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*** A Most Anticipated Book of 2026 *** - Inkstick Media
*** A Most Anticipated Book of 2026 *** - Inkstick Media
When an ordinary man is thrust into the dangerous world of smuggling at America’s northern border, he finds himself at the epicenter of debates about violent immigration policing.
When an ordinary man is thrust into the dangerous world of smuggling at America’s northern border, he finds himself at the epicenter of debates about violent immigration policing.
Soon after businessman Bob Boulé opens the Smuggler’s Inn, a quirky bed and breakfast directly on the US-Canada border, refugees, drug traffickers, and ICE agents all trust him with their secrets. The refugees tell Bob heartbreaking stories of persecution and death, leading him to question his core beliefs about right and wrong. The drug traffickers and ICE agents try to recruit Bob to their side in the dangerous game of smuggling at the border. Bob is forced to make a series of risky decisions that draw him deeper and deeper into the murky border underworld. There are car chases, drug deals between the Hells Angels and the Sinaloa cartel, and over a thousand people who slip quietly across the border to safety in Canada in the dead of night. Bob’s secret world eventually comes crashing down and he endures two stints locked up abroad. After a violent confrontation with a Border Patrol agent, Bob's case goes all the way to the US Supreme Court whose landmark decision in Egbert v. Boule paves the way for the apparent impunity of ICE agents on American streets in the second Trump presidency.
Soon after businessman Bob Boulé opens the Smuggler’s Inn, a quirky bed and breakfast directly on the US-Canada border, refugees, drug traffickers, and ICE agents all trust him with their secrets. The refugees tell Bob heartbreaking stories of persecution and death, leading him to question his core beliefs about right and wrong. The drug traffickers and ICE agents try to recruit Bob to their side in the dangerous game of smuggling at the border. Bob is forced to make a series of risky decisions that draw him deeper and deeper into the murky border underworld. There are car chases, drug deals between the Hells Angels and the Sinaloa cartel, and over a thousand people who slip quietly across the border to safety in Canada in the dead of night. Bob’s secret world eventually comes crashing down and he endures two stints locked up abroad. After a violent confrontation with a Border Patrol agent, Bob's case goes all the way to the US Supreme Court whose landmark decision in Egbert v. Boule paves the way for the apparent impunity of ICE agents on American streets in the second Trump presidency.
SMUGGLER by Reece Jones and Greg Boos will be published in fall 2026 with Prometheus Press. HBO has optioned the TV and film rights.
SMUGGLER by Reece Jones and Greg Boos will be published in fall 2026 with Prometheus Press. HBO has optioned the TV and film rights.
In the Media:
In the Media:
A most anticipated book of 2026. Veteran border expert and author Reece Jones and immigration lawyer Greg Boos have teamed up for what promises to be a thrilling read. - Inkstick Media
A most anticipated book of 2026. Veteran border expert and author Reece Jones and immigration lawyer Greg Boos have teamed up for what promises to be a thrilling read. - Inkstick Media
*** 2023 Southwest History Book of the Year ***
*** 2023 Southwest History Book of the Year ***
NOBODY IS PROTECTED (Counterpoint Press 2022) is an urgent look at the US Border Patrol from its xenophobic founding to its assault on the Fourth Amendment in its quest to become a national police force.
NOBODY IS PROTECTED (Counterpoint Press 2022) is an urgent look at the US Border Patrol from its xenophobic founding to its assault on the Fourth Amendment in its quest to become a national police force.
Reviews:
Reviews:
“It is a dark portrait, but hopefully, by Jones shining some light on it, changes might be prompted that can rein in the beast before it devours what rights we have left.” — Coot's Reviews
“It is a dark portrait, but hopefully, by Jones shining some light on it, changes might be prompted that can rein in the beast before it devours what rights we have left.” — Coot's Reviews
A “troubling look at what Americans have sacrificed in the name of border security.” An “incisive legal history” ... “Enriched by the author’s brisk prose and lucid analysis of complex legal matters.” — Publishers Weekly
A “troubling look at what Americans have sacrificed in the name of border security.” An “incisive legal history” ... “Enriched by the author’s brisk prose and lucid analysis of complex legal matters.” — Publishers Weekly
“A provocative, necessary book about an ongoing hot-button topic” that “examines how the U.S. Border Patrol developed into an organization with powers that supersede the Fourth Amendment right to freedom from unreasonable search and seizure.” — Kirkus Reviews
“A provocative, necessary book about an ongoing hot-button topic” that “examines how the U.S. Border Patrol developed into an organization with powers that supersede the Fourth Amendment right to freedom from unreasonable search and seizure.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Jones summons readers concerned about abust of authority, accountability, human rights, and establishing justice to demand rethinking and revising the USBP’s expansive reach.” — Library Journal
“Jones summons readers concerned about abust of authority, accountability, human rights, and establishing justice to demand rethinking and revising the USBP’s expansive reach.” — Library Journal
** Shortlisted for the 2022 Stowe Prize **
** Shortlisted for the 2022 Stowe Prize **
WHITE BORDERS (Beacon, 2021) unearths the racial history of American immigration restrictions from Chinese Exclusion through the Trump Presidency.
