Siobhan Poole

Me, in a merman t-shirt holding a box of the paperback version of my book Queer As Folklore!

Today I opened a box... of me!!!

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Queer As Folklore is back in shops and available online from @manchesterup.bsky.social!

Discussing/reading from new book 'Love and anti-Judaism in medieval English romance', in a seminar format and with flowers on a table.

Hope Doherty-Harrison holding flowers and a copy of her book with a background of book cabinets at IASH, Edinburgh.

So very grateful to @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, Prof Carol Richardson, @kateai.bsky.social & everyone who came to talk about my new book with me yesterday evening 💖 and a wonderful flowery surprise from @starcrossed2018.bsky.social and @liederfollower.bsky.social ! 💐

Book Launch: "Love and Anti-Judaism in Medieval English Romance" New book: "Love and anti-Judaism in medieval English romance: Typologies of violence and desire" by Hope Doherty-Harrison

It's Book Launch day for Dr Hope Doherty-Harrison!

Tonight she'll celebrate 'Love and anti-Judaism in medieval English romance' at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, Edinburgh.

@hdohertyharrison.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

I'm back in the office after visits to Glasgow and Edinburgh, and a fab night celebrating the best of Scottish Literature at the #saltirebookawards where @mikkibrock.bsky.social's Plagues of the Heart was a shortlisted research book of the year. Congrats to all the winners and shortlisted authors.

Thank you @hsmurphy.bsky.social and @cemskcl.bsky.social for hosting me - what a great evening!

Have a proposal idea? Contact Commissioning Editors @siobhanmup.bsky.social @mlhouston.bsky.social to talk through your project

@middleagewitch.bsky.social @devilprof.bsky.social
@mikkibrock.bsky.social @vetur.bsky.social

Manchester Studies in the Supernatural - A spooky new series launches this Halloween - Manchester University Press We’re delighted to unveil a brand new series this week, just in time for Halloween! Asking important questions about the constructions and implications of the supernatural, Manchester Studies in the S...

The series is looking for proposals from wide range of disciplines, including #history #literature #ReligiousStudies #FilmStudies #MediaStudies #Anthropology #Folklore

Find out more
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/10...

I am so excited to be working on our new, interdisciplinary Studies in the Supernatural series. If you're working on the supernatural, the occult, the eerie, the other, please do get in touch!

British Folklore from Past to Present with Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook Podcast Episode · Fabulous Folklore with Icy · 14/10/2025 · 51m

#Folklore
This podcast is essential listening.
@odavies9.bsky.social
& @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social
discuss their social splendid new book Folklore: A Journey through the Past and Present with that @icysedgwick.bsky.social

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Congratulations to friend and colleague @mikkibrock.bsky.social on being shortlisted for Scotland's National Book Awards in the research category for Plagues of the Heart: Crisis and Covenanting in a Seventeenth-Century Scottish Town (MUP, 2024)!

www.thesaltires.org.uk

Did we mention we're celebrating MUP’s commitment to #OpenAccess publishing this week?

Until 31st Oct, enjoy free digital access to the Introductions of three #goth-tastic books🦇
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/OGOM_books/

Learn more about #OA at MUP
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/open-access/

Spooky season reading list 2025 - Manchester University Press 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. Whether you’re a horror aficionado, a fan of the gothic, or just l...

Spooky season is here! 👻

Check out our new reading list with 25% OFF these titles until the 3rd November - enter SPOOKY25 at checkout on our website: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/10...

Perfect for foggy evenings, reading under a blanket with the lights low. #booksky #spookyseason

An image of my book. The Manchester University Press logo and 'Returning December 2025'

Remember all my mad book drama?

(If not, buy me a pint and I'll sing you the ballad of the dodgy ex-publisher...)

Well, I'm absolutely delighted to say it's over!

