Common Notions Press
@commonnotions.bsky.social
Nonprofit, movement-based, and worker-run publisher of books that provide timely reflections, clear critiques, and inspiring strategies that amplify movements for social justice.
📍Philadelphia
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www.commonnotions.org
📍Philadelphia
📍NYC
www.commonnotions.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"This essential book articulates and embodies ethical knowledge production amidst the rising tide of tech authoritarianism...It is an inspiring and critical corrective to the proliferation of apolitical research on Big Tech." —@veenadubal.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"This essential book articulates and embodies ethical knowledge production amidst the rising tide of tech authoritarianism...It is an inspiring and critical corrective to the proliferation of apolitical research on Big Tech." —@veenadubal.bsky.social
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Attending the Historical Materialism Conference in London?
Join @americanwork47.bsky.social for a free, public talk on The American Worker pamphlet, workers’ inquiry, and the contemporary labor movement!
MayDay Rooms | Monday, 10 November | 19:00
Register >> buff.ly/mCOoGBF
Join @americanwork47.bsky.social for a free, public talk on The American Worker pamphlet, workers’ inquiry, and the contemporary labor movement!
MayDay Rooms | Monday, 10 November | 19:00
Register >> buff.ly/mCOoGBF
November 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Attending the Historical Materialism Conference in London?
Join @americanwork47.bsky.social for a free, public talk on The American Worker pamphlet, workers’ inquiry, and the contemporary labor movement!
MayDay Rooms | Monday, 10 November | 19:00
Register >> buff.ly/mCOoGBF
Join @americanwork47.bsky.social for a free, public talk on The American Worker pamphlet, workers’ inquiry, and the contemporary labor movement!
MayDay Rooms | Monday, 10 November | 19:00
Register >> buff.ly/mCOoGBF
Benjamin Shepard and Jay Blotcher (ACT UP) will be at Blue Heron Books in High Falls, NY tomorrow 11/8.
Swing by for a lively discussion on social movements, friendship, and conflict!
Event info and RSVP: www.blueheronbooksny.com/events/ben-s...
Swing by for a lively discussion on social movements, friendship, and conflict!
Event info and RSVP: www.blueheronbooksny.com/events/ben-s...
November 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Benjamin Shepard and Jay Blotcher (ACT UP) will be at Blue Heron Books in High Falls, NY tomorrow 11/8.
Swing by for a lively discussion on social movements, friendship, and conflict!
Event info and RSVP: www.blueheronbooksny.com/events/ben-s...
Swing by for a lively discussion on social movements, friendship, and conflict!
Event info and RSVP: www.blueheronbooksny.com/events/ben-s...
Attending London’s Historical Materialism? Join Common Notions collaborator Kevin Van Meter for a free public talk on The American Worker pamphlet, workers’ inquiry, and the contemporary labor movement at MayDay Rooms in London on Monday 10 November at 19:00!
events.maydayrooms.org/e/71/searchi...
events.maydayrooms.org/e/71/searchi...
November 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Attending London’s Historical Materialism? Join Common Notions collaborator Kevin Van Meter for a free public talk on The American Worker pamphlet, workers’ inquiry, and the contemporary labor movement at MayDay Rooms in London on Monday 10 November at 19:00!
events.maydayrooms.org/e/71/searchi...
events.maydayrooms.org/e/71/searchi...
Coming soon: Ata Nahai's BIRDS IN A GALE!
This inventive metatext, lucidly translated by Chiya Parvizpur and Hourieh Maleki Qouzloo, is reminiscent of the best of George Saunders and Elias Khoury, and an instant classic of twenty-first century world literature.
Available 12/2/2025 buff.ly/gPonUhf
This inventive metatext, lucidly translated by Chiya Parvizpur and Hourieh Maleki Qouzloo, is reminiscent of the best of George Saunders and Elias Khoury, and an instant classic of twenty-first century world literature.
Available 12/2/2025 buff.ly/gPonUhf
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Coming soon: Ata Nahai's BIRDS IN A GALE!
This inventive metatext, lucidly translated by Chiya Parvizpur and Hourieh Maleki Qouzloo, is reminiscent of the best of George Saunders and Elias Khoury, and an instant classic of twenty-first century world literature.
