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Academic Studies Press is a scholarly publisher based in Boston, MA that specializes in Jewish and Slavic studies.

Founded in 2007, Academic Studies Press quickly established itself as a leading publisher in both Jewish and Slavic studies. Our monographs, multi-authored collections, anthologies, critical companions, and memoirs are frequently and highly recommended by CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, and our books have been the recipients of many awards, including the National Jewish Book Award

for Education and Jewish Identity, the Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Award in Holocaust Literature, and the Helecki Award for Outstanding Book on the Polish Experience in America. Our books are curated in collaboration with our series editors who are major scholars in their respective fields.

06/19/2026

📚 PREORDER NOW: In the World of Chaos: Selected Early Works, 1925–1937 by Isaac Bashevis Singer⠀
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Before the Nobel Prize.⠀
Before the masterpieces that made him world famous.⠀
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This remarkable collection opens a window onto the literary beginnings of Isaac Bashevis Singer, bringing together early stories, sketches, essays, memoirs, and interviews written during his formative years in Warsaw.⠀
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Many of these texts have never before been available in English.⠀
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Readers will encounter a young Singer discovering the themes, voices, and characters that would later define one of the greatest storytellers of the twentieth century. ⠀
Alongside 27 short stories and rare sketches, the volume includes literary criticism, childhood memoirs, and conversations with leading figures of Yiddish culture.⠀
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✨ A rare opportunity to witness a literary giant in the making.⠀
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Edited by Jan Schwarz, Daniel Kennedy, and Rose Waldman, with translations by an outstanding team of Yiddish scholars and translators.⠀
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📖 Available July 21, 2026⠀
🔗 Preorder now⠀
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06/18/2026

📚 Special Issue Available: Journal for the Study of Antisemitism (Vol. 8.2, Fall 2025)

How can education address antisemitism in an era marked by polarization, historical distortion, and the aftermath of October 7?

The latest issue, guest edited by Elke Rajal, Kai E. Schubert, Henning Gutfleish and Alexander Hermert, explores the challenges and possibilities of antisemitism education across Europe through interdisciplinary perspectives from history, critical theory, psychoanalysis, civic education, and policy studies.

Highlights include:
▪ Reconceptualizing Holocaust education through critical theory
▪ Educational responses to Israel-related antisemitism
▪ The role of civic education in Germany and Sweden
▪ Psychoanalytic perspectives on memory and history
▪ The European Union’s efforts to combat antisemitism through education
▪ Contemporary debates surrounding antisemitism-critical educational work

Featuring contributions by Elke Rajal, Henning Gutfleisch, Kai E. Schubert, Thure Alting, Jana Müller, Benny Momper, Robin Andersson Malmros, Christer Mattsson, Roger Säljö, Georg Gläser, and others.

This special issue offers timely insights into one of the most pressing educational and societal challenges facing Europe today.

06/09/2026

Some books entertain.⠀
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Some books inform.⠀
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And some books make you want to start a conversation.⠀
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📖 My Friend the Spy by Roberta Seret belongs to the third category.⠀
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Blending fiction with contemporary political realities, the novel takes readers from the United Nations to Belarus and Mexico, exploring friendship, loyalty, espionage, and the human stories hidden behind headlines.⠀
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What makes this book especially compelling is that it doesn't simply tell a story—it invites readers to ask questions.⠀
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▪️ How do political systems shape personal lives?⠀
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▪️ Can friendship bridge ideological divides?⠀
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▪️ What happens when private relationships collide with global events?⠀
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To help readers explore these themes, the author has also created a Reader's Guide, making the novel particularly well suited for book clubs, classroom discussions, and community reading groups.⠀
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📚 Discussion questions, background materials, and additional resources:⠀
https://www.myfriendthespy.com/readers-guide/⠀
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If your book club enjoys novels that spark conversation, this may be your next read.⠀
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👇 What is the most memorable book club discussion you've ever had?⠀
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06/05/2026

June 6 marks the birthday of Alexander Pushkin, often called the founder of modern Russian literature.⠀
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More than two centuries later, his influence can still be felt in literature, theater, music, film, and scholarship around the world.⠀
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Russians often describe Pushkin with a simple phrase:⠀
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"Pushkin is our everything."⠀
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Yet the phrase is difficult to translate. It doesn't simply mean that Pushkin was a great writer. It means he became something larger: a symbol of language, culture, creativity, and national imagination.⠀
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To celebrate Pushkin's birthday, we're highlighting several Academic Studies Press titles that explore Russian literature and the cultural worlds shaped by his enduring legacy.⠀
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📚 Who is the "Pushkin" of your culture?⠀
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06/04/2026

📚 Shavuot Reading List

Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah and the enduring tradition of study, interpretation, and conversation.

This year, we’re highlighting a selection of books that explore some of Judaism’s most enduring questions:

✨ What makes something holy?
✨ Why do traditions look the way they do today?
✨ What does it mean to accept divine law?
✨ How can ancient texts inspire new stories and fresh interpretations?

