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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing
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Book news from the Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing team in London and New York - formerly Continuum Literary Studies! 💻Check out our blog: https://bloomsburyliterarystudiesblog.com/
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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 1d
Join author Erik Mortenson, author of 'Rethinking Kerouac', for a panel discussion at @lalabookslowellma.bsky.social, part of this year's Lowell Celebrates Kerouac festival ⤵️

📆 Friday, Oct. 10th
🕑 2pm
📘 www.bloomsbury.com/rethinking-k...

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Talking Jack - with author Erik Mortenson
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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 1d
📖 Also of interest during #BannedBooksWeek: The Rhetoric of Manipulation by Robert Harvey

Explore how language is used to manipulate the truth, how our gullibility leaves us susceptible to manipulation, and what we can do to reverse these trends.

🔗 www.bloomsbury.com/rhetoric-of-...
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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 1d
📚 Silenced in the Library by Zeke Jarvis

Explores how our view of right and wrong has evolved over the years, and helps readers to understand the tremendous importance of books and films in our society.

🔗 www.bloomsbury.com/silenced-in-...

#BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead
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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 1d
📕 Banning Books in America: Not a How-to edited by Samuel Cohen

Out February 2026: A vital exploration of how and why books are banned in the U.S.—and what that means for democracy, education, and free expression.

🔗 www.bloomsbury.com/banning-book...

#BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead
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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 1d
🧵It’s #BannedBooksWeek! Celebrate the #FreedomToRead and stand up to censorship with this reading roundup👇

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Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social · 5d
From the stereotype of the "crazy cat lady" to the joy of cat memes, this new book is a playful meditation on cats and their people.

😸 Now available: https://geni.us/B2rb

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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 4d
LAST CHANCE! Save 30% sitewide in our Back to School Sale! 📚💻📝 Sale ends October 5th.

Discover our bestsellers: https://bit.ly/4mjeU1i
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Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social · 6d
Brian Duff, author of “Restaurant,” explored how restaurants support community engagement and nourishment in @unecgh.bsky.social’s Oh, the Humanities podcast.

Listen here: https://bit.ly/482CHzl

📚💙 #LiteraryStudies @bloomsburylit.bsky.social
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Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social · 8d
LA Weekly featured @isanchezprado.bsky.social’s “Taco” in their book gift roundup.

Check out the rest: https://bit.ly/4pMjiJl

📚💙 #FoodSky #LiteraryStudies @bloomsburylit.bsky.social
Book List: Witchery, Wellness And Taco Culture - LA Weekly
It's never too early to start your holiday shopping. Here's our book list for perfect gift ideas:
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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 7d
New in the Research Spotlight series on our Literary Studies & Creative Writing Blog!

Patrick Taylor highlights the challenges faced by psychologically disabled WWI veterans, and the voluntary initiatives that supported their reintegration ⤵️

https://bit.ly/46w8dmX

#academicsky #phdlife
Turning to Charity: British Shell-Shocked Veteran - Bloomsbury Literary Studies Blog
My thesis, ‘Returning from the Battlefield: Shell-Shocked Servicemen throughout Britain and Australia, 1914-1918' aims to bring to light the shared lives of the mentally disabled veterans and their fa...
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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 8d
Have an idea you would like to develop into an academic book?

Applications to the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship are open until Oct. 1st to Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse early career scholars (UK only).

More info: bit.ly/4mHlgcn
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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 10d
How can we turn difficult subjects into meaningful prose?

Author Nicole Walker takes us through some of her key ideas from 'Writing the Hard Stuff' on the Bloomsbury Academic Blog ⤵️

https://bit.ly/4nddmr6
Turning difficult subjects into meaningful prose | Nicole Walker on Writing the Hard Stuff
Nicole Walker explains to creative writing students and instructors how to approach writing about traumatic or socially-charged subject matters.
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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 12d
Event this Sunday!