Available 12/2/2025 buff.ly/gPonUhf
This inventive metatext, lucidly translated by Chiya Parvizpur and Hourieh Maleki Qouzloo, is reminiscent of the best of George Saunders and Elias Khoury, and an instant classic of twenty-first century world literature.
Available 12/2/2025 buff.ly/gPonUhf
"Shows that successful organizing across the digital supply chain will depend on workers' own knowledge about the labor process, as well as their creativity and capacity to act." —Adam D.K. King
NOTES TOWARD A DIGITAL WORKERS' INQUIRY >
www.commonnotions.org/notes-toward-a-digital-workers-inquiry
NOTES TOWARD A DIGITAL WORKERS' INQUIRY >
www.commonnotions.org/notes-toward-a-digital-workers-inquiry
November 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
"Shows that successful organizing across the digital supply chain will depend on workers' own knowledge about the labor process, as well as their creativity and capacity to act." —Adam D.K. King
NOTES TOWARD A DIGITAL WORKERS' INQUIRY >
www.commonnotions.org/notes-toward-a-digital-workers-inquiry
NOTES TOWARD A DIGITAL WORKERS' INQUIRY >
www.commonnotions.org/notes-toward-a-digital-workers-inquiry
Happy pub day to NOTES TOWARD A DIGITAL WORKERS' INQUIRY!
"An exemplary demonstration of how inquiry can function simultaneously as a mode of collective action and a form of critical theory." —Leopoldina Fortunati, THE ARCANA OF REPRODUCTION
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"An exemplary demonstration of how inquiry can function simultaneously as a mode of collective action and a form of critical theory." —Leopoldina Fortunati, THE ARCANA OF REPRODUCTION
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November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Happy pub day to NOTES TOWARD A DIGITAL WORKERS' INQUIRY!
"An exemplary demonstration of how inquiry can function simultaneously as a mode of collective action and a form of critical theory." —Leopoldina Fortunati, THE ARCANA OF REPRODUCTION
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"An exemplary demonstration of how inquiry can function simultaneously as a mode of collective action and a form of critical theory." —Leopoldina Fortunati, THE ARCANA OF REPRODUCTION
buff.ly/QVbuVFe
"An indispensable primary source for understanding how a marginalized people stood up to reshape the heart of Diné Country/the Four Corners."
Dr. Matthias Andre Voigt, author of REINVENTING THE WARRIOR on BORDERTOWN CLASHES by John Redhouse.
www.commonnotions.org/bordertown-clashes
Dr. Matthias Andre Voigt, author of REINVENTING THE WARRIOR on BORDERTOWN CLASHES by John Redhouse.
www.commonnotions.org/bordertown-clashes
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
"An indispensable primary source for understanding how a marginalized people stood up to reshape the heart of Diné Country/the Four Corners."
Dr. Matthias Andre Voigt, author of REINVENTING THE WARRIOR on BORDERTOWN CLASHES by John Redhouse.
www.commonnotions.org/bordertown-clashes
Dr. Matthias Andre Voigt, author of REINVENTING THE WARRIOR on BORDERTOWN CLASHES by John Redhouse.
www.commonnotions.org/bordertown-clashes
The Capacitor Collective uses worker inquiry to build digital worker power from below. Their forthcoming book, NOTES TOWARD A DIGITAL WORKERS' INQUIRY, is a collection of interviews that challenge the stereotype that the tech industry is unorganizable.
Out 11/4, preorder today: buff.ly/PwI942X
Out 11/4, preorder today: buff.ly/PwI942X
October 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The Capacitor Collective uses worker inquiry to build digital worker power from below. Their forthcoming book, NOTES TOWARD A DIGITAL WORKERS' INQUIRY, is a collection of interviews that challenge the stereotype that the tech industry is unorganizable.
Out 11/4, preorder today: buff.ly/PwI942X
Out 11/4, preorder today: buff.ly/PwI942X
Catch the author of ON ACTIVISM, FRIENDSHIPS, AND FIGHTING at two New York events this fall!
