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Studs Terkel - Photo: Nina Subin
Celebrating the Legacy of Studs Terkel
By: Derek
May 16, 2023
Studs Terkel, the legendary author and oral historian, was born 111 years ago this week. Born on May 16th in 1912, Terkel defined broadcast . . .
8 Books to Read for International Workers' Day
By: emily
May 1, 2023

May 1 is International Workers' Day (also known as May Day), a day to honor laborers, labor movements, and the fight for workers’ rights.

Independent Bookstore Day 2023
By: Derek
April 28, 2023

Indie bookstores play a vital role in their communities.

The New Press Remembers Harry Belafonte
By: Derek
April 25, 2023
HARRY BELAFONTE
March 1, 1927–April 25, 2023
 
Celebrating Feminist Economist Devaki Jain during Women’s History Month
By: Veronica S.
March 17, 2023
Teach Banned History Partnership with the Zinn Education Project
By: Derek
February 13, 2023
The College Board Doesn't Want You to Read These New Press Books
By: Derek
February 3, 2023

Efforts by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to ban books in schools and the College Board’s decision to revise their AP African American Studies . . .

Spring 2023 books from The New Press
Announcing The New Press Spring 2023 Catalog
By: Derek
December 22, 2022

The New Press is excited to share our Spring 2023 catalog, which includes books to be . . .

2022 Among the Stars
By: Derek
December 15, 2022

As our thirtieth . . .

A Post-Midterm Analysis from New Press Author William Kleinknecht
By: emily
December 14, 2022

For the New Press blog, veteran journalist William Kleinknecht offers important takeaways from the midterm elections, reflecting on what . . .

The Lifecycle of Your $25 Fast Fashion Impulse Buy
By: emily
November 9, 2022
 
Three Steps Toward Police Abolition
By: Derek
October 28, 2022

The Black Lives Matter movement, reinvigorated during the summer 2020 uprisings, galvanized hundreds of thousands of people into the streets and . . .

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