An enormous thanks to my wonderful new publisher @manchesterup.bsky.social

Queer As Folklore will be back in the wild! 🧜🏼‍♂️

We are delighted to announce that we will publish @sachacoward.bsky.social’s Queer as Folklore in paperback and ebook editions in December 2025.

Initially published by Unbound, it was longlisted for the 2025 Polari Prize and has been shortlisted for the British Fantasy Society awards. #booksky

Image of a two texts from one user, reading “nothing mainstream or medieval. What’s the difference between medieval and early modern? I feel like I should know this.” End ID.

I’ve been training for this question, I just didn’t expect it in a conversation about Halloween costumes for a toddler. #EarlyModern #AcademicSky

To celebrate hitting 5000 followers on Instagram, we're giving away a bundle of our books as well as an MUP branded tote bag to one lucky winner.

Find out more here: www.instagram.com/manchester_u... #booksky

Folklore: An Evening with Owen Davies & Ceri Houlbrook | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Folklore: An Evening with Owen Davies & Ceri Houlbrook today.

We’re delighted to have @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social launching their new book 'Folklore' at @waterstones.bsky.social #Leeds, in conversation with fellow author Stu Hennigan.

25th September
Get your tickets here:
www.waterstones.com/events/folkl... #booksky

Hand holding a book with a blurred out bus interior behind it - the books is covered with various symbols and is called Folklore: A Journey Through the Past and the Present by Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook

Handily this book post arrived just as I finished my current read, really looking forward to this

Thanks @manchesterup.bsky.social

I love how happy you look here! Thank you for all your hard work :-)

A photo of Hope Doherty-Harrison wearing a navy blue shirt holding an author copy of her book, Love and anti-Judaism in medieval English romance, against a background of green trees/bushes.

It is publication day for Love & anti-Judaism in medieval English romance @manchesterup.bsky.social! Thank you so much @siobhanmup.bsky.social for believing in this project.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526183170/

Manchester University Press - Strange matter Strange matter - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Strange matter by Martin Bleisteiner

Also publishing today is Strange matter: Medieval disruptions of time edited by Bleisteiner, Hartmann and Johnston which offers exciting new perspectives on the premodern fascination with materiality + the ways in which the Middle Ages experienced time manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526175960/

Manchester University Press - Love and anti-Judaism in medieval English romance Love and anti-Judaism in medieval English romance - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Love and anti-Judaism in medieval English romance by Hope Doherty-Harrison

Happy official publication day to @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social ! Her book Love and Anti-Judaism in Medieval English Romance: Typologies of violence and desire is now available and I can confirm it's a fascinating read manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526183170/

A copy of Love and anti-Judaism in medieval English romance on a cream, white and blue fabric background/sofa.

In the wild!! (i.e. on my mum's sofa)

Publishing next month, 'Folklore' by @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social is a gripping new guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore.

As two leading experts they provide the definitive guide to British folklore past and present.
#FolkloreThursday #booksky

What do #MeToo and Jane Austen have in common? More than you might think.

In her debut book, @thezhm.bsky.social deep-dives into classic novels, to unveil a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today.

Because every novel about marriage is also a novel about consent. #booksky

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➡️ Marketing/publishing experience
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Wonderful news on the day before I fly to NYC to work on my new MSCA project EduMoney @fordham.edu 🤩
I am grateful to @manchesterup.bsky.social for their incredible job 🤗
Godspeed you, baby! 🥹🎉

Stuck in New York with a whole new project, but glad that a part of me still made it to @imc-leeds.bsky.social this year! If you’re there, go check out my new book! Sad to miss the ritual author & book photo, though.

A photograph of the Manchester University Press books exhibition table at Leeds International Medieval Congress, a banner for the Medieval Studies Digital collection, Renaissance Skin and Refashioning the Renaissance are prominently displayed among the other Manchester University Press titles.

Good morning from our booth at @imc-leeds.bsky.social. Come and browse our books and say hello to the @manchesterup.bsky.social team

#LeedsIMC2025