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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.
'A clear, layperson-friendly explanation of how we got to this weird and confusing place ... [AND] Toby is a very funny writer, which is a delightful bonus' ISABEL BERWICK on Toby Walsh's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF AI, @financialtimes.com [email protected] @tobywalsh.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 11:42 AM
'A clear, layperson-friendly explanation of how we got to this weird and confusing place ... [AND] Toby is a very funny writer, which is a delightful bonus' ISABEL BERWICK on Toby Walsh's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF AI, @financialtimes.com [email protected] @tobywalsh.bsky.social
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Can’t wait to be back at your wonderful bookshop - where I spent so many happy hours when I was doing my PhD at #UCL! - to launch this at 6.30 on Monday 9 March… All welcome. It will be a fast and furious, entirely visually-based event!
Can’t wait to be back at your wonderful bookshop - where I spent so many happy hours when I was doing my PhD at #UCL! - to launch this at 6.30 on Monday 9 March… All welcome. It will be a fast and furious, entirely visually-based event!
January 15, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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Can’t wait to be back at your wonderful bookshop - where I spent so many happy hours when I was doing my PhD at #UCL! - to launch this at 6.30 on Monday 9 March… All welcome. It will be a fast and furious, entirely visually-based event!
Can’t wait to be back at your wonderful bookshop - where I spent so many happy hours when I was doing my PhD at #UCL! - to launch this at 6.30 on Monday 9 March… All welcome. It will be a fast and furious, entirely visually-based event!
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Alfred Wainwright, born into poverty on this day in Blackburn in 1907. He left school aged 13 and became an office boy in Blackburn Borough Engineer’s Department. At age 23 he took a holiday away from home, to the Lake District. It was love at first sight. A #Lancashire story:
January 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Alfred Wainwright, born into poverty on this day in Blackburn in 1907. He left school aged 13 and became an office boy in Blackburn Borough Engineer’s Department. At age 23 he took a holiday away from home, to the Lake District. It was love at first sight. A #Lancashire story:
The Shortest Histories is 'a fantastic series of primers on everything from sex, economics, democracy and war to Europe, Japan, ancient Rome and India'. Darragh McManus, IRISH INDEPENDENT @independent.ie
January 20, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The Shortest Histories is 'a fantastic series of primers on everything from sex, economics, democracy and war to Europe, Japan, ancient Rome and India'. Darragh McManus, IRISH INDEPENDENT @independent.ie
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Little burst of sunshine on Wharmton hill, Saddleworth, this afternoon.
January 19, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Little burst of sunshine on Wharmton hill, Saddleworth, this afternoon.
'A fascinating whistle-stop tour of AI’s brief history ... admirably concise' Nick Rennison, Mail on Sunday on Toby Walsh's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF AI. Out now in paperback. @tobywalsh.bsky.social @dailymail.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 9:37 AM
'A fascinating whistle-stop tour of AI’s brief history ... admirably concise' Nick Rennison, Mail on Sunday on Toby Walsh's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF AI. Out now in paperback. @tobywalsh.bsky.social @dailymail.co.uk
'Entertaining and thought-provoking... a digestible and very interesting precis of the story of artificial intelligence' Darragh McManus, Sunday Independent, Ireland, on Toby Walsh's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF AI @tobywalsh.bsky.social @independent.ie www.independent.ie/entertainmen...
Toby Walsh’s The Shortest History of AI entertainingly tries to make artificial intelligence make sense
The Shortest History of AI is part of a fantastic series of primers on everything from sex, economics, democracy and war to Europe, Japan, ancient Rome and India. This one by British computer scientis...
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January 19, 2026 at 9:23 AM
'Entertaining and thought-provoking... a digestible and very interesting precis of the story of artificial intelligence' Darragh McManus, Sunday Independent, Ireland, on Toby Walsh's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF AI @tobywalsh.bsky.social @independent.ie www.independent.ie/entertainmen...
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“I was uninterested in writing a hagiography of a man who was certainly not flawless... [But] he returned with the greatest comeback albums imaginable.” Alexander Larman previews his new book on David Bowie’s second coming.
In search of lost Bowie: the biographer’s tale
Ten years on from the superstar’s death, I’ve explored a neglected part of his life—its final decades
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January 16, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“I was uninterested in writing a hagiography of a man who was certainly not flawless... [But] he returned with the greatest comeback albums imaginable.” Alexander Larman previews his new book on David Bowie’s second coming.
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Unemployed in Liverpool, March 1957, photo by Bert Hardy (Getty Images).
January 15, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Unemployed in Liverpool, March 1957, photo by Bert Hardy (Getty Images).
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This is a great primer on the history of AI - it goes back much further than we often are led to think
'Engaging and often wry' - Aoife Barry's review of Toby Walsh's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF AI in the Irish Independent. Out now in paperback. @sweetoblivion.bsky.social @independent.ie www.independent.ie/business/tec...
Why the ‘overnight success’ of AI was a long time in the making
In 1966, professor Joseph Weizenbaum created a chatbot called Eliza. His intentions were noble, but the results shocked him.
www.independent.ie
January 13, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This is a great primer on the history of AI - it goes back much further than we often are led to think
Chris Moss's LANCASHIRE: Exploring the Historic County that Made the Modern World will be published on 17 February.
January 13, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Chris Moss's LANCASHIRE: Exploring the Historic County that Made the Modern World will be published on 17 February.
Happy paperback publication day to Toby Walsh's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF AI.
Walsh distils AI into 6 key ideas, equipping readers to understand where we’ve been – and where we may be heading.
'Engaging and often wry' - Aoife Barry, Irish Independent @sweetoblivion.bsky.social @independent.ie
Walsh distils AI into 6 key ideas, equipping readers to understand where we’ve been – and where we may be heading.
