April 21, 2015

An Interview with Nessa Carey, Author of "Junk DNA"

The following is an interview with Nessa Carey, author of Junk DNA: A Journey Through the Dark Matter of the Genome: Question: Junk DNA explores the massive amount of excess DNA that do not directly create genes and make up...

April 21, 2015

New Book Tuesday: Balibar, Contemporary Violence, Paul, and More New Books

Our weekly listing of new books includes “Violence and Civility,” by Étienne Balibar

April 20, 2015

A Post for 4/20: Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter Discuss Pot Smuggling

In recognition of 4/20, we are re-posting Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter’s appearance on HuffPost Live to discuss their book Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade In the interview, Maguire and Ritter discuss drug...

April 17, 2015

University Press Roundup

Our weekly links roundup of the best blog posts from around the world of academic publishing!

April 16, 2015

"Born to Chaos" — an Excerpt from Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy

Read a chapter from “Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy,” by Phyllis Birnbaum

April 15, 2015

Interview with Phyllis Birnbaum, author of "Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy," Part 2

Read the second half of an interview with Phyllis Birnbaum, author of MANCHU PRINCESS, JAPANESE SPY: THE STORY OF KAWASHIMA YOSHIKO, THE CROSS-DRESSING SPY WHO COMMANDED HER OWN ARMY.

April 15, 2015

VIDEO: Peter Piot and the Science and Politics of AIDS

Peter Piot, author of “AIDS Between Science and Politics,” discusses his work as a researcher and the challenges ahead in public health.

April 14, 2015

Interview with Phyllis Birnbaum, author of "Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy," Part 1

Read the first half of an interview with Phyllis Birnbaum, author of MANCHU PRINCESS, JAPANESE SPY: THE STORY OF KAWASHIMA YOSHIKO, THE CROSS-DRESSING SPY WHO COMMANDED HER OWN ARMY.

April 14, 2015

New Book Tuesday: AIDS, Terrorism, Crime, Rawls, and More New Books!

Our weekly list of new titles now available.

April 13, 2015

The Hillary Doctrine and Saudi Arabia

“In the case of Saudi women, Clinton has chosen a course that appears to be penny-foolish, but is surely pound-wise.”—Valerie Hudson and Patrica Leidl, authors of The Hillary Doctrine With yesterday’s announcement of her presidential campaign, the record of Hillary...

April 10, 2015

The Greening of Asia: Businesses’ Role in the World’s Biggest-Ever Environmental Clean-Up

Read an article by Mark Clifford, author of THE GREENING OF ASIA, excerpted from The World Financial Review, in which he discusses how the challenge of improving Asia’s environment has been translated into business opportunities.

April 9, 2015

Thursday Fiction Corner: Our 2015 Best Translated Book Award Nominees!

Congratulations to four distributed press titles that made the longlists for the 2015 Best Translated Book Award in Fiction or Poetry!