our authors On 'Breaking Conventions: Five Couples in Search of Marriage-Career Balance at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century' Read now a blog by Patricia Auspos, author of 'Breaking Conventions: Five Couples in Search of Marriage-Career Balance at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century', on her new OA title.
Our books From Handwriting to Footprinting : Text and Heritage in the Age of Climate Crisis Read now, a blog by author Anne Baillot on her latest title 'From Handwriting to Footprinting: Text and Heritage in the Age of Climate Crisis'
our authors The Reinvention of Natural History in Latin American Art Read now a blog post by OBP Author Joanna Page on her latest title 'Decolonial Ecologies: The Reinvention of Natural History in Latin American Art.'
our authors Reading about Palestine after Tom Hurndall Read now a new blog by Ian Parker on the topic of his latest Open Access title 'For Palestine: Essays from the Tom Hurndall Memorial Lecture Group'
our authors Stories [that] Matter: Migrant Academics’ Narratives of Precarity and Resilience in Europe Read now a blog post by Ladan Rahbari & Olga Burlyuk on their latest edited volume 'Migrant Academics’ Narratives of Precarity and Resilience in Europe'
our authors Professors, Polymaths and Progress: Learning from Thomas Young@250 Read now a new blog by Andrew Robinson on the topic of his latest Open Access title 'The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young'.
COPIM Featured Open Book Publishers takes leading role in £5.8 million project to significantly expand open access book infrastructures Open Book Publishers (OBP) is delighted to announce that we are part of a diverse international team leading a new open infrastructure initiative, Open Book Futures (OBF), to significantly advance the systems that support community-owned Open Access (OA) book publishing.
our authors Susan Isaacs: Second Edition Read now a blog by author Philip Graham on his latest Open Access title 'Susan Isaacs: A Life Freeing the Minds of Children'.
Our books Teaching European History in the 21st Century Read now a blog by Emma Johnson and Jochen Hung on one of our latest Open Access titles 'The European Experience: A Multi-Perspective History of Modern Europe, 1500–2000'
our authors Dire Straits-Education Reforms: Ideology, Vested Interests and Evidence The aim of this book is to address the following question: why are education reforms so difficult to implement and so easy to reverse? i
our authors The Little Drummer Boy and The Juggler of Notre Dame Read now 'The Little Drummer Boy and The Juggler of Notre Dame' by Jan M. Ziolkowski, author of 'The Juggler of Notre Dame and the Medievalizing of Modernity' and 'Reading the Juggler of Notre Dame: Medieval Miracles and Modern Remakings'
Our books Greening Europe: Powering the argument for green investment during challenging times Read Now: a blog post written by our volunteer Joanne Walton on 'Greening Europe: 2022 European Public Investment Outlook' by Floriana Cerniglia and Francesco Saraceno.
Our books Transforming Conservation: A Practical Guide to Evidence and Decision Making This blog post was written by Bill Sutherland (Miriam Rothschild Professor in Conservation Biology in the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge) and Nigel Taylor (Research Associate in the Conservation Science Group, University of Cambridge)
our authors Steven Jan on Music and/as Evolution Read now a blog by OBP author Steven Jan where he discusses the topic of his latest title 'Music in Evolution and Evolution in Music'
Open Access Week 2022 Fake Seeds and Dead Livestock: Where’s the Justice in that? Read Now: Thea Potter's blog on climate change, climate justice and the environment written for OA Week 2022: Open for Climate Justice.
climate change Artists were the First Environmentalists: Pictures Tracking Climate Change & Assaults on Nature Read Now: Katherine Manthorne's blog on climate change, art history and the environment written for OA Week 2022: Open for Climate Justice.
climate change Linking Climate Justice and Open Access: the case for truly public knowledge Read Now: Mihnea Tănăsescu's blog on climate justice, academic research and OA written for OA Week 2022: Open for Climate Justice.
Our books Life, Re-Scaled: The Biological Imagination in Twenty-First-Century Literature and Performance What kind of character is a microbe? How can an ecosystem take to the stage? Do springtails make good protagonists for detective novels? Life, Re-Scaled explores how contemporary literature and performance engage with our century’s shifting views of life.
Our books A People’s Voice We all know the Romantic hero: solitary, brooding, out of the ordinary, Byronic. There is a disconnect between that hero and the society which they renounce, and that is well and good. There is a space, after all, for misfits in this world.
Our books Maggot Medicine Read now: a new blog by Dr Frank Stadler, editor of 'A Complete Guide to Maggot Therapy: Clinical Practice, Therapeutic Principles, Production, Distribution, and Ethics'.
Our books The Merger Mystery Read Now: a new blog by Geoff and J. Gay Meeks, authors of 'The Merger Mystery: Why Spend Ever More on Mergers When So Many Fail?'.
Our books The Makings and Remakings of The Juggler of Notre Dame, A Medieval Miracle of the Virgin and Its Modernization: An Anthology Hear ye, hear ye! This is not to announce that a court is in session but that a story book is nearly ready to be opened. Reading the Juggler of Notre Dame: Medieval Miracles and Modern Remakings, by Jan M. Ziolkowski, is forthcoming.
Libraries The University of Worcester joins Open Book Publishers' Library Membership Scheme > At the University of Worcester we’re delighted to be able to support the Open Book Publishers (OBP) programme. Our values are intellectual openness, democracy and love of learning; they are symbolised by our joint public/university library The Hive and our involvement in diamond Open Access initiatives such as
Our books A Paean to the Much-maligned Cover Song Read now a new blog by P.D. Magnus, author of 'A Philosophy of Cover Songs' where he discusses this Open Access title.
Our books Some Meanings Embedded in a Book Cover Read now John Black's blog on his latest book 'A Short History of Transport in Japan from Ancient Times to the Present'.