Available for pre-orderI can change the story because I am the story.“One of the most daring and inventive writers of our time” (Elle) weaves together memoir, manifesto, and a feminist reimagining of One Thousand and One Nights in this impassioned exploration of the power of readingA woman is...

Available for pre-orderAn “unsparing, erudite, and incisive” (Jelani Cobb) reframing of the past and present of Black resistance—both nonviolent and violent—to white supremacyA Kirkus Best Nonfiction Book of 2024.Black resistance to white supremacy is often reduced to a simple binary,

A bold, provocative, wide-ranging argument about the human idea of progress that offers a new vision of our futureProgress is power. Narratives of progress, the stories we tell about whether a society is moving in the right or the wrong direction, are immensely potent. Progress has built cities,

Exploring 500 years of protest and resistance in US history—and how its force is foundational and can empower us to navigate our chaotic world In this timely new book in Beacon’s successful ReVisioning History series, professor Gloria Browne-Marshall delves into the history of protest movements...

Gloster Dalton, the Independent Church of Christ, and Freedom of Conscience in America.

As we close out 2025, we reflect on the important role that Unitarians and Universalists – and Unitarian Universalists (UUs) – played in creating what we think of as “the holidays” in the United States.

We sang, we loved, we gazed up at the mysterious stars. We tried to understand what had created us, why we were here, why we suffered and how to keep what was precious.

Available for pre-orderWhen Black women and girls are targeted and murdered their cases are often categorized by police officers as “N.H.I.” – “No Humans Involved.” Dehumanized and invisible to the public eye, they are rarely seen as victims. In the United States, Black women are killed at...

A stunning, thought-provoking exploration of how maps shape our understanding of the world—featuring over 150 full-color maps in a gorgeous packageMaps are ubiquitous in contemporary life­­—not just for navigation, but for making sense of our society, our environment, and even ourselves. In an...

Available for pre-orderA “visionary” (The Guardian) exploration of freedom—what it is, how it’s been misunderstood, and why it’s our only chance for survival—by the acclaimed Yale historian and author of On TyrannyTimothy Snyder has been called “the leading interpreter of our dark

Available for pre-orderFrom the son of legendary civil rights organizer Robert P.

Available for pre-orderThe 24 Hours in Charlottesville author offers a minute-by-minute account of the January 6 riots through never-before-heard stories of those who were thereNeus goes beyond mainstream reporting to reveal important truths about the US white nationalist movementThis bracing

From one of the definitive journalists of this era—acclaimed historian, Pulitzer Prize finalist, staff writer at The New Yorker, and Dean of Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism—comes a kaleidoscopic, real-time portrait of the turbulent past decade.What just happened?From the moment that...

An esteemed activist invites us to consider the complex idea of abolition as much more than a strategy or a set of tactics—at a deeper level, abolition is an entire political framework, culture, and orientationThe January 2025 Justice and Spirit: Unitarian Universalist Book Club selection.Blendin...

#1 Washington Post BestsellerA New York Times Bestseller

In this Q&A, Rev. Frederic Muir shares vital lessons UUs can learn from confronting historical wrongs.

Available for pre-orderAdapted from Clint Smith’s How the Word Is Passed, this must-read narrative takes readers to historical sites across America, exploring the legacy of slavery to help readers make sense of our nation’s past and present, and be better stewards of their own future.Beginning...

"A fascinating advanced seminar about how to think, read, think about reading, and think about Indigenous lives." --Booklist, starred reviewIn this powerful reframing of the stories that make us, Anishinaabe writer Patty Krawec leads us into the borderlands of history, science, memoir, and fictio...

Sam Cooke's legendary and beloved civil rights anthem is brought to life for the first time with stunning illustrations by Nikkolas Smith.I was born by the river in a little tent. Oh, and just like the river, I've been a-runnin' ever since.

Available for pre-orderThe true—and unsolved—story of unabashedly greedy men, their exploitation of Muscogee land, and the hunt for the ghost of a boy who may never have existedA 2024 Publisher's Weekly best Nonfiction book of the year.In the early 1900s, at the dawn of the “American