Sick of the freezing temperatures? Tired from sledding or shoveling? Then take some time to curl up with a cup of hot cocoa and a recent book by a member of Wellesley’s faculty!
Bernie for Burlington: The Rise of the People’s Politician
Part memoir, part unauthorized biography, part cultural commentary. Lorraine C. Wang Professor of English Dan Chiasson steps away from his usual poetry to write about the legendary mayor of his Vermont hometown.
Beyond the Moment: Connecting Histories of Latinx Performance and Resistance
This exploration of Latinx music and its history of political resistance, by Irene Mata, professor of American studies and co-director of the Suzy Newhouse Center for the Humanities, is due out in March.
The Cinema of Paula Markovitch: Contested Marginality
Inela Selimović, associate professor of Spanish, offers a deep dive into the intersection between marginality and sensescapes in the acclaimed Argentinian director’s films.
Claudia Joskowicz: Quietud en movimiento/Stillness in Motion
This artist monograph offers a panoramic view of the last 15 years of production by the Bolivian video artist Claudia Joskowicz, associate professor of art. In Spanish and English, with text by Pedro Albornoz Camacho, Eva Díaz, Saul Ostrow, José Miguel Palacios, Ana Rebeca Prada, Gabriela Rangel, and Sara Reisman.
Death, Diversion, and Departure: Voter Exit and the Persistence of Authoritarianism in Zimbabwe
For those obsessed with politics, Chipo Dendere, newly tenured assistant professor of Africana studies, describes the impact on democracy of voters leaving a country through immigration or death, with a focus on her native Zimbabwe.
New York Nouveau: How Postwar French Literature Became American
Sara Kippur, professor of French and Francophone studies, examines the way translation practices and global publishing markets have shaped 20th- and 21st-century literature in French.
P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance
If you’ve been obsessed with Bad Bunny since the Super Bowl halftime show, you’ll want to read this new book by Petra Rivera-Rideau, American studies professor, and Vanessa Díaz of Loyola Marymount University about the Puerto Rican superstar’s music and activism.
A Printer with My Hands: The Life and Work of Carl P. Rollins
Katherine Ruffin, director of the Book Studies Program and senior lecturer in art, documents the career of this important printer, exploring his impact on book design and the teaching of book arts in America.
Scent of a Truffle: Mischief and Legacy in the Dordogne Valley
Marie-Cecile Ganne-Schiermeier, assistant teaching professor in French and Francophone studies, writing as Cécile Ganne, self-published this mystery set in a small French village. The book won the Readable Feast’s 2025 People’s Choice Award!
This Happened to Me: A Reckoning
This memoir by Kate Price, associate research scientist at Wellesley Centers for Women, explores child sex trafficking, including Price’s own personal history of abuse and how, through resilience and determination, she transformed herself from victim to advocate.
Verdant Land
In this collection of photographs, Kathya Maria Landeros, the newly tenured Knafel Assistant Professor of Humanities and assistant professor of art, explores her family’s century-long migration between Mexico and the U.S., shaped by agricultural labor.
We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance
Recently published in paperback, this 2024 book about the breadth of Black responses to white oppression, particularly those pioneered by Black women, by Michael and Denise Kellen ’68 Associate Professor of Africana Studies Kellie Carter Jackson, has won several awards, including the 2025 Mass Book Award for best work of nonfiction.