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@clarelitt.bsky.social

Commissioning Editor for Classics & Medieval Studies Liverpool University Press. Greece & Rome, Late Antiquity, Vikings, Translated Texts for Historians, reception studies, Egyptology, all things medieval….walks, landscapes, cathedrals, publisher geek.

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Celebrating 40 years of Translated Texts for Historians with @livunipress.bsky.social

09.07.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

A fantastic occasion!

09.07.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great to see you too Michel!

09.07.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Job vacancy: Commissioning Editor / Senior Commissioning Editor (Maternity cover) Liverpool University Press is hiring aΒ Commissioning Editor or Senior Commissioning Editor (dependent on experience) for a one-year maternity leave cover starting from 1st August 2025. The successf…

We're hiring a Commissioning Editor / Senior Commissioning Editor (dependent on experience) for a one-year maternity cover. The full job description and details about applying are at the link below. Applications close on Monday 30th June.
bit.ly/JobVacSCE #PublishingJobs #JobsInPublishing

12.06.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

"This is an extremely valuable contribution to the study of early medieval agriculture and an important landmark for the FeedSax project."
New Perspectives on the Medieval β€˜Agricultural Revolution’ is available #OpenAccess on the LUP website: bit.ly/4e1FlXa @clarelitt.bsky.social #MedievalSky

10.06.2025 06:58 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to the amazing team @livunipress.bsky.social for putting this together in honour of the 40th anniversary of Translated Texts for Historians. More details at www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

05.06.2025 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Congratulations Katherine and KarolinaπŸŽ‰πŸ€©

29.05.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations @hoireabhard.bsky.social ! Wonderful news.

29.05.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Many congratulations to Ulriika Vihervalli, whose book Desire and Disunity has been shortlisted for the RHS 2025 First Book Prize!

Find out more and read this #OpenAccess book here:
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

#SkyStorians #MedievalSky #AcademicSky

29.05.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Get your copy at #IMC2025 πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘

27.05.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haha very good!

27.05.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seems like no time since all the Kalamazoo fun, and now Leeds is
coming up! 😊 We will be there and we’ll be celebrating Translated Texts for Historians 40th birthday! #IMC2025

27.05.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Three tiered funerary monument in marble showing reclining figures in Stuart era armour, commemorating members of the Fettiplace family, St Mary’s Church, Swinbrook, UK

Three tiered funerary monument in marble showing reclining figures in Stuart era armour, commemorating members of the Fettiplace family, St Mary’s Church, Swinbrook, UK

Three tiered funerary monument showing reclining figures in Tudor era armour, commemorating members of the Fettiplace family, in St Mary’s church, Swinbrook, UK

Three tiered funerary monument showing reclining figures in Tudor era armour, commemorating members of the Fettiplace family, in St Mary’s church, Swinbrook, UK

Saw the Fettiplaces in St Mary’s, Swinbrook; looking natty as ever

25.05.2025 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of Kalamazoo railway station building showing red brick, a welcome to Kalamazoo sign and a digital clock

Photo of Kalamazoo railway station building showing red brick, a welcome to Kalamazoo sign and a digital clock

Photo of assorted fliers in a lift at university of western Michigan, for books and announcements for conference attendees

Photo of assorted fliers in a lift at university of western Michigan, for books and announcements for conference attendees

Had a wonderful time at K’zoo last week…kudos to Maren Clegg Hyer for put up fliers for her books *everywhere*

17.05.2025 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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THE MEDIEVAL IRISH KINGS AND THE ENGLISH INVASION - History Ireland SEÁN Γ“ HOIREABHÁRD Liverpool University Press Β£125 ISBN 9781835538449 REVIEWED BY Simon Egan Simon Egan is a lecturer in Medieval Irish History at Queen’s University Belfast. It is no exaggeration to ...

'A hugely impressive piece of scholarship'

Read Simon Egan's review of The Medieval Irish Kings and the English Invasion by @hoireabhard.bsky.social in @historyireland.bsky.social now!

historyireland.com/the-medieval...

06.05.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Promotional banner graphic. Across the bottom, white text on a dark blue background reads 'Two courtroom speeches expose bitter and protracted rivalry over property within elite ancient Athenian families. Next to this on the right is the cover for Greek Orators IX. The background along the top is a photo of an ancient stone. In the bottom right corner the LUP logo.

Promotional banner graphic. Across the bottom, white text on a dark blue background reads 'Two courtroom speeches expose bitter and protracted rivalry over property within elite ancient Athenian families. Next to this on the right is the cover for Greek Orators IX. The background along the top is a photo of an ancient stone. In the bottom right corner the LUP logo.

