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Ideas Can't Be Banned: Reading Lists That Name the Issues

For more than thirty years, The New Press has been a leading publisher of diverse narratives and books that provide cutting-edge analyses and critical perspectives. As a not-for-profit, public interest publisher, it has been our mission to provide books on topics and by authors traditionally ignored by mainstream publishers—books that facilitate social change, enrich public discourse, and defend democratic values, including from historically disenfranchised voices and on underrepresented subjects such as race, economic inequality, LGBTQ+ communities, criminal justice, and environmental reform.
Say Gay: A Reading List

Say Gay: A Reading List

Say Racial Justice: A Reading List

Say Racial Justice: A Reading List

Say Criminal Injustice System: A Reading List

Studs Terkel - Photo: Nina Subin

Celebrating the Legacy of Studs Terkel

Studs Terkel, the legendary author and oral historian, was born 111 years ago this week. Born on May 16th in 1912, Terkel defined broadcast journalism in the mid-20th century with his radio program "The Studs Terkel Program" and went on to write some of the most famous oral histories of his time, with the encouragement of New Press founding director André Schiffren. Terkel stood witness to some of recent history’s most difficult and most formative moments, from the Great Depression to the Civil Rights Movement.

8 Books to Read for International Workers' Day

May 1 is International Workers' Day (also known as May Day), a day to honor laborers, labor movements, and the fight for workers’ rights. Today, we're seeing historic strikes and organizing efforts from Amazon workers, Starbucks workers, graduate students, and workers across all industries.

Independent Bookstore Day 2023

Indie bookstores play a vital role in their communities. They are cultural anchors, venues for conversation, places of discovery, learning, and convening. This Saturday, April 29th is Independent Bookstore Day. A day to celebrate and show some love to your favorite bookstores. We're celebrating Indie Bookstore Day by revisiting events hosted by our indie bookstore friends. Discover a new book, join the conversation, and visit your local bookstore.

The New Press Remembers Harry Belafonte

HARRY BELAFONTE
March 1, 1927–April 25, 2023
 

Celebrating Feminist Economist Devaki Jain during Women’s History Month

Teach Banned History Partnership with the Zinn Education Project

In the face of growing attacks on the teaching of history, The New Press is partnering with the Zinn Education Project to send books to teachers and teacher educators in Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.

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