WHITE BORDERS (Beacon, 2021) unearths the racial history of American immigration restrictions from Chinese Exclusion through the Trump Presidency.
Reviews:
Reviews:
Starred Review "A highly recommended, in-depth history of migration that accounts for lives affected by American border policing and immigration restrictions."— Library Journal
Starred Review "A highly recommended, in-depth history of migration that accounts for lives affected by American border policing and immigration restrictions."— Library Journal
"White Borders reads less like a history and more like a compelling novel. Jones is adept at drawing out the background and character of our past while connecting it to recent events" — Englewood Review
"White Borders reads less like a history and more like a compelling novel. Jones is adept at drawing out the background and character of our past while connecting it to recent events" — Englewood Review
"Reece Jones explores the tragic, ludicrous, and endlessly violent creation and maintenance of America’s borders... Jones’s greatest contribution is to show the forces that really drove the Trump campaign." — Chicago Review of Books
"Reece Jones explores the tragic, ludicrous, and endlessly violent creation and maintenance of America’s borders... Jones’s greatest contribution is to show the forces that really drove the Trump campaign." — Chicago Review of Books
"A critical examination of U.S. immigration policies across the centuries as instruments of racism. .... An incisive account ... The author’s ability to connect the dots is impressive—and depressing, since the politics of ethnic hatred persist."— Kirkus Reviews
"A critical examination of U.S. immigration policies across the centuries as instruments of racism. .... An incisive account ... The author’s ability to connect the dots is impressive—and depressing, since the politics of ethnic hatred persist."— Kirkus Reviews
*** 2017 Julian Minghi Distinguished Book Award ***
*** 2017 Julian Minghi Distinguished Book Award ***
*** Boston Globe Recommended Book for Fall 2016 ***
*** Boston Globe Recommended Book for Fall 2016 ***
VIOLENT BORDERS (Verso 2016) documents the billions of dollars spent on border security projects and the resulting spike in migrant deaths.
VIOLENT BORDERS (Verso 2016) documents the billions of dollars spent on border security projects and the resulting spike in migrant deaths.
Reviews:
Reviews:
"One of the most influential Political Geography books published in recent times" - Political Geography Research Group of the Royal Geographical Society
"One of the most influential Political Geography books published in recent times" - Political Geography Research Group of the Royal Geographical Society
"Powerful book ... essential reading ... Some of the passages are so insightful as to merit notation, repetition, and a subsequent call to arms." - Robert Barsky, Oxford Border Criminologies
"Powerful book ... essential reading ... Some of the passages are so insightful as to merit notation, repetition, and a subsequent call to arms." - Robert Barsky, Oxford Border Criminologies
"With the building of border walls and the deaths of migrants much in the news, this work is both timely and necessarily provocative." - Kirkus Reviews
"With the building of border walls and the deaths of migrants much in the news, this work is both timely and necessarily provocative." - Kirkus Reviews
"Radical and accessible, Violent Borders is a timely, thought-provoking read, providing a better understanding of today’s refugee crisis." -The Indy Online
"Radical and accessible, Violent Borders is a timely, thought-provoking read, providing a better understanding of today’s refugee crisis." -The Indy Online
*** 2013 Julian Minghi Distinguished Book Award ***
*** 2013 Julian Minghi Distinguished Book Award ***
BORDER WALLS (Zed, 2012) is a bold, important intervention that demonstrates that the exclusion and violence necessary to secure the borders of the modern state often undermine the very ideals of freedom and democracy they are meant to protect.
BORDER WALLS (Zed, 2012) is a bold, important intervention that demonstrates that the exclusion and violence necessary to secure the borders of the modern state often undermine the very ideals of freedom and democracy they are meant to protect.
