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On Saturday 8 Nov at 4pm we celebrate the new ‘Oxford Handbook of Scottish Theatre’ with editors Greg Walker and Randall Stevenson and literary legends Linda McLean and Donald Smith.

Don't miss out and book your tickets now 🎟️👇
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On 7 November at 2:30pm we welcome Abi Millar to talk about ‘The Spirituality Gap: Searching for Meaning in a Secular Age’ (Duckworth Books). From ayahuasca to astrology, reiki to raves, Millar explores a desire for meaning in the modern world. Chaired by Suzanna Millar. Book now 🎟️👇
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‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches campaign after lift was used in Louvre heist After watching the news about the Paris robbery, managers at Böcker decided to make the most of the publicity A family run German business unwittingly became wrapped up in the crown jewel heist at the Louvre museum in Paris and is turning the use of one of its furniture lifts into a publicity coup. “When you need to move fast” is the new tongue-in-cheek advertising tagline for the company Böcker, which is based in the town of Werne near Dortmund, in a campaign on Facebook and Instagram mounted within a day of the brazen thefts. Continue reading...

‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches campaign after lift was used in Louvre heist

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We’re excited to launch Liz MacWhirter’s moving prose poem ‘Blue: A Lament for the Sea’, along with an underwater film by Jonathan Kearney, on 8 November, 2:30pm. MacWhirter will be joined by creative writing teacher Jane McKie. Book now 🎟️👇
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Rights of Nature A shift from anthropocentric legal systems to an ecocentric framework where nature has independent rights to exist and flourish

As the UK Nature’s Rights Bill is unveiled today in the House of Lords, explore how recognising nature as a legal entity could transform conservation.

🪶 Our Rights of Nature page offers blogs, context & resources:
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#RightsOfNature #NatureRecovery

Reading Silence: My Scholarship Week at Gladstone's Library, by Katie Harling-Lee - Gladstone's Library Dr Katie Harling-Lee is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, for a project titled ‘Quiet Literary

Delighted to see my blog post for @gladlib.bsky.social has been published today — wonderful to be reminded of that magical week I had back in August! One day I'll be back among the silent books 📚

New Writing Scotland Submission Manager New Writing Scotland publishes works by writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing, or inclination. Prose (fiction and nonfiction); poetry; drama; screenplays; and graphic artwork (mon...

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Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!

Submit free via Submittable 👇
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Can't wait for this one! @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social

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Hear from the award-winning poet and storyteller Nadine Aisha Jassat on 8 Nov, 1pm. Her poetry & fiction transforms young lives and expresses a heritage that can only be told in stories. This event is chaired by Emma Wild-Wood. Book now! 🎟️👇
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Limited tickets remain for our creative writing workshop, ‘Entangled Forest’, run by Liz MacWhirter as part of #NCFestival on 8 Nov, 11am ⌛

This guided, reflective space offers a chance to respond creatively to challenging times. Book now 🎟️👇
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Race and the Scottish Enlightenment: Book Launch and Discussion Join authors Bruce Buchan and Linda Andersson Burnett to celebrate "Race and the Scottish Enlightenment: A Colonial History 1750-1820".

Book launch: "Race and the Scottish Enlightenment: A Colonial History, 1750-1820" (Yale UP)

Wed 29 Oct, 16:45-20:00, including drinks

Featuring a host of IASH alumni, this event celebrates the new volume by Linda Andersson Burnett & Bruce Buchan.

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What are the ethical questions we should be asking at this tipping point in AI development? On 7 Nov, 7pm we welcome expert in AI ethics, robotics and data science Shannon Vallor to speak with Jeremy Carrette about her book, ‘The AI Mirror’. Book now 🎟️👇
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New College Festival of Books & Belief New College | 7-8 November 2025

New College Festival of Books and Belief, our annual book festival, takes place this year from 7-8 November! 📚🍂

Tickets are live so don't miss out and secure your place now 🎟️👇
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Key finding 1: Cold spots have emerged in the North, South West and East of England, as well as parts of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Key finding 1: Cold spots have emerged in the North, South West and East of England, as well as parts of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Key finding 2: The biggest loss of provision is at lower-tariff levels. This is concerning given strong links between attainment and socioeconomic disadvantage. Key finding 3: Languages, Linguistics, Anthropology, Classics and Theology are among the hardest hit. If trends continue, English, History, Drama and Celtic studies – including Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh – could follow.

