Books and Publishing

‘The Flight of a Butterfly or the Path of a Bullet?’

Feb 28, 2018

Author discusses new book on how technology is changing K-12 education, and the lessons of schools' experiences for higher education.

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‘The Intellectual Properties of Learning’

Author discusses his new book, which combines intellectual history with a case for open access.

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‘The Tyranny of Metrics’

Author discusses new book on what he views as the dangers of an obsession with numbers in analyzing admissions, academic success, faculty productivity and more in higher education.

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‘The Ph.D. Delusion’

A new novel about academic life is not a ringing endorsement, to say the least. But it will make you laugh. And that's the point.

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Governor Seeks to Kill University Press

Kentucky press, which serves all the public institutions and some private colleges in the state, is noted for books on history, Appalachia and its home state.

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Report: Bundled Textbooks
a Bad Deal for Students

New consumer advocacy report highlights high cost of textbook bundles, but publishers say findings are misleading.

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The ‘J’ Stands for Genius

Scott McLemee highlights the panoply of books on Trump, or matters related to his presidency, that scholarly presses plan to publish between now and this summer's end.

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Getting Even

Scott McLemee reviews Revenge: A Short Enquiry into Retribution, a compendium of one of the human imagination's most reliable, and cross-cultural, narrative templates.

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‘Keywords’ for Understanding Academe

Co-editors discuss their no-holds-barred dictionary for academic life.

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Adapting to Pressure

Authors acknowledge challenges for four-year colleges and worry about their future as drivers of opportunity. But they believe colleges are adaptable and will continue to offer students value.

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