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  • 12 Aug 2025
    Carolina González

    Of Invented Languages

    Esperanto, Klingon, Na’vi … these are examples of invented or constructed languages (conlangs for short). Unlike ‘natural’ languages such as English, Swahili, or Navajo, which arise and change organically, conlangs are consciously created; Esperanto by Ludwik L. Zamenhof, Klingon by Marc Okrand, Na’vi by Paul Frommer. Like natural languages, many conlangs boast rich vocabularies in […]

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  • 25 Mar 2014

    Introducing the Bookseller Association’s 2014 Rep of the Year

    Sales Rep Karen McWhirter talks to us about her role here at Cambridge University Press, the impact of eBooks, on being an award-winner, and of course, tells us what she's currently reading.

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  • 30 Mar 2012
    Marie C.

    How G.R.R. Martin Won the Game of Thrones—Without Stealing Tolkien’s Ring

    Let’s conduct a little experiment. When I say “fantasy,” what immediately comes to mind? Do you think of fearsome dragons, fair maidens, ambitious quests, valiant (and sometimes not-so) kings, and all-knowing fairies? Or do you imagine a certain hobbit trying to destroy a certain ring? Perhaps a certain wizard with a certain lightning-shaped scar on his forehead?

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