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

Tales for Little Rebels on Book TV

February 12, 2009

Editors Philip Nel and Julia Mickenberg talk about their collection of Radical Children’s Literature at Bluestockings Bookstore in NYC – and luckily C-SPAN was there to tape it.

Count Sperm Tonight at Bluestockings

WSQ: Trans- at Bluestockings Thursday, Feb 12, 7pm Featuring Lisa Jean Moore, author of Sperm Counts: Overcome by Man’s Most Precious Fluid Join fiction, non-fiction, and poetry contributors as they… READ MORE

NYU Press wins Design Award for After the Cure

February 6, 2009

Selected Title for AAUP Book, Journal and Jacket Award Show (in the Jacket category). Congrats! Designer/Art Director: David Drummond Production Coordinator: Charles B. Hames Visit afterthecure.com for more info on… READ MORE