Extraordinary Stories of Everyday Lives
March 5, 2014
Everyday Jews was first published in Poland in 1935 by Yehoshue Perle in an attempt to document the daily experiences of Polish Jews. It is a story of love and… READ MORE
Category: Literature
Carl Phillips Chooses Ansel Elkins as 2014 Yale Series of Younger Poets Winner
Yale University Press is pleased to announce a winner in the 2014 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition. The judge, prize-winning and critically acclaimed poet Carl Phillips, has chosen Ansel… READ MORE
How to Learn Philosophy in Six Hours and Fifteen Minutes
March 3, 2014
Follow @WRLBooks “Beginning of modern thought.” Witold Gombrowicz starts his guide through modern philosophy with characteristic concision. The “First Lesson” is a description of Kant’s contributions to philosophy, with some… READ MORE
Terry Eagleton: An Intellectual and Cultural Nomad
March 2, 2014
Fifty years ago, Terry Eagleton—one of the foremost and polemical cultural critics and literary theorists—was appointed Fellow in English at Jesus College, Cambridge shortly after graduating from the university himself… READ MORE
YUP Director John Donatich Interviews Leo Damrosch on Jonathan Swift
January 31, 2014
Jonathan Swift, although widely remembered as both an author and a public figure, remains quite enigmatic today. Leo Damrosch, author of the New York Times Notable Book of 2013, Jonathan Swift:… READ MORE
For the Introspective Writer
January 4, 2014
No one sings as purely as those who inhabit the deepest hell—what we take to be the song of angels is their song. —Franz Kafka in a letter to Milena… READ MORE
Yale Press Podcast Episode 29: Amos Oz & Fania Oz-Salzberger
December 7, 2012
Listen to the podcast interview for Jews and Words on iTunes! Somewhere between the What is Jewish Culture? event at the 92Y launching the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and… READ MORE
Cartooning is an Art: Ivan Brunetti Shows Us Why
April 6, 2011
Ivan Brunetti’s new book Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice is making a pretty big splash with a popular, instructional trailer on YouTube and reviews on Drawn!, PopMatters.com, even the Wall Street… READ MORE
Yale Press Podcast Interview: Molly Haskell on “Gone With the Wind”
March 10, 2011
It’s hard to imagine a history of women in American film and literature without remembering Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind. First published in 1936, iconic female characters like Scarlett… READ MORE
Yale Press Podcast, Episode 14
April 3, 2008
Episode 14 of the Yale Press Podcast is now available. Download Episode 14 In Episode 14, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Steve Fraser, about how Americans have perceived Wall Street… READ MORE
Oscar Hammerstein II: Works Well With Others