Have things gotten worse for working women?
September 26, 2013
—Rachel Dempsey [This piece originally appeared in the Huffington Post on September 18, 2013.] Earlier this week, I was in a meeting with a professor when the issue of women’s… READ MORE
Month: September 2013
Is the Miss America pageant good or bad for women?
September 24, 2013
Earlier this month, the NYT’s “Room for Debate” blog featured a thoughtful discussion on the Miss America pageant and its role in today’s society. Now that this year’s pageant is… READ MORE
Q&A with authors Lisa Jean Moore and Mary Kosut: Part 2
September 20, 2013
September is National Honey Month! In celebration, we’re featuring the second half of a Q&A with Lisa Jean Moore and Mary Kosut, authors of Buzz: Urban Beekeeping and the Power of… READ MORE
Fall books available on NetGalley
September 19, 2013
We’ve got quite a few gems in our NetGalley catalog this fall, all available for advance review now. Book reviewers, journalists, bloggers, librarians, professors, and booksellers, we welcome you to submit a request!… READ MORE
Constitution Day: 5 books to read now
September 17, 2013
September 17th is Constitution Day – a federally recognized day to celebrate and teach about the United States Constitution. But what are the proper “texts” for this day of teaching? To start,… READ MORE
Same-sex weddings: Challenging (and carrying on) tradition
September 16, 2013
—Karen M. Dunak Same-sex couples, finding marriage now a legally recognized option, may move deliberately toward the world of weddings. In the aftermath of the DOMA decision, many observers (myself included) have… READ MORE
The secret history of gay marriage
September 10, 2013
Excerpted from As Long as We Both Shall Love: The White Wedding in Postwar America by Karen M. Dunak. On October 10, 1987, nearly 7,000 people witnessed a wedding on the… READ MORE
Q&A with authors Lisa Jean Moore and Mary Kosut: Part 1
September 6, 2013
Did you know… September is National Honey Month? We didn’t either. So it’s particularly fitting that our book, Buzz: Urban Beekeeping and the Power of the Bee by Lisa Jean Moore and… READ MORE