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Leading Open Access publisher of high-quality academic books. Non-profit, scholar-led. Part of @copim.bsky.social and @openbookcollective.bsky.social
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OUT NOW: 'A Place of Dreams: Desire, Deception and a Wartime Coming of Age' by Alison Twells is a compelling blend of mystery, history and creative non-fiction, bringing to life the wartime story of Norah Hodgkinson, a working-class schoolgirl, clerical worker and prolific diarist.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
OUT NOW: 'A Place of Dreams: Desire, Deception and a Wartime Coming of Age' by Alison Twells is a compelling blend of mystery, history and creative non-fiction, bringing to life the wartime story of Norah Hodgkinson, a working-class schoolgirl, clerical worker and prolific diarist.
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OUT NOW: 'Joyce’s Choices: New Textual Parallels in James Joyce’s ‘Dubliners’, ‘A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man’, and ‘Ulysses'' by R. H. Winnick sheds important new light on Joyce’s reading, thematic intentions, and creative technique.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
OUT NOW: 'Joyce’s Choices: New Textual Parallels in James Joyce’s ‘Dubliners’, ‘A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man’, and ‘Ulysses'' by R. H. Winnick sheds important new light on Joyce’s reading, thematic intentions, and creative technique.
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OUT NOW: 'A Portrait of Samuel Hartlib: In Search of Universal Betterment' by Charles Webster provides a comprehensive modern study of Samuel Hartlib (1600–1662), a prolific correspondent and chronicler and a central figure in seventeenth-century intellectual life.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
OUT NOW: 'A Portrait of Samuel Hartlib: In Search of Universal Betterment' by Charles Webster provides a comprehensive modern study of Samuel Hartlib (1600–1662), a prolific correspondent and chronicler and a central figure in seventeenth-century intellectual life.
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OUT NOW: 'The Intertwined World of the Oral and Written Transmission of Sacred Traditions in the Middle East' (Alba Fedeli, Geoffrey Khan & Johan Lundberg) considers the transmission of sacred texts, to deepen our understanding of major religions during the early Islamic centuries.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
OUT NOW: 'The Intertwined World of the Oral and Written Transmission of Sacred Traditions in the Middle East' (Alba Fedeli, Geoffrey Khan & Johan Lundberg) considers the transmission of sacred texts, to deepen our understanding of major religions during the early Islamic centuries.
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OUT NOW: 'Allocation, Distribution, and Policy: Notes, Problems, and Solutions in Microeconomics' by Samuel Bowles & Weikai Chen.
"Writing good problem sets is maddeningly difficult, and good problems are rare treasures. This book is a wealth of such treasures" (Larry Samuelson)
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"Writing good problem sets is maddeningly difficult, and good problems are rare treasures. This book is a wealth of such treasures" (Larry Samuelson)
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November 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
OUT NOW: 'Allocation, Distribution, and Policy: Notes, Problems, and Solutions in Microeconomics' by Samuel Bowles & Weikai Chen.
"Writing good problem sets is maddeningly difficult, and good problems are rare treasures. This book is a wealth of such treasures" (Larry Samuelson)
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"Writing good problem sets is maddeningly difficult, and good problems are rare treasures. This book is a wealth of such treasures" (Larry Samuelson)
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OUT NOW: 'Xouth, the Ape', published in 1848 by Iakovos Pitsipios is a pioneering and satirical Greek novel. It is here translated in English for the first time, with an expansive Introduction by Neo G. Christodoulides.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
OUT NOW: 'Xouth, the Ape', published in 1848 by Iakovos Pitsipios is a pioneering and satirical Greek novel. It is here translated in English for the first time, with an expansive Introduction by Neo G. Christodoulides.
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OUT NOW: 'Performance Research Methods' is the first comprehensive guide to contemporary methodologies in performance studies, offering a clear and structured overview of the tools currently shaping research in theatre, dance, and performance.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
OUT NOW: 'Performance Research Methods' is the first comprehensive guide to contemporary methodologies in performance studies, offering a clear and structured overview of the tools currently shaping research in theatre, dance, and performance.
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OUT NOW: Essential reading at the intersection of sound, matter and community, Kevin Toksöz Fairbairn's 'Hylo Narrans: Echoes of Material Marronage' explores the acoustic agency of brass as a medium through which histories of extraction, resistance and collective creativity resonate.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
OUT NOW: Essential reading at the intersection of sound, matter and community, Kevin Toksöz Fairbairn's 'Hylo Narrans: Echoes of Material Marronage' explores the acoustic agency of brass as a medium through which histories of extraction, resistance and collective creativity resonate.
