Old Street Publishing
@oldstpublishing.bsky.social
Independent British publisher of non-fiction and fiction. Highlights include James Hawes's The Shortest History of Germany and Hannelore Cayre's The Godmother, winner of the 2020 'Crime Fiction in Translation' Dagger.
Old Street Publishing is delighted that David Safier's MURDER AT THE CASTLE: A MISS MERKEL MYSTERY has been nominated for the Dublin Literary Award.
What does Angela Merkel do to occupy herself in retirement?
She becomes a brilliant super sleuth, of course.
Out now in paperback.
What does Angela Merkel do to occupy herself in retirement?
She becomes a brilliant super sleuth, of course.
Out now in paperback.
November 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Old Street Publishing is delighted that David Safier's MURDER AT THE CASTLE: A MISS MERKEL MYSTERY has been nominated for the Dublin Literary Award.
What does Angela Merkel do to occupy herself in retirement?
She becomes a brilliant super sleuth, of course.
Out now in paperback.
What does Angela Merkel do to occupy herself in retirement?
She becomes a brilliant super sleuth, of course.
Out now in paperback.
This is Mortimer at his accessible and witty best. As ever, his aim is not only to bring the past to life but also to illuminate our own times.
October 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
This is Mortimer at his accessible and witty best. As ever, his aim is not only to bring the past to life but also to illuminate our own times.
An excellent review of Linda Jaivin's Bombard the Headquarters! by Wanning Sun in Asia Times. '
Jaivin’s narrative flair and sense of drama give new life to what is almost certainly the sorriest period in recent Chinese history...she is a consummate storyteller.'
asiatimes.com/2025/07/lear...
Jaivin’s narrative flair and sense of drama give new life to what is almost certainly the sorriest period in recent Chinese history...she is a consummate storyteller.'
asiatimes.com/2025/07/lear...
September 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
An excellent review of Linda Jaivin's Bombard the Headquarters! by Wanning Sun in Asia Times. '
Jaivin’s narrative flair and sense of drama give new life to what is almost certainly the sorriest period in recent Chinese history...she is a consummate storyteller.'
asiatimes.com/2025/07/lear...
Jaivin’s narrative flair and sense of drama give new life to what is almost certainly the sorriest period in recent Chinese history...she is a consummate storyteller.'
asiatimes.com/2025/07/lear...
'Condensed, lively brevity... an excellent guide to how and why China “went mad”.' MICHAEL EASSON, The Sydney Institute, on Linda Jaivin's BOMBARD THE HEADQUARTERS! THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION IN CHINA. Out now in hardback. thesydneyinstitute.com.au/blog/worlds-...
September 17, 2025 at 8:23 AM
'Condensed, lively brevity... an excellent guide to how and why China “went mad”.' MICHAEL EASSON, The Sydney Institute, on Linda Jaivin's BOMBARD THE HEADQUARTERS! THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION IN CHINA. Out now in hardback. thesydneyinstitute.com.au/blog/worlds-...
Timetravelling historian Ian Mortimer will be talking about his forthcoming book MORTIMER'S A-Zs of ENGLISH HISTORY at the Gloucester History Festival this Friday 19 Sept. Pre-publication copies of the book will be on sale. Online tickets are available here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/onl...
September 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Timetravelling historian Ian Mortimer will be talking about his forthcoming book MORTIMER'S A-Zs of ENGLISH HISTORY at the Gloucester History Festival this Friday 19 Sept. Pre-publication copies of the book will be on sale. Online tickets are available here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/onl...
Happy publication day to Ross King's excellent book THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF ANCIENT ROME.
'King’s supreme ability is to imagine himself into the past… The scope of his knowledge is staggering'
—John Carey, Sunday Times
'King’s supreme ability is to imagine himself into the past… The scope of his knowledge is staggering'
—John Carey, Sunday Times
September 9, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Happy publication day to Ross King's excellent book THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF ANCIENT ROME.
