This is a guest post by Jasmine Sofia Jannif, author of Sentimental Songs, Melodrama and Filmic Narrative in Bollywood’s Golden Age (1951–1963) This book came to me late in life, but its origins go back to colonial heydays in the streets of Suva, Fiji, where with my father I watched Bollywood (Hindi) films in theatres […]

As December arrives, it marks a moment to reflect on the year’s achievements while looking ahead with renewed focus. We invite you to explore our featured releases for this month. The Village: Russian Impressions Ernest Poole’s The Village: Russian Impressions offers a distinctive American perspective on the Bolshevik Revolution by focusing on the lives of […]

Change continues to ripple across the publishing and research sectors, from funding constraints and AI governance to design innovation and the survival of independent presses. This curated monthly roundup captures the stories shaping current industry conversations. Amazon’s New DRM Policy for Self-Published E-Books Amazon has introduced changes to its Digital Rights Management (DRM) settings on […]

Peter McAteer is Managing Director of Sustain Learning LLC. He was also former Managing Director of Harvard Business Publishing and former Chief Learning Officer of the United Nations Development Programme. What inspired you to embark on the journey of researching and authoring your latest book, Leading the Sustainable Organization? Why did you consider this subject/topic […]

Adam Piette interviews Peter Robinson, author of Sexual Violence and Literary Art Peter Robinson is Professor of English and American Literature at the University of Reading. He has published many volumes of poetry, translations, fictional prose and literary criticism, and been awarded the Cheltenham Prize, the John Florio Prize and two Poetry Book Society Recommendations. […]

As November unfolds, it offers an opportunity to reaffirm our priorities and prepare for the final phase of the year. We invite you to explore our featured releases for this month. The Platinum Workforce Artificial intelligence is transforming the nature of work, yet governments, institutions and employers are largely unprepared to train billions for this […]

Stan Lai has been called ‘the major contemporary Asian playwright of his time, perhaps of all time’ (Robert Brustein), ‘the best Chinese-language playwright and director in the world’ (BBC) and ‘Asia’s top theatre director’ (Asiaweek). Born in the US and raised in America and Taiwan, Lai earned a PhD from UC Berkeley before launching a […]

The publishing and research sectors continue to evolve rapidly, with major developments across funding, AI ethics, design trends and small-press struggles. Below is a curated monthly digest of key stories shaping the landscape. Federal Funding Cuts and Research Universities Ithaka has released a University Research Workforce Tracker to document the impact of US federal funding […]

This is an author interview with Slavko Splichal, the author of The Gig Public Q: ‘The Gig Public’ is an unusual title. Some might say it sounds more like a book about precarious work than about public life. Why insist on the word ‘gig’? A: That tension is exactly the point. The word ‘gig’ originally […]