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Kaba's Sales Track Record: Kaba's We Do This 'til We Free Us was published in February 2021 by Haymarket, is a New York Times bestseller, and to date has sold 27,500 copies.Platform: Mariame Kaba has 141k twitter followers, tweets regularly, and is known as one of the leading prison and police abolitionists of our time; Andrea Ritchie has 14k twitter followers. A number of books will be published later this year that cover some of the same material from similarly respected and renowned abolitionists, including Ruth Wilson Gilmore's Change Everything (June 2021) and Derecka Purnell's Becoming Abolitionists (October 2021), but Kaba's platform far exceeds these authors. Both Kaba and Ricthie have essays in the forthcoming Abolition for the People (October 2021), the anthology edited by Colin Kaepernick.Credentials: Kaba is the recipient of the 2020 Lannan Cultural Freedom Fellowship, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center's 2019 Visionary Voice Award, 2017 Peace Award by War Resisters League, a 2016 SOROS Justice Fellowship, and a 2016 AERA Ella Baker/Septima Clark Human Rights Award. She was listed in the 2018 Bitch 50 and Essence Magazine's 2018 #Woke100.Ritchie was a 2014 Senior Soros Justice Fellow, has testified before the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, the White House Council on Women and Girls, the Prison Rape Elimination Commission, and is a member of the Movement for Black Lives Policy Table, and was a founding member of the Steering Committee of New York City's Communities United for Police Reform.Blurbs/endorsements: Both authors' previous books boast blurbs from virtually every major Black intellectual or high-profile activist, including Michelle Alexander, Dorothy Roberts, Barbara Ransby, Robin D. G. Kelley, Rashad Robinson, Opal Tometi, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Charlene A. Carruthers, Beth Richie, and Mychal Denzel Smith. We expect a similar response to this book.Anniversary: The book will publish at approximately the two-year anniversary of George Floyd's death, and media retrospectives are expected.

Though often described with foreboding buzzwords such as "e;The Great Firewall"e; and the "e;censorship regime,"e; Internet regulation in China is rarely either obvious or straightforward. This was the inspiration for China specialist Jason Q. Ng to write an innovative computer script that would make it possible to deduce just which terms are suppressed on China's most important social media site, Sina Weibo. The remarkable and groundbreaking result is Blocked on Weibo, which began as a highly praised blog and has been expanded here to list over 150 forbidden keywords, as well as offer possible explanations why the Chinese government would find these terms sensitive.As Ng explains, Weibo (roughly the equivalent of Twitter), with over 500 million registered accounts, censors hundreds of words and phrases, ranging from fairly obvious terms, including "e;tank"e; (a reference to the "e;Tank Man"e; who stared down the Chinese army in Tiananmen Square) and the names of top government officials (if they can't be found online, they can't be criticized), to deeply obscure references, including "e;hairy bacon"e; (a coded insult referring to Mao's embalmed body).With dozens of phrases that could get a Chinese Internet user invited to the local police station "e;for a cup of tea"e; (a euphemism for being detained by the authorities), Blocked on Weibo offers an invaluable guide to sensitive topics in modern-day China as well as a fascinating tour of recent Chinese history.

Featured in the New Yorker's "e;Page-Turner"e;One of Mashable's "e;17 books every activist should read in 2019"e;"e;This is an expression not of people who are suddenly freed of something, but people who have been free all along."e; -Ralph Ellison, speaking with Robert Penn WarrenA stunning collection of previously unpublished interviews with key figures of the black freedom struggle by the Pulitzer Prize-winning authorIn 1964, in the height of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet Robert Penn Warren set out with a tape recorder to interview leaders of the black freedom struggle. He spoke at length with luminaries such as James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr., Stokely Carmichael, Ralph Ellison, and Roy Wilkins, eliciting reflections and frank assessments of race in America and the possibilities for meaningful change. In Harlem, a fifteen-minute appointment with Malcolm X unwound into several hours of vivid conversation.A year later, Penn Warren would publish Who Speaks for the Negro?, a probing narrative account of these conversations that blended his own reflections with brief excerpts and quotations from his interviews. Astonishingly, the full extent of the interviews remained in the background and were never published. The audiotapes stayed largely unknown until recent years. Free All Along brings to life the vital historic voices of America's civil rights generation, including writers, political activists, religious leaders, and intellectuals.A major contribution to our understanding of the struggle for justice and equality, these remarkable long-form interviews are presented here as original documents that have pressing relevance today.

