Talk of the Town: Monthly Publishing Industry News Digest

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...
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Featured Monthly Releases – April 2026

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...
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Meet the Author: Ronda Leathers Dively

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,...
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Designing Affordable Multi-Generational Housing

This is a guest post by Avi Friedman, author of Affordable Housing for Livable Cities While getting old alone at their own home may be preferred by most seniors, it is not always feasible. Seniors may need to find alternative accommodations for personal, medical or financial reasons. Many opt to...
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Marriage and Peace

This is a guest post by Marielle Risse, author of Ethnographic Reflections on Marriage in Dhofar, Oman It is difficult to write about my book, Ethnographic Reflections on Marriage in Dhofar, Oman, given the current war in the Middle East. The anthropological study of people’s lives seems unimportant in the...
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How U.S. Cities Make Progress on Climate Action

This is a guest post by Courtney Humphries, author of Climate Change and the Future of Boston As the United States formally withdrew from the Paris Agreement this January for the second time, it became abundantly clear that local climate action in the country is more important than ever. Many...
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Talk of the Town: Monthly Publishing Industry News Digest

As July comes to an end, the publishing sector continues to respond to rapid technological change, shifting research priorities and renewed conversations around open access, publishing quality, academic resilience and...

Featured Monthly Releases – July 2026

This July, explore a collection of thought-provoking new titles that address philosophy, politics, healthcare, culture and sustainable development. Our featured releases offer fresh perspectives on some of today’s most pressing...

How Gender Became a Political Weapon for the Far Right

This is a guest post by Maria Barbu, author of The Politicization of Gender In 2016, the election of Donald Trump did more than disrupt American electoral politics. It redefined...