As we mark what would have been the 113th birthday of legendary author, oral historian, and radio broadcaster Studs Terkel, we take a moment to celebrate the powerful legacy of the Studs and Ida Terkel Author Prize. Awarded annually to debut nonfiction writers, this prize recognizes voices that shine a light on the social justice issues and everyday struggles that Studs and his wife, Ida, championed throughout their lives.
Browse all books by Studs and Ida Terkel Prize–winning authors and enjoy 30% off all featured titles for a limited time with code TNP30.
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Backroom Deals in Our Backyards
How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back$27.99 Buy Now -
Intertwined
Women, Nature, and Climate Justice$27.99 Buy Now -
Refugee High
Coming of Age in America$18.99 $26.99Price range: $18.99 through $26.99 Buy Now -
Milked
How an American Crisis Brought Together Midwestern Dairy Farmers and Mexican Workers$26.99 Buy Now -
Waste
One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret$17.99 $25.99Price range: $17.99 through $25.99 Buy Now -
The Lines Between Us
Two Families and a Quest to Cross Baltimore’s Racial Divide$28.99 Buy Now -
Lighting the Fires of Freedom
African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement$17.99 $25.99Price range: $17.99 through $25.99 Buy Now -
Teeth
The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America$23.00 $27.99Price range: $23.00 through $27.99 Buy Now -
Chain of Title
How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure Fraud$22.99 $27.95Price range: $22.99 through $27.95 Buy Now -
The Boy Who Could Change the World
The Writings of Aaron Swartz$22.99 $23.00Price range: $22.99 through $23.00 Buy Now -
Hold Fast to Dreams
A College Guidance Counselor, His Students, and the Vision of a Life Beyond Poverty$17.99 $25.95Price range: $17.99 through $25.95 Buy Now -
Lessons from the Heartland
A Turbulent Half-Century of Public Education in an Iconic American City$27.95 $27.99Price range: $27.95 through $27.99 Buy Now -
Framing Innocence
A Mother's Photographs, a Prosecutor's Zeal, and a Small Town's Response$17.95 $25.95Price range: $17.95 through $25.95 Buy Now -
The Devil in Dover
An Insider's Story of Dogma V. Darwin in Small-town America$16.99 $24.95Price range: $16.99 through $24.95 Buy Now
