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THE FIRST GHETTO: Venice and the Origins of Modern Antisemitism is available now! Tracing its story from its medieval origins to the present day, historian Alexander Lee (@alexander_c_lee) explores the Ghetto through the eyes of its Jewish inhabitants. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4wudmrU

📡 THE ECHOING UNIVERSE: How Radio Astronomy Helps Us See the Invisible Cosmos is now available! Dr. Emma Chapman, Ph.D. tunes us in to the universe and what it is trying to say, through the science of radio astronomy. Order your copy today: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/dr-emma…

From a leading scholar of the ancient world, ATLAS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE offers a stunning illustrated guide to the Roman Empire, exploring every aspect of its rise to power, its dominion over the world, and its eventual fall. Order your copy today: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/david-p…

It's graduation season! These three books from the Basic Books Group make great gifts for the college graduate looking for inspiration and guidance as they embark on their next chapter.

On this day in 1914, one of the greatest boxers of the 20th century, Joe “the Brown Bomber” Louis, was born. In THE FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE, award-winning sports historians Johnny Smith and Randy Roberts tell the story of Louis’s battles both in and out of the ring. Order your copy: bit.ly/4erEr8w

ATHENS AND SPARTA: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece is available now! A remarkable account of ancient Greece at its height, award-winning historian Adrian Goldsworthy tells the tale of two cities that helped build it—before almost tearing it apart. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4umPSmq

On this day in 1918, theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate Richard Feynman was born. SIX EASY PIECES is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of physics by Feynam, one of the most admired and accessible physicists of modern times. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4uqawSI

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AVAILABLE NOW: ATLAS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE: Battles, Conquests, Legions and Rulers by David Potter! From a leading scholar of the ancient world, this stunning illustrated guide to the Roman Empire explores every aspect of its rise to power, its dominion over the world, and its eventual fall. Order your copy today: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/david-p…

Available 5/19, THE FLAG WAS STILL THERE is a clear-eyed yet hopeful history of the United States, revisiting the state of the union every fifty years since America's birth. Preorder your copy today: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/david-m…

In AFTER THE FALL, pre-eminent political scientist Ian Shapiro explains the rightward turn of global politics since the end of the Cold War. Out TODAY! Order your copy now: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ian-sha…

AFTER THE FALL by Ian Shapiro and THE FLAG WAS STILL THERE by David McKean and @MToddBennett have been named May 2026 must-reads by the @NextBigIdeaClub! See the full list: nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/next-…

Happy publication day to AFTER THE FALL: From the End of History to the Crisis of Democracy, How Politicians Broke Our World! Renowned political scientist Ian Shapiro provides a searing explanation for the rightward turn of global politics since the end of the Cold War. Order your copy today: bit.ly/49mKlUR/

It’s National Space Day! From astronaut stories to NASA missions, radio astronomy, and a history of the stars, these six titles from the Basic Books Group will take you beyond our world. 🌌

Find out the answers to these pressing controversies and more in MORAL ECONOMICS by Nobel-prize winning economist Alvin Roth, hitting shelves May 12. Preorder your copy today and receive 20% off with code MORAL20! bit.ly/498ndJJ/

On this day in 1975, the capital of South Vietnam was captured by the North Vietnamese army. Learn about the Fall of Saigon and other turning points in Vietnamese history in Christopher Goscha's magisterial VIETNAM: A New History available in paperback from Basic Books. bit.ly/41RDLle

The great mathematician, logician, and philosophy Kurt Gödel was born on this day in 1906. In his Pulitzer Prize-winning classic GÖDEL, SCHER, BACH, Douglas R Hofstadter explores the implications of Gödel's theories for human consciousness. bit.ly/4tpKQ8H