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I wrote a post about open access licences for books, and who makes decisions about reuse in the case of more restrictive licences (e.g. CC BY-NC-ND) 👇
#OAbooks #OpenAccess #OAWeek
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New Blog Post: 'Who owns open knowledge? The two types of licence to consider when making books open access'. For OA Week, our senior editor Lucy Barnes writes about an issue of increasing concern to libraries: the implications of different types of open licence.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I wrote a post about open access licences for books, and who makes decisions about reuse in the case of more restrictive licences (e.g. CC BY-NC-ND) 👇
#OAbooks #OpenAccess #OAWeek
#OAbooks #OpenAccess #OAWeek
New Blog Post: 'Who owns open knowledge? The two types of licence to consider when making books open access'. For OA Week, our senior editor Lucy Barnes writes about an issue of increasing concern to libraries: the implications of different types of open licence.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
New Blog Post: 'Who owns open knowledge? The two types of licence to consider when making books open access'. For OA Week, our senior editor Lucy Barnes writes about an issue of increasing concern to libraries: the implications of different types of open licence.
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OUT NOW: 'Grammar of Etulo:A Niger-Congo (Idomoid) Language' by Chikelu I. Ezenwafor-Afuecheta provides the first detailed linguistic description of the grammar of Etulo, a language spoken in Nigeria by a minority group in Benue and Taraba states.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
OUT NOW: 'Grammar of Etulo:A Niger-Congo (Idomoid) Language' by Chikelu I. Ezenwafor-Afuecheta provides the first detailed linguistic description of the grammar of Etulo, a language spoken in Nigeria by a minority group in Benue and Taraba states.
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New Blog Post: Tatiana Vagramenko discusses OA title 'Remote Capture: Digitising Documentary Heritage in Challenging Locations'.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
New Blog Post: Tatiana Vagramenko discusses OA title 'Remote Capture: Digitising Documentary Heritage in Challenging Locations'.
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New Blog Post: "Opening Up Mathematics" by Jan E. Grabowski (@jan-e-grabowski.bsky.social) discusses the importance of publishing Open Access, and the impact that this can have.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
New Blog Post: "Opening Up Mathematics" by Jan E. Grabowski (@jan-e-grabowski.bsky.social) discusses the importance of publishing Open Access, and the impact that this can have.
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OUT NOW: New Ukrainian translation of 'Remote Capture';
Щойно з друку! Цей новий український переклад книги „Дистанційне захоплення: оцифрування документальної спадщини у складних умовах“ — обов’язковий посібник для тих, хто планує розпочати проєкт з оцифрування.
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Щойно з друку! Цей новий український переклад книги „Дистанційне захоплення: оцифрування документальної спадщини у складних умовах“ — обов’язковий посібник для тих, хто планує розпочати проєкт з оцифрування.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
OUT NOW: New Ukrainian translation of 'Remote Capture';
Щойно з друку! Цей новий український переклад книги „Дистанційне захоплення: оцифрування документальної спадщини у складних умовах“ — обов’язковий посібник для тих, хто планує розпочати проєкт з оцифрування.
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Щойно з друку! Цей новий український переклад книги „Дистанційне захоплення: оцифрування документальної спадщини у складних умовах“ — обов’язковий посібник для тих, хто планує розпочати проєкт з оцифрування.
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Now with an accessible HTML version online too, at www.maths.lancs.ac.uk/~grabowsj/rt... 🧑🎓
Representation Theory. A Categorical Approach
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October 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Now with an accessible HTML version online too, at www.maths.lancs.ac.uk/~grabowsj/rt... 🧑🎓
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Proud to support @openbookpublish.bsky.social at @universityofleeds.bsky.social Libraries...1st book published with them by a Leeds editor/author since we've been support from our Open Access Support Fund:
Careful Village and Other 'Khashag' from Tibet - www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
Careful Village and Other 'Khashag' from Tibet - www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
Careful Village and Other 'Khashag' from Tibet: The Amdo Comedies of Menla Jyab
This volume offers a unique glimpse into the world of khashag, a vibrant genre of Tibetan spoken comic dialogues from the area Tibetans call Amdo, with the first ever publication of 11 annotated trans...
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October 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Proud to support @openbookpublish.bsky.social at @universityofleeds.bsky.social Libraries...1st book published with them by a Leeds editor/author since we've been support from our Open Access Support Fund:
Careful Village and Other 'Khashag' from Tibet - www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
Careful Village and Other 'Khashag' from Tibet - www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
OUT NOW: 'A Grammar of Jordanian Arabic' by Bruno Herin & Enam Al-Wer investigates the phonology and morphosyntax of Jordanian Arabic, with a focus on the traditional sedentary varieties of Central and Northern Jordan, locally known as Balgawi and Horani.
