New and Noteworthy

“Jazz lovers will relish this exploration of a crucial place in jazz’s development.”

– Kirkus Reviews

“Gennari’s book encourages one to see the former jazz barn, not as a relic of the past but the source of so much we consider normal today. I’m delighted and enriched by his restorative and significant book.”

– Darius Brubeck from The Foreword

Check out here the online archive of the music inn.

“An original take on Weimar Republic émigrés’ influence on Hollywood, and vice versa.”

– Kirkus Reviews

“A lively and deeply informed account of the era when Los Angeles served as a place of refuge for German, Austrian and Eastern European artists, writers, scholars and intellectuals who fled from the Third Reich.”

– Jewish Journal

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Picks in Nature & Environment

“The illustrations are absolutely splendid: accurately rendered and artistically striking. … If you’re a serious fisher in the Northeast, or if serious anglers come to visit, this is a book you’ll want lying on the coffee table.”

– National Outdoor Book Awards

“Father and son fishing buddies David A. Patterson, a retired high school biology teacher in Billerica, and Matt, a professional illustrator, have produced Freshwater Fish of the Northeast, a guidebook to more than 60 species. Matt based most of his illustrations on photographs taken of live catches he or his father made before they set the fish free.”

– Boston Globe

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Brandeis University Press is pleased to announce the Spring 2026 catalog, for new titles.

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Our books cover diverse subjects and perspectives relating to art, politics, culture, history, gender, religion, philosophy, language and literature. Our goal is to illuminate subjects of all stripes with intelligence, curiosity and care.