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Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · Aug 21

Do you speak virus?

This October we are publishing “Virus is a Language” by Chris Hables Gray, this book shows how Generative AI and cults such as QAnon spread digitally, and culturally follow the same rules as biological viruses.

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Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · Jul 24

Fictional Objects is a series that publishes ambitious and novel literary fiction and autofiction. Previous titles include Six Concepts for the End of the World, I Hate the Lake District, Autodrive and A Physical Education

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Common

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Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · Jul 24

A first look at our new series design for Fictional Objects!

Common by Nikolai Duffy follows its main character as he comes to terms with the circumstances of his life - a reflection on solitude, freedom, responsibility, and the repeated attempt to transcend the legacies of the past.

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Jen Bowden @jenbowden12.bsky.social · Jul 9

'I love writing for myself but in some ways supporting others is even better.'

Professor and novelist @abicurtiswriter.bsky.social is on Northern Voices this week discussing her novel The Headland @goldsmithspress.bsky.social, academia, creativity and more.

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Abi stands in front of a wall of ivy leaves that are turning from green to red. She is wearing a v-neck paisley blouse that is navy with a blur, red and purple patterned print. She is looking off to the side and is also wearing gold dangly earrings. She has shoulder length brown-blonde hair.

The Tyne Bridge is pictured in the centre of the frame over a still, reflective River Tyne in Newcastle, UK. Either side of the bridge are buildings with a warmer glow as the sun rises. The words Northern Voices in white lettering feature in the bottom centre of the image.

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Mikkel Krause Frantzen @mikkelkfrantzen.bsky.social · Jul 7

This is happening in Berlin this week: pro-qm.de/event/financ...

Berlin book launch for Finance Aesthetics (@goldsmithspress.bsky.social)

Thursday, July 10, 7.30 pm, at @proqm.bsky.social

I can't believe that Tom McCarthy AND Quinn Slobodian are part of the line-up!

Come say hi and buy the book

Finance Aesthetics. A Critical Glossary | Pro qm

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Open Institutional Publishing Association @oipassoc.bsky.social · Jul 4

Missed the news?

Our ‪member @goldsmithspress.bsky.social is the second university press to join @mitpress.bsky.social's Direct to Open diamond open access scheme!

Find out more here: mitpress.mit.edu/mit-press-ad...

#DirectToOpen #OpenAccess #DiamondOpenAccess #InstitutionalPublishing

MIT Press adds Goldsmiths Press books to Direct to Open

The Direct to Open partnership with Goldsmiths Press broadens access to boundary-pushing scholarship.

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Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · Jul 3

Out now!

The Politics of Feeling by @benandersongeog.bsky.social and @ajsecor.bsky.social

A critique of the living edge of politics, where feelings emerge, gather intensity, or dissolve in the continual making and remaking of the politics of the present

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The Politics of Feeling

Populism, Progressivism, Liberalism

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Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · Jul 1

Join author Lily Robert-Foley, discussing her recent book - Experimental Translation: the work of translation in the age of Algorithmic Production

Book your free space at the link below -
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Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · Jun 19

In anticipation for the upcoming release of "The Politics of Feeling" by @benandersongeog.bsky.social and @ajsecor.bsky.social !

Join Ben for a public lecture on the book, grab your free tickets at the link below >>>

@kcllaw.bsky.social

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The Politics of Feeling in Crisis Times

Join for the Public Lecture on the Politics of Feeling in Crisis Times: Populism, Progressivism, Liberalism

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Mikkel Krause Frantzen @mikkelkfrantzen.bsky.social · Jun 18

Berliners!

Berlin book launch for "Finance Aesthetics - A Critical Glossary"!

July 10, 7.30 pm at Pro qm - with Quinn Slobodian, Tom McCarthy, Emma Sofie Brogaard and me!

Come say hi!

@proqm.bsky.social
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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · Jun 12

Starting in 2026, @goldsmithspress.bsky.social‬ books will be added to our #openaccess model, Direct to Open (D2O), furthering our collective mission toward more ethical and equitable scholarly publishing. To learn more, including how your institution might support D2O, visit mitpress.mit.edu/D2O

MIT Press adds Goldsmiths Press books to Direct to Open platform

The Direct to Open partnership with Goldsmiths Press broadens access to boundary-pushing scholarship.

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Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · Jun 12

We are thrilled to announce that Goldsmiths Press has partnered with @mitpress.bsky.social's Direct to Open platform!

This partnership expands global access to our titles, through sustainable open access publishing.

For more details, check out the link below -

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MIT Press adds Goldsmiths Press books to Direct to Open

The Direct to Open partnership with Goldsmiths Press broadens access to boundary-pushing scholarship.

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Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · May 27

"We had sensed this need for greater diversity in the ecosystem"

Editors of @goldsf.bsky.social - @unamccormack.bsky.social and Paul March-Russell - on why they started a feminist sci-fi imprint, who they want to read proposals from and where the project is going!

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Una McCormack and Paul March-Russell on Gold SF, Goldsmiths Press' feminist sci-fi imprint

YouTube video by Goldsmiths Press

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GoldSF @goldsf.bsky.social · May 7

GoldSF author @abicurtiswriter.bsky.social on the IZ Pod talking about the magic of the ordinary, the power of place, writing about early parenthood, and her novel "The Headland".
@goldsmithspress.bsky.social
@unamccormack.bsky.social @sffoundation.bsky.social
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Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · Apr 29

This book is available for pre-order now, and Jessy’s first book, “Mathematics for Ladies” is available on our website 🤖🧫🔭🧬🧪

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The Path of Most Resistance

Poems on Women in Science

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Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · Apr 29

A first look at @jessyrandall.bsky.socials upcoming poetry collection, “The Path of Most Resistance: Poems on Women in Science”!

With illustrations by NASA artist Kristin DiVona, the lives of these often overlooked historical figures are brought into the light.

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · Apr 26

"By the 19th century, whites used dogs to track runaway slaves because they could supposedly detect 'racial odor,' foreseeing the use of dogs by the Nazis to detect the 'odor of dissent.'"

Scent has long been used to mark otherness and justify exclusion, writes Françoise Vergès:

Olfactory Racism

Scent has long been used to mark otherness, enforce hierarchies, and justify exclusion.

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Dr Emma Kittle-Pey @ekpey.bsky.social · Apr 3

Some reading/writing updates..

Essex Book Festival 2025 brochure launches today - the line up looks amazing this year!

@wivenhoewriter.bsky.social
new book #themune pub’d @goldsmithspress.bsky.social is brilliant! Looking forward to chatting at 7pm on Sat @ Wivenhoe Bookshop. Come along #booksky

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Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · Apr 3

On Tuesday we are getting together to celebrate Finance Aesthetics: A Critical Glossary.

The event will be on campus at Goldsmiths, and will feature conversation from editors and guests. Come along!

Sign up for free here -

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finance-ae....

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Political Economy Research Centre @goldperc.bsky.social · Apr 2

Next Tuesday, come to the launch of Finance Aesthetics hosted by @goldsmithspress.bsky.social w/ @maxhaiven.bsky.social @erosamon.bsky.social @adriennebuller.bsky.social @mikkelkfrantzen.bsky.social & Emma Sofie Brogaard - all welcome but registration required www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finance-ae...

Finance Aesthetics Book Launch

Launch of a new book - with conversation from authors and editors

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Leigh Claire La Berge @lclaberge.bsky.social · Mar 25

Nice review of the @mikkelkfrantzen.bsky.social (et al) edited "Finance Aesthetics: A Critical Glossary" just out from @goldsmithspress.bsky.social by @apetrossiants.bsky.social

www.e-flux.com/notes/661679...

Review of Finance Aesthetics: A Critical Glossary - Notes - e-flux

Andreas Petrossiants reviews a new edited collection from Goldsmiths Press on the aesthetic dimensions of financialization.

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Dr Emma Kittle-Pey @ekpey.bsky.social · Mar 27

Reading this now @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @wivenhoewriter.bsky.social - brilliantly written 🙌

#booksky #themune

GoldSF @goldsf.bsky.social · Mar 27

“The Mune” is our newest Gold SF title.
30 Victorian women - “surplus” mothers - are shipwrecked on an island in a parallel universe. To survive, they must create a new society. How will they shake off the patriarchal chains that bound them & raise their children to be free?

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · Mar 21

Congrats to @pippagoldschmidt.bsky.social & @goldsmithspress.bsky.social for making the @bsfa.bsky.social shortlist with "Schrödinger’s Wife (And Other Possibilities)"! (file770.com/bsfa-awards-...)

Here's a wonderful story from the book about when Pippa met Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova:

Alternative Geometries

Pippa Goldschmidt blends personal history, scientific facts, and imaginative fiction to highlight unsung women in science.

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GoldSF @goldsf.bsky.social · Mar 19

🎉The #BSFA Awards Shortlist was announced last night, & one of our very own #GoldSF titles "Schrödinger’s Wife (And Other Possibilities)" by @pippagoldschmidt.bsky.social is shortlisted for Best Collection.🎉

@goldsmithspress.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social

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Mikkel Krause Frantzen @mikkelkfrantzen.bsky.social · Mar 14

If you are in London April 8, join us for the book launch for 'Finance Aesthetics - A Critical Glossary' (@goldsmithspress.bsky.social)!

With @adriennebuller.bsky.social, @maxhaiven.bsky.social, Emily Rosamond and Emma Sofie Brogaard

Sign up/register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finance-ae...

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