Before the Holocaust: The Massacre of Jews in Russian Pogroms
A new book looks deeply at pogroms, the murderous rampages in 19th- and 20th-century Russia that resulted in the deaths of at least 150,000 Jews. Read more ›
The Young Lords: The Puerto Rican Activists Who Shook Up NYC
A new book tells the story of the Young Lords, a group of Puerto Rican political activists who shook up New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Read more ›
The Mysteries of the Universe Explained — in 30 Seconds!
A new book co-authored by Prof. Charles Liu works to explain the most complicated ideas, theories, and principles of the universe. Read more ›
How David Bowie Fans Transformed Brixton with a Street Party
It's been four years since hundreds gathered in front of a mural in Brixton to mourn David Bowie's death with music and community. Brixton hasn't been the same since. Read more ›
Protecting This Lemur Could Save the Madagascar Rainforest
Madagascar could lose up to 93% of its rainforest habitat by 2070 due to combined effects of deforestation and climate change. Read more ›
The Art of ‘Silence’ in the Poetry of Northern Ireland’s Medbh McGuckian
Kingsborough Community College Professor Maureen Fadem deciphers the eclectic poetry of Northern Ireland’s Medbh McGuckian in a new book titled Silence and Articulacy in the Poetry of Medbh McGuckian. Read more ›
Digital Humanities: The Future and the Challenges
A book called "Debates in the Digital Humanities" looks at the future and challenges in this emerging field. Read more ›
The Nose Knows: What Elephants Can Tell Just by the Smell
Elephants have such a good sense of smell that they can tell which quantity of food is bigger just by smelling it. Read more ›
Newsboys: How Child Labor Helped Build the U.S. Newspaper Industry
The American newspaper industry owes much of its success in the late 19th and early 20th century to a coast-to-coast workforce of children and teenagers, who sold newspapers on city street corners, on moving trains, in frontier towns, and even on battlefields. Read more ›