sign language

Tackling Simplified Sign System Handshapes: Five Basics to Get You Started

Read Tracy T. Dooley's introduction to the Simplified Signs system's handshapes.

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 Featured

OBP's draft response to the UKRI Open Access consultation

Open Book Publishers' draft response to the UKRI Open Access consultation.

OBP Newsletter

OBP Spring Newsletter 2020

Welcome to our Spring Newsletter! Amid all the uncertainties surrounding the COVID19 pandemic, at Open Book Publishers we remain committed to making knowledge accessible and we are still working —albeit from our separate homes— to bring you the latest news and open access academic books.

OBP Newsletter

Get to Know Us: An Interview with Agata Morka

An interview with our new European Co-ordinator for Open Access Books, Agata Morka.

earthday

Online Panel Discussion on 'Earth 2020: An Insider's Guide to a Rapidly Changing Planet'

On Monday, May 4 2020, at 12 p.m. EDT the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society at Dartmouth hosted an online panel discussions with four contributors of Earth 2020: An Insider's Guide to a Rapidly Changing Planet.

Our books

Margery Spring Rice: Pioneer of Women’s Health in the Early Twentieth Century

In this new blog Dr Lucy Pollard, author of 'Margery Spring Rice: Pioneer of Women’s Health in the Early Twentieth Century', reflects on her new title and her role as a biographer.

Author Posts

The Death of Tomie dePaola and the Juggler of Notre Dame

Jan Ziolkowski reflects on the life and work of American author and illustrator Tomie dePaola, particularly his affinity for the tale of the Juggler of Notre Dame.

Author Posts

The Classic Short Story, 1870-1925: Theory of a Genre

Florence Goyet discusses her global study of the classic short story, which examines the entire body of stories of five major authors: Maupassant, Chekhov, Verga, James and Akutagawa.

Author Posts

Tony Curtis, “The Young Juggler”

Jan M. Ziolkowski explores the connections between Hollywood star Tony Curtis and the fable of the Juggler of Notre Dame.

Author Posts

From Darkness to Light: Writers in Museums 1798-1898

'From Darkness to Light, Writers in Museums 1798-1898' explores the reaction of writers and artists to museums and galleries during the gradual introduction of electric light.

English Literature

A thank-you note to my publisher and readers

Author R. H. Winnick reflects on his book 'Tennyson’s Poems: New Textual Parallels' one year after its publication.

Author Posts

The World Dislocated

Author Ellyn Toscano draws on her book, 'Women and Migration', to consider the impact of coronavirus on the plight of migrants huddled closely in detention centers or migrant camps or prisons.

Author Posts

Vigilant audiences and stay-at-home justice

Author Daniel Trottier reflects on the roles of vigilance and vigilantism during the coronavirus pandemic, considering emerging and established forms of scrutiny and denunciation as practices that combine entertainment and justice-seeking.

Author Posts

The End of the World: ten years later

Maria Manuel Lisboa reflects on her book, 'The End of the World: Apocalypse and its Aftermath in Western Culture' ten years after its publication, and considers what it has to tell us today.

Author Posts

Open books from OBP: A showcase

A showcase of freely accessible academic books - from anthologies to philosophical tracts to books on film and quotation - all introduced by their authors.

Author Posts

Coronavirus, inequality and the ‘tipping point’

Mark O'Brien draws on the lessons from his book, 'Just Managing? What it Means for the Families of Austerity Britain' to discuss the very different experiences of the coronovirus emergency at either end of the UK’s social spectrum.