Basic Books

"Whether you're new to the classroom or a veteran teacher, Distracted is a must-read." Kevin Gannon James M. Lang's new book DISTRACTED offers an innovative plan to keep students focused. Out now! Learn more > http://ow.ly/xQ8T50BEGx0

"Through her rigorous scholarship and out-of-the-box perspective, she sheds new and important light on the crucial role of Black women in winning and ensuring the right to vote." Read @NYJournalofBook's wonderful review of @marthasjones_' VANGUARD here: http://ow.ly/zuSJ50C0ehx

"Quirky and compelling," in A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING New York Times-bestselling historian Judith Flanders tells the story of how the alphabet ordered our world. Out now! Learn more > http://ow.ly/U0Lj50BEG6P

Rich and inviting, DOG-EARED, edited by Duncan Wu, is a spellbinding collection of poetic musings about humans and dogs and what they mean to each other. Out 10/27 and available for preorder now! Learn more > http://ow.ly/OJsZ50BK8Ul Maureen Corrigan

"A captivating blend of painstaking detective work and dramatic cosmic events," Tim Gregory's METEORITE uncovers new insights into the story of our solar system. Out now. Learn more > http://ow.ly/bQV450BxQcP

Adrian Goldsworthy's PHILIP AND ALEXANDER is the definitive biography of one of history’s most influential father-son duos and "history writing at its best." Out now. Learn more > http://ow.ly/jJLX50BxWKc Barry Strauss

The next generation of robots will be truly social, but can we make sure that they play well in the sandbox? Julie Shah and Laura Major's WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING ROBOTS is "a must-read." Out now! Learn more > ow.ly/few550BvbU6

"This book will change how you think about education. Anyone who cares about learningtheir own or anyone else'sshould take this journey." Ken Bain James M. Lang's new book DISTRACTED is out now! Learn more > http://ow.ly/YFBM50BENWN

Thanks to Martha Jones’s Vanguard, Black women’s rightful place in this history has been restored. Read Foreign Affairs' great review of Martha S. Jones' VANGUARD here: http://ow.ly/RUJs50C0dPm

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Judith Flanders' new book A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING is "a love letter to literacy that rightly delights in alphabetization's exceptions as much as its rules." Out now! Learn more > http://ow.ly/gkz450BEIol

Thrilled to see THE UNSETTLING OF EUROPE shortlisted for the 2021 Laura Shannon Prize! Congratulations, Peter Gatrell!