I Live in the Slums – An Extract
We are delighted by the news that Can Xue’s I Live in the Slums, translated by Karen Gernant…
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In celebration of Earth Day on 22nd April, Yale University Press London staff choose their favourite books on…
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The Gunpowder Plot, the Civil Wars, Charles I’s execution, the Plague, the Great Fire, the Restoration, and then…
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When it comes to the desirability of a house, property experts and novices alike have no doubt heard…
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Susan Sloman, author of Gainsborough in London, introduces our blog readers to her long-awaited book, which follows the…
Staff Pick: Women of Wonder
Yale London Staff recommends their favourite authors on International Women’s Day
March’s International Bookshop of the Month – Libreria Out of London Press (OOLP)
We have for a while now been highlighting independent bookshops across the UK in a monthly interview on our…
Bruno Lohse, Nazi art plunderer – An extract from Goering’s Man in Paris
Jonathan Petropoulos— I remember clearly my first meeting with Bruno Lohse in June 1998 at the Zentralinstitut in…
China and the Fate of Taiwan
Bill Hayton, author of The Invention of China investigates the history of China’s relationship with Taiwan and looks…
Association for Art History Annual Conference 2021 | Virtual Stand
Welcome to the Yale University Press “virtual stand” for this year’s new, fully-online Association for Art History 2021…
Nature Inside: Plants and Flowers in the Modern Interior
We seem, today, to be infatuated with indoor plants and flowers. Many of our every day public indoor…
Staff Pick: Global Reads
Yale University Press London staff have recommended their favourite titles set in different parts of the world. Which…
February’s Bookshop of the Month – The Feminist Bookshop
For February’s Bookshop of the Month, we’re heading down to the south coast to visit the Feminist Bookshop…