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Events Printed books

On Publishing CHARRAS in English

It’s hard for me not to have the passion of a true believer about this book.

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Events Media Printed books Reflections

Seeing SEEING BLACK

On beholding the beauty of community

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Forthcoming books Lagniappe Marginalia/just for fun

A Cover is Worth 1000 Words

What We Place On Our Shelves

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Announcements Printed books

This Book is a Winner—and Now It’s Official!

This moment was met by the movement that had been decades in the making.

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Reflections

Hope for the Future

As her time at the Press draws to a close, our summer intern reflects on the value of literature and why the future of the humanities may be less uncertain than some predict. Thanks for all your hard work, Blythe!

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Forthcoming books Reflections

Pre-writing a Biography

What to do before you start drafting your life story—or someone else’s

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Marginalia/just for fun Reflections

Women’s History Month Roundup

The women we read and love. . .

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Forthcoming books Media Printed books

All the Richness There Is

How Luisah Teish and Sunni Patterson’s words evoke and honor ancient Yoruba culture.

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Events Printed books Reflections

In the Hands of a Poet-Priestess: Thank you, Sunni Patterson

“Blackness was rippling across the auditorium, turning the air—and I felt it then, Sunni’s voice igniting the star-white text with a vitality that began but would not end in that room.”

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Partners Reflections

Bookstore Cats and Living in a New (Old) City

Bookstore cats are good for the soul 🙂