The Ten Books of Terry Eagleton
This year, we’re delighted to be publishing Terry Eagleton‘s tenth work with Yale, Radical Sacrifice, a weaving and cross-cultural examination…
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Radical Sacrifice by Terry Eagleton, An Extract
We’re thrilled to be publishing Terry Eagleton’s latest work, Radical Sacrifice. Written in Eagleton’s trademark piercing and erudite…
A Q&A with Devorah Baum, author of Feeling Jewish
Described as ‘intellectually luminous, psychologically penetrating, existentially anxious, and wonderfully funny’ by Zadie Smith, Devorah Baum’s Feeling Jewish: A…
The Limits of Tolerance and Ancient Greek Mythology by Emily Katz Anhalt
Emily Katz Anhalt— The ancient Greeks were open-minded without being tolerant. They didn’t devise the world’s first-ever democracy…
‘War: An Enquiry’ by A. C. Grayling – an extract
For residents of the twenty-first century, a vision of a future without warfare is almost inconceivable. In War:…
Secular Buddhism by Stephen Batchelor – An Extract
Mindfulness meditation in the West has become a common practice. Many of its Western practitioners, however, do not…
A Different Kind of Paganism by Anthony T. Kronman
Anthony T. Kronman’s latest book, Confessions of a Born Again Pagan, offers a third way—beyond atheism and religion—to…
The Moral Economy: Homo Economicus Becomes Human
Homo Economicus Becomes Human The Moral Economy: Why Good Incentives Are No Substitute for Good Citizens Review by Lyric…
The Edge of Reason – a podcast with Julian Baggini
To coincide with the publication of his new book The Edge of Reason, we invited Julian Baggini to address…
Yale Summer Reading – Sneak Preview
‘Delectable, utterly brilliant and, in that hackneyed phrase, a must-read.’ – Nigella Lawson on Play All With time…
In Praise of Forgetting: The Easter Rising
April 2016 marks the centenary of the Easter Rising, when a group of Irish nationalists staged a rebellion…
After Buddhism: A Conversation with Stephen Batchelor
‘Those looking for a serious, secular reexamination of Buddhist ethics that acknowledges religiosity will find this book highly…
The Event of Terry Eagleton
‘If Terry Eagleton didn’t exist, it would be necessary to invent him.’ – Simon Critchley, author of The…
Curiosity: The Question of ‘Why?’
Alberto Manguel is a tour de force when it comes to reading, and in fact all things book…
Need For Speed?
Speed Limits by Mark C. Taylor helps make sense of a world in which everything from fashion to finance…