The groundbreaking, bestselling history of slavery, with a new foreword by Pulitzer Prizewinning historian Annette Gordon-Reed With the publication of the 1619 Project and the national reckoning over racial inequality, the story of slavery has gripped America's imaginationand conscienceonce again.No group of people better understood the power of slavery's legacies than the last generation of American people who had lived as slaves. Little-known before the first publication of Remembering Slavery over two decades ago, their memories were recorded on paper, and in some cases on primitive recording devices, by WPA workers in the 1930s. A major publishing event, Remembering Slavery captured these extraordinary voices in a single volume for the first time, presenting them as an unprecedented, first-person history of slavery in America.Remembering Slavery received the kind of commercial attention seldom accorded projects of this naturenationwide reviews as well as extensive coverage on prime-time television, including Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Sunday Morning, and CNN. Reviewers called the book ';chilling . . . [and] riveting' (Publishers Weekly) and ';something, truly, truly new' (The Village Voice).With a new foreword by Pulitzer Prizewinning scholar Annette Gordon-Reed, this new edition of Remembering Slavery is an essential text for anyone seeking to understand one of the most basic and essential chapters in our collective history.

A beautifully photographed exploration of what it means to be transgender in Argentina-part of a series of photobooks on LGBTQ communities around the world Argentina was the first nation in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage. It also passed legislation making it one of the most advanced countries worldwide in terms of transgender rights-the culmination of a long battle fought by LGBTQ support groups.In the beautifully packaged and affordably priced Revealing Selves, award-winning photographer Kike Arnal collaborates with individuals in Argentinian transgender communities, living side by side with them and documenting their day-to-day lives in a series of strikingly intimate color and black-and-white images. Among them are a former sex worker who is now a recognized leader of the Buenos Aires trans community, a single trans mother of three teenage girls whose partner had fallen victim to drug abuse, and the residents of the Hotel Gondolin, a small, derelict family hotel now inhabited by a few dozen trans women.Despite the progress, the situation in Argentina is far from perfect. Trans people are still discriminated against and subject to verbal violence, physical assault, and police abuse. Of interest to LGBTQ activists and photography enthusiasts alike, Revealing Selves is both a celebration of the trans community in Argentina and a clear-eyed examination of what remains to be done in the struggle for trans rights.Revealing Selves was designed by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS).

An intimate photographic glimpse into the queer world behind the closed doors of modern Japanese society The LGBTQ community in Japan has faced its challenges. Even as some religious and warrior orders have a long and recognized tradition of same-sex love, to be considered different, to be "e;the nail that sticks out,"e; makes coming out difficult.Despite the conservative strain within Japanese society that encourages the LGBTQ community to remain unseen, a welcome change is happening on the ground. A number of queer cultural figures are opening up new horizons, and a growing majority of Japanese people believe that homosexuality should be an integral and open part of society.The latest in a series of beautiful, affordable photobooks that look at LGBTQ communities around the world, Edges of the Rainbow is a photographic celebration of the queer community in Japan. In a set of more than 150 color and black-and-white photographs, acclaimed photographer Michel Delsol and journalist Haruku Shinozaki have brought together a fascinating group of individuals to create an unforgettable and uplifting look at a proud and resilient community on the margins of Japanese society.Edges of the Rainbow was designed by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS).

