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From a history of goth to Egyptian mummies, and the science behind that eerie feeling that we aren’t alone, shop our Spooky Season reading list w 25% OFF books by @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social & @odavies9.bsky.social, @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social & more: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/10...

If you missed out on 'Studio Electrophonique' events earlier this year, then happily @coldtapfilms.bsky.social is on the road again this month, with events at @otsfestival.bsky.social #Sheffield, TOWN Festival #Halifax and London.
Tickets & info here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/ #booksky

Folklore: A Journey Through the Past and Present at Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath 'This book draws a cultural map of who we are, where we've come from and how we think and feel about our surroundings. Meticulously researched, imaginative in scope and rich in strange stories and…

Join us at Topping & Co. in #Bath to discover the weird yet everyday world of British folklore.

Leading experts @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social are the ultimate guides to folklore past and present.

Tickets still available here: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/... #booksky

Autumn is here and it's time to celebrate the folkloric 🍂

'Folklore: A journey through the past and present' is a gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore.

Find an event near you between September and November! 📍

All events can be found at the link in our bio 🔗

Next stops on the 'Folklore' book tour - get your tickets now:
14th October- @toppingsbath.bsky.social
19th October- @otsfestival.bsky.social
30th October- East Anglian Folklore Centre
13th November- Blackwell's Edinburgh
19th November- Heffer's Cambridge
22nd November- @conwayhall.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone that joined us at @rncmlive.bsky.social last night for an evening of folklore with authors @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social & @magicnotwitches.bsky.social.
Huge thanks to @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social for bookselling and thanks to @oxrdmcr.bsky.social for supporting this event. #booksky

📚 The Divine Feminine: Women & the Rise of the Right
Join authors Lois Shearing & @emmahcasey.bsky.social for a vital talk on women’s roles in #farright movements, radicalisation & tradwife culture.

🗓 Mon 10 Nov 6.30-8pm
🎙 Chair: Dr Rachel O'Neill
✅ Register: forms.office.com/e/twwa0D0VaR

What a fascinating, educational and also hilarious evening listening to @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social discuss their books FOLKLORE and CUNNING FOLK with Mel Giles! So many weird and wonderful insights into folkloric tradition and how they relate to our modern times!

The Spectre of Russia | Cheltenham Festivals The threat of Russian aggression persists over Europe. Against the backdrop of the conflict in Ukraine and a NATO commitment to increase defence spending,

The threat of Russian aggression persists over Europe. Against the backdrop of the conflict in Ukraine, what are the implications for Russia’s bordering countries?
Don't miss this panel event at Cheltenham Lit Fest on October 14th - tickets here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/the-s... #booksky

As the nights grow longer, and the air turns crisp, there’s no better time to curl up with a book that sends shivers down your spine.

Shop our new Spooky Season reading list with 25% OFF on our Blog here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/10...
#SpookySeason #Halloween #booksky

Celebrate Black History Month by diving into powerful non-fiction that tells the real stories, of the unstoppable brilliance of Black history, culture, and resilience.

All these titles & more available to buy direct from our website, from bookshops & online. #BlackHistoryMonth #booksky

Today!

📕Claire Blencowe launches her new book, Spirits of extraction, at @warwickuni.bsky.social.

📺Can't make it in person? Watch the livestream: bit.ly/42sHsPa

4-5:30pm

New Perspectives on the Right - Manchester University Press The series publishes the best and most innovative titles on the politics of the Right, drawn from the fields of sociology, history, cultural studies and political science and stimulating debate across...

New & upcoming titles include:

➡️Conservatism, Christian Democracy and the dynamics of transformation by @garylove.bsky.social & Christian Egander Skov

➡️ 'Survival Capitalism' and the Big Bang by Emma Barrett

➡️ The paperback of Rethinking right-wing women

Find out more: bit.ly/4h2pWqI

Promotional image displaying the covers of three new and upcoming titles in the New Perspectives on the Right series. Books from left-right: Conservatisism, Christian Democracy and the dynamics of transformation; 'Survival Capitalism' and the Big Bang; Rethinking right-wing women.

The #ConservativePartyConference wrapped up yesterday with policy announcements signalling a shift toward fiscal conservativism and stricter immigration controls.

Our New Perspectives on the Right series offers critical analyses of right-wing politics, from Thatcherism to Brexit🧵👇

Looking forward to this …

Into Being: Writing Memoir | Cheltenham Festivals Lily Dunn and Caroline Sanderson discuss the art of memoir, drawing on their experience as both readers and writers of the genre to reflect on how memory i

Coming up next week at Cheltenham Literature Festival on 13th Oct, authors @lilydunn.bsky.social & @carosanderson.bsky.social discuss the art of memoir, drawing on their own experience, and reflect on how memoirists are reinventing the form in bold ways:

Join @coldtapfilms.bsky.social in #Peckham later this month as he shares the amazing story of the home studio that helped launch some of Britain’s most beloved bands, including Pulp and The Human League.

25th October
Tickets still available here: www.tickettailor.com/events/theso...
#London

COVER REVEAL!

'Policing the beats' is a bold new book that exposes the racist policing of Black music.

Offering the first in-depth account, Fatsis highlights the relationship between politics, culture and criminal (in)justice, inviting music lovers, scholars and activists to tune in.
#booksky

Delighted to share that prolific Jane Austen expert and author @devoney.bsky.social will be visiting the UK next month, for a number of events promoting her latest book, 'Wild for Austen'.

Join us in #Edinburgh, #Durham, #London or #Cambridge. Tickets & info on our Events page. #booksky #JaneAusten

Now open access: BJRL back archive, including special issue on ‘Medical History in Manchester: Health and Healing in an Industrial City, 1750–2005’. Check it out.

I reviewed this superb book about memoir for @rte.ie RTÉ Culture this week.

“Both erudite and utterly conversational in tone… @lilydunn.bsky.social argues that memoir writing can function as a form of radical transformation, for reader and writer alike.”

www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

From sociologist, historian and runner Carl Morris comes 'Dirtbag dreams', the first history of mountain, ultra and trail running.

Discover the untold story of this unique sport, from its origins in the Victorian era to the present day, out in November.
#running #history #booksky

Yes! Every issue of the Bulletin has now been flipped and is free to read on Manchesterhive🐝

BJRL Goes Open Access: Professor Carsten Timmermann on Manchester's Medical History - Manchester University Press BJRL 87:1 is now Open Access on Manchesterhive.

This week, Professor Carsten Timmermann writes on Bulletin 87:1, ‘Medical History in Manchester: Health and Healing in an Industrial City, 1750–2005’.

Read the blog post: bit.ly/3KYQL39

Image of a cover from an issue of The Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. Blue banner sits across the centre of the image reading: Now Open Access.

MUP and @thejohnrylands.bsky.social are thrilled to announce that Bulletin of the John Rylands Library is now fully #OpenAccess🔓

Throughout October, the Bulletin's Editorial Board are highlighting journal issues or articles of particular importance on the MUP blog.

Promotional image for Order and Rebellion. Book cover in centre of image. Background is light pink with a red map of England in the centre. Manchester University Press logo in top right corner. Text beneath book cover reads: Publishing March 2026.

🚨Coming March 2026🚨

As the 2025 #LabourPartyConference closes, the debates continue.

Order and rebellion by Emmanuelle Avril and Eric Shaw charts Labour's years in opposition - from Miliband to Starmer - unpacking managerial politics, internal dissent and the struggle for unity.

#UKPolitics

Available now from all good bookshops & online.
Signed & dedicated copies from @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social #Bristol 📚
Also available as an audiobook.
And it’s @rte.ie Culture Book Of The Week! 🏆
#memoir #amwriting #memoir #audiobook

Publishing today!

Memoirist and teacher @lilydunn.bsky.social shares the secrets of writing a new, transformative kind of memoir. Inspired by her own experience, as well as interviews with fellow memoirists, she shows how you can turn writing memoir into a journey of discovery. ✍🏼 #booksky

Book Of The Week: Exploring the radical craft of memoir Towards the end of her clearsighted and passionate exploration of the craft of memoir writing, author Lily Dunn quotes memoirists she has interviewed for the book.

'It will leave you with a towering stack of recommendations on the pile labelled want-to-read-next.'

Thanks to @rte.ie Culture for making @lilydunn.bsky.social's new book 'Into being' their Book Of The Week: www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Out now, available from bookshops & online. #booksky

Publishing next month!
Ever since the novel was invented, women have used it as a platform for sharing ideas about sexual consent. In 'Courting Disaster' @thezhm.bsky.social takes a deep-dive into a series of classic novels, to show that our arguments about consent are not a new phenomenon. #booksky