In Listening to Beauty: Rhetorics of Science in Sea and Sound, Megan Poole invites us into a moving study of how encounters with beauty advance scientific study. We are delighted to share a brief excerpt from the book below. I am, by a flood, borne back to that wondrous period,
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We are honored to announce that the Municipal Finance Journal (MFJ) has joined the Chicago Journals publishing program. The journal is published in partnership with the Center for Municipal Finance at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Launched in 1980, MFJ is a forum for research on the issues facing
The leaves are changing, the days are getting shorter, the nights are growing chillier, and it can all only mean one thing: fall is upon us. Below are a handful of books that celebrate everything autumnal and spine-tingling, ranging from new editions of classic Halloween tales to explorations of divination
To celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, we’ve put together a reading list highlighting books by and about Hispanic individuals and communities from a range of countries and traditions. With these books from Chicago and our distributed client presses, you can explore poetic voices, artists from Central and South America, the
It’s summer! And there is no better time to hit the road and explore the beautiful and important natural spaces in the United States’ collective backyard. From Yellowstone to Acadia, Yosemite to Zion, the landscapes contained within the US National Parks are diverse, awe-inspiring, ecologically vital, and full of history.
Whether your day is rushed or relaxed, full or free, you are not alone. A story told from midnight to midday to tomorrow, and across hemispheres, each short book of the Earth Day series offers twenty-four chapters, corresponding to twenty-four hour-long windows to witness the diversity of life. Each hour
History of Humanities (HOH) is publishing its tenth volume in 2025, marking a milestone for the publication as well as the relatively young field of study that has grown up alongside it. Founded in 2015 by editors Rens Bod, Julia Kursell, Jaap Maat, and Thijs Weststeijn, the journal was launched as a new forum for
In 2021, the press announced a new series born from a gift awarded by the Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Charitable Foundation. This series, the Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Collection, features an exciting range of creative and critical works on under-represented subjects in the arts and on the role of art
As we take time to celebrate Juneteenth, we have assembled a collection of works highlighting the lives of Black individuals and the history of African American communities across centuries of struggle and achievement. These books unpack racial biases; explore the persistence of barriers facing Black Americans; rediscover forgotten leaders and