Part of the ongoing series of photobooks published with the Arcus Foundation and Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios on queer communities around the world, a stunning portrait of a community battling homophobia in Serbia In June 2001, Serbia witnessed its first gay pride parade in history in Belgrade's central square. It was a short-lived march, as an ultranationalist mob quickly descended on the participants, chanting homophobic slurs and injuring dozens. For years afterward, fear of violence prevented further marches, and when, in October 2010, the next pride march finally went ahead, it again devolved into violence as anti-gay rioters, firing shots and hurling petrol bombs, fought the police. It was only in 2014 that a pride march was held uninterrupted, albeit under heavy police protection. In Lives in Transition, photographer Slobodan Randjelovic captures the struggles and successes of twenty LGBTQ people living throughout Serbia-a conservative, religious country where, despite semi-progressive LGBTQ protection laws, homophobia fueled by religious authorities and right-wing political parties remains deeply entrenched. In a country where lack of employment opportunity and hostile families frequently drive queer people into poverty and isolation, these individuals have struggled to build a community that will offer solace, protection, and even joy. Lives in Transition portrays remarkable and inspiring resilience in the human struggle against a repressive social environment and demonstrates how friendship and community can help people shape their own futures.Lives in Transition was designed by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS).

A beautifully packaged and profound exploration of human desire and queer sexuality in Latin America by the acclaimed Argentinian photographer Claudia JaresIn Dark Tears, award-winning Argentinian photographer and performance artist Claudia Jares takes her lens to the reality of queer experience in Argentina, Venezuela, and across Latin America, exploring questions of sexuality, religion, and identity with the raw eroticism that is the hallmark of her style. Here she tells the stories of a number of people struggling to come to terms with their identity in a region that, despite much progress in LGBTQ rights in recent years, still moves to a strongly conservative Christian heartbeat that condemns same-sex relations and reveres the institution of the heteronormative family.Drawing on the queer traditions of burlesque and drag, Dark Tears is a journey into an interior erotic landscape as it profiles a number of different couples-gay, lesbian, gender nonconforming-to delve into the hidden corners and diverse configurations of human desire as it conflicts with more staid, traditional values. A balance of celebrating acceptance and recalling the clandestine, furtive history of queer sexuality, these explicit black-and-white and color images are a challenge to the viewer as voyeur, but also an invitation to enter with empathy into the intimate world of Jares's subjects.Dark Tears was designed by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS).

"e;I can think of no authors more qualified to research the complex impact of life sentences than Marc Mauer and Ashley Nellis. They have the expertise to track down the information that all citizens need to know and the skills to translate that research into accessible and powerful prose."e; -Heather Ann Thompson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Blood in the WaterFrom the author of the classic Race to Incarcerate, a forceful and necessary argument for eliminating life sentences, including profiles of six people directly impacted by life sentences by formerly incarcerated author Kerry Myers Most Western democracies have few or no people serving life sentences, yet here in the United States more than 200,000 people are sentenced to such prison terms.Marc Mauer and Ashley Nellis of The Sentencing Project argue that there is no practical or moral justification for a sentence longer than twenty years. Harsher sentences have been shown to have little effect on crime rates, since people "e;age out"e; of crime-meaning that we're spending a fortune on geriatric care for older prisoners who pose little threat to public safety. Extreme punishment for serious crime also has an inflationary effect on sentences across the spectrum, helping to account for severe mandatory minimums and other harsh punishments.A thoughtful and stirring call to action, The Meaning of Life also features moving profiles of a half dozen people affected by life sentences, written by former "e;lifer"e; and award-winning writer Kerry Myers. The book will tie in to a campaign spearheaded by The Sentencing Project and offers a much-needed road map to a more humane criminal justice system.

The inspiring story of political newcomers (sometimes also newcomers to America) who are knocking down built-in barriers to creating better government The system is rigged: America's political leadership remains overwhelmingly white, male, moneyed, and Christian. Even at the local and state levels, elected office is inaccessible to the people it aims to represent. But in People Like Us, political scientist Sayu Bhojwani shares the stories of a diverse and persevering range of local and state politicians from across the country who are challenging the status quo, winning against all odds, and leaving a path for others to follow in their wake.In Anaheim, California, a previously undocumented Mexican American challenges the high-powered interests of the Disney Corporation to win a city council seat. In the Midwest, a thirty-something Muslim Somali American unseats a forty-four-year incumbent in the Minnesota house of representatives. These are some of the foreign-born, lower-income, and of-color Americans who have successfully taken on leadership roles in elected office despite xenophobia, political gatekeeping, and personal financial concerns. In accessible prose, Bhojwani shines a light on the political, systemic, and cultural roadblocks that prevent government from effectively representing a rapidly changing America, and offers forward-thinking solutions on how to get rid of them.People Like Us serves as a road map for the burgeoning democracy that has been a long time in the making: inclusive, multiracial, and unstoppable.

