Meet the staff: Tom Sullivan
May 31, 2013
Last month, the marketing team at NYU Press bid farewell to an adored colleague and friend, Bernadette Blanco, who left to join the world of trade publishing. Luckily, we were… READ MORE
Month: May 2013
‘Women programmers’ and the gender bias in science
May 29, 2013
—Sue V. Rosser After reading the recent opinion piece “How to Be a ‘Woman Programmer’” by Ellen Ullman in the New York Times Sunday Review, I had two primary thoughts and reactions. Particularly… READ MORE
Amanda Lotz quoted in NYTimes
May 24, 2013
Amanda D. Lotz, author of The Television Will Be Revolutionized (NYU Press, 2007), snags a mention and a quote in a New York Times article today on the cult hit “Arrested Development.” The Emmy-winning show makes… READ MORE
Do female candidates still face a “double-bind”? The answer is yes
May 23, 2013
—Margaret S. Williams The recent New York Times article discussing the branding of mayoral candidate Christine Quinn highlights the double-bind female candidates often face in American elections. Female candidates need… READ MORE
One Day in December: Starred review in Library Journal
May 21, 2013
One Day in December casts a spotlight on the remarkable “missing actor” of the Cuban Revolution, Celia Sánchez. Based on ten years of original research, the biography draws on interviews with Sánchez’s friends,… READ MORE
Genetic testing, cancer risk, and Angelina Jolie’s choice
May 16, 2013
Angelina Jolie’s New York Times op-ed announcing for the first time that she underwent a double mastectomy to reduce BRCA-related breast cancer risk was welcome news in several respects. She… READ MORE
Marjorie Heins wins 2013 Hugh Hefner First Amendment Award!
May 15, 2013
NYU Press is proud to announce that Marjorie Heins has been chosen to receive the 2013 Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award in book publishing. She is being honored for her book, Priests of Our Democracy:… READ MORE
A Death at Crooked Creek: Free chapter and giveaway
May 14, 2013
Attention, lovers of mystery, history, and true crime dramas! There’s still time to enter our Goodreads book giveaway for A Death at Crooked Creek: The Case of the Cowboy, the Cigarmaker, and… READ MORE