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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 22h

Next week 10/16 at 12:00 pm EDT, join the @gundinstitute.bsky.social in welcoming Susan Kaplan, author of A Healthy Union. She will pinpoint keys to the success of states' environmental policies & actions policymakers can take to build on these advances. This is a free hybrid event: buff.ly/JFZ41Jo

A Healthy Union: How States Can Lead on Environmental Health by Susan Kaplan

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The Well-read Naturalist @wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I very much look forward to learning more about this new book and the larger Pacific striped octopus that is its subject.

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

How a citizen scientist uncovered a strange kind of octopus that defied everything the experts thought they knew about these enigmatic creatures. @kennaculture.bsky.social's Octopus X arrives next year on Feb 2! On #WorldOctopusDay, explore a free preview of this fascinating book: buff.ly/5HOX604

Octopus X: How a Discovery Challenged Everything We Know About a Species by Kenna Hughes-Castleberry

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Next week October 15 at 5:30 pm EDT, join the Preservation Society of Asheville in welcoming Carl Elefante, who will be discussing his recent book, Going for Zero: Decarbonizing the Built Environment on the Path to Our Urban Future. This in-person event is free & open to the public: buff.ly/1mYm6Qy

Going for Zero: Decarbonizing the Built Environment on the Path to Our Urban Future by Carl Elefante

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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry @kennaculture.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

BIG NEWS! My next book, OCTOPUS X, is coming February 2, 2027! Published by @princetonupress.bsky.social, this book dives into the mysterious species octopus and the citizen scientist who helped bring it to light. Preorders are LIVE NOW on Amazon and Bookshop.org. @octonation.bsky.social

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A practical framework for urban transportation design. Transportation and the Shape of Cities by @christofspieler.bsky.social, David Copeland Loredo, and Mandi Chapa is now available worldwide! Order yours: buff.ly/ZuNaxV8 #Transportation #Policy #Design #UrbanDesign

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When NFL players are pushing for natural grass, why would schools put kids on artificial turf that can get hot enough to melt shoes? Community health advocate (and mom) Jasmine Mccain explains how artificial turf is a step backward for our kids: buff.ly/utXaz7D

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Op-Ed: If it can melt shoes, should children be playing on it? - M•I•A Media Group

By Jasmine McCain Years ago, in a casual conversation, my husband told me how his cleats melted one hot day during football practice. We’re both from Miami, so we are used to the heat. But this was…

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Carter Lavin @carterlavin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And if you aren't in Denmark and want to order it from the state-side website, check out @princetonupress.bsky.social press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... Get 30% off with discount code PUP30

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If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A comprehensive guide to planning and running effective corporate campaigns to pressure companies to do the right thing. Reining in the Bulls by Michael Marx is now available worldwide! Learn more: buff.ly/RtFIlZR #PoliSci

Reining in the Bulls: How to Stop Corporate Abuse in an Age of Unbridled Greed by Michael Marx

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In A Healthy Union, Susan Kaplan highlights examples of groundbreaking state environmental health policies, exploring what has worked, what needs improvement, & how other areas of the country can build on these advances. Out now from @islandpress.bsky.social! Read a free preview: buff.ly/TmPAPjS

A Healthy Union: How States Can Lead on Environmental Health by Susan B. Kaplan. How states are leading the fight for clean air, safe water, and healthier communities.

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Tomorrow, September 28th at 6:00 pm CDT, please join @roomofonesownbooks.bsky.social in welcoming @penofryandennis.bsky.social, author of Barn Gothic: Three Generations and the Death of the Family Dairy Farm Learn more about this free, in-person event here: buff.ly/x98JhE3

Barn Gothic: Three Generations and the Death of the Family Dairy Farm by Ryan Dennis

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A decade after the opening of the "Blacksonian," the museum hasn't changed—but just about everything else in America has. Liz Ogbu, architect and contributor to the book Empathic Design, reflects on the museum’s hopeful past and uncertain future. buff.ly/qGM7boX @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social

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What Is the Blacksonian’s Role Now? | Essay

Ten Years Ago, the Smithsonian Opened a Museum Dedicated to Black History and Culture—In What Felt Like a Different Country

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Addressing America’s housing crisis is not a matter of either increasing the supply of housing or preserving existing housing. We need to do both—now. Learn more in The Other Housing Crisis, available now. Read a free preview of this important book: buff.ly/3PGy8ys #Housing #Sociology #Policy

The Other Housing Crisis: Ending the Deterioration and Loss of Affordable Homes, edited by Todd Swanstrom, A. T. Harrison, and Alan Mallach. Why fixing America’s housing crisis requires repairing older homes—and not just building new ones.

