earlier in 2013, jacobin books was announced, a partnership with verso books and random house. a collection of essays by "jacobin" contributors was published by henry holt and company in 2016. "class action: an activist teacher's handbook", produced in conjunction with the chicago teachers union's core caucus and jacobin was distributed to trade union activists in the 16 cities in the united states and canada. additionally, since the fall of 2014 it has sponsored more than 80 socialist reading groups.