Q&A with Helene Atwan Photo credit: Bob Kosturko What has been Beacon’s relationship with poetry? For the past decade or more, Beacon’s poetry program, such as it was, focused largely on two key poets we have published over many years,... Read more →
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Beacon Broadside: A Year in Review
December 31, 2014
As 2014 comes to a close, we look back at some top Beacon Broadside posts, as well as a few overlooked gems. Read more →
What Would James Baldwin Say About Ferguson?
December 22, 2014
“Staggerlee wonders” is a poem that could have been written for the current moment, a poem imbued with the spirit of #BlackLivesMatter, with the heartbreak and the anger of #ICantBreathe. Read more →
Broken Promises: Beacon Authors Respond to the Conflict in Gaza
August 14, 2014
Beacon authors offer a forceful rebuke to the bombardment and occupation of Gaza as a path to long-term regional stability. Read more →
For the 90th anniversary of his birth, we remember the miracle and the conundrum of James Baldwin: the teen preacher turned humanist; the resolutely American expatriate; the voice of rationality for a generation on the edge of revolt; a probing intelligence, unsatisfied by facile or convenient truths. Baldwin was never easy to place in a box, which is exactly why he remains so important to us today. Read more →
Bob Kosturko, creative director for Beacon Press, shares his process for designing the iconic new jacket for James Baldwin's 'Jimmy's Blues.' Read more →
A young Mexican immigrant discovers a new and profound sense of self, identity, and understanding in James Baldwin's classic text 'Notes of a Native Son.' Read more →
A publicity assistant at Beacon Press rediscovers the gift of James Baldwin's words and poetry. Read more →
Beacon director Helene Atwan introduces new books from James Baldwin and Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco. Read more →
Eboo Patel writes about a James Baldwin essay that helped guide him as an activist and writer. Read more →
James Baldwin (1924-1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic, and one of America's foremost writers. His essays, such as "Notes of a Native Son" (1955), explore palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in... Read more →
Amy Alexander writes about a documentary James Baldwin filmed in San Francisco the year she was born. Read more →
The latest media hits and mentions for Beacon books and authors. Read more →