James R. Tracy
banner
jtofthebay.bsky.social
James R. Tracy
@jtofthebay.bsky.social
https://jamesrtracybooks.org

Author specializing in movement histories. Melville House | City Lights| AK Press | Manic D Press.
Come to our big book party December 7th!
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This Sunday 10am, I'm going to be on @kpfa.org with two dear friends, Malik Rahim and Kate Jessica Raphael. Having just finished a book tour with Malik, I promise you a great combination of organizing insight, inspiration and the occasional corny joke. Join us. #books #environment #blackpanther
May 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Thanks to everyone in San Francisco, Fresno, Los Angeles an Irvine who made the Southern Panther mini tour a major success. Get in touch if you would like to interview movement titan Malik Rahim or buy copies at a discount for your organization.
May 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
New York City, come celebrate Ben Shepard's new book. I'll be there with Lynn Lewis. @citylightsbooks.bsky.social @akpress.org @melville-society.bsky.social @commonnotions.bsky.social @akpress.org
February 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
About halfway through this brilliant, subversive collection.
December 28, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Today’s transit reading.
November 22, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Excited to read Bill V. Mullen’s new book. Digging in today!
November 22, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Christina Heatherton’s work expands history from below by light years. She also writes like no one’s business. Beautiful prose.
December 25, 2023 at 5:36 PM
My eight year old self couldn’t put this one down. May the Force Be With Us All.
December 25, 2023 at 5:30 PM
In my very unscientific survey, I’d say that this banger from Robin D.G. Kelley is under appreciated on the left. That’s a shame because it takes biography to a whole other level from the first page. Read then crank up some Monk.
December 25, 2023 at 5:26 PM
"John Baranski's scholarship devastates the 'There Is No Alternative' myth when it comes to for-profit housing and the built environment. Through meticulous research and sharp historical grounding, he shows us the paths that led to the national housing crisis."
December 24, 2023 at 2:59 AM
Sharing some books I've blurbed over the past few years.

"Just what did the founding fathers intend the Second Amendment to do? Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's answer to that question will unsettle liberal gun control advocates and open-carry aficionados alike."
December 24, 2023 at 12:43 AM