We are delighted to bring you the 2025 Free Issues. Each year we make one issue from each of our journals free to read, capturing the breadth and scope of the research that our journals publish, and the growth of LUP from its formation in 1899. Visit our Free Issues page to download free content in Modern Languages, Political History, Art & Sculpture, Culture Studies, Science Fiction Studies, Planning, and more.
In Praise of… David Bolt
To celebrate our 125th anniversary this year, we have been taking the opportunity to highlight and thank a selection of key figures in LUP’s recent history. Our final post in this series has been written by our Director of Journals Publishing Clare Hooper, who has put together a reflection on Professor David Bolt’s impact on … Continue reading
The Byron Journal Essay Prize
We are delighted to announce that submissions to the new Byron Journal Essay Prize are open.
In Conversation with… Sherryl Vint
During our 125th anniversary year, we are featuring friends of LUP through celebrations and conversations about LUP and the publishing industry more widely. For this next piece, we have Christabel Scaife, Senior Commissioning Editor at LUP, in conversation with Sherryl Vint, Professor of Science Fiction Media Studies at the University of California Riverside, founding journal co-editor, … Continue reading
On the Art of Criticism
In this blog post, author of 'The Work of the Living' Patrick Thomas Henry explores the notion that criticism should not be seen as separate from creative work, advocating for the idea that criticism itself can be a form of artistic expression, enriched by creativity and rhetorical skill, drawing on examples from literary figures and personal experiences.
Liverpool University Press Blog 