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Stanford University Press is pleased to announce the launch of a new trade imprint.

Complementing the core strengths of Stanford

University Press, Redwood Press publishes

intellectually stimulating books for sophisticated

readers. With a mission to inform, illuminate,

and entertain, Redwood Press seeks to broaden

the accessibility of new ideas, embracing varied

forms—from serious nonfiction to thought-

provoking fiction—on topics that educate and

spark public discussion. Open to both academics

as well as non-academic writers—journalists,

novelists, and other influential voices—this imprint

is geared toward big ideas and broad audiences.

Redwood Press curates well-crafted books that

spur thought, stir debate, and invite the reader into

ongoing conversations.

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•  Manuscript review by other published authors, journalists, biographers, novelists, or scholars

•  Expert and personal developmental editing

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W H AT W E C A N O F F E R O U R

T R A D E AU T H O R S

R E D W O O D P R E S S L A U N C H T I T L E S

The author’s language mesmerizes. Nakhjavani deftly transforms an incomplete history into legend. —kirkus starred review

Gossip was rife in the capital about the poetess of Qazvin.

Some claimed she had been arrested for masterminding

the murder of the grand Mullah, her uncle. Others echoed her

words, and passed her poems from hand to hand. Everyone

spoke of her beauty, and her dazzling intelligence. But most

alarming to the Shah and the court was how the poetess could

read. As her warnings and predictions became prophecies

fulfilled, about the assassination of the Shah, the hanging

of the Mayor, and the murder of the Grand Vazir, many

wondered whether she was not only reading history but

writing it as well. Was she herself guilty of the crimes she was

foretelling?

Set in the world of Qajar monarchs, mayors, ministers, and

mullahs, this novel explores the dangerous and at the same

time luminous legacy left by a remarkable person. Bahiyyih

Nakhjavani offers a gripping tale that is at once a compelling

history of a pioneering woman, a story of nineteenth

century Iran told from the street level up, and a work that is

universally relevant to our times.

bahiyyih nakhjavani grew up in Uganda, was educated

in the United Kingdom and the United States, and now lives

in France. She is the author of The Saddlebag and Paper. Her

novels have been published in French, Italian, Spanish, German,

Dutch, Greek, Turkish, Hebrew, Russian, and Korean.

A N OVEL

BAH IY Y IH NAKH JAVAN I

R E D W O O D P R E S S L A U N C H T I T L E S

“As President of Peru, Alejandro Toledo confronted some of Latin America’s biggest challenges. Today, he shares his vision for the region’s future, and offers a roadmap for promoting growth and creating the inclusive, prosperous society that is well within reach.” —president bill clinton

In The Shared Society, Alejandro Toledo, whose tenure as

president of Peru helped spur its economic renaissance,

develops a plan for a future Latin America in which its

population is not only much better off economically than

today, but in which the vast 40 percent of Latin America’s

poor and marginalized are incorporated into a rising middle

class, democratic institutions work more effectively, and the

extraordinary ecosystem of Latin America is preserved. This

is Toledo’s vision for a just, sustainable, and prosperous shared

society.

Toledo argues that only extraordinary efforts of vision,

determination, courage and inspired leadership will set Latin

America on the path to inclusive development. This book

provides a visionary manifesto and blueprint for creating that

ideal shared society.

alejandro toled o was democratically elected President

of Peru in 2001. He founded and continues to serve as the

President of the Global Center for Development and Democracy

in Washington, DC.

A Vision for the Global Future of Latin America

Alejandro Toledo

[A] roadmap for promoting growth and creating the inclusive, prosperous society that is

well within reach. —PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON

the shared society

O U R E D I T O R S

kate wahlEditor-In-Chiefkwahl@stanford.edu

Middle East culture, history, and politics

emily-jane cohenExecutive Editorbeatrice@stanford.edu

Religion, particularly American religions; media, arts, and culture; trade books in political theory, philosophy, and literary studies

al an harveyDirectoraharvey@stanford.edu

Science

jenny gavacsEditorjgavacs@stanford.edu

Social and political issues, particularly immigration, race, and gender; science, technology, and society; Asian culture, history, and politics; California living

michelle lipinskiEditormlipinsk@stanford.edu

Law, politics, and current affairs; social justice, particularly legal, racial, or feminist concerns; environmental issues; Latin American culture and society

margo irvinEditormcirvin@stanford.edu

History; current affairs; African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Jewish studies; biographies and memoirs

All editors accept both nonfiction and literary fiction submissions.

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Some highlights from the list of Stanford University Press . . .

Author interviews on NPR/Morning Edition and HuffPost Live

Author op-eds in the Boston Globe and Aljazeera America

Book coverage in Wired, Boston Globe, and BBC News Magazine

Winner, Gold Medal in U.S. History category, IPPY

Reviewed in the Boston Globe and Science Magazine

Named in “Ten Books We’ve Loved This Year,” Washington Post Book World

Reviewed in Reuters and the Washington Post

A B O U T S T A N F O R D U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S

Z O O L A N DTHE INSTITUTION OF CAPTIVITY

IRUS BRAVERMAN

Reviewed in the New York Times Sunday Book Review and the Times Literary Supplement

Author interview on KQED Forum

Winner, Bronze Medal in Current Events/Social Issues category, IPPY

Author interviews on NPR/Code Switch and in the Boston Globe

Excerpted in Scientific American

Winner, Gold Medal in Writing/Publishing category, IPPY; and Honorable Mention in Media/Cultural Studies, PROSE Awards

Reviewed in Publisher’s Weekly, The Weekly Standard, and the Los Angeles Review of Books

Book talks at City Lights Bookstore and the Chicago Humanities Festival, and author interviews on WBAI NYC and Iowa Public Radio

Winner, Gold Medal in Autobiography/Memoir, IPPY; and Honorable Mention in Biography/Autobiography, PROSE Awards

Author interview in Jadaliyya

Author interviews in Playboy and La Repubblica’s Friday magazine

Excerpted in Bookforum

Reviewed in the Times Literary Supplement

Winner, Bronze Medal in Current Events/Ecological category, IPPY

Reviewed in Slate and the Financial Times