Book Club: In ’Rooted Movements,’ Amanda Batarseh explores how Palestinian literature reimagines land, belonging and return in the face of displacement & exile

Excerpt of Alfred J. Naddaf's and Nick Lobo's Translation of Rashid al Daif's Paving the Sea with a foreword by Zeina G. Halabi

Like St. Francis Paul Schaefer believed that spirit inhabited all of us, all creatures, the world, sunsets, sunrises, woods, waters, and wildlife included.

“Paving the Sea” by Rashid El-Daif brings wit and satirical intelligence to profound questions about migration, identity, and the universal desire to belong somewhere that may no longer exist.

Fall is one of the best times to explore the autumnal beauty of the Adirondacks. To celebrate the bounty of the season, this month we’re offering a sale on our best and best loved Adirondacks books.…

What follows is a portion of the chapter “Judaism Redux” by Carol Conaway from Black

September’s Read New York Challenge title is Roger Sheffer’s The Loon Counters, a collection of short stories examining the relationships between people and nature in a pair of imaginary Adirondack…

Today, I break my 500 word limit to reflect on our co-edited volume, Black, Jewish, and Beautiful: Contemporary Blewish Voices, just out from Syracuse University Press

This week, the press will be participating in both the Association of Public Historians of New York State’s annual convention as well as the Albany Book Festival. To celebrate both events, we’re…

5787 is here, and along with it are our hopes and dreams for this new season of life. So, too, does this autumn bring many, many new Jewish books to read. This season's offerings span a wealth of…

A Lebanese man’s educational pursuits unfold amid the intellectual, political, and cultural upheavals of the 19th-century Arab world in El-Daif’s historical novel.

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Tyler B. Parker is assistant professor of political science and international affairs at Mercer University and the author of the upcoming Deference and Defiance: Status Seeking in Gulf-United States…

Tyler B. Parker is assistant professor of political science and international affairs at Mercer University and the author of the upcoming Deference and Defiance: Status Seeking in Gulf-United States…

Arthur Crocker began a lengthy campaign of protection of the Adirondack Forest Preserve at the Tahawus Club.

Alongside this year’s state fair, our Great New York State Book Fair is a celebration of the writers and books that explore the history, environment, and people of New York State. To commemorate the…

For Women in Translation Month (#WiTMonth), we take you on a tour of work by four Libyan women writers. For more on the Libyan literary scene, visit ArabLit’s June 2026 newsletter for publishing pr…

For Women in Translation Month (#WiTMonth), we take you on a tour of work by four Libyan women writers. For more on the Libyan literary scene, visit ArabLit’s June 2026 newsletter for publishing professionals. Four Libyan Women Writers You Should Read By Masoud Masoud As leading Libyan writer Najwa Bin Shatwan said in a 2020 interview with Orna Herr…

More than a century before contemporary debates about Arab American identity, a Lebanese immigrant woman living in Shreveport, Louisiana, was championing intercultural dialogue and women’s solidarity…

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The founder of Martha’s Monthly, a newsletter designed to make books from around the world more accessible, recommends her favourite novels to help you read further and wider

August marks Women in Translation Month, a time to celebrate women authors and translators around the world, working to bring literature to an audience beyond a piece’s native language. As we…

August is Women in Translation Month, a time to celebrate international women’s writers and women translators, as well as their effort to widen the reach of literature from around the world. At…

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This summer, Syracuse University Press was fortunate to Amanda Kingston as an intern. As she wraps up her time with the press, we took a moment to catch up with her about her experience at the press,…

We are more than halfway through the 2025 Read Ne York Challenge! July’s book was “A Force for Nature: Paul Schaefer’s Adirondack Coalitions” by David Gibson. The book details the life and work of…