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The last time we visited this occasional series, I found myself in the middle of reading pieces from the 2011 Best American Nonrequired Reading. Little by little, I drifted away from that story collection, especially as my annual July beach vacation drew...

by Becky Brasington Clark, Director of Marketing and Online Book Publishing Not long ago, I did a quick assessment of the tools I use to stay in touch with the office, with my students, and with my family and friends. The inventory looked something like this...

If you have shopped at any large retailer lately, you probably realize school is almost back in session. Not only can you easily find parents buying lunchboxes and backpacks for the younger set, but shopping carts filled with new dorm decor for the Class of...

Better know an editor is an occasional series where JHU Press journal editors provide a look inside the scholarly publishing process. We work with many fascinating and talented people who serve on the editorial staffs of the journals we publish. Erin Durban...

Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. By Matt Cameron Female Carnaby's Cockatoo that has come to the nest entrance on hearing the...

Earlier this week, the staff of the Press gathered to honor colleagues who have celebrated a special anniversary during the past fiscal year. The 21st Annual Employee Awards Ceremony provided an opportunity for managers to sing the praises of the honorees, as...

JHU Press Welcomes Three New Journals The Journals Division will add three new journals to its collection later this year, announced Journals Publisher Bill Breichner. This brings the total number of journals published by the JHU Press to 78. The three new...

By Michele Callaghan, Manuscript Editor Years ago, when I was an undergraduate student in Buffalo, New York, I heard a TV newscast that I have never forgotten. An important figure in the history of philosophy had died, and Eyewitness News was letting us know...

As I went through interviews for my job almost four years ago, I found myself having to learn plenty of information. For instance, I had no idea what the word "philology" meant, and we had journals focused specifically on the subject. I had to expand my...

Guest post by John Eric Goff Each summer, the world’s elite cyclists compete in the one race more prestigious than any other--the Tour de France. Most of us know how to ride a bike; some of us ride our bikes on a regular basis. A tiny fraction of us may even...