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We are proud to announce our Spring 2018 Catalog!

This week, our featured book is American Literature in the World An Anthology from Anne Bradstreet to Octavia Butler , edited by Wai Chee Dimock, with Jordan Brower, Edgar Garcia, Kyle Hutzler, and Nicholas Rinehart. Enter our book giveaway by Friday at 1 PM for a chance to win a free copy!

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This week, our featured book is American Literature in the World An Anthology from Anne Bradstreet to Octavia Butler, edited by Wai Chee Dimock, with Jordan Brower, Edgar Garcia, Kyle Hutzler, and Nicholas Rinehart. Today we are happy to present an excerpt from the book’s introduction. Remember to enter our book giveaway for a chance [...]
This week, our featured book is American Literature in the World: An Anthology from Anne Bradstreet to Octavia Butler, edited by Wai Chee Dimock, with Jordan Brower, Edgar Garcia, Kyle Hutzler, and Nicholas Rinehart. Today, we are happy to present a short excerpt from an interview that with the Library of America. You can read [...]
Our weekly listing of new books now available: The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks Tales of Important Geological Puzzles and the People Who Solved Them Donald R. Prothero A Time to Stir Columbia ’68 Edited by Paul Cronin The Enchanted Clock A Novel Julia Kristeva. Translated by Armine Kotin Mortimer Spirals The Whirled [...]
“This is a vital anthology, both in conception and execution. For students and faculty alike, it will create an unprecedented sense of the dynamic force fields of American literature. I’m especially impressed by the anthology’s fluid movement across media platforms and geographical divides.” –Rob Nixon, Princeton University This week, our featured book is American Literature [...]
We are proud to announce our catalog of new books coming in Spring 2018! In her introductory letter, Press Director Jennifer Crewe lays out her hopes for the books in the catalog and lists a few highlights: Dear Readers, This coming year we are celebrating a special milestone: Columbia University Press’s 125th anniversary. In June [...]