October new releases 2024
This October, we’re excited to share seven incredibly different but significant books: an indispensable look at the dangers of unchecked corporate power, a tumultuous mother–daughter relationship, a gripping rescue story of a journalist and his family in Gaza, a tender history of Baltic art and culture told through chance encounters, an examination of the Tarot de Marseille deck informed by a blend of art history and historical research, a thrilling exposé of ultra-conservative Catholic sect Opus Dei, and a must-have guide for caring for anxious and reactive dogs.
In Working for the Brand, award-winning labour relations lawyer Josh Borstein argues that the unchecked power of corporations reflected in their repressive control of employees is the biggest threat to democracy in the twenty-first century. Gifted is a sharp and moving novella that portrays a troubled mother–daughter relationship by sociologist Suzuki Suzumi, shortlisted for Japan’s prestigious Akutagawa Prize. The Gates of Gaza is a gripping, true story of how leading Israeli journalist Amir Tibon along with his family were rescued by his father on October 7, drawing on Israeli and Palestinian sources.
In Baltic Souls, Jan Brokken tells the story twentieth-century Europe through a remarkable collection of life stories from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Twenty-Two Impressions: notes from the Major Arcana is a luminous blend of historical research, art history, and critical insights, using the cards of the Major Arcana as a lens through which to examine the unexpectedness — and subtle beauty — of twenty-first century life. Opus (publishing October 8) is the thrilling exposé recounting how members of Opus Dei — a secretive, ultra-conservative Catholic sect — pushed their radical agenda within the Church and around the globe. Lastly, Bark is the must-have guide to addressing anxious, fearful, or reactive behaviours in your dog through positive reinforcement, from certified dog trainer and animal behaviourist Zazie Todd.
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Working for the Brand
Josh Bornstein asks how our major corporations have come to exercise repressive control over the lives of their employees, and explores what can be done to repair the greatest threat to democracy — the out-of-control corporation.
When you go to work, you agree to exchange your labour in exchange for your pay packet, right? Actually, you may not realise it, but you are also selling your rights to free speech and to participate in democracy. Welcome to corporate cancel culture, a burgeoning phenomenon that is routinely ignored in debates about free speech. If you work for a large company, it will not…
Gifted
A moving portrayal of a troubled mother–daughter relationship, shortlisted for Japan’s prestigious Akutagawa Prize.
In 2008, the unnamed narrator of Gifted is working as a hostess and living in Tokyo’s nightlife district. One day, her estranged mother, who is seriously ill, suddenly turns up at her door.
As the mother approaches the end of her life, the two women must navigate their strained relationship, while the narrator also reckons with events happening in her own life, including the death of a close friend — all under the bright lights of Tokyo‘s ‘sleepless town’, Kabukicho.
In sharp,…
The Gates of Gaza
The gripping, true story of how leading Israeli journalist Amir Tibon, along with his wife and their two young children, were rescued on 7 October 2023 by Tibon’s father — an incredible tale of survival that also reveals the tensions and failures that led to Hamas’s attacks that day.
On that fateful day, Tibon and his wife were awakened by mortar rounds exploding near their home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, a progressive Israeli settlement along the Gaza border. Soon, they were holding their two young daughters in the family’s reinforced safe room, urging them not to cry while they all listened to the…
Baltic Souls
A monumental journey through Baltic history and culture, in which we encounter well-known personalities and forgotten ones, and a disconcerting picture of Europe in the twentieth century.
From 1999 to 2010, Jan Brokken explored life stories in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The result was his masterly Baltic Souls, available here for the first time in English. Brokken uncovered the stories of famous artists and writers such as Mark Rothko, Sergei Eisenstein, Hannah Arendt, and Jacques Lipchitz, who were all born in the regions bordering the Baltic Sea before leaving to build their work abroad, spreading…
Twenty-Two Impressions
A poetic new essay collection in which the symbols of the tarot brush up against life in a changing world.
The Tarot de Marseille is a 16th-century set of playing cards, the deck on which the occult use of tarot was originally based. When Jessica Friedmann bought her first pack, the unfamiliar images sparked a deep immersion in the art, symbols, myths, and misrepresentations of Renaissance-era tarot.
Over the years that followed, and as tarot became a part of her daily rhythm, Friedmann’s life was touched by floods and by drought, by devastating fires and a pandemic, creating an environment in which the…
Opus
A thrilling exposé recounting how members of Opus Dei — a secretive, ultra-conservative Catholic sect — pushed its radical agenda within the Church and around the globe, using billions of dollars siphoned from one of the world’s largest banks.
For over half a century, Banco Popular was one of the most profitable banks in the world — until one day, in 2017, when the Spanish bank suddenly collapsed overnight. When investigative journalist Gareth Gore was dispatched to report on the story, he expected to find yet another case of unbridled capitalist ambition gone wrong. Instead, he uncovered decades…
Bark!
The must-have guide to addressing anxious, fearful, or reactive behaviours in your dog through positive reinforcement, from certified dog trainer and animal behaviourist Zazie Todd.
Is your dog showing signs of fear, anxiety, or reactivity, such as biting, food guarding, shyness, or aggressive barking? You’re not alone. Close to 75% of dogs struggle with fear-based behaviours, and require our support and understanding to feel safe and secure.
In Bark!, Zazie Todd provides solutions for these behaviours. Decoding the latest canine science, she shows readers how to address the root cause of your dog’s…