Language The Possibility of Signs This is the first of a series of blog post on one of our latest titles 'Simplified Signs: A Manual Sign-Communication System for Special Populations'. Read William B. Bonvillian's reflections on the Simplified Signs project.
Our books ‘Thieves’ marks’ and ‘tinder-wolves’: The Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law Read Adèle Kreager's take on our new title 'A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law'.
migration On 'Liminal Spaces: Migration and Women of the Guyanese Diaspora' by Grace Aneiza Ali (ed.). Read Domenic Rotundo's reflections on our forthcoming book 'Liminal Spaces: Migration and Women of the Guyanese Diaspora' by Grace Aneiza Ali (ed.).
Documentary Photography Photography and Protest Deborah Willis, Chair of Photography & Imaging at Tisch New York University and co-editor of 'Women and Migration', shares her powerful reflections about photography, history and protest in the context of the BLM demonstration taking place all around the world.
About Us The cost of Open Access books: a publisher writes OBP lays out our costs and revenue for the last financial year (2018 - 2019), to add some numbers to discussions about funding OA books.
Author Posts A Kids’ Book about Plague from a Bygone Century Author Jan M. Ziolkowski considers the relationships between sickness, stories and sweetness in this discussion of children's book 'The Acrobat and the Angel' and its relationship to The Juggler of Notre Dame.
Margery Spring Rice Margery Spring Rice: A Life Retold Lucy Pollard’s biography brings to life one of the great personalities behind the birth control movement, Margery Spring Rice.
Author Posts A Charred Cathedral in Paris and A Modern Masterpiece in Glass: Le Jongleur de Notre Dame Author Jan M. Ziokowski meditates on the relationship between glass, storytelling and hope.
climate change The key to cracking down on climate change? Cracking out the books Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa, a groundbreaking Open Access textbook, will inspire a future generation of conservationists who will be vital in reversing detrimental ecological damage.
UKRI OBP's draft response to the UKRI Open Access consultation Open Book Publishers' draft response to the UKRI Open Access consultation.
