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We're marking Women’s History Month, celebrating women's voices & stories that have shaped our world.
Our reading list highlights trailblazers whose work continues to inspire and challenge us. Shop now with 30% OFF before 31st March here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/03... #booksky
Join author Lambros Fatsis at an event to celebrate his new book, 'Policing the beats: Black music, racism and criminal injustice'.
Appearing at @conwayhall.bsky.social, @faneproductions.bsky.social, @imaginebelfast.bsky.social & @housmansbookshop.bsky.social.
More info on our Events page.
An absolute pleasure to provide a jacket quote for Lying Abroad: Henry Wotton and the Invention of Diplomacy by Carol Chillington Rutter. The book has now been published and I’ve just received a copy from @manchesterup.bsky.social My comments below:
#lyingabroad #jacobean #stuart #diplomacy
This spring we are highlighting the newest titles on MUP’s History list. These books follow people, ideas and movements across centuries, from medieval chronicles to twentieth‑century protest, political thought and the first women ordained in Sweden.
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'So, with a deep sense of disappointment, I shelved the project with the intent to publish it in English one day.'
Author Rustam Alexander writes about his experience of publishing AIDS in Soviet Russia, read his blog here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/02...
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Our new Queer and Trans Histories series is seeking proposals for works that expand the field, uncover overlooked topics, and reimagines how these histories are told.
Find out more: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/queer...
#LGBTQHistoryMonth
Join authors Dr Keith Kahn-Harris and Professor Gavin Schaffer, along with Hebrew Union College’s Karen Skinazi, at @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk Jewish Book Week to explore their new books and the textures of everyday Jewish life.
Book here: jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/jews-...
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‘Lacking funds rather than wit, Henry Wotton was impecunious throughout his life and, during his later ambassadorial terms in Venice, was suspected of taking bribes from city financiers and from Florentine and Spanish agents.’
Clare Jackson on James I’s ambassador.
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Our Queer and Trans Histories series is seeking proposals! We welcome works spanning premodern to modern eras, global perspectives, and across genders and sexualities, it explores intersections of age, race, class, religion, disability, and more.
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Join as for the next Manchester Histories Salon, and hear two of the authors who created 'A queer scrapbook', a beautifully illustrated new compendium of LGBTIQ+ life in Britain & Ireland.
Central Library #Manchester
26th March 6pm
More info here: manchesterhistories.co.uk/events/salon... #booksky
'Mrs Dalloway: Biography of a Novel'
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'Compelling book argues convincingly that the 1997-2007 government was not a continuation of Thatcherism' -- @irishtimes.com
Read Robert McNamara's review of 'New Labour, New Britain?' by @gsoh31.bsky.social online here:
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
#LabourParty #TonyBlair #booksky
Publishing soon - rewinding the tape to demonstrate how music has been used as an instrument for policing Black people, 'Policing the beats' reveals the racist legal processes that make crimes out of rhymes.
Available to pre-order from all good bookshops.
#crime #racism #booksky
Would you like a free school, library or bookshop visit from the writer, climate journalist and sociologist @dominicmhinde.bsky.social?
Follow this link for more information:
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#climate #booksky
Publishing May 2026 - the irresistible story of a one-man cultural phenomenon, @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social.
Following a life lived in music, this memoir charts John's adventures on the cultural frontline, chronicling the making of a DIY icon.
Pre-order your copy today! #music #memoir #booksky
As we move into spring, we’re spotlighting the latest titles shaping MUP’s Art History list. This year’s books push the field forward with work that explores displacement, ecology, resistance, and the politics of visual culture.
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In an era where perception can dictate power, unpredictability becomes a weapon and fear its sharpest edge.
From Nixon to Trump, James D. Boys explores how these two leaders weaponised unpredictability. But where does strategy end and madness begin?
Publishing May 2026. #booksky #Trump #America
Congrats to @djpaulette.bsky.social on the launch of her new Manchester schools music initiative, find out more about it on @djmag.com here:
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Her memoir 'Welcome to the club' is out now in paperback and audiobook formats.
#Manchester #music #schools
Number of plays attributed to 16th-century playwright Thomas Kyd double in new edition
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'His achievement is to create this loving and vivid portrayal of one small corner of London, its making and remaking...'
Songs of Seven Dials by @tricksterprince.bsky.social, reviewed by The London Society here: londonsociety.org.uk/songs-of-sev...
#booksky #London
It's #EngineersWeek — to mark how #engineers have shape our world.
In 'Rebel women between the wars', historian Sarah Lonsdale follows a set of determined women who stopped at nothing to make their mark in traditionally masculine industries in the interwar years, including engineering. #booksky
Thanks for having us @rsaorg.bsky.social #RenSA26!
It was a pleasure to showcase our #Renaissance books and connect with so many delegates at this years Renaissance Society of America Conference
Couldn’t attend this year? Explore our our reading list
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Painting Her Pleasure reveals the fearless women who reimagined the nude, challenged gender norms and reshaped modern art.
This February, enjoy the book at 70% off using the code FLASH70 at checkout. Offer valid for UK customers until 28 February.
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New in paperback!
The inspiring stories of 13 intrepid women who challenged the status quo in interwar Britain.
Historian Sarah Lonsdale reveals the inch-by-inch gains these women won through courageous and sometimes controversial acts.
Coming soon to a bookshop near you... #booksky #history
Until Friday, 70% OFF selected titles on our website as part of our February Flash Sale.
Including history, politics, biography, art, politics, memoir & much more...
Shop here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/02... (UK customers only) #booksky
It's the last week to make the most of our LGBT+ History Month discount. Shop our reading list with 30% OFF until 28th February: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/01...
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James' new book, 'US grand strategy and the Madman Theory' is out in May.
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Trump isn’t the first US president to dabble in what’s called the “Madman Theory.” Nixon also acted unpredictably to scare adversaries into submission.
James D. Boys is the latest guest on Harry Cole Saves The West. Listen on Spotify or watch on YouTube here:
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Head to our Events page (link in bio) for details of online & in-person events later this week.
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"Wotton's larger than life personality shines through. And his eventful story serves as a timely reminder of the risks a ruler takes when he appoints a maverick as his overseas representative."
'Lying abroad' reviewed in @thetimes.com: www.thetimes.com/culture/book...
'Lying abroad' is out now.
