books

Meet Our Fall 2020 Authors

By Jaime Jennings / On July 22nd, 2020
Naturalist: A Graphic Adaptation by Edward O. Wilson, Adapted by Jim Ottaviani, Illustrated by C.M. Butzer E.O. Wilson’s bestselling memoir comes to life in a beautifully illustrated graphic adaptation.

2019 Year in Review

By Erica Sánchez Vázquez / On December 21st, 2019
A guide to our 2019 titles.

Island Press Authors Share the Love

By Katharine Sucher / On February 14th, 2018
This Valentine’s Day, we thought it would be fun for Island Press authors to share the love. We asked a few authors to choose their favorite Island Press book—other than their own, of course—and explain what makes it so special. Check out their responses below, and use code 4MAGICAL for 25% off and free shipping all of the books below, as well as books from participating authors. What’s your favorite Island Press book? Share your answer in the comments.

How it’s Made: The Final Stages at a Print Vendor

By Caroline Sperry / On September 28th, 2016
Have you ever wondered how books are printed? In June, several members of the Island Press team were lucky enough to tour one of our print vendors, Sheridan Books, in Michigan.

My book is now a thing that exists in the physical world

By John Fleck / On July 26th, 2016
There was a weird moment this afternoon when I was writing something and needed to dig out a reference from my book. (I do this a lot. It’s all there, the book has a lot of footnotes.) For a split second I started to follow the usual path on my hard drive to the final page proofs…. Click…. Pause….
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Going Together, Page by Page

By Peter Plastrik / On February 19th, 2015
Reposted from the Connecting to Change the World blog with permission. I heard the African proverb again at a retreat held by a team building a national network: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” I say “again” because we put those words right at the front of our book as a signal about what the point of connecting and collaborating is: to go far, because that’s what it takes to change the world in big ways.
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In Memory of Nancy Olsen

By Heather M. Boyer / On February 11th, 2015
Nancy Anne OlsenApril 19, 1950 - January 15, 2015

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