New Books Publishing Today
November 18, 2025
Sometimes the best things come in small packages. Today we're releasing just a handful of new titles, but don't let the size of this list...
On This Day in History: Workers Seize the Hormel Plant
November 13, 2025
On November 13, 1933, workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota launched what may have been the first sit-down strike in American history,...
November 11, 2025
There's something special about holding a book that tells the story of where you live, the streets you walk, the buildings you pass, the people...
November 4, 2025
As the leaves finish their annual transformation and we enter this reflective season between harvest and holidays, we're proud to release new titles that illuminate...
The History of Halloween in America: From Colonial Taboo to National Celebration
October 31, 2025
Halloween as we know it today, with its trick-or-treating, jack-o'-lanterns, and elaborate costumes, is quintessentially American. Yet this beloved autumn holiday has a fascinating history...
October 28, 2025
Every community has layers of history waiting to be peeled back, tales of triumph and tragedy, pioneers and rebels, forgotten landmarks and lost neighborhoods that...
Five classic scary stories—and the real history behind them
October 23, 2025
From Sleepy Hollow to early sci-fi experiments, explore the truth behind the tales that still haunt us. Save 25% through Halloween night. ...
October 21, 2025
There's something uniquely satisfying about discovering a new book that brings your own backyard to life, those meticulously researched local histories that uncover forgotten stories,...
October 14, 2025
History isn’t just something that lives in textbooks, it’s in the streets we walk, the buildings we pass, and the stories we’ve inherited from those...
Columbus Day: A History of Myth, Misunderstanding, and Indigenous Perspectives
October 13, 2025
Every second Monday in October, the United States observes a federal holiday that has become increasingly controversial. Columbus Day, established to honor Christopher Columbus's arrival...
Isaac R. Johnson: The Inventor Who Revolutionized the Bicycle Frame
October 10, 2025
On October 10, 1899, African-American inventor Isaac R. Johnson received U.S. Patent No. 634,823 for an innovative bicycle frame design. In an era when cycling...
On this day in History: The Great Chicago Fire
October 8, 2025
On the evening of October 8, 1871, a fire broke out in a barn on Chicago's west side that would become one of the most...
