Current Beacon contests and links to good reading. Read more →

Beacon Press director Helene Atwan offers this remembrance of historian, author, playwright, social activist, and friend Howard Zinn. Read more →

Danielle Ofri, one of many doctors writing about their experiences with patients, discusses her own approach to ensuring patient privacy. Read more →

A note from Beacon Press director Helene Atwan about the recent deaths of two Beacon authors. Read more →

Out Front Colorado named David Plante's The Pure Lover one of its top 10 nonfiction titles of the year: When a writer as profoundly able as Plante pens a lament for his lost companion, the result is a fierce encapsulation... Read more →

Several Beacon Press books have made it onto Holiday gift-giving lists. Here's a quick look at a handful of them. You can get 20% off any of these titles, or any other Beacon Press book, at the Beacon Press website... Read more →

Michael Patrick MacDonald's All Souls: A Family Story from Southie, still resonates with readers of all ages ten years after it was first published. Read more →

Today's post is from Helene Atwan, Director of Beacon Press. She recently attended the 75th birthday celebration of Sonia Sanchez, an award-winning poet, playwright, activist, and scholar whose work includes Shake Loose My Skin and the forthcoming Morning Haiku. On... Read more →

Meredith Hall's Without a Map continues to resonate with readers. A Q&A with homeschooling expert Robert Kunzman addresses some of the criticism his book has received from conservative bloggers. Kathryn Joyce uncovers the dark side of Christian adoption agencies. The... Read more →

Poverty and homelessness do not mean that books are pushed aside: a love of reading endures in the face of adversity. Read more →

What does a Supreme Court Case about animal cruelty have to do with booksellers? Chris Finan explains the free speech issues at stake in U.S. v. Stevens. Read more →

We invite Da Capo press author and Boston Globe reporter Brian MacQuarrie to talk about his new book, The Ride. Read more →

The eco-site Ideal Bite will be featuring Fred Pearce in August. Sign up for their book club and read along... Read more →

For Father's Day, the author of The Daddy Shift picks some of his favorite kids books that feature Dads center stage. Read more →

An excerpt from Beacon Press Director Helene Atwan's remarks at the announcement of The King Legacy, a new partnership between Beacon Press and the Estate of Martin Luther King Jr. Read more →

Beacon Press announces its new partnership with the Estate of Martin Luther King Jr. Read more →

Beacon Associate Publisher Tom Hallock looks at how publishers and booksellers can help raise awareness of genocide. Read more →

A statement regarding recent cancellations of events featuring Beacon Press author Bill Ayers. Read more →

Beacon Press Assistant Editor Alexis Rizzuto reflects on a recent visit to Boston Arts Academy. Read more →

Beacon Press sales assistant Sara Hatch talks about her beloved e-book reader. Read more →