May 27, 2014

New Book Tuesday: Reading Style, Looks Good on Paper, and More New Books!

Our weekly list of new titles now available: Reading Style: A Life in Sentences Jenny Davidson Looks Good on Paper?: Using In-Depth Personality Assessment to Predict Leadership Performance Leslie S. Pratch Russia and the EU in a Multipolar World: Discourses,...

May 23, 2014

University Press Roundup

Our weekly roundup of the best post from around the world of academic publishing.

May 23, 2014

Umami Has Come to Stay

We conclude our week-long feature on Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste by Ole Mouritsen and Klavs Styrbaek with the authors’ discussion of the importance of umami for the way we think about food and diet: “We consider...

May 22, 2014

Umami and the Art of Killing a Fish

The following excerpt is from Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste by Ole G. Mouritsen and Klavs Styrbaek: Ikijime, which means to terminate while alive, is a 350 year old Japanese technique for killing fish. It has the...

May 22, 2014

Thursday Fiction Corner: An Interview with Hadrien Laroche

Read an interview with Hadrien Laroche, author of ORPHANS, in our latest Thursday Fiction Corner.

May 21, 2014

Why Umami is Good For You and 12 Ways to Add it to Your Diet

In Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste, Ole Mouritsen and Klavs Styrbaek explain the health benefits of umami: Food with umami can often be prepared with significantly less salt, sugar, and fat without sacrificing the delicious taste of...

May 20, 2014

Interview with Ole Mouritsen, Coauthor of Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste

“Knowing about umami will not only help us to produce better-tasting meals but will greatly contribute to re-establishing a culture around the communal meals.”—Ole Mouritsen The following is an interview with Ole Mouritsen, co-author of Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of...

May 20, 2014

New Book Tuesday: Jerusalem Unbound, Black Power and Social, and More New Books

Our weekly list of new titles now available: Jerusalem Unbound: Geography, History, and the Future of the Holy City Michael Dumper The Black Power Movement and American Social Work Joyce M. Bell A Farewell to Truth (Now available in paper)...

May 19, 2014

Mitchell Stephens on Why Wisdom is the Key to the Future of Journalism

“We need journalists who … are experts, who are specialists, who are really capable of adding insight and wisdom to the news. I think we’re beginning to get there. A lot of that is happening online.”—Mitchell Stephens In a recent...

May 16, 2014

Iris Barry, the Askew Salon, and The Museum of Modern Art

We conclude our week-long feature on Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film with an excerpt from the book. Iris Barry had made her mark in England as a film critic for The Spectator in the...

May 15, 2014

University Press Roundup

Our weekly collection of the best blog posts from the world of academic publishing.

May 15, 2014

Griffith, Pickford Rockefeller, and Bunuel: The Life and Relationships of Iris Barry in Photos

The following photos and captions, provided by Robert Sitton, author Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film, depict not only Iris Barry but the figures who played an important role in her life and career. From...