Do You Teach Sociology?

You can search for books across this discipline through our course lists, which cover a wide range of sociological subjects from criminal justice, family, race, class, and gender to social change, social institutions, and sociological theory.   Criminal Justice Family   Race / Class / Gender   Social Change   Social Institutions    Sociological Theory

Read more

FROM THE PAGE: An Excerpt from Michelle Obama’s The Light We Carry

There may be no tidy solutions or pithy answers to life’s big challenges, but Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate and lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux. In The Light We Carry, she opens a frank and honest dialogue with readers, considering

Read more

Excerpt from Let Your Light Shine: How Mindfulness Can Empower Children and Rebuild Communities

In this inspiring book, founders of The Holistic Life Foundation Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andres Gonzalez describe how they have spent the past twenty years teaching yoga, meditation, and breathwork to thousands of at-risk kids in Baltimore schools helping them to develop deep reserves of patience, empathy, resolve, and—when needed—the righteous anger that fuels

Read more

Celebrating Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month, Penguin Random House Education is highlighting stories about the history of Black America from the Colonial Era to the Civil Rights Movement to the Present, with topics ranging from women’s history and cultural history to music, art, and film and community. The list includes essential stories, non-fiction, and history.

Read more

Educator’s Guide for Daniel Sherrell’s Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World

Daniel Sherrell’s Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World is very much a book about weight. It invites the reader to confront and reflect on the profound emotional weight associated with living one’s life in the vast shadow of climate change. Is it possible for young people to acknowledge the immensity of

Read more

FROM THE PAGE: An Excerpt from Luke Mogelson’s The Storm Is Here

After years of living abroad and covering the Global War on Terrorism, Luke Mogelson went home in early 2020 to report on the social discord that the pandemic was bringing to the fore across the US. An assignment that began with right-wing militias in Michigan soon took him to an uprising for racial justice in

Read more

Books on the History, Politics, and People of Iran

Following the death of Mahsa Amini, young women have taken to the streets to lead anti-government protests. These demonstrations have been met with police violence, prompting a UN investigation into human rights abuses. These books explore the history and politics of Iran with a particular focus on Iranian women’s experiences.

Read more

Princeton Pre-read book Every Day the River Changes inspires Class of 2026 to pursue their passions

Over the summer, 1,500 Princeton first-years read alumnus Jordan Salama’s celebrated travelogue, Every Day the River Changes: Four Weeks Down the Magdalena. Salama, a Class of 2019 graduate, spoke in conversation with President Christopher L. Eisgruber, who wrote the following introduction for the custom edition of the book: Dear Members of the GREAT Class of

Read more

A Monthly Update from Penguin Classics

Because what you read matters.   Subscribe to the Penguin Classics Newsletter here.   Season’s greetings from Penguin Classics! Our annual gift guide is back to help you find the perfect classic for every reader in your life. Read on for our gift recommendations, visit our 75 Recommended Reads, and let us know on social media

Read more

Do You Teach Philosophy?

You can search for books across this discipline through our course lists, which cover a wide range of philosophical subjects from aesthetics, existentialism, social and political philosophy to epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics.   Aesthetics  Existentialism  Social and Political Philosophy Epistemology Metaphysics Ethics

Read more

Do You Teach U.S. History?

You can search for books across this discipline through our course lists on our website, including a wide range of history from the Colonial American era, the American Revolution, the Civil War and Reconstruction to America in the 20th Century, the Civil Rights Movement, and America in the 21st Century. Here is a small selection

Read more

Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters with Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn

In Ideaflow, Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn of Stanford’s renowned Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (aka the “d.school”) offer a proven strategy for coming up with great ideas by yourself or with your team, and quickly determining which are worthy. With the proven system in this book, students, entrepreneurs, managers, and leaders will learn how

Read more