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Nikole Hannah-Jones, Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr. to Receive Social Justice Awards at The New Press’s 30th Anniversary Gala

The 2022 honorees will be celebrated at the Edison Ballroom in New York City on November 16, 2022

Spring 2023 books from The New Press

Announcing The New Press Spring 2023 Catalog

The New Press is excited to share our Spring 2023 catalog, which includes books to be published between March and August 2023. Our spring season celebrates women’s voices reclaiming current and historical narratives, empowers individuals to create a world aligned with their values, and sheds light on systemic issues in our global society.

Marjoleine Kars, photo credit Tim Ford, UMBC

The New Press Congratulates Marjoleine Kars on the 2021 Cundill History Prize

The New Press is delighted that Marjoleine Kars has been awarded this year’s Cundill History Prize and congratulates her on this outstanding achievement. This great honor recognizes and rewards the best history writing in English from anywhere in the world.

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

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.

Kimberlé Crenshaw, Rep. Jamie Raskin Receive 2021 New Press Social Justice Awards

Professor Crenshaw and Congressman Raskin will be honored in New York City on November 9, 2021, at The New Press Social Justice Awards Gala

We’re pleased to announce that The New Press honored Kimberlé Crenshaw for her paradigm-shifting contributions to Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality, and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) for his efforts to uphold the rule of law, at The Social Justice Awards Gala on November 9, 2021, in New York City.

Fall 2021 books from The New Press

Announcing The New Press Fall 2021 Catalog

New Press Authors Among the 2020 MacArthur Fellows

Every year the MacArthur Foundation announces a new class of fellows. Sometimes referred to as a “genius grant,” a MacArthur Fellowship goes to recpients at the top of their respective fields. They are the creators, thinkers, and doers, who, through their extraordinary dedication and originality, have made huge impacts in their disciplines and in the culture. The New Press is thrilled to see two of our authors among the 2020 MacArthur Fellows.

 

New Partnership with Bookshop.org to Support Independent Bookstores

The New Press is proud to announce our partnership with Bookshop.org, a new online platform with a mission to help support brick and mortar independent bookstores across the country. Launched earlier this year, Bookshop offers socially conscious consumers an alternative to large e-retailers and provides indie bookstores with a user-friendly online retail presence.

VIDEO: The New Wave of Candidates Knocking At Democracy's Door

The system is rigged: America’s government remains overwhelmingly white, male, and wealthy. Even though our democracy should represent all communities; people like us -- immigrants, people of color, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, Indigenous Americans, and others -- have traditionally been kept out of positions of power.

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