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International Women's Day (March 8, 2022) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. Since the first International Women's Day gathering in 1911, the day has marked a call to action for accelerating women's equality. In the spirit of trailblazing women past and present, we're highlighting books from our catalog that feature women who have overcome enormous odds to #BreakTheBias. From now through the end of March, get 25% off and free shipping on any of these titles when you order directly through our website.

We think that every month should be Black History Month, but until we're a few steps closer to realizing Dr. Martin Luther King's dream, that honor belongs to February. Oddly, February is also when we ask a groundhog to prognosticate the weather, in an annual hoax that celebrates the American penchant for pageantry, hokum, and hucksterism. But Black history doesn't just pop its head up once a year to remind us that winter is still here. It's alive, complex, and unfolding every day.

As world leaders meet in Glasgow to tackle climate change at the COP26 Summit, the recently released Bearing Witness: The Human Rights Case Against Fracking and Climate Change, edited by Thomas A. Kerns and Kathleen Dean Moore, has inspired collaborations closer to home.

We’re excited to introduce Sierra Sherland, our George P. Griffis intern for the 2021–2022 school year. Get to know Sierra and the books she’s diving into as she joins the OSU Press team.

All year long, in celebration of our 60th anniversary, we're offering a 60% discount on a rotating selection of books. You'll never find a better price on these gems from our publishing past, but you'll need to act fast, as the selection changes monthly.

On Earth Day, a New Strategy for Reclaiming the Future from Fossil Fuels

By Kathleen Dean Moore

Fifty-one years ago today, 21 million people celebrated the first Earth Day, a national commitment to clean air and water on the planet that sustains and delights us. Now, more than a billion people in 190 countries turn out to celebrate Earth Day every year and recommit to the planet’s protection.