MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR: Brenda Wineapple on How the Scopes Trial Speaks to the America of Today

Contributed by Brenda Wineapple, author of Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation, which relates how the dramatic story of the 1925 Scopes trial exposed profound divisions in America that still resonate today—divisions over the meaning of freedom, religion, education, censorship, and civil liberties in a democracy.  Trials are inherently

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MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR: Prachi Gupta on Breaking Free from the “Model Minority” Myth

Contributed by Prachi Gupta, author of They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us, in which she articulates the dissonance, shame, and isolation of being upheld as an American success story while privately navigating traumas invisible to the outside world.  By chronicling the specific experiences of my Indian American family, They Called Us

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Anna Funder, author of WIFEDOM, discusses the marriage behind some of the most famous literary works of the 20th century

At the end of summer 2017, Anna Funder found herself at a moment of peak overload. Family obligations and household responsibilities were crushing her soul and taking her away from her writing deadlines. She needed help, and George Orwell came to her rescue. “I’ve always loved Orwell,” Funder writes, “his self-deprecating humour, his laser vision

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The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook: A practical companion to the New York Times and international bestseller Dopamine Nation

By: Anna Lembke, MD The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook is a companion guide to Dopamine Nation, the book I published in 2021 exploring the neuroscientific, cultural, and evolutionary contributors to addiction in the modern age. The Workbook can be used as a classroom supplement to Dopamine Nation, or as a standalone guide for those wanting to implement the ideas from Dopamine

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Simran Jeet Singh, author of The Light We Give, unlocks a life goal at Otterbein University

When I was in college, and first set a goal for myself to one day publish a book, I had a few ideas of what success would look like. I wanted the book to be available in bookstores, like Barnes & Noble and Borders (remember those?). I wanted it to be published by one of

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An Interview with Tara Cousineau PhD, Author of The Perfectionist’s Dilemma

Q: What inspired you to write The Perfectionist’s Dilemma? As a clinical psychologist, I’ve spent years working with high-achieving students and professionals who, on the outside, seem to have it all together—but inside, they’re exhausted, anxious, and constantly feeling “not enough.” I’ve also walked that road myself. As they say, it takes one to know

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FROM THE PAGE: An excerpt from Jessica Lander’s Making Americans

2024 recipient of the George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language given by the National Council of Teachers of English   Making Americans is a landmark work that weaves captivating stories about the past, present, and personal into an inspiring vision for how America can educate immigrant students. Setting

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MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR: Ferris Jabr on the Thrilling New Science of Our Living Planet

Contributed by Ferris Jabr, author of Becoming Earth: A Journey Through the Hidden Wonders that Bring Our Planet to Life, an exhilarating guide to the workings of our planetary symphony—its players, its instruments, and the music of life that emerges—and an invitation to reexamine our place in it.  For more than two centuries, Western science

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Beacon Press Announces New Limited Edition Series of Beacon Classics

In 2029, Beacon Press will celebrate 175 years of continuous book publishing. In the lead up to that milestone, the Press is drawing from its rich publishing history to reissue a selection of core titles that remain relevant to readers today. The series, “Beacon Press Classics,” will be released throughout 2025 and beyond, beginning with

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Dear Miss Perkins author Rebecca Brenner Graham on Putting Social Forces Front and Center

By Rebecca Brenner Graham Back in 2014, when I first began studying the immigration policy of the first woman cabinet secretary, Frances Perkins, I assumed that she was able to save people left and right because she was a progressive with an unwavering belief in human rights at the helm of the Immigration Naturalization Service

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FROM THE PAGE: An excerpt from Rachel Feder and Tiffany Tatreau’s Taylor Swift by the Book

1989 It’s the height of the Roaring 20 . . . 10s. Short dresses shimmy and shine under the blindingly bright New York City lights, and our heroine sees through it all. If you follow her down the rabbit hole, you might discover an underground speak- easy where you won’t be found. Or maybe you’ll

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