We are pleased to announce the Call for Books for the 2026 Annual Meeting - Author Meets Critics Sessions. Program Chair Hadi Khoshneviss will select two books to be featured on the program.

Author Meets Critic Sessions are designed to bring authors of recent books considered to be important contributions to the study of social problems and the advancement of social justice together with discussants chosen to provide different viewpoints. Only books published in 2024 or 2025 are eligible for nomination.

To nominate a book:

• You must be a current SSSP member.
• Self-nominations are not accepted.
• All nominations must be submitted online.

At the discretion of the Program Chair, the Committee may invite authors whose work is particularly relevant to the 2026 annual meeting theme, “Resisting Colonization of Lifeworlds.”

Deadline: Proposals must be submitted to the Program Chair no later than December 15, 2025. 

Proposals must include:

1) Complete Book Title (include publisher name and publication date)

2) A brief statement (200 words maximum) about the book’s importance to the study of social problems and the advancement of social justice in general, as well as its relevance to the annual meeting theme

3) Session Organizer(s), including e-mail address(es) – authors cannot serve as session organizers

4) A list of potential critics, including their e-mail addresses

For questions, please contact Program Chair Hadi Khoshneviss at khoshnevissh@rhodes.edu.