πŸ›οΈ Available now | Greek Orators IX edited with an introduction, translation and commentary by Brenda Griffith-Williams is the newest volume in the Aris & Phillips Classical Texts series.

Discover more here ⬇️
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

07.05.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Promotional graphic image. On the left, cream text on a teal background reads 'New in Paperback'. Below this, white text on a teal background which runs along the bottom of the image reads 'Liverpool Studies in Ancient History'. The LUP logo is placed in the bottom right corner. The background along the top is ancient manuscript, taken from the cover of 'The Financial Markets of Roman Egypt', which is placed at the centre of the image. This cover is to the left of the book cover for 'Talking to Tyrants in Classical Greek Thought'.

Promotional graphic image. On the left, cream text on a teal background reads 'New in Paperback'. Below this, white text on a teal background which runs along the bottom of the image reads 'Liverpool Studies in Ancient History'. The LUP logo is placed in the bottom right corner. The background along the top is ancient manuscript, taken from the cover of 'The Financial Markets of Roman Egypt', which is placed at the centre of the image. This cover is to the left of the book cover for 'Talking to Tyrants in Classical Greek Thought'.

πŸ›οΈ New in paperback | The Financial Markets of Roman Egypt and Talking to Tyrants in Classical Greek Thought, volumes in our Liverpool Studies in Ancient History series, are now available in paperback!
#AncientSky

Discover more here ⬇️
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/topic/book-s...

12.05.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Easter blossoms #HappyEaster

20.04.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Yellow and green primroses flowers in a wood.

Yellow and green primroses flowers in a wood.

First Spring primroses. 🌸🌼

09.03.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beautiful sunny Oxfordshire sunrise today

06.03.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Brown spaniel holds furry fox toy in his mouth.

Brown spaniel holds furry fox toy in his mouth.

Ever hopeful of a) someone to chase him and b) there could be some food in it

24.02.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Translated Texts for Historians at 40: 1985-2025 Translated Texts for Historians (TTH), the acclaimed series of translations of a wide range of texts in many ancient languages from Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages (300-800 CE), is celebra…

🎈 This year, Translated Texts for Historians turns 40! Now numbering 86 volumes and counting, we are proud to publish this long-standing series. Read more about TTH here ⬇️
liverpooluniversitypress.blog/2025/02/10/t...

17.02.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We greatly appreciate the important work of our readers in reviewing authors' proposals and in turn supporting LUP's mission of disseminating high quality scholarly research. And also our editors, series editors, commissioning editors, editorial boards... The list goes on!

18.02.2025 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Beige and red background with Needles from the Nile cover image to the left, and illustration of obelisk to the right. Text reads: β€œThe author of this new study has explored a whole range of elements which make up the complex tapestry of the subject.” - Ancient Egypt". White LUP logo at the bottom of the image.

Beige and red background with Needles from the Nile cover image to the left, and illustration of obelisk to the right. Text reads: β€œThe author of this new study has explored a whole range of elements which make up the complex tapestry of the subject.” - Ancient Egypt". White LUP logo at the bottom of the image.

Needles from the Nile: Obelisks and the Past as Property by Chris Elliott is now available in paperback. This book is the first detailed study of the political background to the acquisition of the London Needle. bit.ly/42fRvb4

15.01.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The British Academy selects Liverpool University Press as new publishing partner The British Academy has chosen Liverpool University Press (LUP) as the new partner for its prestigious and long-running academic publishing programme.

The @britishacademy.bsky.social has chosen Liverpool University Press as the new partner for its prestigious and long-running academic publishing programme. The partnership begins on the 1 July 2025.
Read the full announcement: bit.ly/BANewsLUP
@livuninews.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social

21.01.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4

Wonderful news Carrie and Hannah!

13.01.2025 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Winter beauty.

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Trees in the mist on an Iron Age hillfort in Wales, Coed y Bwnydd

Trees in the mist on an Iron Age hillfort in Wales, Coed y Bwnydd

Ramparts and trees in the mist at Coed y Bwnydd, an Iron Age hillfort in Wales

Ramparts and trees in the mist at Coed y Bwnydd, an Iron Age hillfort in Wales

Silent watchers in the mist at Coed y Bwnydd (or so it felt). We walked round the Iron Age hill fort twice, but not a third time.

26.12.2024 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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One of TV’s great villains….Abner Brown

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A Christmas family tradition; Christmas has properly started now 😊

20.12.2024 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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