A first-of-its-kind book of honest reflections, straight talk, and essential advice about life at big law firms for people of colorWhat do young people of color aspiring to careers in the law need to know about life at big law firms? What do law schools need to do to prepare them? What do the firms themselves need to do to attract, retain, and promote them?In Raising the Bar, four partners of color from leading law firms engage in a no-holds-barred conversation about what it takes to make it in big law using their own journeys to the top to discuss how law firms can do a better job of attracting and holding on to a more diverse set of young attorneys.They also offer advice to the attorneys themselves on how to succeed in a culture that has long excluded them, including finding mentors among those who don't look like you, building a portable toolkit of skills, establishing key connections outside the firm, and staying "e;true to you,"e; even as young associates of color navigate the foreign terrain of insular firm culture.The book also includes a section of concrete advice from diversity coordinators at several top law firms.

Two leading figures from the world of finance show how progressives can take their money away from conservative financial institutions and put it to good, lasting social useThe U.S. financial system may be working for some people, but it isn't working for most of us who care about progressive causes. In fact, our financial system taps your money to pay for a conservative agenda. It's a heads-they-win, tails-you-lose game when the fees you pay to use your credit card finance fossil fuels even when you buy green products. Conservative "e;money muscle"e; shapes our culture, society, politics, and public policy.In this bold call to action, two leaders from the world of progressive finance propose a strategy to challenge this conservative dominance of the financial sector: organized progressive money. It's a $10 trillion plan for a full- service, market-scale progressive financial system. Mestrich and Pinsky explain how progressives can take control with financial institutions of their own and products that align with progressive values.Organized Money warns that until progressives organize their money, they will lose again and again while conservatives will keep winning. It's a crucial message for the next progressive era, starting with the make-or-break 2020 election cycle, where American voters will be presented with a choice between conservative market fundamentalism that leaves them out or inclusive restorative capitalism that is good for people as well as profits.Written in clear, engaging prose for non- financial readers and finance leaders alike, Organized Money is required reading for everyone ready to confront the excesses of conservative power and influence.

"e;This is what we know, and we know it better than anyone else."e; -from the introduction by Vivian Nixon and Daryl V. AtkinsonA thoughtful and surprising cornucopia of ideas for improving America's criminal justice system, from those most impacted by itWhen The New Press, the Center for American Progress, and the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted Peoples and Family Movement issued a call for innovative reform ideas, over three hundred currently and formerly incarcerated individuals responded. What We Know collects two dozen of their best suggestions, each of which proposes a policy solution derived from their own lived experience.Ideas run the gamut: A man serving time in Indiana argues for a Prison Labor Standards Act, calling for us to reject prison slavery. A Nebraska man who served a federal prison term for white-collar crimes suggests offering courses in entrepreneurship as a way to break down barriers to employment for people returning from incarceration. A woman serving a life sentence in Georgia spells out a system of earned privileges that could increase safety and decrease stress inside prison. And a man serving a twenty-five-year term for a crime he committed at age fifteen advocates powerfully for eliminating existing financial incentives to charge youths as adults.With contributors including nationally known formerly incarcerated leaders in justice reform, twenty-three justice-involved individuals add a perspective that is too often left out of national reform conversations.

The 233-year story of how the American people have taken an imperfect constitutionthe product of compromises and an artifact of its timeand made it more democraticWho wrote the Constitution? That's obvious, we think: fifty-five men in Philadelphia in 1787. But much of the Constitution was actually written later, in a series of twenty-seven amendments enacted over the course of two centuries. The real history of the Constitution is the astonishing story of how subsequent generations have reshaped our founding document amid some of the most colorful, contested, and controversial battles in American political life. It's a story of how We the People have improved our government's structure and expanded the scope of our democracy during eras of transformational social change.The People's Constitution is an elegant, sobering, and masterly account of the evolution of American democracy.From the addition of the Bill of Rights, a promise made to save the Constitution from near certain defeat, to the postCivil War battle over the Fourteenth Amendment, from the rise and fall of the ';noble experiment' of Prohibition to the defeat and resurgence of an Equal Rights Amendment a century in the making, The People's Constitution is the first book of its kind: a vital guide to America's national charter, and an alternative history of the continuing struggle to realize the Framers' promise of a more perfect union.

