Reflections on the World of My Father
November 22, 2014
Nina Howe— The experience of editing the book, A Voice Still Heard, a selection of essays by my late father Irving Howe, was for me an exploration into my father’s… READ MORE
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Notes From the Field: Sculpture Victorious at the YCBA
November 21, 2014
Ivy Sanders Schneider– The Sculpture Victorious exhibition at the YCBA greets viewers with two busts of Queen Victoria. The first is of Victoria at 21 – positioned at eye level,… READ MORE
What SUP From Your Favorite University Presses, November 21, 2014
Welcome to our weekly roundup of news from university presses! Once again, there is a lot to share this week from our fellow academic publishing houses and much to learn… READ MORE
From the Designer’s Desk: Rich Hendel
November 19, 2014
Richard Hendel is a true dignitary in the world of book design. His work has won nearly every possible award, including from the Association of American University Presses, AIGA, Print magazine,… READ MORE
Cesspools and Sewers: Toilets in Dirty Old London
Lee Jackson, author of Dirty Old London: The Victorian Fight Against Filth, wrote a series of posts for the Yale University Press London Blog to explain how the inventors of ‘sanitary… READ MORE
Somme’s End
November 18, 2014
Edward Strauss— The Battle of the Somme, which began on July 1, 1916, is generally said to have concluded on November 18 of that year. In a dispatch on December… READ MORE
Who Was Vespasian?
November 17, 2014
Today is Roman Emperor Vespasian’s birthday. And while he may not be as famous as some of predecessors, Julius Caesar or Augustus, for example, his Flavian Dynasty would rule the Empire for nearly… READ MORE
Grand Design: Pieter Coecke van Aelst and Renaissance Tapestry—Interview with Author Elizabeth Cleland
In celebration of the publication of Grand Design, one of two excellent, brand new books from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (more on the other book to come…), we’re pleased… READ MORE
Nixon Not a Crook!
Nigel Hamilton— Nixon’s emotional outburst, claiming at a press conference in Florida that he was not a crook, forty-one years ago today, gave Freudian psychologists their best insight into the… READ MORE
What SUP From Your Favorite University Presses, November 14, 2014
November 14, 2014
Welcome to our weekly roundup of news from university presses! Once again, there is a lot to share this week from our fellow academic publishing houses and much to learn… READ MORE