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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 8h

This #BlackHistoryMonth @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social honour Black history with a curated collection of #books that include inspiring stories, essential histories and powerful voices from across the UK and beyond.

Take a look: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 1d

“No matter what the tabloids claim, we’ll never know what really happens behind closed doors.”

Authors Kelly & Kristina Mancaruso discuss their special sisterly bond, writing a discography for their #book 'Rumoured' & taking inspiration from Taylor Swift!

Read: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 2d

Or perhaps something spooky or sci-fi…

🗝️ Laura Purcell’s The Silent Companions
🌐 Cixin Liu’s Three-Body Problem

#BooksWithoutBarriers

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 2d

Be transported with one of these modern classics in translation...

🍜 I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee
📚 Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum

#BooksWithoutBarriers

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 2d

Get ready to get obsessed with addictive fiction…

🏒 Bal Khabra’s Collide
🐇 Mona Awad’s Bunny
⚱️ Elodie Harper’s The Wolf Den
🐙 Shelby Van Pelt’s Remarkably Bright Creatures

#BooksWithoutBarriers

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 2d

Delve into powerful stories from real women with…

🎤 Patti Smith’s Just Kids
❤️‍🔥 Gillian Anderson’s Want and
🍑 Lisa Taddeo’s Three Women

#BooksWithoutBarriers

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 2d

📖 For over 6 million adults, reading just got easier 📖

Introducing Bloomsbury's Dyslexia-Friendly Editions: 11 bestselling @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social in a format designed specifically for those with dyslexia - so we can all enjoy #BooksWithoutBarriers

🔗 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/connect/l...

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 5d

We are thrilled to announce our judges for the 2025 Bloomsbury Fiction Mentorship Programme: Sarah Gwonyoma, Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson, and Amandeep Singh.

Just ONE WEEK LEFT to get your submissions in. Find out more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/connect/b...

Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 6d

Explore and celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with some of our best #books by Black #authors for this year's theme of 'Standing Firm in Power and Pride'.

Find your next great read, expand your bookshelf, and take off into worlds beyond your own!

Take a look: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 6d

Very exciting to see Frances Wilson’s Electric Spark: The Enigma of Muriel Spark on this incredible shortlist!

Frances has been published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social for many years and this is her first time on the shortlist - congratulations to her and her Bloomsbury team 👏

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 6d

Jason Burke, Helen Garner, Richard Holmes, Justin Marozzi, Adam Weymouth and Frances Wilson have been shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2025, worth £50,000.

Read more here 👉https://tinyurl.com/mr9w6f5m

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 7d

Really interesting findings released today by @readingagency.bsky.social 📚👀

We're proud to support them and their campaign to #RedefineReading - because all forms of reading are valid!

🔗 readingagency.org.uk/the-state-of...

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 8d

📣 Enter the Bloomsbury Mentorship Programme by 10 October! 📣

We want to help change the future of publishing to tell stories that reflect our community. And we want to properly support underrepresented authors in this work.

Enter by submitting your writing: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/connect/b...

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 13d

The Children's #Book Project are starting a new podcast. Host Rachel Parris will invite her celebrity guests including Lauren Laverne, Stephen & Anita Mangan, David & Ivor Baddiel, Clare Balding & Suli Breaks to revisit their fave children’s books!

Visit trailer: open.spotify.com/show/3wBQXef...

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 14d

"I feel more or less banished from happiness"

Safa Khatib is a poet, translator, teacher and daughter of South Indian immigrants. Her collection 'A Dress of Locusts' is "essential reading" according to @poetrysociety.org.uk.

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...

Proust Questionnaire | Safa Khatib poet | Bloomsbury Poetry

Author of A Dress of Locusts, Safa Khatib is a poet, translator, teacher and daughter of South Indian immigrants. Her writing has appeared in numerous journals, including Words Without Borders, the Ba...

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 15d

Learning & Development Coordinator at Bloomsbury #Publishing, Jessie Lee, talks about being at the forefront of Bloomsbury's L&D journey, colleague mentorship schemes and being convinced to start crocheting!

Read the interview: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/connect/l...

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Writers & Artists @writersandartists.bsky.social · 16d

Have you ever considered a career in publishing? Join us
in Bristol to hear from publishing professionals & recruitment specialists. They will discuss the roles available in publishing, ways in & application tips.

Book: www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c...

With @bloomsburynews.bsky.social

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 19d

“Swimming is about a connection with nature.”

Bestselling author, sports presenter and seasoned endurance runner, Vassos Alexander speaks about his #book 'Swimmingly' and his greatest challenge yet, training for a solo Channel swim.

Read more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...

Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 20d

#Author Adrian Tchaikovsky reflects on his 'Dogs of War' series, the inspiration behind it, its intergenerational time frame and the latest instalment 'Bee Speaker'.

Plus, the possibility of more entries in this biopunk #Scifi series.

Read more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 26d

Join us on Thursday 25 September for the next Bloomsbury Lecture, as Nicholas Ensley Mitchell explores how bigotry acts as an identity and a form of identity politics.

Sign up here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 27d

@bloomsburydigital.bsky.social has unveiled collections with @operarara.bsky.social, @wigmore-hall.org.uk & @nationaltheatre.org.uk, enabling access to world-class performances that will enrich experiences of arts & performance for future generations.

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/connect/l...

Bloomsbury Digital Resources | Opera Rara, Wigmore Hall and the National Theatre new collections

Bloomsbury Digital Resources has unveiled three new collections with world-renowned performance organisations Opera Rara and Wigmore Hall (Bloomsbury Video Library) and the National Theatre (Drama Onl...

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 29d

Ever wondered if you’d thrive carving stone tools, sailing with fearsome warriors, or strutting around in a toga? The Terrible True Tales series whisks you through history’s weirdest and wildest times. But which era would YOU belong to?

Take the quiz: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...

#books

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · Sep 4

“The Seaborn Cycle began years ago” - @michaellivingston.com

Read our Q&A with historian and novelist Michael Livingston about his epic Seaborn Cycle Trilogy, published by @headofzeus.bsky.social 🌊

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Q&A with Michael Livingston on The Seaborn Cycle Trilogy

Historian and novelist Michael Livingston reflects on the The Seaborn Cycle Trilogy, from the dream that inspired it to, the challenges of writing it and the characters we meet along the way...

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Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social · Sep 1

📣 Submissions now open for The Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship, in partnership with @writersandartists.bsky.social, to Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse early career scholars (UK only).

Find out how you can apply here: bit.ly/4nd2sBp

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · Sep 2

Forget plastic beakers and pipettes, the only thing you need for unique science lessons is a simple object – a jar!

Get a sneak peak into Utterly Jarvellous, a fun guide covering the entire KS2 science curriculum from @bloomsburyed.bsky.social 🧪🫙

#BackToSchool

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...

Utterly Jarvellous by Sai Pathmanathan: Using the simple household jar to do practical science activities

With 50 fun, accessible and sustainable lesson ideas covering the entire Key Stage 2 National Curriculum for science, Utterly Jarvellous will inspire teachers and engage children of all abilities.

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · Aug 28

Have you ever wondered what working in publishing #rights entails?

Follow a 'day in the life' of Isabel López Ruiz, Senior Rights Manager working on Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese editions of our @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social books: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...

Day in the Life of a Rights Manager | Isabel López Ruiz on a day working at Bloomsbury

Find out how academic books are translated into other languages and hear what it’s like working in Bloomsbury’s Rights department in this day in the life.

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