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Tomorrow, Sept 25 at 5:00 pm MDT, head to The Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe to see Priyanka Kumar, author of The Light Between Apple Trees and The Grassland Queen (out Nov 3), speak in their Community Reading Series. Learn more and register for this free, in-person event: buff.ly/8cmuHbi

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In A Healthy Union, Susan Kaplan highlights examples of groundbreaking state environmental health policies, exploring what has worked, what needs improvement, and how other areas of the country can build on these advances. Out now! Read a free preview of this fascinating book: buff.ly/xrpllAX

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Next week, September 28th at 6:00 pm CDT, please join @roomofonesownbooks.bsky.social in welcoming @penofryandennis.bsky.social, author of Barn Gothic: Three Generations and the Death of the Family Dairy Farm Learn more about this free, in-person event here: buff.ly/x98JhE3

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

E-bikes give low-vision, disabled, and non-driving people the freedom cars can't. But new laws are cropping up requiring a driver's license to ride an e-bike. Anna Zivarts, author of When Driving Is Not an Option, on the importance of accessible e-mobility: buff.ly/wqd0lMf @nondriver.bsky.social

When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency by Anna Zivarts. Foreword by Dani Simons. Island Press.

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As wildfire smoke and extreme heat make outdoor walks riskier, greenways planner and Island Press author Robert Searns found an unlikely refuge: the mall. Read his reflections on the perks of climate-adapted indoor walking: buff.ly/XM4sFxB

Beyond Greenways: The Next Step for City Trails and Walking Routes by Robert Searns

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The effects of climate change are felt more severely in Black and brown communities, writes Dr. Sacoby Wilson, which is why lawmakers must fight to restore eliminated climate justice grants. Read more: buff.ly/USRP76A

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Maryland leaders must fight to restore climate justice funding

Effects of climate change are felt more severely in Black and brown communities, which is why lawmakers need to fight to restore grants.

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Tara Lohan @taralohan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dam removals offer an opportunity for ecological reconnection. And they offer a chance for a wild education, I found out when my alma mater, #MiddleburyCollege joined the #damremoval movement. @princetonupress.bsky.social @islandpress.bsky.social middleburymagazine.com/essays/undam...

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Undamming Hope

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Carter Lavin @carterlavin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Want to boost your skills for winning changes that make it easier for families in your area to go from 2 car households to 1 car households? My book is here to help beginners & experienced transportation advocates press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... PUP30 for 30% off @princetonupress.bsky.social

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"We estimate the US loses about 400,000 units of housing each year . . . If we could save just half of these homes, we’d increase the supply of affordable housing & help keep prices down." Read more in this edition of Ideas from Todd Swanstrom, co-editor of The Other Housing Crisis: buff.ly/pp5tS7G

The Other Housing Crisis: Ending the Deterioration and Loss of Affordable Homes, edited by Todd Swanstrom, A. T. Harrison, and Alan Mallach

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

How Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and Asian American farmers are reviving their ancestors’ methods of growing food—and fighting climate change in the process. Liz Carlisle's Healing Grounds is now available in #paperback with a new preface by the author! Find it here: buff.ly/NNaW2Bf #Agriculture

Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming by Liz Carlisle

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 05/09/2026

I even wrote a book about it! Roads Were Not Built for Cars, @islandpress.bsky.social

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"Keenly observed and shimmering with detail, The Grassland Queen highlights the quiet beauty and profound significance of a bird—and an ecosystem—too often overlooked by humans." Check out this wonderful review of Priyanka Kumar's upcoming book (out Nov 3) in @shelf-awareness.com: buff.ly/MAkrUfX

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Review: The Grassland Queen: An Avian Love Story in the American Plains

Naturalist Priyanka Kumar's luminous third book, The Grassland Queen, details her patient pursuit of the long-billed curlew, alongside which

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

In Transportation and the Shape of Cities, Christof Spieler, David Copeland Loredo, and Mandi Chapa offer a practical framework for urban transportation design. Out now (29 September UK pub)! Explore a free preview: buff.ly/D1ferlN #Transportation #Policy #Design #UrbanDesign

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Listen as author Michael Marx introduces Reining in the Bulls, a comprehensive guide to planning and running effective corporate campaigns to pressure companies to do the right thing. Out now! Read a free preview of this important book: buff.ly/ItEpNqq 29 September UK pub. #PoliSci

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"The consequences of these seaweed and algal bloom outbreaks extend far beyond the ability to enjoy a day at the beach." Read this new piece from Forest of the Sea author David Helvarg in @sierramagazine.bsky.social: www.sierraclub.org/sierra/it-s-...

