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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Navigating the joys, stigma, and discrimination of disabled parenting—and how the solutions offered by disability culture can transform the way we all raise our kids
Hardcover | By Jessica Slice | From Beacon PressTagged as: Ableism, Disability, Family, Parenting -
51 achingly eloquent poems from a young Cave Canem fellow: W. J. Lofton’s verses explore Black queer Southern identity, grief, love, and intimacy while enduring and witnessing unfreedom in America
Paperback | By W.J. Lofton | From Beacon PressTagged as: Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Personal Inspiration -
How hard-working individuals have kept abortion afloat in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s destruction, and the continued help needed if we want to sustain it
Hardcover | By David S. Cohen, Carole Joffe | From Beacon PressTagged as: Reproductive Justice -
How right-wing extremism has led to the fall of critical thinking and rise of reactionary politics—and what we can do about it to save our democracy
Hardcover | By David Pakman | From Beacon PressTagged as: Politics, Social Media -
A violence prevention expert helps targets of gender-based violence discern fact from fiction around what keeps us safe and support social change Personal safety shouldn’t mean living in fear, nor should it come at the expense of political progress
Hardcover | By Meg Stone | From Beacon PressTagged as: Gender, Gender Justice, Violence, Violence Prevention -
A rich, accomplised, intensely intimate collection with two full sections of new poems bookending Blanco’s selections from his five previous volumes
Paperback | By Richard Blanco | From Beacon PressTagged as: Family, Love -
A tale of 2 NYC affordable housing co-ops’ struggle over privatization, public goods, and the future of American housing
Hardcover | By Jonathan Tarleton | From Beacon PressTagged as: Class, Economic Justice -
3 leading Black scholars radically reframe the debates surrounding the academic achievement of African American students in this groundbreaking essay collectionA limited Beacon Classics edition, with a gorgeous spot gloss cover and retro, classic palette
Hardcover | By Asa Hilliard III, Claude Steele, Theresa Perry | From Beacon PressTagged as: Anti-Racism, Education -
A blazingly honest essay collection from a refreshing new voice exploring the in-between moments for Black women and girls, and what it means to simply exist
Paperback | By Shenequa A. Golding | From Beacon PressTagged as: Intersectionality, Justice -
From the celebrated author of Freedom Dreams, a thought-provoking look at how the multicolored urban working class are the solution—not the problem—to the ills of American citiesA limited Beacon Classics edition, with a gorgeous spot gloss cover and retro, classic palette
Hardcover | By Robin D. G. Kelley | From Beacon PressTagged as: Anti-Racism, History, History, Racial Justice
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