University Press Roundup
Welcome to our weekly roundup of the best articles from the blogs of academic publishers! As always, if you particularly enjoy something or think that we missed an important post, please let us know in the comments. (And look back at our University Press Roundup Manifesto to see why we do this post every Friday.)
Writer and sustainability adviser E. Friya Williams writes about our favorite companies this week, including Chipotle, Sweet Green, Warby Parker, and other “green” businesses on AMACOM Books, detailing the increasing incentive for companies to go Earth friendly.
“Let us honor the Earth on Earth Day by reflecting upon its current state and the choices we might make on its behalf.” The University of California Press celebrated Earth Day with an environmental survey put together by Linda Weintraub, art writer and curator. See how well you consider the planet!
As you already know, the beloved romantic critic M.H. Abrams died this past Tuesday on April 21, 2015. Read about his long career as a professor at Cornell and his position on the Cornell University Press editorial board from 1947-51.
Ever wonder about the history of the avocado and its recent increased popularity? Read writer Amanda Harris’ guest post on The Florida Bookshelf about the origin and price histories of avocados, mangoes, lemons and other fruits from all over the world centered around the fruit exploits of one man, David Fairchild.
Do you have a traumatically embarrassing experience being forced to sing in elementary school? “Why do we want children to sing?” asks Martin Ashley, head of research in the Faculty of Education at Edge Hill University this week for Oxford University Press’ blog.
John Gibbons, a Visiting Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex, has a new and improved account of the Hubble Telescope and its true place in scientific history this week for Yale Books Unbound.
At Princeton University Press Blog this week, NYU professor Catherine Robson, author of Heart Beats: Everyday Life and the Memorized Poem, writes about her journey confronting and embracing poetry recitation in schools for National Poetry Month. Read about her experience as a judge at the “Poetry By Heart” festival in Cambridge where British teenagers ages 14-18 compete for the best poetry recitation.
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