10/29 at The CUNY Graduate Center from 3-4pm @gcsocialwelfare.bsky.social
11/8 in High Falls, NY at @blueheronbooksny.bsky.social
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10/29 at The CUNY Graduate Center from 3-4pm @gcsocialwelfare.bsky.social
11/8 in High Falls, NY at @blueheronbooksny.bsky.social
buff.ly/kNsPScd
October 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Catch the author of ON ACTIVISM, FRIENDSHIPS, AND FIGHTING at two New York events this fall!
10/29 at The CUNY Graduate Center from 3-4pm @gcsocialwelfare.bsky.social
11/8 in High Falls, NY at @blueheronbooksny.bsky.social
buff.ly/kNsPScd
10/29 at The CUNY Graduate Center from 3-4pm @gcsocialwelfare.bsky.social
11/8 in High Falls, NY at @blueheronbooksny.bsky.social
buff.ly/kNsPScd
Coming soon: BIRDS IN A GALE
Originally published in 2002, BIRDS IN A GALE is a poignant, psychological, and deeply political novel by one of Kurdistan’s best-loved writers, Ata Nahai.
Translated by Chiya Parvizpur & Hourieh Maleki Qouzloo
Available 11/25
Learn more and preorder: buff.ly/703nyCs
Originally published in 2002, BIRDS IN A GALE is a poignant, psychological, and deeply political novel by one of Kurdistan’s best-loved writers, Ata Nahai.
Translated by Chiya Parvizpur & Hourieh Maleki Qouzloo
Available 11/25
Learn more and preorder: buff.ly/703nyCs
October 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Coming soon: BIRDS IN A GALE
Originally published in 2002, BIRDS IN A GALE is a poignant, psychological, and deeply political novel by one of Kurdistan’s best-loved writers, Ata Nahai.
Translated by Chiya Parvizpur & Hourieh Maleki Qouzloo
Available 11/25
Learn more and preorder: buff.ly/703nyCs
Originally published in 2002, BIRDS IN A GALE is a poignant, psychological, and deeply political novel by one of Kurdistan’s best-loved writers, Ata Nahai.
Translated by Chiya Parvizpur & Hourieh Maleki Qouzloo
Available 11/25
Learn more and preorder: buff.ly/703nyCs
Experience labor history, and listen to some of its greatest hits in the STRIKE WHILE THE NEEDLE IS HOT mixtape. Order the book, and add the tape for $5.
We have a limited supply of the mixtape, so order your bundle while you can!
www.commonnotions.org/strike-while-the-needle-is-hot
We have a limited supply of the mixtape, so order your bundle while you can!
www.commonnotions.org/strike-while-the-needle-is-hot
October 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Experience labor history, and listen to some of its greatest hits in the STRIKE WHILE THE NEEDLE IS HOT mixtape. Order the book, and add the tape for $5.
We have a limited supply of the mixtape, so order your bundle while you can!
www.commonnotions.org/strike-while-the-needle-is-hot
We have a limited supply of the mixtape, so order your bundle while you can!
www.commonnotions.org/strike-while-the-needle-is-hot
Happy pub day to LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA!!
@yaffasutopia.bsky.social
www.commonnotions.org/letters-from-a-living-utopia
@yaffasutopia.bsky.social
www.commonnotions.org/letters-from-a-living-utopia
October 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Happy pub day to LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA!!
@yaffasutopia.bsky.social
www.commonnotions.org/letters-from-a-living-utopia
@yaffasutopia.bsky.social
www.commonnotions.org/letters-from-a-living-utopia
NOTES TOWARD A DIGITAL WORKERS' INQUIRY by The Capacitor Collective delivers first-hand accounts from the tech sector’s burgeoning labor movement.
Preorders save a couple bucks and get a free zine on the history of workers' inquiries! Checkout with coupon code DIGITALWORKERS: buff.ly/9Li5A3U
Preorders save a couple bucks and get a free zine on the history of workers' inquiries! Checkout with coupon code DIGITALWORKERS: buff.ly/9Li5A3U
October 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
NOTES TOWARD A DIGITAL WORKERS' INQUIRY by The Capacitor Collective delivers first-hand accounts from the tech sector’s burgeoning labor movement.
