Family Legal Vulnerability | New book by University of California researchers examines how immigration policy shapes the lives of the state’s Latino college students @uofcalifornia.bsky.social @ucirvine.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social

Family Legal Vulnerability

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Major props to Ideas on Fire author Rin Reczek on her forthcoming book Families We Lose: A New Explanation for Family Estrangement, from @nyupress.bsky.social. 👏 nyupress.org/978147983880... #IoFAuthors

The Museum of Jewish Heritage will be hosting Jeffrey Marx on Monday, September 14, 2026, to discuss his forthcoming work, "Jewish Firebugs: Arson and Antisemitism from the Civil War to World War I." You can register for this virtual event here:

The History of Antisemitism: "Jewish Firebugs" Book Talk

Jewish Firebugs presents the first detailed exploration of both the accusations and the realities of Jewish arson from the late 1800s to the early 1920s.

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David Conrad-Pérez speaks at Politics & Prose on Sept. 1 about his forthcoming book "Fire in the Heart of the City: The Triangle Shirtwaist Tragedy and the Origins of Modern Charity." This event is free on a first-come, first-served basis. Find out more about this event:

Fire in the Heart of the City: The Triangle Shirtwaist Tragedy and the Origins of Modern Charity

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Essays in the new volume "Law, Narrative, Narratology" show how legal actors craft stories and the narrative arcs of interlocutors, offering a fresh analysis of narrative’s role in law and the justice system. Now available!

Law, Narrative, Narratology

Explores the diverse applications of narrative in law beyond the courtroom, from client-lawyer interactions to legal decisionsOnce regarded by law professors...

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After Hiroshima and Nagasaki, censorship was inseparable from the history of nuclear in Japan. If you want to understand how radioactive governance shifted from the secrecy that characterized the Cold War check out my book @nyupress.bsky.social : nyupress.org/978147983683... #Hiroshima #Nagasaki

Radioactive Governance

Examines the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disasterThe 2011 Fukushima Dai’ichi nuclear disaster was the worst industrial nuclear catastrophe to hit Ja...

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Looking sharp @nyupress.bsky.social! #asa2026

What if the environmental laws of the last century aren't fit for this century's crises? Alejandro E. Camacho and Brigham Daniels trace 250 years of U.S. environmental law in their original piece in the Environment Law Reporter. Based on their book: "Lessons for a Warming Planet" buff.ly/HjmrMjn

Fox settled with Dominion for $787.5 million right before trial, and the full story almost stayed buried. Ian Rosenberg unpacks what really happened in "Terrible Stuff Damaging Everybody." Catch him in conversation with Eriq Gardner at Politics & Prose in DC on Thu 9/3, 7pm.

Ian Rosenberg — Terrible Stuff Damaging Everybody: The True Story of Lies and Libel in Dominion V. Fox - Eriq Gardner — at Conn Ave

The definitive story of Dominion v. Fox, the battle over election lies that changed the future of democracy

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Mahoney delivers a fresh take on the Fenian story, guiding readers through a world of clandestine meetings, personal networks, propaganda and long forgotten military operations. 🔗 buff.ly/b0hRVDy 📍St Mary's University College 🗓️ 5 August @patrickjmahone1.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social

While most learn religion through traditional ways, "Judaism Mediated" argues that this focus overlooks engagement with the arts. Media such as theatre, museums, or music influence how adults learn about Judaism and provide relevant information on how to enact religion in everyday life.

Judaism Mediated

Explores how Jews and non-Jews come to learn about Jews and Judaism through leisure-time entertainmentJudaism Mediated explores how Jews and non-Jews learn a...

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Just released, "Secular-Christian Social Justice" talks about how Christian-theological foundations have shaped society. It examines examples from Pope Francis’s call to “repent for ecological sins” to murals depicting George Floyd in the Virgin Mary’s arms.

Secular-Christian Social Justice

Explores the Christian-theological foundations of modern social justice movements and how they've shaped contemporary debates on climate, race, and genderFro...

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Police surveillance is no longer creeping in. It's here, and the latest Last Week Tonight lays out just how vast the ecosystem has become, with John Oliver quoting from Andrew Guthrie Ferguson's "Your Data Will Be Used Against You" on air. @lastweektonight.com @profferguson.bsky.social

We're thrilled to see Andrew Guthrie Ferguson discuss his work, "Your Data Will Be Used Against You," featured on C-Span's Book TV. Watch it here: buff.ly/3rJrZnY @c-span.bsky.social

Check out Jay Buchanan's review of Melina Packer's "Toxic Sexual Politics: Toxicology, Environmental Poisons, and Queer Feminist Futures," published in 2025 by @nyupress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhum #envhist #pollution www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

Dominion v. Fox News reshaped how we think about media and truth in the post-2020 landscape. Ian Rosenberg breaks down the legal battle in "Terrible Stuff Damaging Everybody," in conversation with Grady Hendrix at Book Club Bar on September 1st. RSVP here:

Author Event & Book Launch: Ian Rosenberg's "Terrible Stuff Damaging Everybody" with Grady Hendrix | Book Club Bar

Independent general bookstore and full service cocktail and espresso bar in the East Village of NYC, serving handcrafted drinks in a cozy community space.

