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Commercial culture's relentless focus on celebrity and entertainment has put serious publishing into partial eclipse. Nation Books is dedicated to continuing the long tradition of progressive, critical thought in America and is one of the most provocative and exciting imprints in independent publishing.

Founded in 2000, the mission of Nation Books is to publish arresting titles on the social and cultural forces that shape our lives today. Nation Books publishes new, nonfiction works on politics and current events, human rights, feminism, race, gay and lesbian issues, history, art and culture, popular science and the environment.

Nation Books has published an eclectic range of writers that include Gore Vidal, Walter Mosley, Ann Louise Bardach, Norman Mailer, Jeremy Scahill, Kristal Brent Zook, Nick Schou, and Gabriel Thompson.

Nation Books is a project of The Nation Instituteand a co-publishing venture with Perseus Books.

Hamilton Fish, Publisher
John Sherer, Publisher
Carl Bromley, Editorial Director
Ruth Baldwin, Associate Editor
Michele Jacob, Publicity Manager

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Nation Books does not accept unsolicited manuscripts. Please send your query letter using this electronic submission form.Due to the large volume of submissions that we receive it can take between 6 to 8 weeks for us to respond.
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Deborah Stone's Book Tour

July 7 - November 2 | Across the United States
Deborah Stone, a Nation Books author, recently published her fourth book, The Samaritan's Dilemma. Robert Kuttner, co-editor of The American Prospect calls it "a brilliant and persuasive statement of the case for organized compassion—not out of sentimentality but for the viability of society and our own self regard as a decent people." Listen to her on the radio and get a copy of the book signed at a bookstore on Stone's book tour. Find the schedule here.

August 25 - 28
Jeremy Scahill covers DNC for Democracy Now!
(Democracy Now!)
Watch or listen to Institute Fellow and Nation Books author Jeremy Scahill grill lawmakers on everything from private contractors in Iraq to Afghanistan policy at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. For more information on what times the show airs and when to hear it on the radio in your city, go to the Democracy Now! website. MORE

September 13
2008 ELECTION: What's Really at Stake?
(Cooper Union Auditorium, 30 Cooper Square, NYC)
Come listen to Institute Fellows Naomi Klein and Jeremy Scahill (also a Nation Books author of Blackwater) speak at a benefit for The Indypendent newspaper at Cooper Union Auditorium in New York City. Additional panelists to be announced; meet the speakers at a special pre-event reception. For more information and to reserve tickets, visit indypendent.org or call (212)-221-0521. MORE