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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 3d

Spooky season is here! 👻

Check out our new reading list with 25% OFF these titles until the 3rd November - enter SPOOKY25 at checkout on our website: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/10...

Perfect for foggy evenings, reading under a blanket with the lights low. #booksky #spookyseason

Spooky season reading list 2025 - Manchester University Press

As the nights grow longer, and the air turns crisp, there’s no better time to curl up with a book that sends shivers down your spine. Whether you’re a horror aficionado, a fan of the gothic, or just l...

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 21m

As the nights grow longer, and the air turns crisp, there’s no better time to curl up with a book that sends shivers down your spine.

Shop our new Spooky Season reading list with 25% OFF on our Blog here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/10...
#SpookySeason #Halloween #booksky

Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 4h

Celebrate Black History Month by diving into powerful non-fiction that tells the real stories, of the unstoppable brilliance of Black history, culture, and resilience.

All these titles & more available to buy direct from our website, from bookshops & online. #BlackHistoryMonth #booksky

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 4h

Today!

📕Claire Blencowe launches her new book, Spirits of extraction, at @warwickuni.bsky.social.

📺Can't make it in person? Watch the livestream: bit.ly/42sHsPa

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 6h

New & upcoming titles include:

➡️Conservatism, Christian Democracy and the dynamics of transformation by @garylove.bsky.social & Christian Egander Skov

➡️ 'Survival Capitalism' and the Big Bang by Emma Barrett

➡️ The paperback of Rethinking right-wing women

Find out more: bit.ly/4h2pWqI

New Perspectives on the Right - Manchester University Press

The series publishes the best and most innovative titles on the politics of the Right, drawn from the fields of sociology, history, cultural studies and political science and stimulating debate across...

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 6h

The #ConservativePartyConference wrapped up yesterday with policy announcements signalling a shift toward fiscal conservativism and stricter immigration controls.

Our New Perspectives on the Right series offers critical analyses of right-wing politics, from Thatcherism to Brexit🧵👇

Promotional image displaying the covers of three new and upcoming titles in the New Perspectives on the Right series. Books from left-right: Conservatisism, Christian Democracy and the dynamics of transformation; 'Survival Capitalism' and the Big Bang; Rethinking right-wing women.

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Lily Dunn @lilydunn.bsky.social · 7h

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 9h

Coming up next week at Cheltenham Literature Festival on 13th Oct, authors @lilydunn.bsky.social & @carosanderson.bsky.social discuss the art of memoir, drawing on their own experience, and reflect on how memoirists are reinventing the form in bold ways:

Into Being: Writing Memoir | Cheltenham Festivals

Lily Dunn and Caroline Sanderson discuss the art of memoir, drawing on their experience as both readers and writers of the genre to reflect on how memory i

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 9h

Into Being: Writing Memoir | Cheltenham Festivals

Lily Dunn and Caroline Sanderson discuss the art of memoir, drawing on their experience as both readers and writers of the genre to reflect on how memory i

www.cheltenhamfestivals.org

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 1d

Join @coldtapfilms.bsky.social in #Peckham later this month as he shares the amazing story of the home studio that helped launch some of Britain’s most beloved bands, including Pulp and The Human League.

25th October
Tickets still available here: www.tickettailor.com/events/theso...
#London

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 1d

COVER REVEAL!

'Policing the beats' is a bold new book that exposes the racist policing of Black music.

Offering the first in-depth account, Fatsis highlights the relationship between politics, culture and criminal (in)justice, inviting music lovers, scholars and activists to tune in.
#booksky

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 1d

Delighted to share that prolific Jane Austen expert and author @devoney.bsky.social will be visiting the UK next month, for a number of events promoting her latest book, 'Wild for Austen'.

Join us in #Edinburgh, #Durham, #London or #Cambridge. Tickets & info on our Events page. #booksky #JaneAusten

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Carsten Timmermann @ctimmermann.bsky.social · 2d

Now open access: BJRL back archive, including special issue on ‘Medical History in Manchester: Health and Healing in an Industrial City, 1750–2005’. Check it out.

Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 2d

This week, Professor Carsten Timmermann writes on Bulletin 87:1, ‘Medical History in Manchester: Health and Healing in an Industrial City, 1750–2005’.

Read the blog post: bit.ly/3KYQL39

BJRL Goes Open Access: Professor Carsten Timmermann on Manchester's Medical History - Manchester University Press

BJRL 87:1 is now Open Access on Manchesterhive.

