selak discusses "The Wounded Church and the ongoing work of confronting racism, sexism, and clericalism." “Wounds cannot be checked off a list. Healing is ongoing.” Read more and order via link: linktr.ee/fordham_press

📚Rediscover #JamesPurdy — the most famous gay author you’ve never heard of. Join #SenateHouseLibrary for a free online conversation exploring his queer, darkly comic legacy. 🗓July 31 🕑2–3 pm BST / 9–10 am ET 🔗Register + order "I Am Elijah Thrush," now on sale! 👉linktr.ee/fordham_press #ReadUP

📚Fordham Now’s nonfiction summer reading list features #PeculiarSatisfaction by Melissa Adler, on how Jefferson’s library shaped systems still used by #libraries, #archives, and #museums. See all 9 books and learn more: linktr.ee/fordham_press #ReadUP #ThomasJefferson @melissaadler.bsky.social

Celebrating Diana Keren Lee, winner of the 2024–25 PJI Editor’s Prize for "How to Cast a Beautiful Animal"—an Asian American actress’s journey through landscape, language, and lineage—and recipient of @poetrysociety.org Chapbook Fellowship for "At the Reel."📚Pre-order at fordhampress.com .

#PublicSeminar Q&A: Author & artist, Lana Lin discusses the personal origins of "Freud’s Jaw & Other Lost Objects" and how #Freud, #AudreLorde, & #EveKosofskySedgwick illuminate experiences of cancer, loss, vulnerability, & survival. 📚25% OFF paperback & eBook, code FREUD25: linktr.ee/fordham_press

A good reminder that today is the last day you can get 25% off Audiofuturism when you order from @fordhampress.bsky.social! Use code RADIO25 fordhampress.com/audiofuturis...

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A revelatory history of Black radio productions from the 1950s to the presentAudiofuturism uncovers the vibrant, overlooked history of radio adaptations that placed Black speculative writing before ma...

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter)@deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My unasked-for publishing opinion is that many writers don't plug their books enough.

Whose Middle Ages? gives nonspecialists access to the richness of our historical knowledge while debunking damaging misconceptions about the medieval past. Find MNG at the #IMC2026 book fair or online here: buff.ly/AcOIyg7 @fordhampress.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social

📚 Summer reading starts here! Take 40% OFF select books during our Summer Sale. Plus, get FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $50. Dive into your next great read today: https://ow.ly/rZ1i50ZkQ55 ☀️🛒 (Offer expires 8/31/26) #Booksky #AcademicSky #SummerReads #BookRecommendations #ReadUP

📚We’re thrilled to see Movement by Nicole Gelinas longlisted for the #PattisAward and featured in Metropolis’s summer reading list, “What Are Cities For?” A timely summer read on #NYC, street life, transit, and public space.🚕 #ReadUP #EmpireStateEditions #Movement #TBR @nicolegelinas.bsky.social

📚Book Review: Kirkus calls "Epic Harlem: A Narrative History" by Herb Boyd “a lively, panoramic chronicle.” Read the full review: linktr.ee/fordham_press #ReadUP

Did you know NYC has a forbidden island? 🏝️❌ Mental Floss named North Brother Island one of the world's top places you can’t visit. While you can’t go there, you can explore its haunting ruins in "North Brother Island." 📚: https://ow.ly/MWyb50ZhKxS 📸: https://ow.ly/fQ9p50ZhKxT

🏆 Huge congratulations to our authors on their book prize wins! 👏 🥇 Giulia Riccò: AAIS First Book Prize for The Italian Colony of São Paulo 🥇 Heather Renee Sottong: AATI First Book Prize for Transnational Dante 👉Learn more: https://ow.ly/hBQk50ZhH4J Laura E. Ruberto

Lots of opportunities here to #ReadUP on the U.S. at 250 from our AUP colleagues, although we can't help being partial to our own contribution to this great compendium: www.press.jhu.edu/newsroom/us-... Thank you @aupresses.bsky.social!!

The U.S. at 250: A Semiquincentennial Reading List

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ReadUP on America at 250: University presses & their expert authors offer insights into the American experiment from the Founding to today, in this round-up of reading lists & curated collection of books: https://bit.ly/4xQZlFq

That’s a wrap on #SCWH26! Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Fordham Press table, including author Hilary Green, PhD 📚 Missed us? You can still grab 25% off + free domestic shipping on our virtual exhibit through June 30th! 🛒 Shop here: https://ow.ly/rJnn50Zg0Uf 🔑 Code: SCWH2026

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, grandpas, and father figures out there! 🗽📚 Still looking for a last-minute gift? Bring New York's rich history and vibrant culture straight to his bookshelf with books from Empire State Editions: https://ow.ly/wVqQ50Zei1J #FathersDay #GiftIdeas #History

Juneteenth is a day for both celebration and deep reflection. Honor the day by diving into essential histories, stories, and scholarship that shape our understanding of freedom. Check out our African American Studies collection: https://ow.ly/HhKB50ZeisB 📖 #Juneteenth #JuneteenthReads