Elise Franklin is an assistant professor of history at the University of Louisville. Her latest book Disintegrating Empire: Algerian Family Migration and the Limits of the Welfare State in France (Nebraska, 2024) was published this month. The latest title in the … Continue reading From the Desk of Elise Franklin: Disintegrating Empire
Lory Bedikian is the author of The Book of Lamenting, winner of the Philip Levine Prize for Poetry. Her poems have been published in multiple journals, including Tin House, the Adroit Journal, the Los Angeles Review, and Gulf Coast. She … Continue reading Excerpt of Jagadakeer: Apology to the Body
James Card lived in South Korea for twelve years working as a freelance journalist and fly-fishing guide. He has written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, The Drake, and other publications. His book The Dawn … Continue reading From the Desk of James Card: On Warfare, Nature, and Fly-Fishing
Reviews The Dreamcatcher in the Wry Review in Publishers Weekly: “It’s in the 20 essays comprising the book’s final third that Midge’s righteous ferocity burns brightest . . . Readers will be dazzled by Midge’s abrasive wit.” The Boy Who … Continue reading News & Reviews
Carol Bradley is the author of Saving Gracie: How One Dog Escaped the Shadowy World of American Puppy Mills (Wiley, 2010) and Last Chain on Billie: How One Extraordinary Elephant Escaped the Big Top (St. Martin’s Press, 2014). Her latest book … Continue reading From the Desk of Carol Bradley: On Hollywood Falling Horses
Richard Edwards is director emeritus of the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is author or coauthor of numerous books, including The First Migrants (Nebraska, 2023) and Homesteading the Plains: Toward a New History (Nebraska, … Continue reading Excerpt: Great Plains Homesteaders
Sherrie Flick is a senior lecturer in the MFA and food studies programs at Chatham University and a freelance writer and editor. She received a 2023 Creative Development Award from the Heinz Endowments and a Writing Pittsburgh fellowship from the Creative … Continue reading From the Desk of Sherrie Flick: Beyond Replicating Place
Truth is stranger than fiction, as the haunting season begins in earnest, the most unnerving tales are often those that occur in real life. We have curated a list of true crime books that reckon with systemic failings, explore policy-shaping … Continue reading True Crime Books to Read this Fall
Save 40% during our Sukkot and Simchat Torah book sale! Enter coupon code 6ST24 in your shopping cart, then click “Apply.” Offer expires October 28, 2024 and is good for U.S. and Canadian shipments only. Shop the sale Continue reading Sukkot and Simchat Torah Sale with the Jewish Publication Society
ICYMI Dodge County, Incorporated by Sonja Trom Eayrs was featured in a Forbes article: “Big Problems With Big Livestock Farms” Reviews Dodge County, Incorporated Review in Booklist: “It’s a terribly disturbing account that nevertheless offers a glimmer of hope in … Continue reading News & Reviews
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