Preorders save a couple bucks and get a free zine on the history of workers' inquiries! Checkout with coupon code DIGITALWORKERS: buff.ly/9Li5A3U
Preorders save a couple bucks and get a free zine on the history of workers' inquiries! Checkout with coupon code DIGITALWORKERS: buff.ly/9Li5A3U
On the horizon: @yaffasutopia.bsky.social's new book!
LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA builds off of WHISPERS BENEATH THE ORANGE GROVE and DESECRATED POPPIES to offer an expanded vision and roadmap toward collective liberation.
Order before 10/7 to save $$!
Discount code: PREORDER
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LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA builds off of WHISPERS BENEATH THE ORANGE GROVE and DESECRATED POPPIES to offer an expanded vision and roadmap toward collective liberation.
Order before 10/7 to save $$!
Discount code: PREORDER
buff.ly/dZVJxlM
October 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
On the horizon: @yaffasutopia.bsky.social's new book!
LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA builds off of WHISPERS BENEATH THE ORANGE GROVE and DESECRATED POPPIES to offer an expanded vision and roadmap toward collective liberation.
Order before 10/7 to save $$!
Discount code: PREORDER
buff.ly/dZVJxlM
LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA builds off of WHISPERS BENEATH THE ORANGE GROVE and DESECRATED POPPIES to offer an expanded vision and roadmap toward collective liberation.
Order before 10/7 to save $$!
Discount code: PREORDER
buff.ly/dZVJxlM
Join us at the MASS MoCA R&D Store Thursday 9/25.
Josh MacPhee will be in conversation with MCLA Professor of Art, Melanie Mowinski.
Tickets are $5, reserve your seat! buff.ly/XaATkz1
Josh MacPhee will be in conversation with MCLA Professor of Art, Melanie Mowinski.
Tickets are $5, reserve your seat! buff.ly/XaATkz1
September 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Join us at the MASS MoCA R&D Store Thursday 9/25.
Josh MacPhee will be in conversation with MCLA Professor of Art, Melanie Mowinski.
Tickets are $5, reserve your seat! buff.ly/XaATkz1
Josh MacPhee will be in conversation with MCLA Professor of Art, Melanie Mowinski.
Tickets are $5, reserve your seat! buff.ly/XaATkz1
Stop by our booth at @bkbookfest.bsky.social for a copy of Andrew Ross's THE WEATHER REPORT and free broadsides!
This Sunday 9/21. 10am-6pm. Rain or shine!
brooklynbookfestival.org
This Sunday 9/21. 10am-6pm. Rain or shine!
brooklynbookfestival.org
September 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Stop by our booth at @bkbookfest.bsky.social for a copy of Andrew Ross's THE WEATHER REPORT and free broadsides!
This Sunday 9/21. 10am-6pm. Rain or shine!
brooklynbookfestival.org
This Sunday 9/21. 10am-6pm. Rain or shine!
brooklynbookfestival.org
LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA was written by @yaffasutopia.bsky.social, and is coming to an indie bookstore near you October 7th!
Order on our site by 10/6 to save some $$ and get a free poster. Use coupon code PREORDER at checkout <3
www.commonnotions.org/letters-from-a-living-utopia
Order on our site by 10/6 to save some $$ and get a free poster. Use coupon code PREORDER at checkout <3
www.commonnotions.org/letters-from-a-living-utopia
September 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA was written by @yaffasutopia.bsky.social, and is coming to an indie bookstore near you October 7th!
Order on our site by 10/6 to save some $$ and get a free poster. Use coupon code PREORDER at checkout <3
www.commonnotions.org/letters-from-a-living-utopia
Order on our site by 10/6 to save some $$ and get a free poster. Use coupon code PREORDER at checkout <3
www.commonnotions.org/letters-from-a-living-utopia
LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA is a love letter to liberation. A journey of resilient repair that will leave you with the deeply felt certainty that Palestine WILL be free. That Palestine HAS ALWAYS been free.
September 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA is a love letter to liberation. A journey of resilient repair that will leave you with the deeply felt certainty that Palestine WILL be free. That Palestine HAS ALWAYS been free.
We're so excited for our Fall/Winter titles—a few of which are already out in the world!
Check out these graphics for a preview of all the titles, and sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Common Notions. ⚡️
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Check out these graphics for a preview of all the titles, and sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Common Notions. ⚡️
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September 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We're so excited for our Fall/Winter titles—a few of which are already out in the world!
