CURRENT PUBLICATIONS

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One

Libby Traubman
Winslow Myers ’62

One (Creative Initiative Publications) calls attention to two pressing existential threats: nuclear war and the climate crisis. Traubman and Myers…

John Doe Chinaman

Beth Lew-Williams

Lew-Williams draws on research from dozens of archives across the American West to detail the severity of anti-Chinese discrimination that…

A City on the Edge

Dennis McBride *80

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin — located along the border of Milwaukee, is a midsized suburb known as the “heartland of the heartland.”…

On Bullshit: Anniversary Edition

Harry G. Frankfurt, professor emeritus of philosophy

While the first edition came out over 20 years ago, On Bullshit: Anniversary Edition (Princeton University Press) , still shows…

A Concrete Alliance

Vanessa Grossman *18

In A Concrete Alliance (Yale University Press) Grossman intertwines two symbols of French history: its architecture and political culture of…

Beyond Fast

Sean Brosnan, Andrew Greif, and Chris Lear ’96

Beyond Fast (Simon & Schuster) is a modern underdog story of perseverance, trust, and sacrifice in the name of teamwork…

Almanac of American Politics

Louis Jacobson ’92

The 2026 edition of the Almanac of American Politics (CBIS), known as “The Bible of American Politics,” features profiles of…

Swimming Downstream

Judd Labarthe ’87

Using a thoughtful approach, Swimming Downstream (Marshall Cavendish International) reveals that conventional “smart marketing” is often ineffective and costly. In…

Wrecked

Thomas Nelson *04 and Jerald Podair *97

The infamous 1975 sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, according to Nelson and Podair, was about far more than the lives…

The Enchanted Greenhouse

Sarah Beth Durst ’96

After casting a spell to create a sentient plant companion, Terlu Perna was turned into a wooden statue as punishment…

Green Gold

Sarah Allaback ’88
Monique F. Parsons ’88

How did avocados become a staple food worldwide? In Gold Green (Catapult) Allaback and Parsons use the story of two…

Changeover

Giri Nathan ’13

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s rivalry arose just in time to keep men’s tennis athletes and fanatics on their toes…

Private Finance, Public Power

Peter Conti-Brown *15 *17 and Sean Vanatta *18

Though American banks are private institutions, the public has immense influence on the actions and risks taken by banks. Conti-Brown…

Classicism and Other Phobias

Dan-el Padilla Peralta ’06, associate professor of classics

The word “classical” is associated with Ancient Greece and Rome, but what about Black works, culture, and history? Padilla Peralta…