Shaun Lovejoy discusses fast winds, how to measure them, and who holds the record (there's a bit of a dispute).
The recent Gatsby fever ignited by Baz Luhrmann’s new screen adaptation of the beloved F. Scott Fitzgerald novel has had an unexpected effect on the reference world—in particular on James L.W. West III, the editor of The Cambridge Edition of the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Publicist Rachel E. discusses her first trip to the annual Association of American University Presses conference in Boston, MA and how the industry is starting to think about the future of books marketing.
Our photo contest is tracing the young Ernest Hemingway's journeys around the world...submit your photos today!
Reference works designed to help advance learning are a key component of Cambridge University Press' catalog, but sometimes they get buried in library stacks and disappear from the discussion. But this month, we're dusting off our shelves and starting a conversation about these titles and why reference matters so much.
African countries today exhibit the dramatic effects of political and economic reforms undertaken over the past few decades. Many countries now hold regular, competitive elections and citizens enjoy freedoms...
Christine K., our literature marketing associate, talks about the title she's looking forward to working on this summer. Here's one juicy Shakespeare title to check out on the Cambridge literature list.
Cotton is a substance used to make clothing, bags, and other items that are bought and sold globally on a daily basis. But how do we turn that little boll of cotton filled with seeds into something we can use?
Michelle Zerba describes the surprising categorization her book received from the Library of Congress and how it changed the way readers and scholars considered Doubt and Skepticism in Antiquity and the Renaissance.
In honor of Cotton’s release, we’re hosting a galley giveaway! As historian Giorgio Riello points out in his book, cotton was a global commodity that was traded from East to West and everywhere in...
In the weeks leading up to the release of the new 3-D Great Gatsby film, director Baz Luhrmann talked a lot about how an early draft of Fitzgerald's great American novel called Trimalchio helped influence his adaptation. Cambridge University Press is the only publisher of that original version, which Luhrmann cited as an inspiration in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the New York Times. He also consulted the volume's editor, James L.W. West III, for advice on the film.
I have worked within the wireless communications R&D industry for close to 20 years now and, in my experience, one consistent ingredient that has often escaped the recipe of so many consumer electronic...