Today's leading economists weigh in with a new "e;dashboard"e; of metrics for measuring our economic and social health"e;What we measure affects what we do. If we focus only on material well-being-on, say, the production of goods, rather than on health, education, and the environment-we become distorted in the same way that these measures are distorted."e;-Joseph E. StiglitzA consensus has emerged among key experts that our conventional economic measures are out of sync with how most people live their lives. GDP, they argue, is a poor and outmoded measure of our well-being.The global movement to move beyond GDP has attracted some of the world's leading economists, statisticians, and social thinkers who have worked collectively to articulate new approaches to measuring economic well-being and social progress. In the decade since the 2008 economic crisis, these experts have come together to determine what indicators can actually tell us about people's lives.In the first book of its kind, leading economists from around the world, including Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, Elizabeth Beasely, Jacob Hacker, Franois Bourguignon, Nora Lustig, Alan B. Krueger, and Joseph E. Stiglitz, describe a range of fascinating metrics-from economic insecurity and environmental sustainability to inequality of opportunity and levels of trust and resilience-that can be used to supplement the simplistic measure of gross domestic product, providing a far more nuanced and accurate account of societal health and well-being.This groundbreaking volume is sure to provide a major source of ideas and inspiration for one of the most important intellectual movements of our time.

A stunning collection of photographs of the LGBTQ community in Thailand, from one of the world's most renowned photographersSteve McCurry is the artist behind some of the most iconic images in contemporary photography. His 1984 portrait of Sharbat Gula (';the Afghan girl') on the cover of National Geographic remains widely recognized to this day. Now McCurry turns his attention to Thailand as part of a series of photobooks on LGBTQ communities around the world.Thailand has long had the reputation as one of the most gay-friendly destinations in Asia, particularly Bangkok with its nightlife and its relative openness and safety. While this may be true for tourists and expats, the idea of Thailand as a haven for LGBTQ people and for same-sex couples, heavily promoted by the tourist industry, does not necessarily extend to Thais themselves. While Thailand is home to the largest LGBTQ communities in Asia, the reality for them is less accepting. Discrimination and exclusion targeting LGBTQ people continues despite a nominally progressive stance on inclusion, and same-sex marriage remains illegal.Against this backdrop, McCurry's lushly colored photographs take us into the vibrant LGBTQ community in Bangkok, and this beautifully packaged, affordably priced book gives us a series of close to one hundred moving and intimate portraits of people who are no longer welcome in the community in which they grew up, but who have forged a new life and a new meaning of family in the queer community.Belonging was designed by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS).

The inspiring story of worker centers that are cropping up across the country and leading the fight for today's workersFor over 60 million people, work in America has been a story of declining wages, insecurity, and unsafe conditions, especially amid the coronavirus epidemic. This new and troubling reality has galvanized media and policymakers, but all the while a different and little-known story of rebirth and struggle has percolated just below the surface.On the Job is the first account of a new kind of labor movement, one that is happening locally, quietly, and among our country's most vulnerable-but essential-workers. Noted public health expert Celeste Monforton and award-winning journalist Jane M. Von Bergen crisscrossed the country, speaking with workers of all backgrounds and uncovering the stories of hundreds of new, worker-led organizations (often simply called worker centers) that have successfully achieved higher wages, safer working conditions and on-the-job dignity for their members.On the Job describes ordinary people finding their voice and challenging power: from housekeepers in Chicago and Houston; to poultry workers in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and Springdale, Arkansas; and construction workers across the state of Texas. An inspiring book for dark times, On the Job reveals that labor activism is actually alive and growing-and holds the key to a different future for all working people.

