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Posting news on what we're publishing in the humanities, social sciences, and visual arts.📚
London | New York | Sydney | New Delhi
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Commemorate #BlackHistoryMonth with our curated collection of Black storytelling, culture and ideas.
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If you love true stories with a bit of suspense, check out our latest #criminology books!
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February 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
If you love true stories with a bit of suspense, check out our latest #criminology books!
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#Seattle readers can join Gabriel T. Saxton-Ruiz (“Interpol's Antics”) and @dustyhenry.bsky.social (“20th Century Ambient”) at Elliott Bay Book Company.
📆 Tues Feb 17, 2026, 7–8pm (PST)
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📆 Tues Feb 17, 2026, 7–8pm (PST)
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February 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
#Seattle readers can join Gabriel T. Saxton-Ruiz (“Interpol's Antics”) and @dustyhenry.bsky.social (“20th Century Ambient”) at Elliott Bay Book Company.
📆 Tues Feb 17, 2026, 7–8pm (PST)
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📆 Tues Feb 17, 2026, 7–8pm (PST)
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The @dailymail.co.uk featured author @susanashline.bsky.social who shared her experience meeting Gordon “Woody” Mower in “Ungrateful Bastard.”
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Killer Gordon Mower attempts last ditch legal route to escape prison
'Coffin escape' killer Gordon 'Woody' Mower makes last-ditch legal move as author who interviewed him in prison prepares to face him in court again.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The @dailymail.co.uk featured author @susanashline.bsky.social who shared her experience meeting Gordon “Woody” Mower in “Ungrateful Bastard.”
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📢 #Albuquerque readers: join David King Dunaway at Bookworks to celebrate the launch of "A Four-Eyed World!"
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February 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM
📢 #Albuquerque readers: join David King Dunaway at Bookworks to celebrate the launch of "A Four-Eyed World!"
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@alancross.bsky.social highlighted Steven Blush’s “When Rock Met Hip-Hop” as a recommended read.
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The One Minute Music Book Club: When Rock Met Hip-Hop by Steven Blush | Alan Cross
In the mid-80s, there was a major divide between rock and hip-hop (or as some called it back then, "rap crap"), something that was seen as insurmountable.
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February 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
@alancross.bsky.social highlighted Steven Blush’s “When Rock Met Hip-Hop” as a recommended read.
Check out the full review: https://bit.ly/3ZfVW2N
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In 1995, an unlikely star topped Europe’s music charts. Gina Waggott digs into the rise of #ScatmanJohn in this new @telegraph.co.uk piece.
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The stuttering junkie who became the world’s unlikeliest pop star
Scatman John rose from piano-bar tinkler to global stardom in the mid-1990s – but his addictions took their toll
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
In 1995, an unlikely star topped Europe’s music charts. Gina Waggott digs into the rise of #ScatmanJohn in this new @telegraph.co.uk piece.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3ZSty6W
#MusicSky #Jazz @bloomsburymus.bsky.social
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Check out our #nonfiction books and authors that are hot this week!
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February 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Check out our #nonfiction books and authors that are hot this week!
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#Shakespeare wasn’t always “Shakespeare.” Stephen Orgel explores how the bard's plays became global classics in his new book with @ardenpublisher.bsky.social.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
#Shakespeare wasn’t always “Shakespeare.” Stephen Orgel explores how the bard's plays became global classics in his new book with @ardenpublisher.bsky.social.
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From CrossFit to pilates, exercise comes in many forms. But where did fitness culture begin?
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February 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
From CrossFit to pilates, exercise comes in many forms. But where did fitness culture begin?
💡📚 Explore on the blog: https://bit.ly/4r9mK14
#HistorySky @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social
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Revisit how Black athletes shaped history in ways that extend far beyond sports.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Revisit how Black athletes shaped history in ways that extend far beyond sports.
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BALLOT is out today. This book exists because of your support. I am so incredibly grateful. Much love and light to everyone who has ever worked to get out the vote, to everyone who has ever struggled to cast their ballot, to anyone who has fought to make this world a better place.
February 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
BALLOT is out today. This book exists because of your support. I am so incredibly grateful. Much love and light to everyone who has ever worked to get out the vote, to everyone who has ever struggled to cast their ballot, to anyone who has fought to make this world a better place.
@anjalienjeti.bsky.social’s “Ballot” is “brilliant, humane, and useful,” says The @bostonglobe.com.
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What can we learn from the trees that witnessed our history? - The Boston Globe
The book’s genesis, Montgomery says, came when visiting a former plantation in South Carolina. She wasn’t looking forward to it.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
@anjalienjeti.bsky.social’s “Ballot” is “brilliant, humane, and useful,” says The @bostonglobe.com.
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👜 In celebration of #NYFW, add some style to your shelf with Bloomsbury Academic’s fashion books!
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February 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
👜 In celebration of #NYFW, add some style to your shelf with Bloomsbury Academic’s fashion books!
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The @bostonglobe.com featured Harley A. Rotbart and @kendavidoff.bsky.social’s “101 Lessons from the Dugout” when discussing the Patriots upcoming Super Bowl appearance.
