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What Is Critical Race Theory and Why Is It Under Attack?

To say that there is an ongoing debate over critical race theory (CRT) in the United States today is to miss the importance of what’s actually happening in courtrooms in Illinois, in classrooms in Wisconsin, in th

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2021 Indie Bookstore Gift Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who knows books better than independent booksellers? No one, if you ask us. This year, we talked with people at some of our most-beloved indie stores to see what titles they’d recommend getting for friends, loved ones, comrades, colleagues and neighbors this holiday season. Enjoy part one of our 2021 Indie Bookstore Gift Guide!

 

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Five African Writers and Their Modern Classics

Earlier this month the Swedish Academy announced Abdulrazak Gurnah as this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, making Gurnah the first Black African writer to win the most esteemed prize in international literature since Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka won in 1986. The Nobel Prize in Literature is open to authors from around the globe, awarded for a body of outstanding work in any language.

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The New Press Congratulates Abdulrazak Gurnah on the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature

Abdulrazak Gurnah was announced by the Nobel Committee as this year’s winner of the esteemed international literature prize. The award cited Gurnah’s “uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.” Born in 1948 in Zanzibar, off the east coast of Africa, Gurnah is Emeritus Professor of English and Postcolonial Literature at the University of Kent, and is the author of 10 novels.

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Latinx / Hispanic Heritage Month Reading List

9 Books to Read for Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month

Nationally observed since 1988, Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October 15. It’s an annual occasion to recognize revolutionary independence movements in seven Latin American countries, celebrate—and critique—social life in Latinx contexts and in diaspora, make memes, and highlight Latinx and Hispanic authors.
 
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Journeys in a Racial State

On the eve of the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, author Deepa Iyer shares her reflections and a call to action.
 
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Mike Rose

The New Press Remembers Mike Rose

MIKE ROSE
1944–2021

The New Press is deeply saddened to note the passing of award-winning writer and educator Mike Rose who died on August 15 at the age of 77.

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The New Press Remembers James W. Loewen

JAMES W. LOEWEN
February 6, 1942-August 19, 2021

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Women in Translation Month 2021

 
August is Women in Translation Month. It was started in 2014 by Meytal Radzinski in 2014 to honor women writers and translators from around the world and how women have shaped the international exchange of literature. To celebrate, we’re highlighting 5 brilliant women The New Press has published in translation over its nearly thirty-year history.
 
 
 
 
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Protests and Controversies Throughout Olympic History

After a long year of waiting, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games are here! Many changes have been made this year given the state of the world: there are mandatory daily COVID tests for athletes and a ban on spectators at the stadiums to prevent outbreaks. Despite these changes, protests and controversies in this global arena have remained constant.
 
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