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Join Tim Beasley-Murray as he explores which parts of life are serious and which are a game on a recent @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast 👇
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November 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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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
Book cover for Reimagining Business Schools for the 21st Century. Blue sky with clouds and the AMBS building can be seen in the background. Text on image reads: Celebrating 60 years of AMBS.
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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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.
Book cover of Conflict, Peace and Mental Health (Second Edition) by David Bolton
November 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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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/
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November 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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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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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
Background image of a purple sky with clouds, rolling green mountains dotted with trees and wind turbines. Book cover for Electric Wind sits to right of image. Endorsement quote about the book to left of image reads: An engaging history of energy and the politics of place in modern Britain. Marianna Dudley seamlessly moves between the miniscule and the planetary.' Quote provided by Katja Bruisch, author of Burning Swamps.
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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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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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
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November 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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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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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
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Publishing today!
'Offers clear and practicable solutions to the water crisis in the UK.' -- @graceblakeley.substack.com
Rising bills and rivers full of sewage grab the headlines, but the greater threat is drought and flooding. As this new book shows, we need a new kind of water management. #booksky
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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We're at @lighthousebks.bsky.social for Edinburgh's Radical Bookfair!📚💡

Until Sunday 9th, browse our latest releases (Drifting North, The Return of the Housewife, etc.)

Plus, there are SIGNED copies of our redesigned paperback of @djpaulette.bsky.social's Welcome to the Club up for grabs🎧
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November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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A lovely crowd at last night's @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social event with @devoney.bsky.social and @thezhm.bsky.social, celebrating all things Austen ahead of #JaneAusten's 250th birthday🥳

Wild for Austen and Courting Disaster are available now from all good bookshops and online📚
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November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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In a rapidly changing world confronted with numerous existential challenges, it's never been more vital to take collective action to disseminate essential research in political studies.

🔓Pledge to open 19 titles in our 2026 Politics frontlist today: manchesterhive.com/page/open-po...

#openaccess
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November 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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From our printers to the beaches of Greece... and a cake!🍰

We're so excited to see copies of Electric Wind by @dudleymarianna.bsky.social making their way to readers.

Join readers in this riveting journey across Britain's windiest landscapes🌩️

Electric wind is available now: bit.ly/4nH5b5N
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November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Thank you to everyone who visited the @aupresses.bsky.social stand at the 2025 Charleston Conference to explore how MUP can support your library!

Exhibiting with our friends from @brisunipress.bsky.social @edinburghup.bsky.social & @livunipress.bsky.social has been a major highlight!

#chsconf2025
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November 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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This Saturday!🗓️

Join Vince Cable at SEL Bookfest for a discussion of his new book, Eclipsing the West, on the rise of Asia's superstates as the international order begins to crumble.

Tickets are FREE!🎟️

Register: www.tickettailor.com/events/thesoutheastlondonbookfest/1833971
November 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Big News🚨

🎙️STUDIO ELECTROPHONIQUE by Jamie Taylor is a Rough Trade Book of the Year!

From the DIY music studios of Sheffield to the global stage, this is the story of invention, electricity and big dreams made in small rooms⚡️

Grab your signed copy and exclusive RT bookmark: bit.ly/4oVsZEb
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November 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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In celebration of @alliancembs.bsky.social's 60th Anniversary, we're pleased to announce the publication of Reimagining Business Schools for the 21st Century🏙️

This collection of essays explores how business schools can respond to the grand challenges of our time - from net zero to AI and beyond.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Don't miss Austen expert and author @devoney.bsky.social on her UK book tour, starting on the 6th Nov in #Edinburgh, before heading on to #Durham, @waterstones.bsky.social, @britishlibrary.bsky.social and @theul.bsky.social.

Discover what was wild about the life & writing of Jane Austen! #booksky
November 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Ready to roll with it at tomorrow's Vendor Showcase?

Visit @aupresses.bsky.social booths #85 & #86 at the 2025 Charleston Library Conference to speak with MUP's Chris Hart, get an exclusive offer on our MUP x Charleston Music Collection and grab yourself a limited edition bucket hat.

#chsconf2025
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November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Happy Halloween!

Whether you’re a horror aficionado, or a fan of the gothic, shop our spooky season reading list now, with 25% OFF until the 3rd November: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/10...
#Halloween #spookyseason #booksky
October 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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This #GreenLibrariesWeek, explore our range of titles on nature, environment and sustainability across art, colonial history, economics, politics and more in the UK and across the world: tinyurl.com/environment-list

#nature #environment #sustainability
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October 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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This #Halloween, delight in a concoction of spellbinding Gothic titles from MUP and get 20% off our Gothic Collection until 31 December 2025.

Read more about the collection: manchester.bmeurl.co/132936EE
Download the title list: tinyurl.com/gothic-list

#gothic #spooky #lit #film
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October 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Announcing a brand new series launching this #Halloween 👻

Manchester Studies in the Supernatural explores how the #supernatural shapes human experience across time and place.

Bridging disciplines and challenging boundaries, it welcomes bold new research on the #occult and the #unseen
October 31, 2025 at 11:59 AM