Books & Publishing

The 90-year-old university press will close its doors this year after Duquesne decided to cut its funding.

Scott McLemee reviews Monkeytalk: Inside the Worlds and Minds of Primates, which elucidates the two camps that have formed in the study of how intelligence evolved.

Textbooks aren't selling like they used to, but a new business model that has led to increased access to course materials and lower costs at some universities is beginning to take shape.

Peter J. Spiro’s At Home in Two Countries explores how globalization has turned dual citizenship from an anomalous and potentially dangerous condition into something almost commonplace, writes Scott McLemee.

Author discusses new book about a part of the student population pushing for more support -- and facing a backlash in some states.

Scott McLemee reviews Robert E. Denton Jr.’s scholarship on the American presidency, which highlights how immediately coping with the lack of any guidebook is one of the most urgent demands of the office.

Librarian removes controversial list of "predatory" journals and publishers, reportedly in response to "threats and politics."

Author discusses book about efforts in the post-Civil War era to create colleges in the South that educated men and women, black students and white students together.