Open Book Publishers

OBP Summer Newsletter 2021

We have information on our open CFPs, the most recent updates, new and forthcoming publications and latest reviews. There’s lots to explore below, so dive in to find out more about our plans for the months ahead...

German Literature

A View From under The Horse’s Tail. New Perspectives on Literature?

Read now Roger Paulin's reflections on his latest title 'From Goethe to Gundolf: Essays on German Literature and Culture'.

William St Clair

In Memoriam: William St Clair

Our Chairman, William St Clair, died on the evening of 30th June 2021. In this post we share tributes that have been given in his honour. Rest in peace William; you will be greatly missed.

1,000 pages of evidence for conservation actions

Read more about this week's publication: the sixth edition of Conservation Evidence’s flagship publication, 'What Works in Conservation', is now available to read and download for free.

Our books

The Middle is Marching: Adam Roberts, on reading George Eliot’s 'Middlemarch'

Adam Roberts, author of 'Middlemarch: Epigraphs and Mirrors', on reading George Eliot’s 'Middlemarch'

Our books

Autism and Ethics: The Stories We Tell

Read Flora Kann Szpirglas' reflections on Kristien Hens' latest title 'Towards an Ethics of Autism: A Philosophical Exploration'.

Russian Literature

How To Read Russian Literature Backwards

Did you know that Voltaire plagiarized Conan Doyle? Or that Shakespeare nicked T.S. Eliot’s best ideas? Plagiarism by anticipation is both quaintly ludicrous and unexpectedly fecund, overturning familiar notions of literary adaptation (and anxiety of influence).

OBP Newsletter

OBP Spring Newsletter 2021

We have exciting news about upcoming events, new and forthcoming publications, an interview with our developer Ross Higman and information on our open CFPs. There’s lots to explore below, so dive in to find out more about our plans for the months ahead...

Translation

Translating 'Les Philosophes': A Collaborative Challenge

Felicity Gush and Rosie Rigby reflect on the collaborative translation of "'The Philosophes' by Charles Palissot", ed. and transl. Jessica Goodman et al.

environment

Earth Day and the Beauty We Love

Read now Sam Mickey's (co-editor of 'Living Eart Community: Multiple Ways of Being and Knowing') reflections on Earth Day 2021.

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