Emmanuelle Chapron is the author of the February volume in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series, Livres d’école et littérature de jeunesse en France au XVIIIᵉ siècle. In this volume, Chapron examines the creation of the children's book market in eighteenth-century France, providing a new perspective which examines the role played by educational institutions, booksellers, … Continue reading
LUP walks to Paris…
From February 1st 2021, Liverpool University Press staff will be collectively walking the 430 miles from our offices to Paris. This past year has been tough for everyone, and awareness of wellbeing in the workplace is vital now more than ever. Taking care of employees’ wellbeing can help decrease stress and increase performance. With wellbeing … Continue reading
British cotton and the American Civil War – In Conversation with Jim Powell & Meredith Wheeler
Before its civil war, America supplied 80 per cent of the raw material for Britain’s largest industry, the cotton trade. During the war, this fell to almost zero. Jim Powell's new book Losing the Thread: Cotton, Liverpool and the American Civil War examines what happened to this trade and to the Liverpool cotton market, its … Continue reading
New Program Encourages Transnational Collaboration Among Scholarly Publishers
PRESSES IN SOUTH AFRICA, UGANDA, UK, AND US SET TO PARTICIPATE The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) has launched a pilot program that seeks to deepen transnational dialogue and collaboration among mission-driven scholarly publishers. The AUPresses Global Partner Program will pair member presses with non-member presses in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America, aiming … Continue reading
Meet the Littman Library
Founded by Louis Littman in memory of his father to explore, explain, and perpetuate the Jewish heritage, the Littman Library of Jewish Civilization published its first book in 1965. Today it is regarded as one of the world’s leading publishers in the field of Jewish studies. Its books are renowned for their thorough editing and elegant … Continue reading
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