Are we monsters?
A history of how humans have created monsters out of one another—from our deepest fears—and what these monsters tell us about humanity’s present and future.
To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement, by Benjamin Nathans wins Pulitzer Prize
WINNER OF THE 2025 PULITZER PRIZE
A “riveting history” (Wall Street Journal) of the Soviet dissident movement, which hastened the end of the USSR and still provides a model of opposition in Putin’s Russia—and beyond
“A book about a past time that is very much a book for our time. . . . A story from which we all stand to learn as we face a new wave of authoritarianism.”—Los Angeles Review of Books
Akiko’s Japan Selection
Please see below for links to download information about a selection of books about Japan and Japanese Culture specially chosen by our sales consultant Akiko!
Man-Devil by John J. Callanan
A lively and provocative account of Bernard Mandeville and the work that scandalized and appalled his contemporaries—and made him one of the most influential thinkers of the eighteenth century
Pink: The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau
From the acclaimed author of Blue and other color histories, the beautifully illustrated story of pink, from the first ancient pigments to Barbie
Julia Kristeva, all titles re-issued
Please find below a link to the list of the Julia Kristeva titles which are being re-issued by Columbia University Press
Fire in California, a selection of titles from UCP
Please find below a link to a selection of titles from the University of California press which help to explain the relationship between fire, people and the environment.
UPG – Best of Backlist Spring 2025
Please find below links to the list of our backlist bestsellers, these are titles that were published on or before December 2023 and which continue to sell well. Please follow the link to the collection on Edelweiss if you need more information on any of the titles and please contact your sales representative if you would like to discuss special terms for placing a backlist order.
Peter’s Picks January 2025
Please find below an esoteric and idiosyncratic list of backlist deep-cuts from our longest serving salesperson, Peter Jacques. His only criteria for selection was that he enjoyed presenting the books to his customers when they were first published, that they embody the highest standards of scholarship for which the presses are renowned, and that he feels that they have been unjustly neglected. We hope that you enjoy browsing the list!
February 25 New Releases
Please see below for links to download information on our new releases for February 2025
