Anna Silva
@silvareader.bsky.social
Publicity Manager for books and the Oxford English Dictionary at Oxford University Press. South African/British. Wife of historian, mother of daughters, keeper of cats.
It’s been a busy weekend for Tim Greiving’s upcoming @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book “John Williams: A Composer’s Life.
First up, this extract in @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
First up, this extract in @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
How the Star Wars composer John Williams overcame accusations of plagiarism
His score for the 1977 film became the highest selling non-pop album when it was released. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing, as a new biography reveals
www.thetimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It’s been a busy weekend for Tim Greiving’s upcoming @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book “John Williams: A Composer’s Life.
First up, this extract in @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
First up, this extract in @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
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Though his relics are reviled, his impact is more keenly felt than ever. Can The Colonialist: The Vision of #CecilRhodes by William Kelleher Storey find the man for our time?
✍️ Erik Linstrum reviews the recent #historybook
www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...
✍️ Erik Linstrum reviews the recent #historybook
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‘The Colonialist’ by William Kelleher Storey review
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August 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Though his relics are reviled, his impact is more keenly felt than ever. Can The Colonialist: The Vision of #CecilRhodes by William Kelleher Storey find the man for our time?
✍️ Erik Linstrum reviews the recent #historybook
www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...
✍️ Erik Linstrum reviews the recent #historybook
www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...
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My review of William Keheller Storey’s fine new biography of ‘imperialist engineer’ Cecil Rhodes on.ft.com/40C0di6
The Colonialist: The Vision of Cecil Rhodes — an imperialist engineer’s riches built on violence
William Kelleher Storey’s biography skirts the statues debate, but is clear-eyed about the magnate’s bitter legacy in southern Africa
on.ft.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My review of William Keheller Storey’s fine new biography of ‘imperialist engineer’ Cecil Rhodes on.ft.com/40C0di6
“A brave and learned book … We need to know the history – which is so punctiliously told [here].”
A.N. Wilson for @thespectator1828.bsky.social on William Kelleher Storey's @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book THE COLONIALIST.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
A.N. Wilson for @thespectator1828.bsky.social on William Kelleher Storey's @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book THE COLONIALIST.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
The crimes of Cecil Rhodes were every bit as sinister as those of the Nazis
This is a brave and learned book. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the history of Africa; who has taken sides in the recent quarrel about ‘Rhodes Must Fall’, in Oxford or other parts of th...
www.spectator.co.uk
July 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“A brave and learned book … We need to know the history – which is so punctiliously told [here].”
A.N. Wilson for @thespectator1828.bsky.social on William Kelleher Storey's @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book THE COLONIALIST.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
A.N. Wilson for @thespectator1828.bsky.social on William Kelleher Storey's @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book THE COLONIALIST.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
The speaker line-up is out! Come see @kitkowol.bsky.social speak about his @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book “Blue Jerusalem” at We Have Ways Fest this September. wehavewaysfest.co.uk/line-up/
SPEAKERS
We Have Ways Fest is the UK’s number one, Second World War festival. Tanks, talks and tankards … experts, enthusiasts, authors, historians. Blackpit Farm, 8th – 10th September. WN…
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June 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The speaker line-up is out! Come see @kitkowol.bsky.social speak about his @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book “Blue Jerusalem” at We Have Ways Fest this September. wehavewaysfest.co.uk/line-up/
Today’s episode of “We Have Ways of Making You Talk” features @kitkowol.bsky.social chatting to @almurray.bsky.social about his @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book “Blue Jerusalem”.
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Tune in here 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
The Tory Party At War
Podcast Episode · WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk · 28/05/2025 · 49m
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May 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Today’s episode of “We Have Ways of Making You Talk” features @kitkowol.bsky.social chatting to @almurray.bsky.social about his @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book “Blue Jerusalem”.
Tune in here 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
Tune in here 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
“Absorbing and original”
Geoffrey Wheatcroft reviews @kitkowol.bsky.social’s “Blue Jerusalem” for @lrb.co.uk @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Geoffrey Wheatcroft reviews @kitkowol.bsky.social’s “Blue Jerusalem” for @lrb.co.uk @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Geoffrey Wheatcroft · New Deal at Dunkirk: Wartime Tories
Even if they had been appeasers, most Conservatives accepted the patriotic necessity of the war, but had many different...
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May 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
“Absorbing and original”
Geoffrey Wheatcroft reviews @kitkowol.bsky.social’s “Blue Jerusalem” for @lrb.co.uk @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Geoffrey Wheatcroft reviews @kitkowol.bsky.social’s “Blue Jerusalem” for @lrb.co.uk @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Experience the magic of Edda Field-Black's @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social-winning history, COMBEE!
Dive into an excerpt that tells the story of how Harriet Tubman led 150 African American soldiers of the 2nd South Carolina Volunteers to rescue more than 700 former slaves: https://oxford.ly/4d42Eip
Dive into an excerpt that tells the story of how Harriet Tubman led 150 African American soldiers of the 2nd South Carolina Volunteers to rescue more than 700 former slaves: https://oxford.ly/4d42Eip
May 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Experience the magic of Edda Field-Black's @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social-winning history, COMBEE!
Dive into an excerpt that tells the story of how Harriet Tubman led 150 African American soldiers of the 2nd South Carolina Volunteers to rescue more than 700 former slaves: https://oxford.ly/4d42Eip
Dive into an excerpt that tells the story of how Harriet Tubman led 150 African American soldiers of the 2nd South Carolina Volunteers to rescue more than 700 former slaves: https://oxford.ly/4d42Eip
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You probably have questions about AI. Like: Will AI be my friend? Does AI want my job? Was this post written by AI or a human being?*
Richard Susskind's new book "How to Think About AI" is truly a guide for us all: https://oxford.ly/44wu9z2
*(human being! 🙋♀️)
#philtech
Richard Susskind's new book "How to Think About AI" is truly a guide for us all: https://oxford.ly/44wu9z2
*(human being! 🙋♀️)
#philtech
May 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
You probably have questions about AI. Like: Will AI be my friend? Does AI want my job? Was this post written by AI or a human being?*
Richard Susskind's new book "How to Think About AI" is truly a guide for us all: https://oxford.ly/44wu9z2
*(human being! 🙋♀️)
#philtech
Richard Susskind's new book "How to Think About AI" is truly a guide for us all: https://oxford.ly/44wu9z2
*(human being! 🙋♀️)
#philtech
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Hi Bluesky! 👋
We're the Academic division of Oxford University Press and we're excited to join this vibrant community, full of academics, thinkers, and those that are curious about the world around them.
We're the Academic division of Oxford University Press and we're excited to join this vibrant community, full of academics, thinkers, and those that are curious about the world around them.
April 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Hi Bluesky! 👋
We're the Academic division of Oxford University Press and we're excited to join this vibrant community, full of academics, thinkers, and those that are curious about the world around them.
We're the Academic division of Oxford University Press and we're excited to join this vibrant community, full of academics, thinkers, and those that are curious about the world around them.