Our books

Stephen Robertson on the Pre-history of the Digital Age

Read Stephen Robertson's, author of 'B C, Before Computers: On Information Technology from Writing to the Age of Digital Data', thoughts on the Pre-history of the Digital Age

sign language

An Open Essay on the Personal and Profound Relevance of Simplified Signs

Read Jessica Davis' open essay on the relevance of the Simplified Signs project and her involvement in it.

sign language

Simplified Signs and Psycholinguistics

Read Filip T. Loncke's reflections on the Simplified Sign project and on his collaboration to the system.

OBP Newsletter

OBP Summer Newsletter

Read on to find out more about our latest news, our recent and forthcoming books, our events and more!

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.).

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.

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.

Life writing, family stories and ‘history from below’

December 2025 Newsletter

Small Apocalypses

A Portrait of Samuel Hartlib

Stephen Robertson on the Pre-history of the Digital Age

An Open Essay on the Personal and Profound Relevance of Simplified Signs

Simplified Signs and Psycholinguistics

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

The Possibility of Signs

‘Thieves’ marks’ and ‘tinder-wolves’: The Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law

On 'Liminal Spaces: Migration and Women of the Guyanese Diaspora' by Grace Aneiza Ali (ed.).

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