'King’s supreme ability is to imagine himself into the past… The scope of his knowledge is staggering'
—John Carey, Sunday Times
'King’s supreme ability is to imagine himself into the past… The scope of his knowledge is staggering'
—John Carey, Sunday Times
Also reissued today is Joe Posnanski's New York Times bestselling Why We Love Baseball - A History in 50 Moments.
'Passion and expertise leap through every page' New York Times
'Passion and expertise leap through every page' New York Times
September 2, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Also reissued today is Joe Posnanski's New York Times bestselling Why We Love Baseball - A History in 50 Moments.
'Passion and expertise leap through every page' New York Times
'Passion and expertise leap through every page' New York Times
Happy UK publication day to Joe Posnanski's Why We Love American Football - A History in 100 Moments.
‘Contemporary sports writing’s biggest star’ Wall St Journal
'This is the best kind of sports writing. Entertaining, enlightening, heartbreaking, hilarious...' Ron Kaplan
‘Contemporary sports writing’s biggest star’ Wall St Journal
'This is the best kind of sports writing. Entertaining, enlightening, heartbreaking, hilarious...' Ron Kaplan
September 2, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Happy UK publication day to Joe Posnanski's Why We Love American Football - A History in 100 Moments.
‘Contemporary sports writing’s biggest star’ Wall St Journal
'This is the best kind of sports writing. Entertaining, enlightening, heartbreaking, hilarious...' Ron Kaplan
‘Contemporary sports writing’s biggest star’ Wall St Journal
'This is the best kind of sports writing. Entertaining, enlightening, heartbreaking, hilarious...' Ron Kaplan
Happy paperback publication day to David Safier's MURDER AT THE CASTLE.
Just what does Angela Merkel do to keep her sharp mind occupied in retirement? Why, she becomes a brilliant amateur sleuth, of course.
'Perfectly judged' @financialtimes.com
'Immensely enjoyable' New European
Just what does Angela Merkel do to keep her sharp mind occupied in retirement? Why, she becomes a brilliant amateur sleuth, of course.
'Perfectly judged' @financialtimes.com
'Immensely enjoyable' New European
July 15, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Happy paperback publication day to David Safier's MURDER AT THE CASTLE.
Just what does Angela Merkel do to keep her sharp mind occupied in retirement? Why, she becomes a brilliant amateur sleuth, of course.
'Perfectly judged' @financialtimes.com
'Immensely enjoyable' New European
Just what does Angela Merkel do to keep her sharp mind occupied in retirement? Why, she becomes a brilliant amateur sleuth, of course.
'Perfectly judged' @financialtimes.com
'Immensely enjoyable' New European
Happy publication day to the paperback of Andrew Ford's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF MUSIC.
'Wonderful... as riveting as it is revelatory' CLEMENCY BURTON-HILL
'Fascinating, broad and (like all good histories) has humanity at its centre' PROSPECT @prospectmagazine.co.uk
'Wonderful... as riveting as it is revelatory' CLEMENCY BURTON-HILL
'Fascinating, broad and (like all good histories) has humanity at its centre' PROSPECT @prospectmagazine.co.uk
July 1, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Happy publication day to the paperback of Andrew Ford's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF MUSIC.
'Wonderful... as riveting as it is revelatory' CLEMENCY BURTON-HILL
'Fascinating, broad and (like all good histories) has humanity at its centre' PROSPECT @prospectmagazine.co.uk
'Wonderful... as riveting as it is revelatory' CLEMENCY BURTON-HILL
'Fascinating, broad and (like all good histories) has humanity at its centre' PROSPECT @prospectmagazine.co.uk
Linda Jaivin interviewed by Richard Fidler on ABC News talking about Bombard the Headquarters! The Cultural Revolution in China. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
June 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Linda Jaivin interviewed by Richard Fidler on ABC News talking about Bombard the Headquarters! The Cultural Revolution in China. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Immensely readable and accessible...a gripping account...Excellent' MICHAEL KITSON of Books + Publishing on Linda Jaivin's BOMBARD THE HEADQUARTERS! THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION IN CHINA. Out now in hardback. www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
June 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Immensely readable and accessible...a gripping account...Excellent' MICHAEL KITSON of Books + Publishing on Linda Jaivin's BOMBARD THE HEADQUARTERS! THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION IN CHINA. Out now in hardback. www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
The Shortest History of Ancient Rome will be out in September...
