December 15, 2009
by Jacqueline M. Moore, author of Cow Boys and Cattle Men: Class and Masculinities on the Texas Frontier, 1865-1900. Were there gay cowboys on the Texas frontier? The answer is… READ MORE
November 13, 2009
An American Prospect review of Girl Zines got some attention from America’s favorite women and culture blog, Jezebel. Since the 1990s, zines have played a crucial role in bringing awareness… READ MORE
October 30, 2009
—Christopher D. Bader, F. Carson Mencken, Joseph Baker Nearly every building in historic downtown Jefferson, Texas, claims its own resident ghosts. The angriest of these ghosts purportedly haunt the Big… READ MORE
October 28, 2009
by Mary Gray The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act will move from the United States’ legislative branch to its executive west wing today (Thursday October 22,… READ MORE
September 29, 2009
Author Miriam Forman-Brunell talks on the Brian Lehrer Show about the history of babysitting in America (also the topic of her book).
September 11, 2009
Bitch Magazine put up a blog entry about one author’s reaction to Mary Gray’s Out in the Country: The book resonated with me deeply, as Gray (herself a former queer… READ MORE
September 7, 2009
Last week, the world was saddened by the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy. NYU Press is privileged to be publishing a book that Senator Kennedy endorsed, about an issue he… READ MORE
September 4, 2009
Here’s an excerpt from a lengthy interview, in the Chronicle of Higher Education, of Andrew Ross, most recently the author of Nice Work If You Can Get It: Life and… READ MORE