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

Paperback Little Rebels in PopMatters

April 13, 2010

Jeremy Estes put up an insightful review of Tales for Little Rebels at PopMatters. The paperback edition is brand new! The model the editors point to is the New England… READ MORE

Buy NYU Press Books on Scribd

April 2, 2010

Now, you can buy all of NYU Press’s newest titles at Scribd.com, where you can read them anywhere you have an internet connection, on any computer. And they’re cheaper than… READ MORE

Transmedia Mogul Interviews a Paratext Pioneer

March 29, 2010

Jonathan Gray, author of Show Sold Separately: Promos, Spoilers, and Other Media Paratexts, was interviewed by Henry Jenkins, author of Convergence Culture, on Henry’s blog. Jonathan, you are a highly… READ MORE

Recent Reviews: Empire, Lesbians, Mold

March 24, 2010

The Bases of Empire: The Global Struggle against U.S. Military Posts, edited by Catherine Lutz, was featured in the Palestine Chronicle. They call it “a well crafted study and an… READ MORE

Author Named NYU Distinguished Teacher

March 23, 2010

NYU Press would like to congratulate Anthony Thompson, author of Releasing Prisoners, Redeeming Communities: Reentry, Race, and Politics, who received one of five 2009-2010 NYU Distinguished Teacher Awards. Professor Thompson… READ MORE

The Big Lie About Guantanamo Lawyers

March 22, 2010

Jonathan Hafetz, co-editor of The Guantanamo Lawyers, explains at the Huffington Post: The recent attacks on lawyers who have worked on behalf of Guantánamo detainees have employed the tactic of… READ MORE