Beacon Press
Beacon Press® is an independent publisher of serious non-fiction. Our books often change the way readers think about fundamental issues; they promote such values as freedom of speech and thought; diversity, religious pluralism, and anti-racism; and respect for diversity in all areas of life.
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An incisive oral history that brings together the voices of major figures in gaming, tech, media, and politics to reflect on the long shadow of Gamergate
Hardcover | By David Wolinsky | From Beacon Press -
With a New AfterwordThe National Bestselling memoir that takes us deep into the South Boston housing projects during one of the city’s most tumultuous times in history and tells the story of his family struggling the overcome the poverty, crime, addiction, and incarceration that overtook the
Paperback | By Michael Patrick MacDonald | From Beacon PressTagged as: America, Coming of Age, History, History, Poverty -
This collectible edition celebrates James Baldwin’s 100th-year anniversary, delving into his years in France and Switzerland
Hardcover | By James Baldwin | From Beacon PressTagged as: History, History -
A timely companion to the New York Times bestseller For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood…and the Rest of Y’all TooProgressive white educators on the challenges and reimaginings of anti-racist education, cultural responsiveness, and sustained liberatory learning practices
Paperback | By Sam Seidel, Christopher Emdin | From Beacon PressTagged as: Education -
For fans of unheralded women’s stories, a captivating look at Sigrid Schultz—one of the earliest reporters to warn Americans of the rising threat of the Nazi regime
Hardcover | By Pamela D Toler | From Beacon PressTagged as: History, History, War -
A searing critique of the disability rights movement from within, and a call for collective liberation that is pro-Black and centers disabled people of color
Hardcover | By Keith P. Jones, Dara Baldwin | From Beacon PressTagged as: Disability, History, History, Intersectionality -
This collectible edition celebrates James Baldwin’s 100th-year anniversary, revealing and critiquing the realities of Black life in mid-century US
Hardcover | By James Baldwin | From Beacon Press -
A young Muslim leader’s memoir of his struggles to forge an American Muslim identity2024 General Assembly Featured Speaker
Paperback | By Haroon Moghul | From Beacon PressTagged as: General Assembly, Islam -
An eye-opening portrait of the diverse disability community as it is today, and how disability attitudes, activism, and representation have evolved since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Paperback | By Ben Mattlin | From Beacon PressTagged as: Activism, Disability, Justice, Rights -
This American Book Award–winning title about Native American struggle and resistance radically reframes more than 400 years of US history. Free discussion guide available
Discussion Guide, Hardcover | By Raoul Peck, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz | For Adults | From Beacon PressTagged as: America, History, History, Indigenous American, Justice
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