The complete riveting transcript of the historic case against the president for igniting the January 6 siege of the CapitolProsecution of an Insurrection is the complete, riveting transcript of the historic case against President Donald J. Trump for igniting the January 6 siege of the Capitol. Following the norm-shattering attempt by his followers to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power, the second impeachment trial of the president seared a new lexicon into our collective consciousness and marked a watershed moment in American history. The case, presented to the Senate by impeachment managers from the House, marked a bravura performance by members of Congress who were themselves the targets of the rioters incited by the president only days earlier.Citizens disturbed by the events of January 2021 and Republican attempts to rewrite history will find in these pages the most authoritative record of one of our democracys darkest hours, including: The official articles of impeachment against the president for incitement of an insurrection The response of President Trump to the articles of impeachment, on behalf of the House defense lawyers The complete trial transcript, including the full text of the arguments made by the House representatives and the full text of the presidents defense Headshots from the trial of all nine House impeachment managers in action, including lead manager Representative Jamie Raskin, as well as all three House defense lawyers Photographs, timelines, and screenshots of tweets entered as evidence, as well as stills from the videos presentedProsecution of an Insurrection preserves for posterity an episode that ranks with the McCarthy hearings, Watergate, and the Iran-Contra investigation for its importance in American political history.

New Press track record with Zinn: The abridged version of A People's History of the United States, published by The New Press, has sold over 117,000 copies.Based on a bestselling, classic work of history: A People's History of the United States has sold over 2 million copies and continues to be one of the most successful history books of all time. Even in death, Howard Zinn remains one of America's most popular and beloved historians. His A People's History of the United States is part of the cultural fabric of the nation and features regularly in films, TV shows and in print media.Major anniversary: The book will publish on August 2, 2022, in anticipation of Zinn's 100th birthday on August 24. Major publications are sure to be doing retrospectives on Zinn's work during this month and the book will tie in perfectly.New, compelling package: We will publish the paperback with an inviting cover illustration of the young Zinn to appeal to a younger audience. Reader feedback indicated enthusiasm for the work as an "introduction to Zinn," and positioning will reflect that.Connections to education orgs: Teaching for Change, the Zinn Education Project, and HowardZinn.org are all excited to spread the word about the paperback edition of Truth Has a Power of Its Own.Media opportunities: As a host of World Affairs, Ray Suarez is well-connected to the world of radio and will be able to speak on the book. He appeared on "On Contact" with Chris Hedges to promote the hardcover edition.

Here, from a brilliant young writer, is a paradigm-shifting history of both a utopian concept and global movementthe idea of the Third World. The Darker Nations traces the intellectual origins and the political history of the twentieth century attempt to knit together the worlds impoverished countries in opposition to the United States and Soviet spheres of influence in the decades following World War II.Spanning every continent of the global South, Vijay Prashads fascinating narrative takes us from the birth of postcolonial nations after World War II to the downfall and corruption of nationalist regimes. A breakthrough book of cutting-edge scholarship, it includes vivid portraits of Third World giants like Indias Nehru, Egypts Nasser, and Indonesias Sukarnoas well as scores of extraordinary but now-forgotten intellectuals, artists, and freedom fighters. The Darker Nations restores to memory the vibrant though flawed idea of the Third World, whose demise, Prashad ultimately argues, has produced a much impoverished international political arena.

Successful format: Other New Press documents books, including The Pinochet File (over 15K copies sold), The Kissinger Transcripts (over 12K copies sold), White House Email (over 11K copies sold) and Bay of Pigs Declassified (over 9K copies sold) have reached wide general readerships.Major anniversary: Will publish as nation grapples with anniversary of the worst U.S. military defeat since Vietnam, positioning author as important commentator on the causes of the debacle.Unique, accessible package: Unlike long-form nonfiction narratives of Afghanistan, this is a short, digestible account for general readers, cleverly designed and formatted for maximum impact.Respected experts: The National Security Archive is considered the go-to source on government secrecy and American foreign policy. Author Tom Banton is widely quoted in the mainstream media and has extensive on-air media experience.Key institutional collaboration: The New Press and the National Security Archive are longtime collaborators and will combine forces for a major national media push.

