As October comes to a close, discover new titles exploring economic development, public policy, cinema, sustainability, leadership and literature. This month’s featured releases bring fresh perspectives to contemporary global challenges, cultural expression and the ideas shaping academic and professional discourse. The Future of Industrialization – Rethinking Economic Development The Future of Industrialization examines how industrial […]

As October draws to a close, the publishing industry continues to navigate the growing influence of artificial intelligence, evolving copyright challenges and uncertainty surrounding research funding. From developments in scholarly publishing to the digital transformation of academic libraries, this month’s stories highlight important conversations around innovation, research integrity and the future of scholarly communication. Hundreds […]

This is a guest post by Tony Blackshaw, author of Thirteen Ways of Looking at Leisure As concepts in the history of thought go, leisure has over the last twenty years or so proved susceptible to intellectual assumption and critical contraction. I don’t mean that interpretations of leisure are never made anymore: they are made […]

This is a guest post by Alexei Anisin author of Nonviolence and the Grand Inquisitor Silence fills a cold dungeon cell in 15th-century Seville. Outside, the Inquisition is raging – the public square carries the smell of smoke of bodies that were burned in the name of a politically rooted religious order. Inside, Christ stands […]

This is a guest post by Ana Laura Arellano, Jorge Vélez and David Arellano authors of  Becoming-Into-Others It is no secret that we live in times of unprecedented transformations and uncertainty: impending wars, climate change (global warming, transformation of marine currents, tornados, draughts, coral bleaching, global water bankruptcy and severe climate issues), many extinction events, […]

As September draws to a close, the publishing industry continues to explore new connections between books, technology and audiences. From AI’s growing influence on academic writing and peer review to developments in open access, libraries and the evolving international book fair landscape, this month’s stories reflect an industry adapting to rapid change. Netflix and British […]

As September closes, discover new titles that explore writing, media, music, life and economics from fresh interdisciplinary perspectives. Our featured releases offer thought-provoking approaches to academic communication, cultural experience and some of the complex questions shaping contemporary scholarship. Crafting Revision in Academic Writing – One Word Strengthens an Argument Crafting Revision in Academic Writing places […]

This is a guest post by Bill Dunn, author of Critical Political Economy of Inflation Inflation is back in the news. And it deserves attention. It is economically but also profoundly politically important. My argument is that inflation remains poorly understood and that the key to a better understanding is recognising its complexity. That is […]

As August comes to a close, the publishing industry continues to balance strong traditional markets with rapid technological change, as AI reshapes discovery and scholarly communication while questions of research equity, accessibility and innovation shape the future of publishing. A Record Year Looms as Print Sales Pass £1 Billion Strong fiction sales have helped the […]