Reviews:
Reviews:
With imagination and erudition, Jones investigates the fundamental tensions between democratic ideals and the brute realities of the enforcement of state power on the ground. - E-International Relations
With imagination and erudition, Jones investigates the fundamental tensions between democratic ideals and the brute realities of the enforcement of state power on the ground. - E-International Relations
Reece Jones has written an important book - Klaus Dodds, Royal Holloway, University of London
Reece Jones has written an important book - Klaus Dodds, Royal Holloway, University of London
In a compelling analysis of the political agendas, identity politics and growing civil militarization underlying the construction of border barriers between neighboring counties and peoples, Reece Jones makes a significant contribution to the emerging but vital field of securitization studies. - Jeff Halper, Director of the Israeli Committee Against Demolitions (ICAHD)
In a compelling analysis of the political agendas, identity politics and growing civil militarization underlying the construction of border barriers between neighboring counties and peoples, Reece Jones makes a significant contribution to the emerging but vital field of securitization studies. - Jeff Halper, Director of the Israeli Committee Against Demolitions (ICAHD)
Edited Books
Edited Books
OPEN BORDERS: IN DEFENSE OF FREE MOVEMENT
2019 Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation Series, University of Georgia Press
Endorsements:
Endorsements:
Comprising contributions from key scholars, activists and activist-scholars, this fantastic volume bridges theory and practice. It provides intellectual heft and inspirational case studies to demonstrate the justice and possibility of a world of open borders. - Bridget Anderson, Professor, University of Bristol
Comprising contributions from key scholars, activists and activist-scholars, this fantastic volume bridges theory and practice. It provides intellectual heft and inspirational case studies to demonstrate the justice and possibility of a world of open borders. - Bridget Anderson, Professor, University of Bristol
As the ‘West’ is closing its borders, Reece Jones and his team of contributors offer an indispensable critique, pointing to an open-borders world that humanity should aspire to. This book shows a path forward in these backward times. - Harald Bauder, Professor, Ryerson University
As the ‘West’ is closing its borders, Reece Jones and his team of contributors offer an indispensable critique, pointing to an open-borders world that humanity should aspire to. This book shows a path forward in these backward times. - Harald Bauder, Professor, Ryerson University
Contributors:
Contributors:
Thomas Nail, Michael Huemer, Charles Heller, Lorenzo Pezzani, Maurice Stierl, Nandita Sharma, Jenna Loyd, Jacqueline Stevens, Joseph Nevins, Polly Pallister-Wilkins, Elisabeth Vallet, Said Saddiki, Meryem Lakhdar, Christine Leuenberger, Andrew Burridge, Natasha King, No Borders Morocco, Semillas Autónomas, Peter Mancina
Thomas Nail, Michael Huemer, Charles Heller, Lorenzo Pezzani, Maurice Stierl, Nandita Sharma, Jenna Loyd, Jacqueline Stevens, Joseph Nevins, Polly Pallister-Wilkins, Elisabeth Vallet, Said Saddiki, Meryem Lakhdar, Christine Leuenberger, Andrew Burridge, Natasha King, No Borders Morocco, Semillas Autónomas, Peter Mancina
BORDERS AND MOBILITY IN SOUTH ASIA AND BEYOND
BORDERS AND MOBILITY IN SOUTH ASIA AND BEYOND
Edited by Reece Jones and Md. Azmeary Ferdoush
Edited by Reece Jones and Md. Azmeary Ferdoush
2018 Asian Borderlands Series Amsterdam University Press
2018 Asian Borderlands Series Amsterdam University Press
Reviews:
Reviews:
'Relevant,' 'thought provoking,' and 'a good read.' - Diotima Chattoraj in Journal of Contemporary Asia
'Relevant,' 'thought provoking,' and 'a good read.' - Diotima Chattoraj in Journal of Contemporary Asia
Endorsements:
Endorsements:
'An extraordinarily timely collection of essays to remind us of the crucial place of South Asia in twenty-first century displacements, and the urgent need to theorize its new border regimes through the ordinary and catastrophic experiences of moving people.' - Vazira Zamindar, Associate Professor of History, Brown University
'An extraordinarily timely collection of essays to remind us of the crucial place of South Asia in twenty-first century displacements, and the urgent need to theorize its new border regimes through the ordinary and catastrophic experiences of moving people.' - Vazira Zamindar, Associate Professor of History, Brown University
