June 2025 Newsletter

OBP Newsletter • Aug 27, 2025

Hannah Shakespeare

A serene impressionist painting depicting a tranquil river scene bordered by tall, slender trees. The sky is filled with soft, fluffy clouds, reflected gently on the water’s surface. The brushstrokes are loose and textured, capturing the movement of light and color. The trees on the right are particularly vivid, with their reflections mirrored in the calm river below. — Claude Monet, Poplars on the Epte, 1891, public domain.

We hope this newsletter finds you well and that you have had a restful June. We write with news of recent publications, updates from the wider Open Access community, and a spotlight on some of our exciting forthcoming titles.

Here's what happened this month:

We published five new books

Housing, Heritage and Urbanisation in the Middle East and North Africa by Lilia Makhloufi (ed.)
Uncovering European Private Law: A Student Handbook by Marija Bartl, Laura Burgers and Chantal Mak (eds.)
Gender-Based Violence in Arts and Culture: Perspectives on Education and Work by Marie Buscatto, Sari Karttunen and Mathilde Provansal (eds.)
'Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By': Jews of Conscience on Palestine by Susan Landau (ed.)
When Katherine Brewed, a Play: Telling the Story of the Peasants’ Revolt and Today’s New Radical Theatre by Mark O'Brien and John Cresswell

All of our titles are free to read and download. Explore our complete catalogue.

Spotlight on...

Earlier this month (16-22 June) Refugee Week took place. At this time of this extreme humanitarian crisis, we are proud to publish two books that address humanitarian issues:

'Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By': Jews of Conscience on Palestine by Susan Landau (ed.) is a searing commentary on the impact of Israeli statehood on the indigenous Palestinian population, written as a powerful collection of Jewish dissent against Zionism. This title is particularly important at a time when violence escalates in Gaza and misinformation clouds public understanding.

The forthcoming Interprofessional Approach to Refugee Health: A Practical Guide for Interdisciplinary Health and Social Care Teams by Emer McGowan, Djenana Jalovcic and Sarah Quinn (eds.) focusses on equally pressing issues. As global displacement reaches unprecedented levels, health and social care professionals increasingly find themselves supporting people with refugee experience whose health and wellbeing needs are complex, urgent, and often unmet. This timely and practical book provides essential guidance for professionals on how to deliver compassionate, culturally responsive, and effective care to forcibly displaced individuals and communities.

News from the wider Open Access community

We are delighted to be able to share some of the exciting new developments from within the wider OA community.

Open Access Books Network Blog post: 'From Permission to Publication: Managing Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books'.

Open Access Books Network Blog post: 'Services for OA book policy making'.

OA week 2025 has announced that the theme will be 'Who Owns Our Knowledge?'

There have been new developments with Copim; the new accessibility component is live but still under development. Find out more information about Copim Compass here and also in this fantastic blog post.

NEW BOOK DISCOUNT: Enjoy 10% off when you spend £100 and 20% off when you spend £200 (or the equivalent in supported currencies) at OBP! The discount will be applied automatically at checkout.

That's all for this month!