Michael Dwyer
@michaeldwyer.bsky.social
Publisher/editor with the great www.hurstpublishers.com
team, biryani (mutton), Herzog and Madeira wine aficionado, gardener, Irish citizen, NUFC. History, politics, colonialism, war, intelligence/cyber, religions. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
team, biryani (mutton), Herzog and Madeira wine aficionado, gardener, Irish citizen, NUFC. History, politics, colonialism, war, intelligence/cyber, religions. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
'Prasad's 'THE DOOM LOOP: Why the World Economic Order Is Spiraling into Disorder' contends that changes to the balance of power —the rise of China and India, the waning dominance of the West—have transformed the world economy into an engine for disorder.' HURST
www.economist.com/culture/2026...
www.economist.com/culture/2026...
Should globalists give up?
A riveting and depressing argument tackled in a new book, “The Doom Loop”
www.economist.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 AM
'Prasad's 'THE DOOM LOOP: Why the World Economic Order Is Spiraling into Disorder' contends that changes to the balance of power —the rise of China and India, the waning dominance of the West—have transformed the world economy into an engine for disorder.' HURST
www.economist.com/culture/2026...
www.economist.com/culture/2026...
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‘She was never content with the view, accepted not only among the aristocracy during her childhood, that “the rich man in his castle, the poor man at his gate” were part of a divinely ordered social structure.’
Rosemary Hill on a new biography of Jessica Mitford.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rosemary Hill on a new biography of Jessica Mitford.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rosemary Hill · One of the Worst Things: Jessica Mitford’s Handbag
It sometimes feels as if we shall never hear the last of the Mitfords. What Jessica Mitford called ‘the Mitford...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
‘She was never content with the view, accepted not only among the aristocracy during her childhood, that “the rich man in his castle, the poor man at his gate” were part of a divinely ordered social structure.’
Rosemary Hill on a new biography of Jessica Mitford.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rosemary Hill on a new biography of Jessica Mitford.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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The Holocaust survivor judge who issued Netanyahu’s arrest warrant
Theodor Meron, still going strong at 95, escaped the Nazis with his father and became a serious force in international law, helping to found the ICC
@hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
Theodor Meron, still going strong at 95, escaped the Nazis with his father and became a serious force in international law, helping to found the ICC
@hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
The Holocaust survivor judge who issued Netanyahu’s arrest warrant
Theodor Meron, still going strong at 95, escaped the Nazis with his father and became a serious force in international law, helping to found the ICC
www.thetimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:35 AM
The Holocaust survivor judge who issued Netanyahu’s arrest warrant
Theodor Meron, still going strong at 95, escaped the Nazis with his father and became a serious force in international law, helping to found the ICC
@hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
Theodor Meron, still going strong at 95, escaped the Nazis with his father and became a serious force in international law, helping to found the ICC
@hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
The Holocaust survivor judge who issued Netanyahu’s arrest warrant
Theodor Meron, still going strong at 95, escaped the Nazis with his father and became a serious force in international law, helping to found the ICC
@hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
Theodor Meron, still going strong at 95, escaped the Nazis with his father and became a serious force in international law, helping to found the ICC
@hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
The Holocaust survivor judge who issued Netanyahu’s arrest warrant
Theodor Meron, still going strong at 95, escaped the Nazis with his father and became a serious force in international law, helping to found the ICC
www.thetimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:35 AM
The Holocaust survivor judge who issued Netanyahu’s arrest warrant
Theodor Meron, still going strong at 95, escaped the Nazis with his father and became a serious force in international law, helping to found the ICC
@hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
Theodor Meron, still going strong at 95, escaped the Nazis with his father and became a serious force in international law, helping to found the ICC
@hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
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Learn more about Theodor Meron's inspiring story 'A Thousand Miracles' here: tinyurl.com/4dx6326t
An astonishing memoir from the Holocaust survivor who oversaw the world’s first genocide trials and has advised the ICC on crimes in Israel and Gaza. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/16/t...
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/16/t...
From surviving the Holocaust to judging genocide: the extraordinary life of Theodor Meron | CNN
Christiane Amanpour speaks to the giant of modern international law about his new memoir, “A Thousand Miracles.”
edition.cnn.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Learn more about Theodor Meron's inspiring story 'A Thousand Miracles' here: tinyurl.com/4dx6326t
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This is a glorious book by the way
www.the-tls.com/culture/food...
