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- "Besides offering the first draft of a history that will be angrily denied, as all genocides are, COMPLICIT also gives us cause for reflection on the direction of the world of imperial violence at a time of historic change" @jacobinmag.bsky.social jacobin.com/2026/02/uk-i...
- Available for preorder at 15% off, @davidgriscom.bsky.social ‘s The Myth of Red Texas is especially timely amid this week’s news coming from the Lone Star State. Available at the link in bio.
- While spending 75 million dollars on a sycophantic documentary about the First Lady, Jeff Bezos just laid off more than 300 staff at the Washington Post. One victim was the paper’s book section, now closed. The Post’s tagline is “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” Flashlight anyone?
- DARE WE SAY IT? Germany's Got a Problem.... reposted from @pulseofpal
- Abolish ICE. Art from the Museum of Degenerates by @elivalley.bsky.social
- Abolish ICE. In solidarity with all those resisting ICE in Minneapolis and beyond.
- Duchamp hangs a snow shovel, flips a urinal, waves in the avant-garde, and then quits to play chess. John Strausbaugh tells the New York story behind it all. orbooks.com/catalog/duch...
- "This is my blood" and "The rules" by @lukeoneil47.bsky.social from We Had It Coming (2025) orbooks.com/catalog/we-h...
- American Carnage publishes today.... co-published with @thenation.com Reckoning with the consequences of Donald Trump’s war on the so-called "deep state," told through the experiences of eleven fired federal workers. By @sashaabramsky.bsky.social orbooks.com/catalog/amer...
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- A timely call for Texas—and the South—to reclaim its radical history, drawing lessons for today’s struggle from the populists and socialists of yesteryear. orbooks.com/catalog/the-... By @davidgriscom.bsky.social, co-published with @thenation.com
- Search Work, edited by @smithmeade.bsky.social, brings together 50+ contributors to examine the job hunt through essays, archival job ads, labor research, and more. Pre-order your copy at 15% off: orbooks.com/catalog/sear... @alexnpress.bsky.social
- Well-written and brimming with insight, this book expertly demystifies Iran.” —Vali Nasr The Long War on Iran traces the history of dissent and protest in Iran, offering crucial context for what’s unfolding today. Get your copy here: orbooks.com/catalog/the-...
- THE LONG WAR ON IRAN includes a section on protest and dissent inside Iran— timely amid today’s protests and the state’s familiar crackdown. Its author, Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, was arrested in the 1980s, imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison, and held on death row.
- A biography more than twenty years in the making—and the first definitive account of the life and work of the best-selling New Age faux anthropologist. American Trickster: The Hidden Lives of Carlos Castaneda by Ru Marshall is now available for pre-order: orbooks.com/catalog/amer...
- ABOLISH ICE by NATASCHA ELENA UHLMANN ICE is emboldened like never before, and no one is safe orbooks.com/catalog/abol...
- Join us on January 22nd for the first Live on Avenue C event of 2026! We are kicking it off with the launch of American Carnage by Sasha Abramsky, who will be in conversation with Nation correspondent Elie Mystal. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/american-c...
- The Venezuelan Public's Reaction to the Maduro Kidnapping. Anya Parampil is the author of Corporate Coup: Venezuela and the End of US Empire: orbooks.com/catalog/corp...
- Maduro's Narco-Terrorism: Anya Parampil on Venezuela's Drug Trade and whether Nicolás Maduro was the head of a massive drug operation while in office
- Another war for oil.... Anya Parampil after the 2019 US attempted coup in Venezuela. Anya writes about the hidden personalities and interests driving US policy on Venezuela in Corporate Coup: Venezuela and the End of US Empire. orbooks.com/catalog/corp...
- What Argentina tried to bury... video from acclaimed artist, opera director, filmmaker, and OR Books author, Penny Woolcock.
- IT’S NOT THE FIRST US ATTEMPT TO SEIZE POWER IN VENEZUELA. LAST TIME, IT DIDN’T GO SO WELL … A superbly reported book details a previous US attempted coup in Caracas orbooks.com/catalog/corp...
- 2025...Thank God it's Fucking Over. Happy New Year from OR Books! To the international working class arising in 2026 and to reading some inspiring, beautiful, razor sharp books in 2026 too. youtu.be/uYAdvRrOAzc
- Scrambling to get your holiday gifts? www.orbooks.com/giftcertific...
- There are many crises. Dinner doesn’t need to be one. Our cookbooks are 40% off for a limited time only. orbooks.com/search-resul...
- Three books. Countless ways to build a better world. Get them now in our holiday sale! orbooks.com/one-big-beau... #HolidaySale #BookGifts #GiftIdeas #ShopSmall #ChristmasSale #HolidayDeals
- We are so pleased to be including a reprint of Mary Mattingly’s gorgeous photograph, Last Light/First Light 2008 in The Other Almanac this year. @marymattingly is an interdisciplinary artist whose work explores ecological relationships through sculptural ecosystems.
- "Refaat, to me, represents the sort of Edward Said of Gaza." Listen to or read If I Must Die by Refaat Alareer: orbooks.com/catalog/if-i...
- Najla Said narrates If I Must Die in a new audiobook, out now: orbooks.com/catalog/if-i...
- Killing Baby Hitler by @mjtoma.bsky.social, editor of The New Republic. A wildly original novel now available for pre-order at 15% off: orbooks.com/catalog/kill...
- Refaat Alareer's If I Must Die is now available as an audiobook, read by Najla Said. Available here: orbooks.com/catalog/if-i...
- In the Palestinian community, storytelling is one of our most important tools. You can now listen to Refaat Alareer's poetry and prose in our audiobook of IIMD: orbooks.com/catalog/if-i...
- Najla Said narrates If I Must Die by Refaat Alareer, now available as an audiobook
- Search Work: A Collective Inquiry into the Job Hunt, edited by Rachel Meade Smith @smithmeade.bsky.social 50+ contributors from the Words of Mouth community reflect on the rituals, cultural artefacts, and turbulence of looking for work Pre-order @ 15% off: orbooks.com/catalog/sear...
- You’ll find Elijah Anderson’s stunning charcoal works decorating the pages of this year's almanac––we are so pleased to have gotten the chance to work with him! Elijah Anderson, @spacehose , is a visual artist and illustrator originally from Sarasota, Florida, who now resides in Brooklyn, New York.
- Cooking the Books! We are offering a fine spread of cookery books from our Serif imprint at deliciously deep discounts. Use these smart, elegant titles to liven up traditional festive fare or as a gift for the chef in your life. orbooks.com/imprints/ser...
- Today is the anniversary of Refaat Alareer's death. We have no words to describe what has happened in the two years since his murder, instead we'll leave you with Refaat's words and legacy. orbooks.com/catalog/if-i...
- One Big Beautiful Bundle. Three books. Countless ways to build a better world. orbooks.com/one-big-beau...
- This December 13-14, we will be at Press Play 2025 at Pioneer Works––a fair of books, records, music, ephemera, and conversation. Can't wait to see you there!
