In the spirit of her bestselling book Hope in the Dark, Rebecca Solnit explores how our actions can shape the future and the liberatory possibilities of embracing uncertainty.No Straight Road Takes You There deftly bridges the political and the literary, offering unique insights, nuanced...

A sweeping look back at the protest movements that changed America from activist and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with personal and historical insights into lessons they can teach us today.Available for pre-order

A new edition of the book many have called James Baldwin’s most influential work

The story of one of the Boston area’s most famous attractions, the Mount Auburn Cemetery, and how its founders and “residents” have influenced American culture

Six DVDs detailing the history of Unitarian and Universalist thought from the beginning of the Christian era to what we know today as Unitarian Universalism. Free Discussion Guide available.

Unpacks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about Native Americans

First-person account and rarely heard life story of the man known as “Daddy King,” the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr.

A timely examination of the ways Black women, Indigenous women, and other women of color are uniquely affected by racial profiling, police brutality, and immigration enforcement.

Official companion to the Ken Burns PBS film tells the little-known story of the Sharps, an otherwise ordinary couple whose faith and commitment to social justice inspired them to undertake dangerous rescue and relief missions across war-torn Europe, saving the lives of countless refugees, political dissidents, and Jews on the eve of World War II.

Exploring 400 years of protest and resistance in US history—and what the unsung heroes of social movements past can teach us about navigating our chaotic world

An intimate, compassionate, and expansive portrait of Borderline Personality Disorder that rejects the conventional wisdom that the condition is untreatable and those diagnosed with it are “difficult,” told by a psychologist who specializes in BPD

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

One of the nation’s leading anti-poverty organizers and moral voices shares the largely untold story of the movement to end poverty, open to all, and led by the poor themselves

A radical reframing of the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. that challenges our assumptions on America’s racial history and the Civil Rights Movement

Learn about 25 moments of resistance and revolution in American history

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

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

The powerful memoir of the most celebrated and blacklisted Black American of the 20th century—offering a defiant challenge to the prevailing fear and racism that continues to characterize American societyA limited Beacon Classics edition, with a gorgeous spot gloss cover and retro, classic palette