Contributors:
Contributors:
Edward Boyle, Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman, Azizul Rasel, Kavitha Rajagopalan, Ananya Chakraborty, Andrea Wright, James Weir, Rohullah Amin, Marta Zorko, Malini Sur, Masja Van Meeteren, Riddhi Shah, Tana Trivedi
Edward Boyle, Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman, Azizul Rasel, Kavitha Rajagopalan, Ananya Chakraborty, Andrea Wright, James Weir, Rohullah Amin, Marta Zorko, Malini Sur, Masja Van Meeteren, Riddhi Shah, Tana Trivedi
HANDBOOK ON CRITICAL GEOGRAPHIES OF MIGRATION
HANDBOOK ON CRITICAL GEOGRAPHIES OF MIGRATION
Edited by Katharyne Mitchell, Reece Jones, and Jennifer Fluri
Edited by Katharyne Mitchell, Reece Jones, and Jennifer Fluri
Endorsements:
Endorsements:
‘A major contribution to contemporary theoretical and public policy debates.’ – Josh DeWind, Social Science Research Council, US
‘A major contribution to contemporary theoretical and public policy debates.’ – Josh DeWind, Social Science Research Council, US
Contributors:
Contributors:
Mary Gilmartin, Anna-Kaisa Kuusisto-Arponen, Yolanda Weima, Jennifer Hyndman, Cecilia Menjívar, Shannon Drysdale Walsh, Timothy Raeymaekers, Benjamin Müller, Brenda Yeoh, Kellynn Wee, Charmian Goh, Anu Sabhlok, Patrica Ehrkamp, Jenna Loyd, Anna Secor, Nazgol Bagheri, Jeremy Slack, Daniel E. Martinez, Henk van Houtum, Rodrigo Bueno-Lacy, Michael Collyer, Glenda Garelli, Martina Tazzioli, Maribel Casas-Cortes, Sebastian Cobarrubias, Bernd Kasparek, Matthais Schmidt-Sembdner, Thom Davies, Arshad Isakjee, Surindar Dhesi, Kate Coddington, Lauren Martin, Robyn Sampson, Alison Blunt, Jayani Bonnerjee, Elizabeth Mavroudi, Abel Chikanda, Jonathan Crush, Margaret Walton-Roberts, Elaine Ho, Philip Kelly, Cindy Maharaj ,Saskia Kok, Richard Rogers, Elias Steinhilper, Ilker Ataç, Nick Gill, Jennifer Allsopp, Andrew Burridge, Melanie Griffiths, Natalia Paszkiewicz, Rebecca Rotter, Polly Pallister-Wilkins, Deirdre Conlon, Key MacFarlane.
Mary Gilmartin, Anna-Kaisa Kuusisto-Arponen, Yolanda Weima, Jennifer Hyndman, Cecilia Menjívar, Shannon Drysdale Walsh, Timothy Raeymaekers, Benjamin Müller, Brenda Yeoh, Kellynn Wee, Charmian Goh, Anu Sabhlok, Patrica Ehrkamp, Jenna Loyd, Anna Secor, Nazgol Bagheri, Jeremy Slack, Daniel E. Martinez, Henk van Houtum, Rodrigo Bueno-Lacy, Michael Collyer, Glenda Garelli, Martina Tazzioli, Maribel Casas-Cortes, Sebastian Cobarrubias, Bernd Kasparek, Matthais Schmidt-Sembdner, Thom Davies, Arshad Isakjee, Surindar Dhesi, Kate Coddington, Lauren Martin, Robyn Sampson, Alison Blunt, Jayani Bonnerjee, Elizabeth Mavroudi, Abel Chikanda, Jonathan Crush, Margaret Walton-Roberts, Elaine Ho, Philip Kelly, Cindy Maharaj ,Saskia Kok, Richard Rogers, Elias Steinhilper, Ilker Ataç, Nick Gill, Jennifer Allsopp, Andrew Burridge, Melanie Griffiths, Natalia Paszkiewicz, Rebecca Rotter, Polly Pallister-Wilkins, Deirdre Conlon, Key MacFarlane.
*** Association of Borderlands Studies Gold Book Award ***
*** Association of Borderlands Studies Gold Book Award ***
PLACING THE BORDER IN EVERYDAY LIFE
PLACING THE BORDER IN EVERYDAY LIFE
edited by Reece Jones and Corey Johnson
edited by Reece Jones and Corey Johnson
Endorsements:
Endorsements:
‘A compelling and richly illustrated collection examining the everyday practices and impacts of bordering. If it is an exaggeration to say the border is everywhere, then the cases examined here nonetheless perceptively examine its diverse, uneven and variegated contemporary instantiations.’ - Stuart Elden, University of Warwick.
‘A compelling and richly illustrated collection examining the everyday practices and impacts of bordering. If it is an exaggeration to say the border is everywhere, then the cases examined here nonetheless perceptively examine its diverse, uneven and variegated contemporary instantiations.’ - Stuart Elden, University of Warwick.
Contributors:
Contributors:
Chris Rumford, Anthony Cooper, Chris Perkins, Mat Coleman, Angela Stuesse, Kenneth Madsen, Anne-Laure Amilhat Szary, Emma Norman, Rainer Rothfus, Yakubu Joseph, Vanessa Lamb, Jennifer Turner, and Judith Miggelbrink.
Chris Rumford, Anthony Cooper, Chris Perkins, Mat Coleman, Angela Stuesse, Kenneth Madsen, Anne-Laure Amilhat Szary, Emma Norman, Rainer Rothfus, Yakubu Joseph, Vanessa Lamb, Jennifer Turner, and Judith Miggelbrink.
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