A Celebration of Black History Month
January 29, 2021
In celebration of Black History Month, and in order to share Black voices and the history of civil rights, segregation, and the continued fight for equality more widely, the University… READ MORE
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Civil Rights Memoir Resonates with Today’s Call for Racial Justice
January 25, 2021
Distinguished historian and civil rights activist Howard Ball has written extensively about civil rights and civil liberties. In Taking the Fight South, Ball’s candid and beautifully written memoir, he focuses on… READ MORE
An Interview with Paul J. Griffiths, author of “Regret”
January 20, 2021
The University of Notre Dame Press is thrilled to publish Paul J. Griffiths’s book, Regret: A Theology (February 2021). Since 1986, he has published thirteen books as sole author, seven… READ MORE
Books in Honor of MLK Jr. Day from Notre Dame Press
January 18, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 18, 2021, is the 26th anniversary of the day of service that celebrates the civil rights leader’s life and legacy. While designated as a… READ MORE
An Excerpt from “William Still,” by William C. Kashatus
January 13, 2021
William Still: The Underground Railroad and the Angel at Philadelphia (April 2020) is the first major biography of the free black abolitionist William Still, who coordinated the Eastern Line of the… READ MORE
An Excerpt from “Taking the Fight South,” by Howard Ball
Distinguished historian and civil rights activist Howard Ball has written dozens of books during his career, including the landmark biography of Thurgood Marshall, A Defiant Life, and the critically acclaimed Murder in… READ MORE
An Interview with R. M. Kinder, author of “A Common Person and Other Stories”
January 7, 2021
R. M. Kinder, author of three prizewinning collections of short fiction, including the upcoming A Common Person and Other Stories (February 2021), recently spoke to us about her writing life,… READ MORE
Stephen Little Leaves Acquisitions Role at Notre Dame Press
January 6, 2021
On January 1, 2021, University of Notre Dame Press acquisitions editor Stephen Little left the Press after a decade of service. Stephen came to Notre Dame Press in August 2010… READ MORE
James T. Connelly, C.S.C., Publishes History of the Congregation of Holy Cross
December 18, 2020
When James T. Connelly, C.S.C., was asked to research and write this book in 1982 by the then superior general of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Fr. Thomas Barrosse, Connelly was told… READ MORE
An Excerpt from “The History of the Congregation of Holy Cross,” by James T. Connelly C.S.C.
December 16, 2020
In 1837, Basile Moreau, C.S.C., founded the Congregation of Holy Cross (C.S.C.), a community of Catholic priests and brothers, to minister to and educate the people of France devastated by… READ MORE