Dr. Gopen is thrilled to announce he has signed a sprawling three-book contract with the distinguished Anthem Press of London.
The New Science of Scientific Writing is an update and expansion of Gopen’s acclaimed 1990 American Scientist article credited with reshaping scientific writing.
RELEASE DATE: JUNE 2026 with 17 translations scheduled by 2027.
The Shape of English is the sum of all that Dr. Gopen has learned of the written language since he began his investigations in 1978. RELEASE DATE: SEPT 2026 with at least two translations planned.
Mr. Lincoln’s Music is an exploration of a new, musical method of writing to go beyond clarity and power by achieving elegance. The speeches of musician, Abraham Lincoln, will be deeply considered. You can read his paper “The Rhetoric of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address: Why It Works the Way It Works” here. You can also read “Mr. Lincoln’s Music: The Thorny and Monumental Third Paragraph of the Second Inaugural Address” here.
RELEASE DATE: SUMMER 2027