Texas abortion laws, immigration reform, bizarre natural remedies from the 1700s, and single mothers voting Republican. These are some of the items we read about this week. Read more →

World Book Night, the science of racism, the Affordable Care Act, backpacking in Idaho, and more. Here's what we've been reading this week. Read more →

Book-browsing turkeys in Harvard Square, SCOTUS and greenhouse gas regulations, doctor empathy, and more. This is what we've been reading about online this week. Read more →

Here's a roundup of what we've been reading and watching online this week. Read more →

By Tom Hallock | Today is Jessie Bennett’s last day at Beacon Press, and I want to take the opportunity to thank her in the space she created. Jessie came to Beacon six years ago, answering the call for someone to fill “a temporary, grant-funded position” to create a blog for the press. In my new hire letter I wrote, “There is a possibility that the position will be funded for a second year.” Thanks to her work, it was funded for a second and then a third, by which time we had come to feel that both the blog and its editor were essential to the work of the press. Read more →

Our blog editor says goodbye. Read more →

Are you in New York for BookExpo America? Here's the low-down on how to connect with Beacon Press. Read more →

Aviva Chomsky traveled to Havana for the Cuban Book Fair and the release of a Spanish translation of her book, They Take Our Jobs! And 20 Other Myths About Immigration. Read more →

A note about our giveaway of books on grief. Read more →

"The message of Banned Books Week is that we only possess free speech as long as we are willing to fight for it." Read more →

From an inauspicious beginning, Kate Whouley turned her love of books into a life of writing. Read more →

If you were surfing in Santa Cruz yesterday and you got a free book... you can thank World Book Night! Read more →

The Pulitzer board dropped the ball on the 2011 fiction prize, so our staff felt compelled to pick it up. Read more →

Edward Cullen as a ruthless CEO with bondage fetish? You have now entered the Twilight fanfic zone. Read more →

Enter a giveaway for free books from Other Press. Read more →

The outcome of today's game will be felt for the ages. Or for at least a week on the website of one fortunate independent publisher. Read more →

Tom DeWolf casts a sympathetic but critical eye on Katherine Stockett's book and the film adapted from it. Read more →

Order any book from beacon.org by December 31st and receive 10% off your order and free standard shipping*. Plus, Beacon Press will donate 20% of total sales to three of its favorite organizations--Harlem Children's Zone, Interfaith Youth Core, and Food... Read more →

A night with a book club reminds an author of why he wrote his book. Read more →

Glenn Branch shares his summer reading, which includes scholarly tomes and comics explanations of the origins of life. Read more →