From biblical narratives and midrash to Jewish customs, law, and the meaning of sacred time, these books invite readers to engage with Jewish thought through scholarship, creativity, and curiosity.

Swipe through for our recommendations and let us know:

📖 What book has most changed the way you see the world?

05/30/2026

📢 New Series Announcement

Academic Studies Press is pleased to launch a new scholarly series:

📚 Early America and the Atlantic World

Edited by Jenna Gibbs (Florida International University), this series explores the colonial, Revolutionary, and early national periods of America and the Atlantic world, c. 1650–1850.

The series embraces the idea of a “vast America,” encompassing the interconnected histories of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Great Britain, Europe, and Africa, as well as the political, cultural, religious, and economic networks that linked them.

📣 Now accepting proposals for:
• Colonial America
• Revolutionary & Early National America
• Atlantic History
• Caribbean Studies
• African Diaspora Studies
• Indigenous Histories
• Maritime & Imperial History
• Religion and Culture in the Atlantic World
• Transnational & Global Approaches to Early America

For submission guidelines and inquiries:
✉️ [email protected]
✉️ [email protected]

05/28/2026

What if the Book of Genesis was the original fan fiction universe?

In Fan Fiction on the Book of Genesis, Sarah Rosenson invites readers to step into the gaps of biblical stories — asking the questions left unanswered and imagining the inner lives of some of the Bible’s most iconic figures.

Blending close reading, creative writing, psychology, art, and midrashic tradition, this book transforms familiar stories into living conversations.

Perfect for readers interested in:
📖 Biblical interpretation
✍️ Creative writing & fan fiction
📜 Jewish studies & midrash
💬 Teaching and discussion prompts
🔎 Rereading ancient texts through a contemporary lens

📖 Fan Fiction on the Book of Genesis: A Guide to Close Reading of and Creative Writing on the Bible
by Sarah Rosenson

Available now at Academic Studies Press website.

05/25/2026

🎭📚 Join us for a special conversation celebrating the life and career of legendary actress Lea Koenig (ליאַ קעניג), one of Israel’s most beloved stars of stage and screen.

On Wednesday, May 27, The Yiddish Voice (דאָס ייִדישע קול) will air an interview with Lea Koenig and Dr. Yaniv Shimon Goldberg, author of The Stage of Her Life: Conversations with Actress Lea Koenig on Theater and Her Life (Academic Studies Press, 2025).

Born into a Yiddish theatrical family, Koenig has devoted her life to the stage, becoming an icon of both Yiddish and Hebrew-language theater. In this conversation, she reflects on her remarkable artistic journey, her Yiddish roots, and her place in Israeli cultural life.

The program also features Dr. Goldberg—scholar, theater director, attorney, rabbi, and expert on Yiddish language and Jewish theater—who will discuss the book and read an excerpt from his introduction.

📅 Wednesday, May 27, 2026
⏰ 7:30–8:30 PM Eastern Time
📻 Live on WUNR 1600 AM (Boston)
🌐 Streaming live at www.yiddishvoice.com

The recording will be available shortly after broadcast via podcast:
🎧 https://podcast.yv.org

05/19/2026

📢 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 📚

The ASP Distinguished Manuscript Award
in Slavic Studies for Early-Career Scholars
is now accepting submissions!

Academic Studies Press invites outstanding unpublished book manuscripts in Slavic Studies for consideration.

🏆 Prize

• Winner: Publishing contract with ASP + full waiver of subvention requirement

• Up to two runners-up: Publishing contract + 50% reduction of subvention requirement

📌 Eligibility

• PhD awarded in 2021 or later

• Single-author scholarly monograph based on original research

• Revised dissertations welcome

📖 Manuscript Requirements

• Written in English

• 120,000 words or fewer

• Complete or nearly complete manuscript

📅 Extended Deadline

June 30, 2026
(11:59 PM EST)

📩 Submit to:

[email protected]

🌐 More information and proposal forms:

academicstudiespress.com/prospective-authors

The winner and runners-up will be announced in August 2026.

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05/14/2026

Behind today's Translation as Resistance event is something larger — a publishing commitment we've been building for years. Our Ukrainian Studies Series, edited by Vitaly Chernetsky of the University of Kansas, exists because Ukrainian literature, history, and culture deserve a permanent home in English-language scholarship.

The series spans literature, intellectual history, film, gender studies, art history, folklore, musicology, and more. It also publishes translations of major Ukrainian poetry and prose that were previously unavailable in English — work that makes cultural memory and historical testimony accessible far beyond the field of specialists.

Two of those translations are the focus of today's event: Ukrainian Sunrise by Kateryna Zarembo and War from the Rear by Andriy Lyubka. One captures life in eastern Ukraine before the full-scale invasion. The other documents the war from inside. Both were carried into English by translators who understood that this work couldn't wait.

At a time when language, memory, and cultural presence are inseparable from survival, translation is one of the most concrete things a publisher can do.
📅 Today · 12:00 PM ET · Zoom
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5IPECurNQrCZ0jkJVSxTsw #/registration

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