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NEW IN STOCK - Conscience Incorporated is a guide for business leaders working to create socially conscious, sustainable companies – while pursuing profits. 📚️ buff.ly/wEQ1hrB @nyupress.bsky.social

Also celebrating its publication is "Peddlers, Merchants, and Junk Dealers: Jewish Life in Small-Town Vermont" by Margaret K. Nelson. This work offers a rare look at Jews in small-town America, enriching the broader field of Jewish Studies. Learn more:

Peddlers, Merchants, and Junk Dealers

Provides a rare study of Jews in small town AmericaFor many years, histories of Jews in the United States focused on Jewish migrants who settled in large cit...

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In the second part of their conversation, @tisawenger.bsky.social interviews @clukasik.bsky.social on _Martys and Migrants_. They discuss the value of transnational studies for unpacking the "tentacles of American empire." @nyupress.bsky.social contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-m...

Theopolitical Entanglements: Tisa Wenger Interviews Candace Lukasik on Martyrs and Migrants | Contending Modernities

US racial formations produce a situation in which Copts are pulled simultaneously into Christian kinship and held at racial distance.

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Excited to share Part II of our @cmnd.bsky.social conversation, this time thinking with my book “Martyrs and Migrants” and my new project on Assyrians, indigeneity, and empire. Many thanks to @tisawenger.bsky.social for being such a generous interlocutor. @nyupress.bsky.social

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In the second part of their conversation, @tisawenger.bsky.social interviews @clukasik.bsky.social on _Martys and Migrants_. They discuss the value of transnational studies for unpacking the "tentacles of American empire." @nyupress.bsky.social contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-m...

Out Today! "Race on the Move: Public Transportation and Unequal Spaces" by Gwendolyn Y. Purifoye details how, whether on the bus, subway, or train, public transit continues to be a separate and unequal experience for many Black Americans. More info:

Race on the Move

Whether on the bus, subway or train, public transit continues to be a separate and unequal experience for many Black AmericansIn Race on the Move, Gwendolyn ...

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Sociologist Rin Reczek joins Tina Gosney on Coaching Your Family Relationships to discuss "Families We Lose," their forthcoming book reframing family estrangement as a culture clash between generations, not a moral failing. Listen here:

Why Adult Children Go No Contact: Understanding Family Estrangement with Dr. Rin Reczek - Tina Gosney Coaching

Are you wondering why your adult child went no contact, pulled away, or says they need space from the family? This episode will help you understand family

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Amani C. Morrison talks with Rorotoko about her new work, "Kitchenette to Fit Your Needs," and how its history signals shifts in vernacular architecture, symbolized by the discourse around the kitchenette and its representation. Read more:

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A Kitchenette to Fit Your Needs argues that the mid-20th-century Chicago kitchenette helped redefine how the city was understood, both locally and nationally — through its use in policy, in…

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Join Chaucer's Books for an author talk & signing with Terrell J.A. Winder on "Shameless: The Making of Black Gay Identities in L.A." on Tue, Aug 18 at 6:00 PM. Winder delves into how young Black gay men in LA cope with racial and sexual stigma. More: buff.ly/wB7Y1ws

Ten years on, Su'ad Abdul Khabeer's "Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States" returns in a 10th anniversary edition. The book examines how American Muslims forge identity at the crossroads of Islam and hip hop, through style, activism, and fraught ties to state power.

Our author Danielle Bainbridge ("Currencies of Cruelty") joined the Memoir Nation podcast to talk about her new essay collection Dandelion, defying formal conventions, and following the threads of your inspiration. Listen via @@literaryhub.bsky.social:

Danielle Bainbridge on Defying the Formula to Find Your Form

Memoir Nation: Weekly Inspiration for Writers is an extension of the Memoir Nation community hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner, two friends and colleagues who bring a community-minded sens…

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Today is also the official publication day of Jennifer Rich's "Paper Tombs: Post-Holocaust Memorial Books and Prewar Jewish Life." This volume explores how post-Holocaust memorial books help to reshape our understanding of Jewish life and death in Eastern Europe

We're delighted to mark the release of "Black Crip Modern: Race, Gender, and the Roots of Disability Consciousness" by Jess Waggoner! This work traces how Black artists and activists developed a disability consciousness from racialized disabling experiences in the early 20th century.

Black Crip Modern

Asserts how Black artists and activists developed a disability consciousness in response to racialized disabling experiences in the early to mid-twentieth ce...

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Jennifer Rich, author of "Paper Tombs," joins @seforimchatter.bsky.social to explore how post‑Holocaust memorial books are reframing our understanding of Jewish life and death in Eastern Europe. Listen here:

Paper Tombs: Post-Holocaust Memorial Books and Prewar Jewish Life (with Prof. Jennifer Rich)

Podcast Episode · Seforimchatter · July 21 · 48m

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🚨 New Book 🚨 Friends, @elprofebarba.bsky.social and I are thrilled to share the publication of “Sacred Refuge: New Histories of the U.S. Sanctuary Movement” coming this November from @nyupress.bsky.social.