Groundbreaking concept: Based on a new report that caused a lot of buzz, called The Power of Parsimony. "Parsimony" is coming into the language, as in this October 2021 New York Times op-ed by Khalil Gibran Muhammad.Prestigious Contributors: Including Matthew Desmond, Patrick Sharkey, Judge Nancy Gertner, Tracey Meares, Danielle Sered, and more.Editor reputations: Travis and Western are among the best-known and most respected people working on American criminal justice reform (Travis was president of John Jay College of Criminal justice, among other relevant positions). Travis has been praised by Richard M. Aborn, president of the Citizens Crime Commission, as well as former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton. Every person working in the space-on both sides of the aisle-will want this book. Institutional Support: Will be published in partnership with The Square One Project, which will help promote, as will Arnold Ventures and the MacArthur Foundation, which has funded the book.Author sales track: Jeremy Travis' previous book, But They All Come Back, has sold 4-5000 copies, per Rowman and Littlefield's sales (publisher has since gone out of business and exact figure is not available).

Major African American interest: Thomas is a key member of a generation of political, philanthropic, and business leaders who first broke down racial walls in the 1970s and 80s; his appointment to the Ford Foundation was a major national media event and the book will occasion a reassessment of how far we have come.Hot news story inside philanthropy: Thomas offers an unvarnished look inside the nation's largest foundation at a time of crisis and change-it will be newsworthy in the world of donors and philanthropy.Major serial placement: We expect high-profile serialization in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Essence, The Root, and elsewhere.Added publishing firepower: We have major support from the Ford Foundation to publish and promote this book.High profile launch: The Ford Foundation will launch the book at its NYC offices and promote it through its large network of grantees and collaborators nationwide.

A stunning full-color collection of photographs, old and new, by the renowned photographer and LGBTQIA+ activist Lola Flash Working at the forefront of genderqueer visual politics, celebrated photographer Lola Flash has become known for images that manage to both interrogate and transcend preconceptions about gender, sex, and race. Spurred by their experience as an active member of ACT UP and ART+ during the AIDS epidemic in New York City, their art is profoundly connected to their activism, fueling a lifelong commitment to visibility and preserving the legacy of queer communities, especially queer communities of color.The seventeenth volume in a groundbreaking series of LGBTQ-themed photobooks from The New Press, Believable draws on the extraordinary body of work that Flash has created over four decades, from their iconic “Cross Colour” images from the 1980s and early 1990s to their more recent photography, which used the framework of Afrofuturism to examine the intersection of Black culture and technoculture and science fiction. Also included in the book are portraits that explore the impact of skin pigmentation on Black identity and consciousness, as well as people who have challenged traditional concepts of gender and trendsetters in the urban underground cultural scene.In all their images, their passion for photography and their belief in the medium’s ability to provide agency and freedom and initiate change shine through. For the first time, Believable brings together the remarkable work of this queer art icon.Believable was designed by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS).

Strong track record for authors' previous books: Hanauer's The True Patriot sold 40K+ copies and his Gardens of Democracy sold 27K. Roth's The Great Suppression was a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice and a finalist for the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize.Robust Social Media Platform for Authors: Nick Hanauer has 53,000 followers on Twitter and 138,000 followers on Facebook; the Pitchfork Economics podcast has 150,000 downloads each month; Joan Walsh has 346,000 followers on Twitter.Fun, politically engaged book in beautiful package: Amazing illustrations, beautiful interior design and packaging, to appeal to Americans feeling bamboozled by the rich and powerful.Blurbers: We expect strong blurbs from people like Anand Giridharadaras, Naomi Klein, and Representative Katie Porter.

Sales Track: Kleinknecht's The Man Who Sold the World sold 6300 copies across all editions.Incredibly strong category: Authors from Ezra Klein to Heather McGee have tried to explain the origins and implications of the red/blue divide; this takes a bold new tack by focusing on common threads in Republican governance.Hot topic for the midterms and beyond: 2022 American media and voters will be watching 2022 election closely for a read on which way the nation is tilting politically-this book explains the implications for different states.Serial: We will work to place serial excerpts in relevant state newspapers and media outlets (Texas, Florida, Arizona, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, and West Virginia).Original reporting and political analysis: Author delves deeply into underreported stories of corruption and underdevelopment in Red States-an eye-opening and newsworthy synthesis.