Join author Clive Bloom as he presents gothic London's uncanny literature, arcane events and its infamous and imagined geographies

📍National Army Museum
📆Sunday 28 Sep 2025, 4.00pm - 5.00pm
🎟️ chelseaheritagequarter.co.uk/chf/london-u...
London Uncanny - Chelsea Heritage Quarter
Clive Bloom shines a light on Gothic London's uncanny literature, arcane events and its infamous and imagined geographies.
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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 12d
New from Object Lessons: Videotape

Discover rise and fall and global cultural impact of the VHS tape ⤵️

📕 https://bit.ly/3VlTPZi

#filmstudies #mediastudies #materialculture #nostalgia
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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 13d
Attending the @moderniststudies.bsky.social 2025 conference?

Book a meeting with @bendoyle.bsky.social to discuss your book idea on the @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social stand!

Find out more about publishing with us ⤵️
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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 14d
Have an idea you would like to develop into an academic book?

Applications to the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship are open until Oct. 1st to Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse early career scholars (UK only).

More info: https://bit.ly/4mHlgcn
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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 16d
New for your library: 'Theory Across Disciplines' edited by Jeffrey R. Di Leo

From architecture and film studies through to economics and neuroscience, this is an introduction to the multidisciplinary character of contemporary theory.

📙 https://bit.ly/4mkfP1K
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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 17d
New in the research spotlight series on our Literary Studies & Creative Writing Blog!

Natasha Radford introduces her research in children’s picture books and the importance of building an inclusive library for children. ⤵️

https://bit.ly/46lUAGH

#academicsky #phdlife #highered #childrensliterature
Representation and reception of autistic characters in children’s picturebooks - Bloomsbury Literary Studies Blog
Over the last 3 years, I have been researching the representation and reception of autistic characters in children’s picturebooks. This is a passion project, bourne out of frustration. Years of strugg...
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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 18d
Don't forget: save 30% sitewide in our Back to School Sale! 📚💻📝

Discover our bestsellers: https://bit.ly/4mjeU1i
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Ben Doyle @bendoyle.bsky.social · 21d
Hot on the heels of my last, please join me in welcoming the brilliant Ulla Kriebernegg as our new series editor for the @bloomsburylit.bsky.social series 'Studies in the Humanities, Ageing and Later Life'
www.bloomsbury.com/series/bloom... - Ulla, welcome aboard and I can't wait to work with you!
Bloomsbury Studies in the Humanities, Ageing and Later Life: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) - Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury Studies in the Humanities, Ageing and Later Life responds to the growing need for scholarship focused on age, identity and meaning in late life in a…
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Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social · 22d
In this @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview, Brian Duff, author of “Restaurant,” discusses his background in political theory and restaurant reviews which influenced his latest book.

Read more: bit.ly/4nRUE8z

#BookSky #LiteraryStudies
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Brian Duff, "Restaurant" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
<p>In the last few decades, restaurants and food culture have achieved extraordinary cultural presence. Chefs are heroes and thought leaders, well-executed entrées go viral, dining out has become thea...
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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 21d
My PhD student Patrick Taylor blogs about his doctoral research on shell-shocked British veterans of WW1 for @bloomsburylit.bsky.social.

His thesis is a comparative and overlapping account of such patterns in Britain and Australia

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Turning to Charity: British Shell-Shocked Veteran - Bloomsbury Literary Studies Blog
My thesis, ‘Returning from the Battlefield: Shell-Shocked Servicemen throughout Britain and Australia, 1914-1918' aims to bring to light the shared lives of the mentally disabled veterans and their fa...
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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · 20d
Out now: 'Reading and Writing for Change' ✍️🌐

An exploration of how creative writers and readers can recognize and resist processes of power in works of literature and their own writing to redress social injustices.

📙 https://bit.ly/46rCLX1

#creativewriting
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Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social · Sep 3
Maine Calling (@mainepublic.org) interviews Brian Duff, author of “Restaurant,” where he evaluates the state’s restaurant scene.

Listen to the episode: https://bit.ly/47Z9NQv

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Maine's Restaurant Scene
How are Maine restaurants faring, what challenges do they face? And how restaurants play a role in social connection
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Julian Hanna @julianisland.bsky.social · Sep 5
ISLAND is a year old today!! 🏝️

To celebrate here’s a recent photo of the author taken by his kid on an old East German Praktica.

If you’ve read ISLAND, thanks for reading! (If not, there’s still time!)

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