"Few figures in all of #Jewish #history are as celebrated, as contradicted, and as human as #KingDavid. But how well do we really know him? We’re kicking off new bonus episodes in partnership with the #JewishLives series from #YaleUniversityPress by going back to the #Hebrew #Bible. Drawing from #Rabbi #DavidWolpe’s David: The Divided Heart, Yael and Schwab unpack the shepherd-turned-king who wrote our prayers, betrayed his allies, and cast a shadow on Jewish history that endures to this day.

This episode is sponsored by Jewish Lives, a prize-winning series of biographies from Yale University Press. To learn more about King David’s life, identity, and legacy, check out David: The Divided Heart by Rabbi David Wolpe[...]"

https://unpacked.media/king-david-legend-hero-human/

The Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade 2nd ed. It has 214 maps giving a comprehensive cartographic account of the movement of enslaved people. We are honored to be a part of such an important project.

https://yalebooks.yale.edu/.../atlas-of-the.../

#cartography #atlas #YaleUniversityPress #maps #history

📚 **Best Of The Year 2025**

🔗 https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2025/12/08/best-of-the-year-2025/.

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BDG news: Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Global and Partners Announce New “Global Buddhism” Book Series for Early-Career Scholars

🔗 Read more at BDG: https://tinyurl.com/5xmnt2jn

#Buddhism #BuddhistStudies #BuddhistBooks #Academia #scholarship #RobertHNHoFamilyFoundation #ACLS #YaleUniversityPress

Shelley Fisher Fishkin's new book, Jim, about Huck Finn's companion, just arrived from Yale University Press. A perfect companion to Percival Everett's acclaimed novel, James, and, of course, the original Huckleberry Finn by the esteemed Sam Clemens.

#books #livres #HuckleberryFinn #Classics #ClassicFiction #James #Jim #Percival Everett #MarkTwain #ShelleyFisherFishkin #YaleUniversityPress #bookstodon

‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Legendary Critic Kenneth Turan on New Mayer/Thalberg Book, Sean Baker’s Rise and LA Times Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong
#MovieNews #Movies #Books #IrvingThalberg #KennethTuran #LosAngelesTimes #LouisBMayer #LouisBMayerIrvingThalbergTheWholeEquation #Patricksoonshiong #YaleUniversityPress

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/critic-kenneth-turan-la-times-awards-chatter-podcast-1236192958/

#LunchtimeReading : the Spice must flow!! Reading Roger Crowley's forthcoming Spice from @yalepress , a history of how the search for, and trade in, spices shaped centuries of world history

#History #books #livres #AmReading #Spice #RogerCrowley #YaleUniversityPress #histoire #bookstodon