Claudia Gryvatz Copquin’s newly released The Neighborhoods of Queens is receiving lots of positive attention this week. The New York Daily News ran an article on the book’s release, saying “Look out, Queens, because your bible is coming. A 265-page book with intricate maps, historic photos and fascinating tidbits about
The Yale Daily News ran an article on Anthony Kronman’s new book, Education’s End: Why Our Colleges and Universities Have Given Up on the Meaning of Life. The article, found here, discussed the impact of Kronman’s ideas upon the Yale campus, including how Kronman “inspired” University President Richard Levin for
Jack Balkin, the professor and author behind the popular blog Balkinization, invited Yale author Russell Korobkin to write a guest post and talk about his new book Stem Cell Century: Law and Policy for a Breakthrough Technology: A couple of weeks back, Jack invited me to guest blog about my
Here is just a sample of some titles that editors and websites have picked in their year-end lists. William Grimes at the New York Times assembled a gift guide of 15 perfect books for this holiday season, including Bears: A Brief History by Bernd Brunner. Grimes warmly recommends “this little
If you’re looking for the best books of the year or the perfect gifts for the season, Amazon.com, the New York Times, the Washington Post and others have put together some year-end book lists. Yale University Press books have ranked highly on many of those lists, from arts to science
On Thursday, December 6 at 7 pm, Book Culture bookstore in New York City will host an evening with Yale University Press author Claudia Gryvatz Copquin. Her new book, The Neighborhoods of Queens, is “one of those books where you can open it to any page and find something interesting,“
Daniel Solove, author of The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet, has earned a reputation for himself as an expert in the field. That’s why you can find Solove, quoted and reviewed, across the Internet. Here’s just a sample: Solove appeared on NPR’s Talk of the
Episode 11 of the Yale Press Podcast is now available. Download Episode 11 In Episode 11, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) A.K. Sandoval-Strausz who explores the idea of American hospitality and the modern hotel as an uniquely American invention, and with (2) Claudia Nahson about the art of William Steig
Christopher Lane, author of Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness, wrote an op-ed for the November 6 edition of the Washington Post. The piece, titled “Shy? Or Something More Serious?,” has generated strong responses online. Here is an excerpt from “Shy? Or Something More Serious?”: If anyone in my
Yale University Press is proud to announce that three of our books have been chosen by the New York Times for their list of 100 Notable Books of 2007. Those books are Hugh Brogan’s Alexis de Tocqueville: A Life, Janet Malcolm’s Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice, and Tim Jeal’s Stanley: