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Read MoreEditor-in-Chief Merry Wiesner-Hanks introduces The Cambridge World History and gives an insight into how the World's history was mapped across its 7 volumes.
Read MoreThis 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 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 […]
Read MoreJames C. Kaufman, co-editor of The Psychology of Creative Writing, takes us behind the scenes of his writing process, and explains how creativity takes centre stage in his work.
Read MorePress Archivist, Dr Rosalind Grooms, takes us back to the 1930s, and explores how the Second World War disrupted our bibles business, and sparked a war of words between publishers at Cambridge, Oxford, and Collins.
Read MoreCambridge Companions are a series of authoritative guides, written by leading experts, offering lively, accessible surveys to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics, and periods. Below you can browse through what some of our authors and editors have to say about their Companion and what it contributes to their field of study. For more information about Cambridge Companions and to watch our animation, click here.
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