As May draws to a close, the publishing industry continues to navigate the growing influence of AI, evolving discovery systems and ongoing debates surrounding access, copyright and scholarly communication. Association of American Publishers Addresses AI, Copyright and Freedom of Speech The Association of American Publishers used its annual meeting to address growing concerns surrounding artificial […]

This May, explore new titles that engage with artificial intelligence, identity, sustainability and critical thought across disciplines. Discover our latest releases examining the ideas, challenges and conversations shaping contemporary society. The Anthem Handbook of Soft Power and Public Diplomacy in the Age of AI This volume explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping influence, diplomacy and […]

This is a guest post by Ali Hossein Khani, author of Kripke’s Wittgenstein: Meaning, Rules and Scepticism My first encounter with Kripke’s seminal book Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language (1982) goes back almost two decades, when I was working on my master’s dissertation. On that first reading, the book struck me as relatively straightforward. […]

This is an interview with Lawrence Hogue, author of Struggle, Resistance, and Decolonization in African American Literature after 1960 What is the aim of this book? From the seventh and eighth centuries, as Muslim Arabs moved across North Africa, conquering Black Africa, and Europeans colonised sub-Saharan Africa, they represented the Black African subject (and cultural […]

This is a guest post by Naren Chitty, series editor of Anthem Studies in Soft Power and Public Diplomacy. Practice related to soft power has always been a subtle art. Yet in the age of artificial intelligence, it is becoming a science as well. As AI systems increasingly mediate global communication, identity formation and political […]

This is an interview with Lou Marinoff, author of Paradoxes of Rationality, Probability and Utility Interviewer: Your book is subtitled “Slaying Decision Theory’s Dragons.” What are these “dragons,” and why must they be slain? Author: The “dragons” are persistent paradoxes and dilemmas that have haunted decision theory for decades—such as Bertrand’s Random Chord Paradox, Elga’s […]

As April ends, the publishing industry continues to grapple with the implications of AI, shifting policy debates and evolving challenges around access, ethics and sustainability across the global landscape. Editors Urged Not to Upload Manuscripts to AI Without Permission The Authors Guild has warned editors against uploading manuscripts to AI tools without explicit author consent, […]

This April, discover new titles that engage with pressing global challenges, historical inquiry and interdisciplinary perspectives. Explore our latest releases that contribute to critical conversations across fields.   Affordable Housing for Livable Cities As cities across the world face mounting housing crises, this book examines strategies for creating affordable and sustainable urban living environments. It […]

Ronda Leathers Dively—retired Southern Illinois University Rhetoric and Composition Professor and writing program administrator—is the author of Preludes to Insight: Creativity, Incubation and Expository Writing (Hampton Press, 2006),  Invention and Craft: A Guide to College Writing (McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2016) and Creativity and the Paris Review Interviews: A Discourse Analysis of Famous Authors’ Composing Practices (Anthem Press, 2022). In addition, she has […]