Staff Pick: Medieval History
July is the month of both the International Medieval Congress and the Harlaxton Medieval Symposium and we are…
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Younger Sons of Regency England (Part I) – The Story of Benjamin Smith
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Bletchley Park and D-Day: A Q&A with David Kenyon
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Nazi Germany and Modernist art
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Our year in books: Highlights from 2018
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Radical Sacrifice by Terry Eagleton, An Extract
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Lee Lozano: Not Working – an interview with Jo Applin
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Bookshop of the Month – Church House Bookshop, London
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A Year in Yale Books
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Competition: Win a signed copy of Francis Spufford’s True Stories & Other Essays
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Bookshop of the Month – Lighthouse, Edinburgh
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The Aeneid – an Extract
The Aeneid tells the story of the foundation of Rome by colonists from the East, refugees from the city of…
Coral Reefs – beauty and wonder lie within superficially simple stories about their residents
Anyone who has watched one or two documentaries about coral reefs will have heard about cleaning stations. A…
Illustrating Spymaster by Helen Fry: A Q&A with Rui Ricardo
Thomas Kendrick (1881–1972) was central to the British Secret Service from its beginnings through to the Second World War….
Going to Church in Medieval England – an extract
Parish churches were at the heart of English religious and social life in the Middle Ages and the…
Staff Pick: Royalty
To mark the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II’s official birthday this month, Yale University Press London choose their favourite…
Pioneer of Natural History Illustration: The Art and Science of Mark Catesby
By Henrietta McBurney Today, the broadcaster and natural historian Sir David Attenborough shares his passion for the natural…
Exploring Wiltshire with Pevsner: The Estate Villages of Joseph Neeld
The estate villages of Joseph Neeld are a remarkably complete set in the picturesque styles of the earlier…
Daniel Cottier: The Complex Role of a Victorian Art Entrepreneur
In this blog, authors Petra ten-Doesschate Chu and Max Donnelly explore the multi-faceted career and legacy of Daniel…
Staff Pick: Exhibitions
In celebration of art galleries reopening to the public from 17th May onwards, Yale University Press London staff…
The art of writing and reading poetry
by Lucy Newlyn Creativity is mysterious, and cannot be learned or taught. But the craft of poetry is…
Staff Pick: Nature Books
In celebration of Earth Day on 22nd April, Yale University Press London staff choose their favourite books on…
Illustrating The Story of Work: A Q&A with studio MUTI
We work because we have to, but also because we like it: from hunting-gathering over 700,000 years ago…
Location, Location, Location: Introducing the New Pevsner Guide to County Durham
When it comes to the desirability of a house, property experts and novices alike have no doubt heard…
Gainsborough in London | The Later Years
Susan Sloman, author of Gainsborough in London, introduces our blog readers to her long-awaited book, which follows the…