June 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The Shortest History of Ancient Rome will be out in September...
''Jaivin writes with effortless familiarity of Chinese politics. While telling a sweeping story of horrendous events, she still has an eye for vivid details and character sketches' GUOBIN YANG on Linda Jaivin's BOMBARD THE HEADQUARTERS! Out now in hardback in the UK.
June 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
''Jaivin writes with effortless familiarity of Chinese politics. While telling a sweeping story of horrendous events, she still has an eye for vivid details and character sketches' GUOBIN YANG on Linda Jaivin's BOMBARD THE HEADQUARTERS! Out now in hardback in the UK.
Out now, Mart Kuldkepp's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF SCANDINAVIA (in hardback) and Lesley Downer's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF JAPAN (in paperback).
'I love this series… You come away much better equipped than you went in’ JAMES O'BRIEN
'I love this series… You come away much better equipped than you went in’ JAMES O'BRIEN
June 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Out now, Mart Kuldkepp's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF SCANDINAVIA (in hardback) and Lesley Downer's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF JAPAN (in paperback).
'I love this series… You come away much better equipped than you went in’ JAMES O'BRIEN
'I love this series… You come away much better equipped than you went in’ JAMES O'BRIEN
A fabulous interview with Sheila Fitzpatrick, ranging from her first experiences of Soviet Russia in the 1960s to her two new books The Death of Stalin and Lost Souls.
May 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A fabulous interview with Sheila Fitzpatrick, ranging from her first experiences of Soviet Russia in the 1960s to her two new books The Death of Stalin and Lost Souls.
Happy publication day to Nicholas T. Parsons' The Shortest History of Austria.
From the Roman Empire to Habsburg glory, Nazification to postwar reconstruction and the challenge of the far right today, this is an expert history of a country at the crossroads of central Europe.
From the Roman Empire to Habsburg glory, Nazification to postwar reconstruction and the challenge of the far right today, this is an expert history of a country at the crossroads of central Europe.
May 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Happy publication day to Nicholas T. Parsons' The Shortest History of Austria.
From the Roman Empire to Habsburg glory, Nazification to postwar reconstruction and the challenge of the far right today, this is an expert history of a country at the crossroads of central Europe.
From the Roman Empire to Habsburg glory, Nazification to postwar reconstruction and the challenge of the far right today, this is an expert history of a country at the crossroads of central Europe.
'What's the migration bargain?', asks Steve Paikin of Ian Goldin on The Agenda. @iangoldin.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk The Shortest History of Migration is out now in paperback. @https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8OzCqBgUoMI
May 15, 2025 at 9:11 AM
'What's the migration bargain?', asks Steve Paikin of Ian Goldin on The Agenda. @iangoldin.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk The Shortest History of Migration is out now in paperback. @https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8OzCqBgUoMI
'If you're not a migrant, your ancestors were.' - Ian Goldin interviewed on The Agenda with Steve Paikin about his book The Shortest History of Migration. Out now in paperback. @iangoldin.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=exdN...
May 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
'If you're not a migrant, your ancestors were.' - Ian Goldin interviewed on The Agenda with Steve Paikin about his book The Shortest History of Migration. Out now in paperback. @iangoldin.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=exdN...
Ross King's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF ITALY is out now in paperback.
'King is that ideal friend, stimulating rather than intimidating, who has seen everything, and doesn’t mind doing it again with you…' James Owen, THE OLDIE
'King is that ideal friend, stimulating rather than intimidating, who has seen everything, and doesn’t mind doing it again with you…' James Owen, THE OLDIE
May 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Ross King's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF ITALY is out now in paperback.
'King is that ideal friend, stimulating rather than intimidating, who has seen everything, and doesn’t mind doing it again with you…' James Owen, THE OLDIE
'King is that ideal friend, stimulating rather than intimidating, who has seen everything, and doesn’t mind doing it again with you…' James Owen, THE OLDIE