This week has seen the UK’s first ever Academic Book Week; a celebration of the diversity, innovation and influence of the academic book. The week was architected by the Academic Book of the Future Project, made up of a core team of 5 experts from UCL and King’s College, London. They asked booksellers, publishers, librarians […]
Read MoreThis week Cambridge University Press is celebrating both University Press Week and Academic Book week by giving away free access to 20 of our most influential books, hosting an Open Day and live streaming a lecture on the future of publishing. Events were kicked off on Monday 9th with an exclusive open day for members […]
Read MoreRoberto F. Aguilera and Marian Radetzki, authors of The Price of Oil (2015) look at how low oil prices will affect economics, the environment and politics.
Read MoreMichael Y. Bennett, the author of he Cambridge Introduction to Theatre and Literature of the Absurd , recalls the first time he encountered Beckett's classic of absurd drama.
Read MoreParticipants: Patricia Wallace, the author of The Psychology of The Internet John Suler, the author of The Psychology of the Digital Age Kent Norman, the author of Cyberpsychology Raphael Cohen-Almagor, the author of Confronting the Internet’s Dark Side What roles do digital mainstream media play in amplifying cyberpsychology issues? Do you see this as a […]
Read MoreSteven J. Dick, the editor of The Impact of Discovering Life Beyond Earth, contemplates how finding intelligent life and other worlds would irrevocably change our own.
Read MoreFirst, you’ll want to brush up on the history of Halloween. Then check out all of the great new posts this week if you haven’t already! The gothic and the occult have a deep history in our literary tradition: Andrew McCann examines the popular rise of occult writing as the 19th century brought about commercial […]
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