This is a review of the newly published book: Academic Writing in a Global Context – The Politics and Practices of Publishing in English written by Theresa Lillis and Mary Jane Curry. This article firstly gives a brief introduction to the structure and content of the book, and then points out its three prominent features: important theoretical and practical implications, diversity of research tools and prominence of critical thinking. The book represents a ground-breaking approach to analyzing the politics and practices of academic writing for publication, and makes an invaluable contribution to the fields of applied linguistics, teaching and researching writing in general, and teaching English as a second and foreign language.