CURRENT PUBLICATIONS
New World A-Coming: Black Religion and Racial Identity During the Great Migration
In New World A-Coming (New York University Press), Judith Weisenfeld, professor of religion at Princeton, explores the way many Southern…
On Empson
Princeton professor emeritus of comparative literature Michael Wood explores the work of literary critic and poet William Empson (1906-1984). In…
A Place at the Altar
A Place at the Altar (Princeton University Press) reexamines the role of priestesses within the public cult of ancient Rome…
The People’s President
The People’s President (Archway Publishing) is a fictionalized account of the real-life George Franklin, distinguished professor of political science at…
Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
It has been known for years that humans are prone to substance addictions, but only recently has behavioral addiction come…
The Campus Rape Frenzy: The Attack on Due Process at America’s Universities
Johnson, a professor of history at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center and Taylor, an author and freelance writer…
The Flood Year 1927: A Cultural History
The Flood Year 1927 (Princeton University Press) discusses one of America's first major natural disasters, the media’s role in reporting…
Free Time
In Free Time (Princeton University Press) Julie Rose *12, assistant professor of government at Dartmouth University, argues that, like income…
The News From the End of the World
The News From the End of the World (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) is a story of a family in peril. Told…
Black Natural Law
Villanova University Professor Vincent Lloyd ’03 offers new ways of understanding prominent African American leaders in his new book Black…
How Civility Works
Relevant to every campaign season, but particularly this year’s, How Civility Works (Stanford University Press) explores the question “Is civility…
In Our Own Hands: Essays in Deaf History, 1780-1970
This collection of essays show the struggle of deaf people from 1780 to 1970 as they sought autonomy in their…
Citizenship as Foundation of Rights: Meaning for America
Richard Sobel ’71, a visiting scholar at Northwestern University, tackles the relationship between citizenship and the right to vote, right…
Making Angels: A Story of Blessings on Our Journey to Have Children after the Heartache of Infertility, Miscarriage, and Late-term Pregnancy Loss
Making Angels (SPAU HOLDINGS) explores the journey of author Stacey Urrutia ’93 and her husband Kevin as they struggled to…
Climate Diplomacy from Rio to Paris: The Effort to Contain Global Warming
Science writer William Sweet *75 follows up Kicking the Carbon Habit and The Nuclear Age with a discussion on climate…
Berlin, the Mother of All Research Universities 1860–1918
Charles McClelland ’62 provides background to the current debate over the value of “research universities” with an in-depth look at…
Truth or Truthiness: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction by Learning to Think like a Data Scientist
“What is the evidence?” This is the question author and statistician Howard Wainer *68 asks in his new book Truth…
Super Freak: The Life of Rick James
Rick James combined rock and funk to become one of the biggest pop stars of his era. In two posthumously…
