CURRENT PUBLICATIONS

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Three Black Swans

Richard C. Woodbridge ’65

Once Hunt Goodwill discovers he has a malignant brain tumor, the biotech tycoon jumps into action to make the most…

Why I Am Not an Atheist

Christopher Beha ’02

Why I Am Not an Atheist (Penguin Press), named one of The New Yorker’s Best Books of 2026, is Beha’s…

John Hancock

Willard Sterne Randall *84

In John Hancock, Randall restores one of the American Revolution’s most recognizable yet overlooked figures to his rightful place in…

L’auteur retrouvé

Julien Stout, assistant professor of French and Italian

L’auteur retrouvé (Droz) reconsiders the long-debated question of authorship in the Middle Ages. Stout challenges the assumption that the “author”…

Ottoman Jewry

Yaron Ayalon *09

In Ottoman Jewry (Brill), Ayalon offers a new perspective on the history of Ottoman Jewish life, challenging long-held assumptions over…

Sex Is A Spectrum

Agustin Fuentes, professor of anthropology

In Sex is A Spectrum (Princeton University Press), Fuentes challenges the traditional binary view of sex, instead offering a dynamic…

Down With Lime Books!

Jan Zauzmer ’83

When a town bigwig and her cranky crew snatch all the lime-green books from the school library, Paige and her…

The Iraq Wars

Samuel Helfont *15

In The Iraq Wars (Oxford University Press), Samuel Helfont *15 traces how American conflicts in Iraq — from the Gulf…

Gap Year

Lindsey Goldstein ’97

Jane, an ecologist, always dreamed of working in the Galapagos and climbing a volcano, but never got the chance before…

The Age of Youth

Masako Hattori, visiting research scholar

In The Age of Youth (Cambridge University Press), Hattori explores how the United States reshaped the meaning of “youth” in…

The Best Dog In the World

(edited) Alice Hoffman (with contributions by Jodi Picoult ’87)

The Best Dog in the World (Scribner) is a celebration of the bond between pets and people. Fourteen authors, including…

Righting Wrongs

Kenneth Roth, visiting professor at the School for Public and International Affairs

In this memoir, Roth describes his three decades leading Human Rights Watch. Under his leadership, the organization transformed into a…

Reunions

David Adams Cleveland ’74

Friends Gini, Annete, Bianca, and Apolonia are back together again at Princeton celebrating their 40th reunion. While the gang is…

Ruth Asawa

(edited) Janet Bishop and Cara Manes (including contributions from Anne Cheng ’85, professor of English)

This book provides a landmark survey celebrating the expansive career of Ruth Asawa, best known for her intricate, looped-wire sculptures…

Democracy’s Foot Soldiers

Reena N. Goldthree, professor of African American studies

This is the lesser-known story of the tens of thousands of Caribbean men who volunteered as soldiers for the British…

Miracles and Wonder

Elaine Pagels, professor emeritus of religion

In Miracles and Wonder ( Vintage), Pagels turns to Jesus, exploring how a little known Jewish man became the center…