Books

Forthcoming Releases

Hold on to the Sun

Michal Govrin. Edited by Judith Miller.

In this portrait of the artist as a young woman, Michal Govrin, one of Israel's most important contemporary writers, offers a kaleidoscope of stories and essays. Populated by mysterious and real people, each tale is in some way a search for meaning in a post-Holocaust world. Reminiscent of W.G. Sebald, characters irrationally and humanely find reason for hope in a world that offers little.

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Celebrate People's History!

The Poster Book of Resistance and Revolution
Edited by Josh MacPhee
One hundred posters designed by over eighty artists celebrate important acts of resistance—events and individuals working toward racial justice, women's rights, queer liberation, labor struggles, and innovative activism. Celebrate People's History! is a creative tour through history from some of the most socially engaged artists working today. Artists include Christy Road, Nicole Schulman, Swoon, Eric Drooker, Garage Collective, and more.

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Market

WSQ: Volume 39, Numbers 3&4, Fall/Winter 2010
Edited by Mara Einstein & Joe Rollins
The market can be on Wall Street or Main Street, psychological and physiological, traditional, viral or stealth. The issue explores urgent questions about charitable giving, "green" capitalism, women's bodies, and the vicissitudes of globalization.

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Hey, Shorty!

A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in Schools and on the Streets
Girls for Gender Equity (GGE), Joanne Smith, Meghan Huppuch & Mandy Van Deven
Hey, Shorty! shows how a small organization in Brooklyn figured out how to successfully address sexual harassment in schools and on the streets. It is a guide for students, educators, parents, and activists, and an inspiring story about getting young people to change difficult circumstances in their lives.

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Rape New York

Jana Leo
Starting with a rape at gunpoint in her own apartment, Jana Leo's unrelenting analysis of her trauma shows the complex relationship between sexual violation, police disinterest, and the politics of gentrification and slum-lording. This laconic memoir is not only about getting clarity; it's about holding accountable the perpetrators of violence and those responsible for the circumstances of that violence.

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The Reality Shows

Karen Finley
The highlights—and low lights—of the first ten years of the millennium are encapsulated by the searing performances of Karen Finley. From "Liza's" 9/11 show, to the channeling of Terri Schaivo, to George (W. Bush) & Martha (Stewart), and the "real" affair that spoiled the career of Govenor Elliot Spitzer, The Reality Shows is a tour de force.

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The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing

Darina Al-Joundi & Mohammed Kacimi
In this breathless memoir, Al-Joundi tells her story of being raised in pre-war Beirut by a bohemian father who encouraged her to defy all taboos—religious, political, and sexual. When he dies in wartime, her resentment of new constraints imposed by fundamentalists fuels her sex and drug binges, and she is cast out in a shocking denouement.

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