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October 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
OUT NOW: 'A Grammar of Jordanian Arabic' by Bruno Herin & Enam Al-Wer investigates the phonology and morphosyntax of Jordanian Arabic, with a focus on the traditional sedentary varieties of Central and Northern Jordan, locally known as Balgawi and Horani.
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OUT NOW: 'Sensing Violence: Reading with the Marquis de Sade' questions what reading fictional violence does to readers. Drawing on psychology, cognitive literary studies, and empirical research, this book turns to the works of an author synonymous with sexual violence.
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September 29, 2025 at 9:38 AM
OUT NOW: 'Sensing Violence: Reading with the Marquis de Sade' questions what reading fictional violence does to readers. Drawing on psychology, cognitive literary studies, and empirical research, this book turns to the works of an author synonymous with sexual violence.
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Today is OBP's 17 year anniversary! We have... published 434 books; received 24 awards; surpassed 250 book reviews & 380 endorsements; worked on software development projects; and amassed 273 member libraries.
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September 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Today is OBP's 17 year anniversary! We have... published 434 books; received 24 awards; surpassed 250 book reviews & 380 endorsements; worked on software development projects; and amassed 273 member libraries.
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OUT NOW: Aimed at undergraduate students with prior exposure to linear algebra and basic group theory, this textbook by @jan-e-grabowski.bsky.social offers a fresh and modern introduction to one of abstract algebra’s key topics.
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September 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
OUT NOW: Aimed at undergraduate students with prior exposure to linear algebra and basic group theory, this textbook by @jan-e-grabowski.bsky.social offers a fresh and modern introduction to one of abstract algebra’s key topics.
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I'm delighted to have fulfilled a long-held ambition to publish a book: "Representation Theory. A Categorical Approach" is out now, available Open Access at doi.org/10.11647/OBP.... I owe particular thanks to the publishers @openbookpublish.bsky.social and the referees for all their contributions.
September 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I'm delighted to have fulfilled a long-held ambition to publish a book: "Representation Theory. A Categorical Approach" is out now, available Open Access at doi.org/10.11647/OBP.... I owe particular thanks to the publishers @openbookpublish.bsky.social and the referees for all their contributions.
OUT NOW: Simon of Faversham was a scholar affiliated with the University of Paris in the 1280s. Here he likely wrote his commentaries on Aristotle’s philosophical works. This edited commentary and translation of the Posterior Analytics offers new insight into late medieval thought.
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September 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
OUT NOW: Simon of Faversham was a scholar affiliated with the University of Paris in the 1280s. Here he likely wrote his commentaries on Aristotle’s philosophical works. This edited commentary and translation of the Posterior Analytics offers new insight into late medieval thought.
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Proud to have been nominated for an OER award (OEAward 2025) with "Stories of Hope"!
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[we’re nomination 407]
A huge thank you to @openbookpublish.bsky.social & our contributors!
🔗 Read and download "Stories of Hope" for free via: doi.org/10.11647/OBP...
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[we’re nomination 407]
A huge thank you to @openbookpublish.bsky.social & our contributors!
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2025 All The Nominations
As reported at the close of this year's nomination cycle, the countries represented in this year's nominations are:
Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, Cape Ver...
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September 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Proud to have been nominated for an OER award (OEAward 2025) with "Stories of Hope"!
awards.oeglobal.org/2025-nominat...
[we’re nomination 407]
A huge thank you to @openbookpublish.bsky.social & our contributors!
🔗 Read and download "Stories of Hope" for free via: doi.org/10.11647/OBP...
awards.oeglobal.org/2025-nominat...
[we’re nomination 407]
A huge thank you to @openbookpublish.bsky.social & our contributors!
🔗 Read and download "Stories of Hope" for free via: doi.org/10.11647/OBP...
OUT NOW: This volume offers a unique glimpse into the world of khashag, a vibrant genre of Tibetan spoken comic dialogues from the area Tibetans call Amdo, with the first ever publication of 11 annotated translations of scripts by its leading performer, Menla Jyab.
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September 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
OUT NOW: This volume offers a unique glimpse into the world of khashag, a vibrant genre of Tibetan spoken comic dialogues from the area Tibetans call Amdo, with the first ever publication of 11 annotated translations of scripts by its leading performer, Menla Jyab.
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OUT NOW: This book explores topics that lie at the core of political economy: collective choice, voting, elections, bargaining, and rebellion. Complete mathematical proofs are provided, to clarify the assumptions and deepen understanding.
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September 15, 2025 at 10:51 AM
OUT NOW: This book explores topics that lie at the core of political economy: collective choice, voting, elections, bargaining, and rebellion. Complete mathematical proofs are provided, to clarify the assumptions and deepen understanding.
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