Thinking of turning your research into a book for general readers? Two consultants who guide academics through the publishing process share what to weigh before you begin

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This is the third installment of a multi-part series designed to help you familiarize yourself with the tools used to make visual, data-driven essays.

The Scholar's Almanac helps faculty and PhD students find the best times for writing, researching, preparing, and recharging.

Rob Tempio at Princeton UP discusses the kinds of writers he's looking for, what makes a strong book proposal, and the importance of a good title.

By Irina Dumitrescu. A talk given at the Creative Critical launch event at UCL's Institute for Advanced Studies in September 2022.

Lea Ypi's latest book started with a photograph posted on Facebook: a picture of her grandmother enjoying her honeymoon in the Alps during the Second World War. The picture sent Ypi on a quest to unde...

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Postsecondary education can play a critical role in protecting democratic republics against the threat of authoritarianism.

New Cambridge grant to help under-represented scholars publish

The comic essayist David Sedaris perfectly captures the absurdity of ritual in his famous French-class skit. Sedaris, an American, attempts to describe in broken French how “the rabbit of Easter … he bring of the chocolate … he come in the night when one sleep on a bed.” His Polish and Italian classmates scoff at the idea of a small, long-eared mammal that sneaks into children’s homes each spring to lavish them with sweets.

Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “A Feast of Fat Tuesday Knowledge,” on the origins and evolution of a winter holiday, with K. Anne Amienne, former instructor of courses on Reformation and Renaissa...

Cambridge University Press has launched a new grant to support under-represented early career scholars from diverse backgrounds and geographic locations, including first generation scholars.

ALT: a woman is sitting at a table with a candle and the words what is a weekend

Fredara is an ethnomusicologist at Julliard where she specializes in African American music. Here she talks about how just one of her many public-facing projects led to a agented book.

Leyla Kazim discusses some of the year's best food writing with Ruby Tandoh and guests.

Vanessa is a business psychologist who pioneered “team emotional intelligence.” She shares her insights on writing a trade book, giving a Tedx talk, and being a team player who benefits from her own ...

ENTRY DEADLINE APPROACHING: Nach Waxman founded Kitchen Arts & Letters in 1983 with the belief that food writing could be serious, joyful, and deeply human. In his honor, we award The Nach Waxman...

Profs and Pints brings college faculty members into bars, cafes, workplaces, and other venues to give lectures and workshops.

Darla’s expertise lies at intersection of religious studies and disability studies. Here she shares how she turned an academic book into a crossover book and how she fits writing into a packed admin w...

Join Kit de Waal for an inspiring day devoted to bringing your memories to life on the page.

Give a scholar the momentum they crave to complete work that benefits their whole intellectual community. They can choose from time, direction, clarity, voice, or impact.

This Ph.D. student from a working class background writes that no one should be made to feel inferior because of their roots