We’re always so pleased to receive positive feedback on our titles, a tribute to the time and effort invested by our successful authors. Here are a selection of reviews we received in June, and you can read the full pieces through the links below, as well as find our whole catalogue on our website.
Review Highlights
Title: Transforming and Understanding: An Introduction to Cultural-Historical Activity Theory by Yannick Lémonie
Review by: Clay Spinuzzi
“this is a valuable book for those thinking through CHAT and especially for those interested in interventionist approaches.”
Featured in: Blogspot Review
Link: https://spinuzzi.blogspot.com/2025/06/reading-transforming-and-understanding.html?m=1
Title: “It’s so queer!”: Les masculinités dans les films de Vincente Minnelli et de Jacques Demy by Sabrina Bouarour
Review by: Alistair Fox, University of Otago
“The strengths of this book are obvious: it is very thoroughly researched, as its extensive bibliography attests, and it provides useful contextual information, such as the evolution of perspectives on gender and sexuality as they developed in the United States and France, respectively, and the emergence of alternative masculinities in both countries.”
Featured in: H-France Review, Volume 25, Issue 43 (2025), pp. 1-4
Link: https://h-france.net/vol25reviews/vol25_no43_Fox.pdf
Title: Voices of Pain, Cries of Silence: Francophone Jewish Poetry of the Shoah, 1939-2008 by Gary D. Mole
Review by: Nanar Khamo, Pepperdine University, CA
“Mole’s monograph is essential reading for scholars and educators in Holocaust literature and history, offering valuable poetry and insightful analysis to enrich course materials and deepen the understanding of this poignant subject matter.”
Featured in: The French Review, Volume 98, Issue 3 (2025) pp. 141-42
