BEYOND HEALING

An Interview with L. Ayu Saraswati, author of Scarred: A Feminist Journey Through Pain 1. In Scarred, you describe your journey traveling to twenty countries in just over a year…. READ MORE

Banner that reads "To Have Equal Pay, We Need Equal Parental Leave. An Excerpt from Fixing Parental Leave: The Six Month Solution by Gayle Kaufman." In the background, a team of people stack their hands together. An image of the book cover, featuring traffic lights with baby bottles on them in front of a light blue background.

To Have Equal Pay, We Need Equal Parental Leave

An Excerpt From Fixing Parental Leave: The Six Month Solution by Gayle Kaufman Parental leave may result in lower wages. There is plenty of evidence that mothers experience a wage… READ MORE

5 Books to Read During Ramadan

Join us as we celebrate Ramadan by exploring the diverse experiences of Muslim life. These titles offer a variety of perspectives, exploring Islam and its subcultures through lenses of gender,… READ MORE

The book 'I Write the Yawning Void' lays on top of a gold-tinted picture of Cape Town, South Africa.

I Write the Yawning Void: An Internationally Acclaimed Author Speaks on Writing and Representation

Excerpted from I Write the Yawning Void: Selected Essays of Sindiwe Magona by Sindiwe Magona, published by Wits University Press I can’t believe I have been writing for more than… READ MORE

Inside the Police Academy: An Interview with Samantha J. Simon

Inside the Police Academy

An Interview with Samantha J. Simon, author of Before the Badge: How Academy Training Shapes Police Violence You spent a year researching this book at four large, municipal police departments… READ MORE

Celebrate Banned Books Week!

October 1, 2012

Banned Books Week kicked off yesterday, marking 30 years of “celebrating the freedom to read.” The Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association (ALA) will be commemorating the 30th anniversary with their “50 State… READ MORE

Super-queering Jesus

September 28, 2012

—Bernadette Barton We tackled queer theory this week in an upper-level undergraduate Religion and Sexuality course I teach at a regional university in Kentucky. After allowing students the space to… READ MORE

Forthcoming books available for review!

September 26, 2012

Calling all book reviewers & bloggers! We’ve got two new titles up on NetGalley and available for review. Check ’em out below… Spreadable Media Creating Value and Meaning in a Networked… READ MORE

Slideshow: Brooklyn Book Festival 2012

September 24, 2012

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth yesterday at the Brooklyn Book Festival! We had a blast sharing our excitement for forthcoming fall books and convincing our fans/visitors/friends to get… READ MORE

(Book) love fest in Brooklyn

September 21, 2012

Meet us at the Brooklyn Book Festival this Sunday, September 23 at Cadman Plaza in downtown Brooklyn! The Brooklyn Book Festival features over 100 panel discussions, non-stop readings, book signings, and… READ MORE

Celebrate Rosh Hashanah!

September 18, 2012

Happy Jewish New Year! Check out the video below from Deborah Dash Moore, editor of City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York. And be sure to take… READ MORE