Check out these graphics for a preview of all the titles, and sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Common Notions. ⚡️
Sign up: buff.ly/80zTynn
Check out these graphics for a preview of all the titles, and sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Common Notions. ⚡️
Sign up: buff.ly/80zTynn
Join us at the MASS MoCA R&D store 9/25.
Josh MacPhee will be discussing STRIKE WHILE THE NEEDLE IS HOT and ARMED BY DESIGN with MCLA Professor of Art Melanie Mowinski and our publisher, Malav Kanuga.
Get your ticket before they sell out! tickets.massmoca.org/11634/11637
Josh MacPhee will be discussing STRIKE WHILE THE NEEDLE IS HOT and ARMED BY DESIGN with MCLA Professor of Art Melanie Mowinski and our publisher, Malav Kanuga.
Get your ticket before they sell out! tickets.massmoca.org/11634/11637
September 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Join us at the MASS MoCA R&D store 9/25.
Josh MacPhee will be discussing STRIKE WHILE THE NEEDLE IS HOT and ARMED BY DESIGN with MCLA Professor of Art Melanie Mowinski and our publisher, Malav Kanuga.
Get your ticket before they sell out! tickets.massmoca.org/11634/11637
Josh MacPhee will be discussing STRIKE WHILE THE NEEDLE IS HOT and ARMED BY DESIGN with MCLA Professor of Art Melanie Mowinski and our publisher, Malav Kanuga.
Get your ticket before they sell out! tickets.massmoca.org/11634/11637
We got a lovely testimonial from Moksha at BOMB’s Small Press Flea. She attended a DIVERSITY OF AESTHETICs event at the P.I.T., and connected with what the authors had to say. Have you read the book? What did you think?
www.commonnotions.org/diversity-of-aesthetics
www.commonnotions.org/diversity-of-aesthetics
September 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We got a lovely testimonial from Moksha at BOMB’s Small Press Flea. She attended a DIVERSITY OF AESTHETICs event at the P.I.T., and connected with what the authors had to say. Have you read the book? What did you think?
www.commonnotions.org/diversity-of-aesthetics
www.commonnotions.org/diversity-of-aesthetics
Happy pub day to THE WEATHER REPORT by Andrew Ross!
The book on population and climate change you've been waiting for. Grab a copy at one of the many events he has lined up, or order directly from our site: commonnotions.org/the-weather-report
The book on population and climate change you've been waiting for. Grab a copy at one of the many events he has lined up, or order directly from our site: commonnotions.org/the-weather-report
September 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Happy pub day to THE WEATHER REPORT by Andrew Ross!
The book on population and climate change you've been waiting for. Grab a copy at one of the many events he has lined up, or order directly from our site: commonnotions.org/the-weather-report
The book on population and climate change you've been waiting for. Grab a copy at one of the many events he has lined up, or order directly from our site: commonnotions.org/the-weather-report
Our STRIKE WHILE THE NEEDLE IS HOT virtual event is this Wednesday 9/10!!
We can't wait to share labor history & tunes with you all. Authors Josh MacPhee & Kennedy Block will be joined by @albradbury.bsky.social, Robert Ovetz, & Kevin Van Meter.
Register & invite a friend! tinyurl.com/StrikeLaunch
We can't wait to share labor history & tunes with you all. Authors Josh MacPhee & Kennedy Block will be joined by @albradbury.bsky.social, Robert Ovetz, & Kevin Van Meter.
Register & invite a friend! tinyurl.com/StrikeLaunch
September 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Our STRIKE WHILE THE NEEDLE IS HOT virtual event is this Wednesday 9/10!!
We can't wait to share labor history & tunes with you all. Authors Josh MacPhee & Kennedy Block will be joined by @albradbury.bsky.social, Robert Ovetz, & Kevin Van Meter.
Register & invite a friend! tinyurl.com/StrikeLaunch
We can't wait to share labor history & tunes with you all. Authors Josh MacPhee & Kennedy Block will be joined by @albradbury.bsky.social, Robert Ovetz, & Kevin Van Meter.
Register & invite a friend! tinyurl.com/StrikeLaunch