‘An infectiously enthusiastic herringist-in-chief, Graeme Rigby has produced a book that will doubtlessly convert others to the cause. . . Surprises and idiosyncrasies . . . are much of the pleasure.’— @thetls.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
‘An infectiously enthusiastic herringist-in-chief, Graeme Rigby has produced a book that will doubtlessly convert others to the cause. . . Surprises and idiosyncrasies . . . are much of the pleasure.’— @thetls.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
An ‘infectiously enthusiastic’ history of herring
When, in the early 1950s, Birds Eye tested a new frozen fish product for the British market, the cod fish finger was only ever intended as a bland control
www.the-tls.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM
This is a glorious book by the way
An astonishing memoir from the Holocaust survivor who oversaw the world’s first genocide trials and has advised the ICC on crimes in Israel and Gaza. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/16/t...
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/16/t...
From surviving the Holocaust to judging genocide: the extraordinary life of Theodor Meron | CNN
Christiane Amanpour speaks to the giant of modern international law about his new memoir, “A Thousand Miracles.”
edition.cnn.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:51 AM
An astonishing memoir from the Holocaust survivor who oversaw the world’s first genocide trials and has advised the ICC on crimes in Israel and Gaza. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/16/t...
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/16/t...
www.the-tls.com/culture/food...
‘An infectiously enthusiastic herringist-in-chief, Graeme Rigby has produced a book that will doubtlessly convert others to the cause. . . Surprises and idiosyncrasies . . . are much of the pleasure.’— @thetls.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
‘An infectiously enthusiastic herringist-in-chief, Graeme Rigby has produced a book that will doubtlessly convert others to the cause. . . Surprises and idiosyncrasies . . . are much of the pleasure.’— @thetls.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
An ‘infectiously enthusiastic’ history of herring
When, in the early 1950s, Birds Eye tested a new frozen fish product for the British market, the cod fish finger was only ever intended as a bland control
www.the-tls.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:04 PM
www.the-tls.com/culture/food...
‘An infectiously enthusiastic herringist-in-chief, Graeme Rigby has produced a book that will doubtlessly convert others to the cause. . . Surprises and idiosyncrasies . . . are much of the pleasure.’— @thetls.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
‘An infectiously enthusiastic herringist-in-chief, Graeme Rigby has produced a book that will doubtlessly convert others to the cause. . . Surprises and idiosyncrasies . . . are much of the pleasure.’— @thetls.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
The surreal drama of Helsinki’s history
Henrik Meinander tells the story of a city ravaged by plague, fire, war and occupation being constantly rebuilt and resettled over five centuries.
spectator.com/article/the-...
Henrik Meinander tells the story of a city ravaged by plague, fire, war and occupation being constantly rebuilt and resettled over five centuries.
spectator.com/article/the-...
The surreal drama of Helsinki’s history
In 1920, the young Finnish architect Alvar Alto flew over Helsinki for the first time. He was aghast. ‘An aviator can see where the monkeys have been and destroyed so very much,’ he recalled. Alto’s a...
spectator.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:48 PM
The surreal drama of Helsinki’s history
Henrik Meinander tells the story of a city ravaged by plague, fire, war and occupation being constantly rebuilt and resettled over five centuries.
spectator.com/article/the-...
Henrik Meinander tells the story of a city ravaged by plague, fire, war and occupation being constantly rebuilt and resettled over five centuries.
spectator.com/article/the-...
'The domains of the Habsburgs formed a political and cultural patchwork that would come under increasing strain.'
Lovely review in the WSJ of luka Jukic's recent book on the history of Central Europe, from @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
Lovely review in the WSJ of luka Jukic's recent book on the history of Central Europe, from @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
‘Central Europe’ Review: Continental Divide
The domains of the Habsburgs formed a political and cultural patchwork that would come under increasing strain.
www.wsj.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
'The domains of the Habsburgs formed a political and cultural patchwork that would come under increasing strain.'
Lovely review in the WSJ of luka Jukic's recent book on the history of Central Europe, from @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
Lovely review in the WSJ of luka Jukic's recent book on the history of Central Europe, from @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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A Historian in Gaza: Filiu documents life under Israel's siege www.newarab.com/features/his...
A Historian in Gaza: Filiu documents life under Israel’s siege
Book Club: Historian Jean-Pierre Filiu offers a rare, first-hand account of Gaza’s devastation, daily struggle & extraordinary resilience under relentless siege
www.newarab.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
A Historian in Gaza: Filiu documents life under Israel's siege www.newarab.com/features/his...