As we await the post-16 White Paper, we’re calling for: - An urgent review of higher education funding - Regulators to monitor provision with an ‘at-risk’ regional register and subject premium - Government to help universities collaborate effectively with clearer guidance about competition law

In case you missed it: our latest report explores a growing crisis in universities.

In many regions, students risk losing access to vital humanities, social science and arts subjects. Swipe to see our key findings and recommendations.

📣 Bookish Edinburgh event: I’m running a guest session of the Bookless Bookclub at Till’s Bookshop (off the Meadows) this Sunday at 10:30am! No reading required, and I’ll be introducing Persephone Books (“cult” UK publisher who re-issued Canfield Fisher!) and their idea of domestic feminism 📚

📢 On 8 October, starting 3.30pm (UK time), @kristingrogan.bsky.social will talk about her research to @edinburghnapier.bsky.social's Centre for Arts, Media and Culture. Kristin's talk focuses on Gertrude Stein and is drawn from her new book, Stitch, Unstitch: Modernist Poetry and the World of Work.

Women Who Dared Women Who Dared

Out now! Our latest book, "Women Who Dared", is released today from Edinburgh University Press. You can purchase direct from @edinburghup.bsky.social via their website or at all good bookshops: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-women-w...

Edinburgh-based bookish folk (or those looking for an excuse to visit) - another book festival is on the horizon! New College Festival of Books & Belief is happening 7-8 Nov—including talks on spirituality in the secular age with Abi Millar & Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin discussing her debut Ordinary Saints:

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Just a few photos from my journey last week to Oxford and back for the @oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social Summer School - a delight to meet and chat with fantasy enthusiasts coming from varying backgrounds in academia, publishing, writing, and education 🐉📚 Some fascinating & thought-provoking talks, too!

Leonie Smith sits down with Dayo Eseonu and Burcin Baskurt in a podcasting studio.

From developing your PhD, adapting to UK higher education structures, or navigating LinkedIn – is there one right way to be an Early Career Researcher? Join Leonie Smith with @deseonu.bsky.social and Burcin Baskurt in Ep 1 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR podcast. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...

7 New Queer Books in Translation Out in 2025 September is National Translation Month, which is a good time to spotlight some of the queer books in translation out in 2025!

For National Translation Month, check out this list of 7 new queer books from around the globe. At Book Riot:

Gorgeous shout-out about the project from the fantastic folks in @iashedinburgh.bsky.social: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/ukri-aw... Feeling very lucky to be supported by and collaborating with such brilliant #interdisciplinary centres and institutes!

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It’s a beautiful, chilly autumnal day in the Lothians this morning, with a stunning view across the Firth to start my journey south to Oxford! It may feel autumnal, but I’m off to speak at the Oxford Bloomsbury Fantasy Summer School & I’m looking forward to some fantastical discussions 🐉

The programme for this year's New College Festival of Books and Belief is now live! Book your tickets at divinity.ed.ac.uk/new-college-...

New free eBook:
"Essays on Decoloniality: Volume 2"

The second set of essays emerging from the Institute Project on Decoloniality 2021-24 is now available. Authors include Peter S. Henne, Asha Varadharajan, Anthony Neal, Erika De Vivo, Simon Buck and Emma Hill.

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The #Edinburgh Womens Fiction Festival is coming soon, bookmarks just arrived!

Fri 26th & Sat 27th at Christ Church on Holy Corner, #Bruntsfield

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#Edimbourg #books #livres

Join the free launch event for this brilliant book on Tuesday 7 October: register to hear from Hope and other discussants and enjoy a drinks reception at IASH!

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The Modernist Review #56: New Work in Modernist Studies Part Two 13 June 2025 Following on from our previous issue, we are pleased to present a second collection of articles stemming from last year’s New Work in Modernist Studies postgraduate conference. These p…

🌞 🌞 On this incredibly sunny day, we are pleased to present issue #56 of The Modernist Review: 'New Work in Modernist Studies Part Two'. Explore a great variety of pieces below, all stemming from the NWiMS conference last year:

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Tarot card image of the empress with a crown of stars. Text reads Weird Modernisms BAMS/ MSA 1- 4 July 2026 Loughborough University, UK

In 2026, the MSA Conference will look a bit different-- weird, even! That's because we're having a joint conference with BAMS @modernistudies.bsky.social in Loughborough, UK from July 1- 4, 2026. The CFP will be out soon! But in the meantime, please save the date.

"Today effective occupation is no longer acceptable when it comes to the government of human peoples, but it remains the default for nature. In fact, when it comes to the treatment of nature, [...] all take for granted that whoever controls the territory should also own what’s in it."