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Patriots need to finish the job to avoid being called ‘lucky’ to get to the Super Bowl, and other thoughts - The Boston Globe
No NFL team, no matter how well coached or wildly talented, reaches a championship game without a generous measure of good fortune.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The @bostonglobe.com featured Harley A. Rotbart and @kendavidoff.bsky.social’s “101 Lessons from the Dugout” when discussing the Patriots upcoming Super Bowl appearance.
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Out in two weeks, Stephen Rebello’s “Hitchcockian Thrillers” surveys nine decades of filmmakers who drew inspiration from the Master of Suspense.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Out in two weeks, Stephen Rebello’s “Hitchcockian Thrillers” surveys nine decades of filmmakers who drew inspiration from the Master of Suspense.
Pre-order now: https://bit.ly/4abDBZS
#BookSky #FilmSky @bloomsburymedia.bsky.social
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@broadwayworld.com featured an excerpt from John Doyle’s “Opening Doors.”
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Exclusive: John Doyle Looks Back on Reimagining THE COLOR PURPLE and Casting Cynthia Erivo in Excerpt from New Book
In his first book, Opening Doors: Reimagining the American Musical, John Doyle reflects on the 50-year theatrical journey taken by a boy who never dreamt it could happen to him. Through simply working...
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February 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
@broadwayworld.com featured an excerpt from John Doyle’s “Opening Doors.”
Read it here: https://bit.ly/4tvfqyr
📚💙 #TheatreSky @methuendrama.bsky.social
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Do you have trouble making time for yourself?
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Discover practical wisdom for reconnecting with what really matters, now in audio: https://bit.ly/4rj2d9L 🎧📚
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February 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Do you have trouble making time for yourself?
Discover practical wisdom for reconnecting with what really matters, now in audio: https://bit.ly/4rj2d9L 🎧📚
#SelfHelp #JewishStudies @bloomsburyrs.bsky.social
Discover practical wisdom for reconnecting with what really matters, now in audio: https://bit.ly/4rj2d9L 🎧📚
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"Plunder and Survival" author Suzanne Loebl discussed WWII history and art theft in this recent book talk hosted by the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
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“Plunder and Survival” Book Talk
Writer, art historian, and Holocaust survivor Suzanne Loebl, whose life paralleled much of the events revisited in Plunder and Survival, takes a new look at the Nazis’ ruthless attack on modern art and at their unprecedented looting of private, mostly J...
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February 2, 2026 at 6:23 PM
"Plunder and Survival" author Suzanne Loebl discussed WWII history and art theft in this recent book talk hosted by the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
▶️ https://bit.ly/4qbTcys
#HistorySky #HistBookChat @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social
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Through interviews with the cast and crew of “#GroundhogDay,” @ryangilbey.bsky.social details the film’s unlikely transformation into a studio classic in his new book.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Through interviews with the cast and crew of “#GroundhogDay,” @ryangilbey.bsky.social details the film’s unlikely transformation into a studio classic in his new book.
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#FilmSky #Media @bloomsburymedia.bsky.social
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While the #Grammys divides awards into genres, Steven Blush amplifies the electric collision of rock and rap in his new book.
📚 Out Feb. 5: https://geni.us/HIxyG 💙
#MusicSky #MusicHistory @libraryjournal.bsky.social @bloomsburymus.bsky.social
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February 1, 2026 at 9:13 PM
While the #Grammys divides awards into genres, Steven Blush amplifies the electric collision of rock and rap in his new book.
📚 Out Feb. 5: https://geni.us/HIxyG 💙
#MusicSky #MusicHistory @libraryjournal.bsky.social @bloomsburymus.bsky.social
📚 Out Feb. 5: https://geni.us/HIxyG 💙
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Commemorate #BlackHistoryMonth with our curated collection of Black storytelling, culture and ideas.
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#BookSky #HistBookChat
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February 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Commemorate #BlackHistoryMonth with our curated collection of Black storytelling, culture and ideas.
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#BookSky #HistBookChat
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Check out our #nonfiction books and authors that are hot this week!
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#BookRecs @lukeberryman.bsky.social
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January 31, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Check out our #nonfiction books and authors that are hot this week!
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Through a candid lens, "Don’t Talk About Joe Mac" examines organized crime, the legal system and accountability.
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#Biography #LawSky
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January 31, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Through a candid lens, "Don’t Talk About Joe Mac" examines organized crime, the legal system and accountability.
📚 Now available: https://bit.ly/4q2EYjd 💡
#Biography #LawSky
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Author of “Lessons from the Front,” Robert Sherman, gave a personal look at working as a war correspondent to WLFI.
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#BookSky #Politics #InternationalRelations @bloomsburypol.bsky.social
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Newsnation's Robert Sherman speaks with News 18's Drew Cosgray about new book
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI)-- A DePauw University graduate and Midwest native is reflecting on his time covering some of the world’s most dangerous conflicts in a new book that’s already
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January 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Author of “Lessons from the Front,” Robert Sherman, gave a personal look at working as a war correspondent to WLFI.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4qKG8RN
#BookSky #Politics #InternationalRelations @bloomsburypol.bsky.social
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Why do we read? In the latest blog post, "The Literary Lifeline" author Kevin Harvey reflects on how books help us navigate difficult times.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Why do we read? In the latest blog post, "The Literary Lifeline" author Kevin Harvey reflects on how books help us navigate difficult times.
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