Yale Press titles have earned recent accolades on the popular blog and self-proclaimed “directory of wonderful things”, BoingBoing.net. James Boyle‘s The Public Domain was praised for its informative yet entertaining take on copyright law. In the review, the author lauded Boyle as “one of the most articulate, thoughtful, funny and passionate thinkers in the global fight for free speech…” From patents on peanut butter sandwiches to gene sequences and business ideas, The Public Domainreveals the intense modern struggle over intellectual property rights. While scanning the blogosphere, you might also have noticed Jonathan Zittrain‘s The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It making an appearance in BoingBoing’s holiday gift guide. A “provocative, well-reasoned and sometimes frustrating book,” according to the bloggingheads, Zittrain’s recently published work makes a great gift for the techie on your list.

To hear James Boyle on NPR’s On the Media, click here. To learn more about Zittrain’s The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It, look here.