Reminder for people in the London area: if you fancy a trip to Greenwich this Thursday, 13 March, please join us at the PEF for an event marking the publication of The Dead Sea: A 10,000 Year History @yalebooks.bsky.social

For people in the London area: if you fancy a trip to Greenwich on Thursday, 13 March, please join us at the PEF for an event marking the publication of The Dead Sea: A 10,000 Year History @yalebooks.bsky.social

I really enjoyed the book launch event last night at Waterstones Leeds @waterstones.bsky.social. Huge thanks to @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social for his excellent questions and good humour. Many thanks to all the friends, colleagues and students who were able to join us.
Photo by: Emily Zobel Marshall

The University of Leeds is leaving Twitter/X. @universityofleeds.bsky.social

The Dead Sea: A 10,000 Year History is celebrating its publication day! Huge thanks to the many people who have helped me along the way @jogodfrey.bsky.social @katie-urquhart.bsky.social @chloe-bookpr.bsky.social @drtermagant.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social #DeadSea 🗃️

This is worth bringing here from the other place: veteran hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin has negotiated a deal with Hamas that, if implemented, could bring the war in Gaza to an end and see all the hostages returned. This is a deal worth supporting

My upcoming book with Yale University Press now has a front cover! Due to come out in January 2025, it traces the human history of the Dead Sea from the Neolithic to the present.

Meanwhile, in Manchester