Sophie Heywood (she/her)
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Sophie Heywood (she/her)
@sophieheywood.bsky.social
Associate Professor in French at Uni of Reading (UK)
Co-Director: Centre for Book Cultures & Publishing: @cbcp-unirdg.bsky.social
Children's Publishing in Cold War France: https://tinyurl.com/27x5c6kf
Children's 68: https://children68.hypotheses.org/
The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing autumn events is now live 📚 All welcome, events are free - join us1
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September 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Weds 18 June, 5.15pm GMT join us for the book launch of this powerful graphic novel on mass evacuation of Basque children during the Spanish civil war, by Begoña Garrido & Oskar Gorroño, from Begoña's PhD in Spanish at the @unirdg-phd.bsky.social
To join online: tinyurl.com/mvrbsu88
June 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This Sunday May 11, 8pm GMT/ 3pm EST Julie Fette and I are in conversation on French Presse to discuss our new books offering transatlantic perspectives on the development of literature, book cultures and publishing for the young in contemporary France. Register 👇
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May 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Book launch: I'm excited to be joined by @lrpearson.bsky.social to chat about my book, at the @cbcp-unirdg.bsky.social, Mon March 24th, 5-6pm UK time. Join online: www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
In person (wine! snacks!) Room 128, Edith Morley building, University of Reading
March 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I just nipped into the library at work today, and found these insanely wonderful pop-up books (including one with Maurice Sendak's monsters art for Mummy? with Arthur Yorinks and Matthew Reinhart) from the University of Reading @uorspeccoll.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I'm very pleased to announce that my book 'Publishing for Children in Cold War France: Hachette in the age of Surveillance and Control' has been published by Bloomsbury. You can now download it as a free e-book here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
#childrensbooks #publishing #coldwar
February 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I'm pleased to do a big cover reveal for my book, on Children's Publishing in Cold War France, forthcoming Feb '25 with Bloomsbury Perspectives on Children's Literature Series.
And... it will be fully open access thanks to the University of Reading 😀
September 17, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Last few days to register for the hybrid event: Typodiversity 01: exploring the Arabic script world eventbrite.com/e/typodivers...
More info and programme: typodiversity.net
October 26, 2023 at 8:23 AM