This volume marks the beginning of my three-year term as Book Review Editor, continuing the excellent work of my predecessor, Jinee Lokaneeta. Law & Society Review will continue to review a range of books in the law and society tradition, and will strive to be as international as possible. To that end, some of the books reviewed will not have been published in English and are thus presently inaccessible to an English speaking audience. Please do contact me with any suggestions in relation to titles. The recipients of the Herbert Jacob Book Prize by the Law & Society Association, that recognizes new and outstanding work in law and society scholarship, will feature in the review section, providing an opportunity to those not able to attend the Association meeting to engage with this new work. I will also be liaising with the journal editors to where possible connect the reviews to key and emerging themes of the journal. I look forward to working with you all.