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Cristín Leach @cristinleach.bsky.social · 1d

I reviewed this superb book about memoir for @rte.ie RTÉ Culture this week.

“Both erudite and utterly conversational in tone… @lilydunn.bsky.social argues that memoir writing can function as a form of radical transformation, for reader and writer alike.”

www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 2d

From sociologist, historian and runner Carl Morris comes 'Dirtbag dreams', the first history of mountain, ultra and trail running.

Discover the untold story of this unique sport, from its origins in the Victorian era to the present day, out in November.
#running #history #booksky

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 2d

Yes! Every issue of the Bulletin has now been flipped and is free to read on Manchesterhive🐝

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 2d

This week, Professor Carsten Timmermann writes on Bulletin 87:1, ‘Medical History in Manchester: Health and Healing in an Industrial City, 1750–2005’.

Read the blog post: bit.ly/3KYQL39

BJRL Goes Open Access: Professor Carsten Timmermann on Manchester's Medical History - Manchester University Press

BJRL 87:1 is now Open Access on Manchesterhive.

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 2d

MUP and @thejohnrylands.bsky.social are thrilled to announce that Bulletin of the John Rylands Library is now fully #OpenAccess🔓

Throughout October, the Bulletin's Editorial Board are highlighting journal issues or articles of particular importance on the MUP blog.

Image of a cover from an issue of The Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. Blue banner sits across the centre of the image reading: Now Open Access.

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 2d

🚨Coming March 2026🚨

As the 2025 #LabourPartyConference closes, the debates continue.

Order and rebellion by Emmanuelle Avril and Eric Shaw charts Labour's years in opposition - from Miliband to Starmer - unpacking managerial politics, internal dissent and the struggle for unity.

#UKPolitics

Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 2d

Available now from all good bookshops & online.
Signed & dedicated copies from @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social #Bristol 📚
Also available as an audiobook.
And it’s @rte.ie Culture Book Of The Week! 🏆
#memoir #amwriting #memoir #audiobook

Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 2d

Publishing today!

Memoirist and teacher @lilydunn.bsky.social shares the secrets of writing a new, transformative kind of memoir. Inspired by her own experience, as well as interviews with fellow memoirists, she shows how you can turn writing memoir into a journey of discovery. ✍🏼 #booksky

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 2d

'It will leave you with a towering stack of recommendations on the pile labelled want-to-read-next.'

Thanks to @rte.ie Culture for making @lilydunn.bsky.social's new book 'Into being' their Book Of The Week: www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Out now, available from bookshops & online. #booksky

Book Of The Week: Exploring the radical craft of memoir

Towards the end of her clearsighted and passionate exploration of the craft of memoir writing, author Lily Dunn quotes memoirists she has interviewed for the book.

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 2d

Publishing next month!
Ever since the novel was invented, women have used it as a platform for sharing ideas about sexual consent. In 'Courting Disaster' @thezhm.bsky.social takes a deep-dive into a series of classic novels, to show that our arguments about consent are not a new phenomenon. #booksky

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 3d

As Riot Women hits screens this w/e, MUP authors Kristyn Gorton and @bethjohnsontv.bsky.social explore
how #SallyWainwright is reshaping women’s stories on TV

Now on the MUP blog
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/10...

Check out their new book manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526142870/

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Valeria Vescina @valeriavescina.bsky.social · 3d

Looking forward to reading @lilydunn.bsky.social’s “Into Being”, which launches today, live on Substack at 7 pm BST! #writing #memoir

Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 20d

Join us next month as @lilydunn.bsky.social hits the road next month to launch her new book, 'Into being', sharing the secrets of writing memoir.

Coming to a bookshop, festival or university near you, visit our Events page for more info and tickets: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events #booksky

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Ceri Houlbrook @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social · 7d

'as a rich and fascinating overview and introduction to British folklore this book is really essential reading for anyone interested in the subject. I know I’ll be returning to my copy again and again' - a lovely review of #Folklore on @shinynewbooks.bsky.social shinynewbooks.co.uk/folklore-a-j...

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Ceri Houlbrook @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social · 7d

Be the fairest of them all, excel at domestic chores & rely on your prince to ensure a happy ending? But folklore & fairytale give us much more than gender stereotypes. Come hear me talk on #Folklore & Women in Liverpool on 5 Nov (& Nottingham 19 Nov) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folklore-w...

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