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It’s Not Your Imagination. Seaweed Is Everywhere.

Wildfires, smoke, floods, and deadly heat waves have dominated the headlines this summer. Meanwhile, beachgoers have witnessed another consequence of rising temperatures: Seaweed is everywhere.

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The Well-read Naturalist @wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Otters are large marine weasels. 😲🦦 Learn more about otters and other denizens of the ocean's kelp forests in David Helvarg's "Forest of the Sea: The Remarkable Life and Imperiled Future of Kelp" (@princetonupress.bsky.social) and from this interview with him. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

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David Helvarg, "Forest of the Sea: The Remarkable Life and Imperiled Future of Kelp" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Podcast Episode · Princeton UP Ideas Podcast · August 26 · 32m

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The Phillips66 refinery in Los Angles County finally closed after 100 years of pollution, but without mandated cleanup, the environmental health threat continues. Dr. Khadijah Lang, a physician treating patients in "Asthma Boulevard," on what must happen next: buff.ly/7iItwnl #IslandPresShortForm

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The Carson Refinery Closed. The Poison Remains.

By Khadijah Lang

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Bikepedantic @pedantic.bike · 26/08/2026

“Overbuilt” by Erick Guerra from @islandpress.bsky.social / @princetonupress.bsky.social is the best transportation book I’ve read in a while. Highly recommend.

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Overbuilt

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Why fixing America’s housing crisis requires repairing older homes—and not just building new ones. The Other Housing Crisis, edited by Todd Swanstrom, A. T. Harrison, and Alan Mallach, is now available. Find it here: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #Housing #Sociology #Policy

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

When people talk about emergency preparation, we often hear the same list: water, canned food, flashlight, key documents. But for people living with mental illness, one often forgotten item may be just as life-saving: psychiatric medication. Read more: buff.ly/sZL6EKW @medpagetoday.com

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Opinion | A Missed Psychiatric Medication Should Not Become Another Disaster

Clinics can start with one question: if this patient is cut off from us for a week, what happens?

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

How states are leading the fight for clean air, safe water, and healthier communities. Susan Kaplan's A Healthy Union is now available from our imprint @islandpress.bsky.social! Find it here: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... #PoliSci

A Healthy Union: How States Can Lead on Environmental Health by Susan B. Kaplan

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Carter Lavin @carterlavin.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Give it a listen and get the book at your local library or at @princetonupress.bsky.social press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Urban planner and upcoming PUP author Larisa Ortiz writes that by hitting struggling property owners with added taxes, cities are penalizing them for vacancies that their own policies may have helped create. Read more: www.governing.com/urban/an-imp... @larisaortiz.bsky.social

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An Imperfect Solution for Empty Storefronts: Vacancy Taxes

By hitting struggling property owners with additional taxes, cities are penalizing them for vacancies that their own policies may have helped to create and prolong.

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

How states are leading the fight for clean air, safe water, and healthier communities. Susan Kaplan's A Healthy Union is now available. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... #PoliSci

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Listen to Chapter 1 of Reining in the Bulls: buff.ly/xJaM18e This audiobook, read by author and pioneer Michael Marx, is the first comprehensive guide to understanding, planning, and executing modern corporate campaigns. Learn more in this sample, where Marx discusses why corporate campaigns matter

Reining in the Bulls: How to Stop Corporate Abuse in an Age of Unbridled Greed by Michael Marx. Read by the author. Princeton Audio.

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Many states adopt measures to protect student athletes from extreme heat, but those same kids lose that protection when they step off the field and into the classroom. Pediatrician Michelle Kirwan makes the case for schools to extend heat protections to every student: buff.ly/yQfam8M

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Protect All Kids—Not Just Athletes—From the Heat

Schools must protect students from extreme heat, indoors and out.

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

In Healing Grounds, Liz Carlisle tells the stories of Indigenous, Black, Latinx, & Asian American farmers who are reviving their ancestors’ methods of growing food—& fighting climate change in the process. The #paperback edition arrives 8 Sept! Preorder yours: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming by Liz Carlisle. How Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and Asian American farmers are reviving their ancestors’ methods of growing food—and fighting climate change in the process.

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The Plant Initiative @theplantinitiative.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

In Episode 60 of the Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene podcast, Kate Brelje talks with Aubrey Strait Krug and Liza Carlisle about their new book, Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods. soundcloud.com/networking-w...

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Episode 60 Living Roots with Aubrey Strait Krug and Liz Carlisle

In this episode, Kate talks with Aubrey Strait Krug and Liza Carlisle about their new book, Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods. You can get a copy of Living Roots for yourselves and your com

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