'Engaging and often wry' - Aoife Barry, Irish Independent @sweetoblivion.bsky.social @independent.ie
January 13, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Happy paperback publication day to Toby Walsh's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF AI.
Walsh distils AI into 6 key ideas, equipping readers to understand where we’ve been – and where we may be heading.
'Engaging and often wry' - Aoife Barry, Irish Independent @sweetoblivion.bsky.social @independent.ie
Walsh distils AI into 6 key ideas, equipping readers to understand where we’ve been – and where we may be heading.
'Engaging and often wry' - Aoife Barry, Irish Independent @sweetoblivion.bsky.social @independent.ie
'Engaging and often wry' - Aoife Barry's review of Toby Walsh's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF AI in the Irish Independent. Out now in paperback. @sweetoblivion.bsky.social @independent.ie www.independent.ie/business/tec...
Why the ‘overnight success’ of AI was a long time in the making
In 1966, professor Joseph Weizenbaum created a chatbot called Eliza. His intentions were noble, but the results shocked him.
www.independent.ie
January 12, 2026 at 9:54 AM
'Engaging and often wry' - Aoife Barry's review of Toby Walsh's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF AI in the Irish Independent. Out now in paperback. @sweetoblivion.bsky.social @independent.ie www.independent.ie/business/tec...
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Molly in the Blackburne Arms, Liverpool, 1972, photo by Tricia Porter.
January 12, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Molly in the Blackburne Arms, Liverpool, 1972, photo by Tricia Porter.
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I've selected my Top Exhibitions to See in London for January 2026 for @londonist.com >> londonist.com/london/museu... #LondonArtCritic #LondonExhibitions
The Top Exhibitions To See In London: January 2026
Looking for an awesome London exhibition in January 2026? Here's our pick of must-see shows.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I've selected my Top Exhibitions to See in London for January 2026 for @londonist.com >> londonist.com/london/museu... #LondonArtCritic #LondonExhibitions
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Drifted snow in the village of Diggle, Saddleworth, 1947 (@manchestereveningnews.co.uk)
January 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Drifted snow in the village of Diggle, Saddleworth, 1947 (@manchestereveningnews.co.uk)
Very good to see Toby Walsh's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF AI among @newscientist.com's pop science highlights for January. The book is out on Tuesday 13th. www.newscientist.com/article/2509...
January 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Very good to see Toby Walsh's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF AI among @newscientist.com's pop science highlights for January. The book is out on Tuesday 13th. www.newscientist.com/article/2509...
January 5, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Very good to see Toby Walsh's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF AI among @newscientist.com's pop science highlights for January. The book is out on Tuesday 13th. www.newscientist.com/article/2509...
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It is ALWAYS a pleasure to chat with Ian. He's so easy to talk and knows his stuff. Who knew buttons were so important to fashion?
January 5, 2026 at 11:13 AM
It is ALWAYS a pleasure to chat with Ian. He's so easy to talk and knows his stuff. Who knew buttons were so important to fashion?
Very good to hear time-travelling historian Dr Ian Mortimer on A Slice of Medieval podcast talking about his new book (out now in hardback and as an audiobook) MORTIMER's A-Zs of ENGLISH HISTORY. @derekbirks.bsky.social @thehistorybits.bsky.social soundcloud.com/user-1425259...
An A to Z of English History | A Slice of Medieval #83
Historian, Sharon Bennett Connolly and historical author, Derek Birks are joined by author and Ian Mortimer, to discuss his new historical work, An A to Z of English History.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Very good to hear time-travelling historian Dr Ian Mortimer on A Slice of Medieval podcast talking about his new book (out now in hardback and as an audiobook) MORTIMER's A-Zs of ENGLISH HISTORY. @derekbirks.bsky.social @thehistorybits.bsky.social soundcloud.com/user-1425259...
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When was the best time to be alive in English history? Time-travelling historian Dr Ian Mortimer, author of MORTIMER'S A-Zs of ENGLISH HISTORY, explores this and other questions on the HistoryExtra podcast @historyextra.bsky.social
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December 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
When was the best time to be alive in English history? Time-travelling historian Dr Ian Mortimer, author of MORTIMER'S A-Zs of ENGLISH HISTORY, explores this and other questions on the HistoryExtra podcast @historyextra.bsky.social
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Very good to see Sheila Fitzpatrick's THE DEATH OF STALIN chosen as one of @bigissue.com's books of the year. It's 'smart, flinty' and, at 128 pages, short. Out now in hardback and as an audiobook. The first title in our GREAT EVENTS series. www.bigissue.com/culture/book...
December 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Very good to see Sheila Fitzpatrick's THE DEATH OF STALIN chosen as one of @bigissue.com's books of the year. It's 'smart, flinty' and, at 128 pages, short. Out now in hardback and as an audiobook. The first title in our GREAT EVENTS series. www.bigissue.com/culture/book...
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June Street, Salford, 1973, photo by Daniel Meadows and Martin Parr.
December 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM
June Street, Salford, 1973, photo by Daniel Meadows and Martin Parr.
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Piccadilly, Manchester, 1915 (Manchester Libraries).
December 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Piccadilly, Manchester, 1915 (Manchester Libraries).
Very good to see Sheila Fitzpatrick's THE DEATH OF STALIN chosen as one of @bigissue.com's books of the year. It's 'smart, flinty' and, at 128 pages, short. Out now in hardback and as an audiobook. The first title in our GREAT EVENTS series. www.bigissue.com/culture/book...
December 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Very good to see Sheila Fitzpatrick's THE DEATH OF STALIN chosen as one of @bigissue.com's books of the year. It's 'smart, flinty' and, at 128 pages, short. Out now in hardback and as an audiobook. The first title in our GREAT EVENTS series. www.bigissue.com/culture/book...