A collection of modern Mother’s Day reads Mother’s Day can mean many different things to many different people. This year to celebrate Mother’s Day we’ve gathered a collection of books that speak to the various sides of what it means to be a modern mother or parent. Read on to explore these books from the Press, and sign up for our newsletter to hear more updates. Supervision: On Motherhood and Surveillance edited by Sophie Hamacher and Jessica Hankey The tracking of our personal information, activities, and medical data through our digital devices is an increasingly recognizable field in whi ..read more

Explore some of our most anticipated new releases for May 2024 This month: the fascinating story of how the Chinese language revolutionized the world of computing; an eye-opening investigation into charitable crowdfunding for healthcare in the United States; a collection of essays that explores and celebrates Dungeons & Dragons’ legacy; and more. Explore these books and a selection of our other new and soon-to-be-released titles below. The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age by Thomas S. Mullaney A standard QWERTY keyboard has a few dozen keys. How can Chinese—a lang ..read more

Established in 1984, Design Issues remains at the forefront of academic research in design history, theory, and criticism Today is World Design Day, and we are spending the day looking back on the history of one of our beloved journals, Design Issues—which celebrates 40 years of publication this year. The first American academic journal to examine design history, theory, and criticism, Design Issues provokes inquiry into the cultural and intellectual issues surrounding design. Regular features include theoretical and critical articles by professional and scholarly contributors, extensive book ..read more

Spotlighting environmental justice and urban design for Earth Day  These days, celebrating Earth Day can feel like a macabre experience. Climate change continues to evolve at a rapid pace, increasingly affecting more and more of the planet. This year to mark Earth Day, we focus on hope—and what we can do in our built environments to improve our one planet. Read on to explore books on sustainable urban design and environmental justice, and sign up for our newsletter to hear more from the Press. Inventing Future Cities by Michael Batty We cannot predict future cities, but we can invent the ..read more

Beth Clevenger, senior acquisitions editor in environment and urbanism, shares her top reads for Earth Day 2024 For Earth Day 2024, we turned to our resident expert and senior acquisitions editor in environment and urbanism, Beth Clevenger, to share some of her favorite recent MIT Press books about the Earth, our environment, and climate change. Read on to explore Beth’s picks for Earth Day 2024—including Christopher Preston’s inspiring book on wildlife recovery, Neta Crawford’s careful exploration of U.S. military emissions, and Manisha Anantharaman’s study of the politics of environmental mo ..read more

An accessible and gratifying introduction to the world of paranormal beliefs and bizarre experiences Ghostly encounters, alien abduction, reincarnation, talking to the dead, UFO sightings, inexplicable coincidences, out-of-body and near-death experiences. Are these legitimate phenomena? If not, how should we go about understanding them?  In The Science of Weird Shit: Why Our Minds Conjure the Paranormal, psychologist Chris French investigates paranormal claims to discover what lurks behind this “weird shit.” French provides authoritative, evidence-based explanations for a wide range of su ..read more

Audet brings strategy and vision as editorial director; Hindley promoted to senior editor to head the Art, Architecture, and Design portfolio Editorial Director Janice Audet. 2024 brings exciting changes to the book acquisitions team at the MIT Press. In January, Janice Audet (formerly executive editor at Basic Books) assumed the role of editorial director bringing more than 20 years of experience in publishing, particularly in trade science. Building on the Press’s mission and reputation for innovation, Audet launched an ambitious strategic program for acquisitions editors to better meet the ..read more

Books on the heart, the human microbiome, and the secret to longevity for World Health Day This year to mark World Health Day, we are sharing books that discuss many aspects of health—like mental wellness, physical health, and the healthcare systems that aid (and sadly, oftentimes, fail) us. Read on to explore just some of our recent books on health and wellness, and sign up for our newsletter to hear more updates from the Press. The Biology of Kindness: Six Daily Choices for Health, Well-Being, and Longevity by Immaculata De Vivo and Daniel Lumera The science is in: being good is actually go ..read more

In this study of the work of artist Martin Kippenberger, form follows function Books on artists aren’t always works of art themselves—but for Chris Reitz, author of Martin Kippenberger: Everything Is Everywhere, intentional book design was always front of mind for this project.  Reitz’s Martin Kippenberger is the first scholarly monograph in English on West German artist Martin Kippenberger (1953–1997), one of the most prominent German artists of the 1980s. From the book’s cover design—both front and, notably, back—and binding materials to interior typefaces, every decision in the creatio ..read more

Explore some of our most anticipated new releases for April 2024 This month: data feminism in practice; an exploration of the “Internet of Living Things;” the future of data surveillance; and more. Explore these books and a selection of our other new and soon-to-be-released titles below. Counting Feminicide: Data Feminism in Action by Catherine D’Ignazio What isn’t counted doesn’t count. And mainstream institutions systematically fail to account for feminicide, the gender-related killing of women and girls, including cisgender and transgender women. Against this failure, Counting Feminicide b ..read more