The New Press imprint: 359 books
1877
America's Year of Living Violently
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010
“[A] powerful examination of a nation trying to make sense of the complex changes and challenges of the post–Civil War era.” —Carol Berkin, author of A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution
In 1877—a decade after the Civil War—not only was the United States gripped...
Blue Covenant
The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
A cautionary account of climate change and the global water supply. “You will not turn on the tap in the same way after reading this book.” —Robert Redford
In a book hailed by Publishers Weekly as a “passionate plea for access-to-water activism,” Blue Covenant addresses an environmental...
Bitterly Divided
The South's Inner Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010
The little-known history of anti-secession Southerners: “Absolutely essential Civil War reading.” —Booklist, starred review
Bitterly Divided reveals that the South was in fact fighting two civil wars—the external one that we know so much about, and an internal one about which there...
by Dr. Helen Caldicott
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007
The renowned antinuclear activist delivers a “frighteningly convincing argument” against nuclear energy as a solution to climate change (Publishers Weekly).
In a world torn apart by wars over oil, politicians have stepped up their search for alternative energy sources—and their leading...
Protest Nation
Words That Inspired a Century of American Radicalism
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2010
Historic writings by socialists, LGBT activists, environmentalists, and more: “An extraordinary collection of the voices of American dissidents.” —Howard Zinn
Protest Nation is a guide to the speeches, letters, broadsides, essays, and manifestos that form the backbone of the American...
Examined Life
Excursions with Contemporary Thinkers
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2009
Philosophy reconnects with daily life in these conversations with eight renowned thinkers—the uncut interviews from the documentary film Examined Life.
Astra Taylor’s documentary film Examined Life took philosophy out of the academy and into the streets, reminding us that great ideas are...
Framing Innocence
A Mother's Photographs, a Prosecutor's Zeal, and a Small Town's Response
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010
The harrowing true story of a mother whose innocent photos of her daughter resulted in child pornography charges—“an enthralling book” (Robert Coles).
When Oberlin, Ohio, resident Cynthia Stewart dropped off eleven rolls of film at a drugstore near her home, she had no idea that two snapshots...
The First Lady of Radio
Eleanor Roosevelt's Historic Broadcasts
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
“This anthology of 38 addresses . . . offer[s] a means for visiting anew the lifework of an extraordinary American woman” (HistoryNet).
A tie-in to the American RadioWorks® documentary—with audio and video content.
Eleanor Roosevelt’s groundbreaking career as a professional...
Eichmann's Executioner
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
This acclaimed novel imagining the life of Israeli soldier Shalom Nagar explores the legacy of the Holocaust: “A fascinating book that doesn’t let you go” (Neue Deutschland, Germany).
In May 1962, twenty-two men gathered in Jerusalem to decide by lot who would be Adolf Eichmann’s executioner....