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A few photos from a great day time travelling to 1920s and 1930s Seven Dials with @stanfordstravel.bsky.social.

1 Contemplative in Lumber Court (now Tower Court).

2 Signing books in Stanford's.

3 Songs of Seven Dials in the wild.

4 Befuddled by modern life on Earlham Street.

#London
November 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
We're looking forward to seeing some of you at @alliancembs.bsky.social tomorrow evening for the launch of Reimagining Business Schools for the 21st Century!

Don't forget, a free chapter is available until 21st November on Manchesterhive🐝

Download the free chapter: bit.ly/RBSFreeChapter
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Out now🕊️

Conflict, peace and mental health (Second edition) by @davidbolton.bsky.social draws on powerful lessons from Northern Ireland to explore how individuals and communities recover from conflict, trauma and loss.

Now with a new chapter on promoting justice & reconciliation.
November 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
What made Troilus and Cressida so relevant to audiences who had lived through two world wars?

Why did it speak to the 'angry young men' of the post-war era and to the countercultural movements of the 1960s?

Find out here 👇
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526103574/
@stevetpurcell.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
When I finished my travels, never in my lifetime had Scotland felt so adrift and cut off from itself, writes @dominicmhinde.bsky.social for @scotsman.com here: www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

His new book 'Drifting north' is out now! #Scotland #booksky
US-style inequality, closed libraries and potholes: What I found on two-year journey around Scotland
When I finished my travels, never in my lifetime had Scotland felt so adrift and cut off from itself, writes Dominic Hinde
www.scotsman.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Thank you to @tricksterprince.bsky.social for his amazing guided tour of 'Song of Seven Dials' (which I highly recommend).
November 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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If you ever get the chance to be guided around Seven Dials by @tricksterprince.bsky.social, jump at the chance! He was so generous with his time, knowledgeable about the area and a fantastic storyteller.

I can’t wait to read Songs of Seven Dials.

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181954/
November 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Huge thanks to Jessie from The Mancunion Books team for this write up of @lilydunn.bsky.social's memoir workshop in Manchester last month.

Read the piece here: mancunion.com/2025/11/15/a...
#amwriting #memoir #booksky
A writing workshop with Lily Dunn - The Mancunion
On a cold Autumn morning, I attended a writing workshop with author Lily Dunn, putting the advice in her book Into Being to good use
mancunion.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Saturday: 22 November 2025 @conwayhall.bsky.social l & online

@odavies9.bsky.social &@cerihoulbrook.bsky.social: Legend-Tripping in the British Landscape

The nature, history, and landscapes of Legendary Britain.

9/10

forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

@manchesterup.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
ICYMI author, researcher and runner Carl Morris was on BBC Radio Leeds earlier today chatting about his new book, Dirtbag dreams, a history of ultra, mountain and trail running.

Listen back here (about 90 mins in): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #running #ultrarunning #Leeds #booksky
BBC Radio Leeds - Gayle Lofthouse, 14/11/2025
West Yorkshire stories to make you smile, mid-morning updates and the music you love.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
ICYMI you can now watch back author, economist & former politician Vince Cable giving the opening keynote at China Week, and chatting to Kerry Brown at the @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social about his new book 'Eclipsing the West' here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyKX...
China Week opening keynote - Eclipsing the West: China, India and the Forging of a New World
YouTube video by Global Affairs, King's College London
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Join author Matt Houlbrook (@tricksterprince.bsky.social) and @stanfordstravel.bsky.social CEO Vivien in London tomorrow for a walking tour of Seven Dials and learn more about this iconic neighbourhood.

Tickets still available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/songs-of-s...
#London #SevenDials #booksky
Songs of Seven Dials Walk & Talk
Meeting at Stanfords
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Discover the trailblazing lives of thirty trans people who will radically change everything you've been told about transgender history.

@elierlick.bsky.social's 'Before Gender' is available now from all good bookshops & online.
#TransAwarenessWeek
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Thrilled to see Eva Gore-Booth biography anniversary edition now included in the @manchesterup.bsky.social trade catalogue 2026. Due in print March 2026!
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November 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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The hardback edition of our book ‘In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956’ is out via @manchesterup.bsky.social next week. Please encourage your institutional library to order a copy!

A paperback edition will follow!

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/
Manchester University Press - In solidarity, under suspicion
In solidarity, under suspicion - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of In solidarity, under suspicion by Daniel Frost
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November 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Thank you to everyone who attended Dr Claire Pierson’s 📖 launch this afternoon and celebrated her long awaited text ‘Women’s Troubles: Gender and feminist politics in post-Agreement Northern Ireland’. It is now available with @manchesterup.bsky.social ! @clairepierson.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
As the world gathers in Belém for #COP30, Electric Wind by @dudleymarianna.bsky.social traces the human stories behind one of our most enduring renewable energy sources: wind🌬️

From rural experiments to offshore power, discover how the past can guide the future of climate action.

#WindPower
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Amanda Cachia pictured with her latest work, Hospital aesthetics

'A field-defining book that brings a deep and scholarly understanding of modern and contemporary art to practices that are considered through the conceptual space of the hospital'

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526187864/
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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We are very excited to share the news that a friend of the EU-GUNS & GlobArms projects and a former member of @matteomillan.bsky.social previous ERC project, Alessandro Saluppo, has just published his monograph on armed associations and political violence in Edwardian Britain (1901-1914).
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Celebrate #UniversityPressWeek with Manchester University Press and discover more about how we can support your library collections, teaching and research.

📚Browse our Library Catalogue: tinyurl.com/2026-library-catalogue
📚Support MUP and pledge to Open Politics: tinyurl.com/open-politics-2026
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Delighted to see 'Family Romance' by Jean Strouse longlisted for the Wingate Literary Prize.

Read the shortlist announcement on @jewishnews.bsky.social here:
www.jewishnews.co.uk/fascinating-... #booksky
'Fascinating selection of books' shortlisted for Wingate Literary Prize - Jewish News
Twelve fiction and non-fiction books make up a diverse list for the prize, announced early 2026
www.jewishnews.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Reimagining Business Schools for the 21st Century features in the @aupresses.bsky.social #UPWeek Gallery!

Don't forget, you can read the introductory chapter for free until November 21st via Manchesterhive: www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...

#TeamUP @alliancembs.bsky.social 🐝
November 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Publishing today, the first book to share the history of mountain, ultra and trail running.

Discover the untold story of this unique sport, from its Victorian origins to its present day popularity. 'Dirtbag dreams' is a great gift for the endurance sports fan in your life! #booksky #running
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Free webinar Wed 19th Nov 1400 with @emmabooth.bsky.social, Kate Horton, @mellordramatic.bsky.social, Jessica Thompson & Beth Price.
nag.org.uk/event/mup/
#NAGWebinarWeek
@manchesterup.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Ahead of the US publication of his work 'The Interpreters' Georgios Giannakopoulos, is set to talk at Yale University.

Monday 17 November, 12pm-1pm
Luce Hall, Yale University

@giannako.bsky.social

events.yale.edu/event/after-...
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM