Hawthorn – 10 facts about one of our oldest plant companions
‘There is more violence in an English hedgerow than in the meanest streets of a great city.’ –…
Environment
Where The Wild Books Are: Nature Books Round-Up
To celebrate the advent of Spring and also annual World Wildlife Day, we have a nature books round-up…
5 books to watch (and read) in 2015
We’ve had an exciting year here at Yale UP London, with highlights such as a Nobel prize-winning author,…
10 Commandments of Bird Watching
Yale’s latest avian title offers advice about the best ways in which we can share our gardens and neighbourhoods with our feathered…
The Future of Clean Water
With the planet’s clean water sources strained by over-population and pollution, Yale University Press sat down with Water 4.0 author David…
China’s Innovation Hurdle
Drawing on extensive research and experience living and working in Asia over the last thirty-five years, Stumbling Giant…
My Backyard Jungle – A Conversation with James Barilla
For James Barilla and his family, the dream of transforming their Columbia, South Carolina backyard into a haven…
‘The New Sorcerer’s Apprentices?’ Article by ‘Earthmasters’ Author Clive Hamilton
Earthmasters: The Dawn of the Age of Climate Engineering by Clive Hamilton goes to the heart of the unfolding…
‘Peak Urbanization?’ Author Article by Lyric Hughes Hale
As global demand for energy grows and prices rise, a city’s energy consumption becomes increasingly tied to its…
‘Bonsai: A Patient Art’. A collection of living Bonsai masterpieces from the renowned collection of the Chicago Botanic Garden
Bonsai: A Patient Art, published by Yale University Press, presents a collection of living Bonsai masterpieces from the…
Art for Spring: ‘Frederic Church and the Landscape Oil Sketch’ at the National Gallery London
The exhibition ‘Frederic Church and the Landscape Oil Sketch’ opens this week at the National Gallery, London. To mark the…
Bernd Brunner’s ‘Bears’ emerges from the wild
Bernd Brunner introduces an exclusive video trailer for his book Bears: A Brief History.
Author Article: ‘Is Humanity Suicidal?’ by Lyric Hughes Hale
Yale author Lyric Hughes Hale reads The Carbon Crunch by Dieter Helm and asks some troubling questions regarding humanity’s…
‘Climate change is just getting worse and worse…’
Author Dieter Helm talks about some of the key issues explored in his new book for Yale, The Carbon Crunch. Why…
Candid China: Gerard Lemos on interviewing Chinese citizens
The End of the Chinese Dream: Why Chinese People Fear the Future is a unique and important new book…