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An independent publisher. Changing minds about justice since 1992.
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An exhilarating tale examining the intersection of our world and the next.

Read a starred review 🌟 of DEALING WITH THE DEAD by @mabanckou.bsky.social in Kirkus Reviews ow.ly/VWkE50WvEfx
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"A moving glimpse of the struggle for trans kids’ rights.." - Read a review of Sim Butler's AND THE DRAGONS DO COME in @publisherswkly.bsky.social ow.ly/KsAz50X4Go2
November 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"Butler debuts with a poignant memoir of raising his transgender daughter in the rural South." - Read a review of newly published AND THE DRAGONS DO COME in @publisherswkly.bsky.social ow.ly/KsAz50X4Go2
November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"Mabanckou writes with equal doses of whimsy and descriptiveness, creating a hero’s journey told backward." - Kirkus Reviews 🌟 on @mabanckou.bsky.social's DEALING WITH THE DEAD ow.ly/VWkE50WvEfx
October 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"A moving glimpse of the struggle for trans kids’ rights." - Read a review of the forthcoming AND THE DRAGONS DO COME in this week's @publisherswkly.bsky.social ow.ly/cCNH50X4FPR
October 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"A journey back from the dead is illuminated by thrilling, one-of-a-kind encounters." - Read a starred review 🌟 of the newly published DEALING WITH THE DEAD by @mabanckou.bsky.social ow.ly/VWkE50WvEfx
September 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
In @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social new work, KING OF THE NORTH, she shows Dr. King's life, legacy, and relationships in a new light. Here she is at Ebenezer Baptist in Atlanta, discussing his gift for listening.

Book available here:
thenewpress.org/books/king-o...
September 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"An impactful read." - @mabanckou.bsky.social's new novel DEALING WITH THE DEAD "combines magical realism, horror, and literary fiction." Read a review in @libraryjournal.bsky.social ow.ly/Fwg750WiGca
September 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"Mabanckou writes with equal doses of whimsy and descriptiveness, creating a hero’s journey told backward." - Read a starred review 🌟 of the forthcoming DEALING WITH THE DEAD by @mabanckou.bsky.social in the new issue of Kirkus Reviews ow.ly/VWkE50WvEfx
August 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
And for a deep dive, checkout his books ALLOW ME TO RETORT, a Black guy's guide to the Constitution, and BAD LAW. Use coupon code TNP30 to save 30%. thenewpress.org/authors/elie...
April 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Congratulations @elienyc.bsky.social, BAD LAW debuts on the New York Times Bestseller list! www.nytimes.com/books/best-s...
April 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"An enraging exposé of a nationwide culture of corruption." - Read a starred review 🌟 of the forthcoming BACKROOM DEALS IN OUR BACKYARDS by @mirandaspivack.bsky.social in this week's Publishers Weekly ow.ly/SOec50VlWXi
March 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Join Jeanne Theoharis on her KING OF THE NORTH Book Tour thenewpress.com/events
March 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Happy pub day to KING OF THE NORTH by @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social, a radical reframing of the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. that challenges our assumptions on America’s racial history and the Civil Rights Movement. thenewpress.com/books/king-o...
March 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Don't miss Elie on his BAD LAW Book Tour thenewpress.com/events
March 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Happy pub day to BAD LAW by @elienyc.bsky.social, a fierce, funny, and wholly original takedown of ten shocking pieces of legislation. thenewpress.com/books/bad-law
March 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“A smart, big-picture takedown of the legal bulwarks of white supremacism and its privileges.” - Read a review of BAD LAW by @elienyc.bsky.social in the new issue of Kirkus Reviews ow.ly/LogP50VkTuq
March 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
✨ Don't miss @elienyc.bsky.social on his book tour BAD LAW: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America!

Mark your calendars, grab your tickets/RSVP, and we'll see you there! thenewpress.com/events
March 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
In celebration of Black History Month, we've partnered with @beaconpress.bsky.social to giveaway a pair of signed books by author @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social bit.ly/4kixpUa
February 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"Illuminating. . . . Fascinating and inspiring." - Publishers Weekly on the newly published ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE by @natashakimiz.bsky.social ow.ly/En2w50UoAjl
February 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
💞 "To love is to struggle, beyond solitude, with everything in the world that can animate existence." —from IN PRAISE OF LOVE by Alain Badiou, with Nicolas Truong, translated by Peter Bush.
February 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“Zapata debuts with an illuminating survey of how America’s most pressing social issues have been handled by other countries.” - Read a review of newly published ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE by @natashakimiz.bsky.social in Publishers Weekly ow.ly/En2w50UoAjl
February 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Boston friends: Join @natashakimiz.bsky.social and Dan Chiasson on Thursday, 2/6, at 7 pm at @portersqbooks.bsky.social in Boston for a conversation about ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE and the lessons America can learn from other countries from around the world. ow.ly/uRvn50UQwhL
January 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
NYC friends: Join @natashakimiz.bsky.social and @sunraysunray.bsky.social, founding editor of @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social, next Wednesday, 2/5, for a conversation about ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE and the lessons America can learn from other countries at P&T Knitwear ow.ly/chmw50UQhFi
January 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"An exemplary history that forces readers to reassess their assumptions about America’s racial reckoning." - Read a starred review 🌟 of KING OF THE NORTH, @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social's "stellar biography" of Martin Luther King Jr., in this week's Publishers Weekly ow.ly/jj4w50UFrrY
January 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM