BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, Extreme Sports
Laurie Taylor hears about research into ultra running and women mountaineers.
What draws people to extreme physical challenge?
Listen back to author Sarah Lonsdale on climber Dorothy Pilley, and author Carl Morris on the culture and history of endurance running, on BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Both their books are out now. #booksky
04.03.2026 17:14 β
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Square promotional graphic on a pink background for a Manchester Histories salon event titled A Queer Scrapbook. The poster features the book cover for A Queer Scrapbook: Britain and Ireland since 1945 at the centre. A quote reads βA beautifully illustrated compendium of LGBTIQ+ life.β Circular headshots of editors Matt Cook and Rebecca Jennings appear beside the book. Quote beside the headshots reads "A discussion with editors Matt Cook & Rebecca Jennings". Event details read: Thursday 26 March, 6β7:30pm, Manchester Histories Hub, Central Library, and online.
Join us for the next instalment in our Salon series: A Queer Scrapbook π³οΈβπ
π 26th March | 6β7.30pm
π Manchester Histories Hub
ποΈ FREE tickets here: manchesterhistories.co.uk/events/salon...
Organised in collaboration with @manchesterup.bsky.social
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Following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and their subsequent impact on the Middle East, we recognise that there is a need for access to informed, research-driven perspectives to give context to this conflict.
Read our key OA books on manchesterhive here: tinyurl.com/igme-free
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Ruth Ginio visited Senegal late last year to celebrate Conquest and resistance in West Africa: The Jeandet Affair and the illusion of colonial justice.
Pictured is Saddick Sall, greatβgrandson of Ndiereby Ba alongside the current Lam Toro of Futa Toro.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526187376/
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BBC Sounds explores Madchester in new eight-part podcast series - PodcastingToday
BBC Sounds is launching a new eight-part podcast charting the rise of the Madchester music scene ahead of the 6 Music Festival in Greater Manchester.
BBC Sounds is launching a new eight-part podcast charting the rise of the Madchester music scene.
The Rise and Fall of Madchester launches on BBC Sounds on Mon 16 March and will also air on 6 Music on Sunday into Mon 23 March from 12am to 2am: podcastingtoday.co.uk/bbc-sounds-e...
#Manchester
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A very happy day - publication day! If youβre in Dublin on 18th March do come along to the launch - 6pm @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social Dawson street.
www.hodgesfiggis.ie/events
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Making Russia Great Again?
What does Russia truly want? Global recognition as a great power, or simply more territory? Does Vladimir Putin's imperialist agenda threaten European security beyond Ukraine's borders? How canβ¦
What does Russia truly want? Global recognition as a great power, or simply more territory?
Don't miss an expert panel at this year's Bath Literature Festival, including author Andrew Monaghan.
Tickets on sale now: bathboxoffice.org.uk/whats-on/mak...
#Russia #Bath #booksky
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Screenshot of the cover of Postcapitalist cities by Oli Mould
Extremely exciting news that the brilliant @olimould.bsky.socialβs new book Post-capitalist Cities is OFFICIALLY OUT & ready to purchase!
I just put in my order - I recommend you do the same! π€π€π€
03.03.2026 15:06 β
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Upcoming Events @blackwells.bsky.social
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Learn more about the exceptional performances that shaped #AlfredHitchcockβs films, from #IvorNovello to #TippiHedren
Join co-editors Victoria Lowe and Adrian Garvey at the #BFI #ReubenLibrary as they discuss #Acting and #Performance in #Hitchcock.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/24327/
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Very useful book for my masters thesis on the inter-war feminist journal Urania that Gore-Booth co-founded (declaring that 'sex is an accident') which included a trans feminine editor, Irene Clyde. π
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Publishing today!
A special anniversary edition of Sonja Tiernan's acclaimed biography of Irish poet, pacifist and political firebrand Eva Gore-Booth.
Currently 30% off on our website until the end of March.
#WomensHistoryMonth #biography #booksky
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BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, Extreme Sports
Laurie Taylor hears about research into ultra running and women mountaineers.
Tune into BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed at 3:30pm (UK time) today to hear their programme on Extreme Sports, featuring authors Carl Morris (Dirtbag dreams) and Sarah Lonsdale (Wildly different): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#extremesports #climbing #endurancerunning #booksky
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Head to our Blog (link in bio) to find Lambrosβ Spotify playlist to accompany the book. π§
Join Lambros at a book event near you:
11th March @conwayhall.bsky.social
17th March @faneproductions.bsky.social (online)
24th March @imaginebelfast.bsky.social
15th April @housmansbookshop.bsky.social
03.03.2026 09:45 β
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Publishing today! π¨
βPolicing the beatsβ demonstrates how music has been used as an instrument for policing Black people, from slavery to the present day, revealing racist legal processes that make crimes out of rhymes.
Available from all good bookshops & online. #booksky
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'A queer scrapbook' is a beautifully illustrated compendium of LGBTQIA+ life across Britain and Ireland.
Packed with materials, including interviews, photographs and flyers, the book explores queer life since 1945.
Publishing in March. #lgbtqia #booksky #history
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Clare Jackson Β· Winging It: Early Modern Diplomacy
Intelligence β whether rumour, gossip, hearsay or clandestine leaks β was central to ambassadorial activity. Henry...
"The liveliness of the tale told in Lying Abroad might inspire readers to pursue Wottonβs Venetian trail."
Clare Jackson reviews 'Lying abroad' by Carol Chillington Rutter in the latest issue of the @lrb.co.uk: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
'Lying abroad' is out now! #booksky #bookreview
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Perfect for an apocalypse! How the nuclear bunker became TVβs hottest property
With tech bros investing in vast underground homes to shield them from future horrors, a slew of βbunker-busterβ dramas like Paradise and Silo are asking: do they know something we donβt?
Why are nuclear bunkers suddenly everywhere on TV?
David L. Pike explains the rise of the nuclear bunker as one of TVβs hottest settings in The Guardian β¬οΈ
After the end, #ColdWar culture and #apocalyptic imaginations in the C21st - OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK!
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Like the beauty requisite, domestic perfection is ruthlessly promoted on social media creating an ideal scenario for unfettered capitalist production & gendered inequalities of domestic labour. 30% discount on my book for Womenβs History Month @manchesterup.bsky.social @uoy-sociology.bsky.social
02.03.2026 16:13 β
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π’ New book alert π’ via @manchesterup.bsky.social. New insights into #womenshistory #Irishhistory via lens of leisure. My chapter argues how Irish Countrywomen's Association created opportunities for fun & leisure for rural women. Afterword by @clairelanghamer.bsky.social. @whaireland.bsky.social π₯³
02.03.2026 12:39 β
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What can we learn from New Labourβs time in power?
Join Professor Glen OβHara, Anneliese Dodds, and Patrick Diamond as they discuss the Blair governments.
π Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall
ποΈ Thursday 16 April
β° 6:30pm
Use this link to book your ticket today- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...
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This will be a fantastic discussion πππ
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Can't recommend @sonjatiernan.bsky.social 's life of Eva Gore-Booth too highly
#spΓ©irgorm #booksky #womenshistorymonth #writingcommunity
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Listen to Santiago Fouz-HernΓ‘ndez discuss his new book The Films of Bigas Luna on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
He explores the full filmography of Bigas Luna, from Tatuaje to DiDi Hollywood, offering an essential guide to the directorβs unique cinematic legacy.
newbooksnetwork.com/the-films-of...
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We're marking Womenβs 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
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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.
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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 Iβve just received a copy from @manchesterup.bsky.social My comments below:
#lyingabroad #jacobean #stuart #diplomacy
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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...
@lgbthm.bsky.social #booksky
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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
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