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Out this month: Rigby's Encyclopaedia of the Herring, by @rigbysherrings.bsky.social. About the Atlantic Herring and its far-reaching dominions. From @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @michaeldwyer.bsky.social www.herripedia.com
Rigby’s Encyclopaedia of the Herring
Rigby’s Encyclopaedia of the Herring is a one-stop definitive herring information source - fisheries & fishing, history, natural history, cures, recipes & culture.
www.herripedia.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Out this month: Rigby's Encyclopaedia of the Herring, by @rigbysherrings.bsky.social. About the Atlantic Herring and its far-reaching dominions. From @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @michaeldwyer.bsky.social www.herripedia.com
A Historian in Gaza: Filiu documents life under Israel's siege www.newarab.com/features/his...
A Historian in Gaza: Filiu documents life under Israel’s siege
Book Club: Historian Jean-Pierre Filiu offers a rare, first-hand account of Gaza’s devastation, daily struggle & extraordinary resilience under relentless siege
www.newarab.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
A Historian in Gaza: Filiu documents life under Israel's siege www.newarab.com/features/his...
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Received a special delivery: ‘All That Glistens: Chinese Party-State Influence in Britain’ with @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
Expect to see some reviews and interviews next week.
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/all-tha...
Expect to see some reviews and interviews next week.
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/all-tha...
December 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Received a special delivery: ‘All That Glistens: Chinese Party-State Influence in Britain’ with @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
Expect to see some reviews and interviews next week.
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/all-tha...
Expect to see some reviews and interviews next week.
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/all-tha...
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Looking for a Christmas gift for a keen traveller, South America enthusiast or anyone interested in lost British histories?
#SmallEarthquakes is available for half price in the @hurstpublishers.bsky.social sale until midnight tomorrow (9 December) 🎁
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/small-e...
#SmallEarthquakes is available for half price in the @hurstpublishers.bsky.social sale until midnight tomorrow (9 December) 🎁
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/small-e...
December 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Looking for a Christmas gift for a keen traveller, South America enthusiast or anyone interested in lost British histories?
#SmallEarthquakes is available for half price in the @hurstpublishers.bsky.social sale until midnight tomorrow (9 December) 🎁
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/small-e...
#SmallEarthquakes is available for half price in the @hurstpublishers.bsky.social sale until midnight tomorrow (9 December) 🎁
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/small-e...
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👀Troublemaker by @cktroublemaker.bsky.social is out of stock with some retailers. But you can order for immediate despatch at 50% off until midnight December 9th directly from Hurst (and support an indie publisher in doing so!)
A @newyorker.com and Kirkus Book of the Year
👉 tinyurl.com/3z8zha7jA
A @newyorker.com and Kirkus Book of the Year
👉 tinyurl.com/3z8zha7jA
December 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
👀Troublemaker by @cktroublemaker.bsky.social is out of stock with some retailers. But you can order for immediate despatch at 50% off until midnight December 9th directly from Hurst (and support an indie publisher in doing so!)
A @newyorker.com and Kirkus Book of the Year
👉 tinyurl.com/3z8zha7jA
A @newyorker.com and Kirkus Book of the Year
👉 tinyurl.com/3z8zha7jA
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🐟 'Rigby’s Encyclopaedia of the Herring' is ‘A prodigious achievement, by turns erudite and great fun' @thespectator1828.bsky.social.
It's out of stock with some retailers, but you can grab your copy at 50% off until midnight tonight directly from us ➡️ tinyurl.com/59kj4xxe
It's out of stock with some retailers, but you can grab your copy at 50% off until midnight tonight directly from us ➡️ tinyurl.com/59kj4xxe
December 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🐟 'Rigby’s Encyclopaedia of the Herring' is ‘A prodigious achievement, by turns erudite and great fun' @thespectator1828.bsky.social.
It's out of stock with some retailers, but you can grab your copy at 50% off until midnight tonight directly from us ➡️ tinyurl.com/59kj4xxe
It's out of stock with some retailers, but you can grab your copy at 50% off until midnight tonight directly from us ➡️ tinyurl.com/59kj4xxe
In Unbroken Chains @hurstpublishers.bsky.social former BBC Africa Editor, Martin Plaut, provides a much-needed survey of slavery in Africa. He reveals the extraordinary length and scope of African slavery and how ingrained it is in many societies.
iol.co.za/sunday-tribu...
iol.co.za/sunday-tribu...
Africa’s shame: its hidden role in the slave trade
In Unbroken Chains: a 5000 year history of African enslavement (Hurst, 2025) former BBC Africa Editor, Martin Plaut, provides a much-needed survey of slavery in Africa. He reveals to the general reade...
iol.co.za
December 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
In Unbroken Chains @hurstpublishers.bsky.social former BBC Africa Editor, Martin Plaut, provides a much-needed survey of slavery in Africa. He reveals the extraordinary length and scope of African slavery and how ingrained it is in many societies.
iol.co.za/sunday-tribu...
iol.co.za/sunday-tribu...
