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Shop selected titles with 40% OFF as part of our Christmas Sale until Dec 23rd.

Discover untold histories of #London, or take a globe-trotting tour of nature from a women's perspective.

We have books for any literary explorer. #booksky
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December 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
How do we know Shakespeare was Shakespeare? Could a glover's son really be the author behind such literary masterpieces?

Historian Susan Amussen travels the path that carried him from humble origins in Stratford to literary greatness on the London stage.
Publishing March 2026. #booksky #Shakespeare
December 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Christmas shopping for a Janeite?
We have a wonderful range of Jane Austen titles currently with 40% OFF on our website until December 23rd.
#JaneAusten250 #booksky
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December 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
*How many Bigas Luna films can you name?* 📽️

We’ve created a montage featuring stills from across his filmography, let us know how many you can spot in the comments!

The Films of #BigasLuna by Santiago Fouz-Hernández publishes TODAY!
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9780719090431/ #FilmStudies
December 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Happy 250th birthday Jane Austen!

Born #OnThisDay in 1775, Jane Austen is one of the world's most beloved novelists.

Our three wonderful Austen titles, pictured here, are all currently 40% OFF as part of our Christmas Sale until December 23rd.
#JaneAusten #Austen250 #booksky
December 16, 2025 at 9:27 AM
This #DisabilityHistoryMonth we're celebrating Amanda Cachia's recent book.

'Hospital aesthetics' presents a different perspective on disabled bodies, aiming to undo the social and cultural impacts hospitals have had on disabled patients.

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526187864/
December 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
You've seen our top trade titles, now it's time to round-up our academic heavy-hitters for 2025🥁

This year our list of #BestBooksOf2025 features prize-winners on medicine, imperialism, migration, sexuality, nuclear policy and more.

Check out Instagram for the full selection of books!
December 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This #UKDisabilityHistoryMonth we're celebrating our Disability History Series, a selection of works exploring global perspectives on disability across society, culture, and time.

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/disab...
December 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
History buffs, your next listen awaits

Whether you’re dashing to the shops or commuting home, dive into conversations with leading historians.

Georgios Giannakopoulos (The Interpreters): newbooksnetwork.com/the-interpre...
Tim Allender (Empire Religiosity): historyofeducation.org.uk/podcast/
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Does art have to be beautiful? What if it can be useful instead?

Join John Byrne as he presents his new book, Useful Art, an exploration of how "Useful Art" is helping artists and communities fight back. Interviewed by Bill Balaskas.

Tickets @faneproductions.bsky.social: www.fane.co.uk/john-byrne
December 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Shopping for the bookworm in your life who loves a good non-fiction read?
Shop our Christmas Sale promotion on our website now, with 40% off until the 23rd December 2025.
Order by 17th December 2025 to guarantee Christmas delivery. #booksky #giftideas #nonfiction
December 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Head to our Instagram to discover which reads ruled the roost in 2025: prize-listed, best-of-the-year anointed, and absolutely worth the hype. 🌟
From shortlists to “best of” lists, we've gathered this year’s most celebrated trade books into one stack. 📚
Perfect for gifting inspiration too! 🎁#booksky
December 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
A perfect gift for any explorer, whether it's the streets of 1920s London, or the Northumbrian coast, or further afield. These brilliant books are all 40% OFF until December 23rd on our website.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Christmas shopping for a Janeite?
We have a wonderful range of Jane Austen titles currently with 40% OFF on our website until December 23rd. Shop now for guaranteed Christmas delivery! #JaneAusten #giftidea #booksky
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December 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The Punk Scholars Network 12th Annual Conference and Postgraduate Symposium
School of Music, University of Leeds

Don't miss keynote address by author of 'Turning Revolt into Style', Dr Russ Bestley's (13th December, 11am-12pm).

Find out more: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/punk-...
December 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Publishing today in North America! 🇺🇸
And one week ahead of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday🎂

A timely deep-dive into a series of classic novels, comparing them with both historic court records and current events to show that our arguments about consent are not a new phenomenon. #booksky #JaneAusten
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Whether you're buying for a writer, artist or regular gallery-goer, we have the perfect gift! Books by @lilydunn.bsky.social, Jean Strouse and others currently 40% OFF, and much more, on our website until December 23rd, but order ASAP to guarantee Christmas delivery. #giftidea #booksky
December 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Thanks @teddyjamieson.bsky.social at @heraldscotland.bsky.social for including 'Studio Electrophonique' by Jamie Taylor (@coldtapfilms.bsky.social) in their best music books of 2025.
Full list here: www.pressreader.com/uk/the-heral... #booksky
December 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Two FREE Sociology events this Thursday!🎤

At @manchester.ac.uk, author @scarletharris.bsky.social will be discussing her new book on what is, and isn't, being done to tackle Islamophobia in Britain.

At @glasgow.ac.uk, join @dudleymarianna.bsky.social to chat all things wind power.
December 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
We have music books for every budget this Christmas, from paperbacks for stocking fillers by @coldtapfilms.bsky.social & @djpaulette.bsky.social, to coffee table books like the Island Book of Records Volume 2. All 40% OFF in our sale until December 23rd, but order ASAP for Xmas delivery. #booksky
December 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Shopping for someone who is cricket or running mad this Christmas?

Get 40% off both this biography of cricketer Clyde Walcott, and a history of ultra, mountain and trail running, as part of our Xmas sale, until December 23rd. Order ASAP to guarantee Christmas delivery. #giftidea #booksky
December 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Best of 2025!🏆

We're thrilled to announce the four MUP books selected by @choicereviews.bsky.social as Outstanding Academic Titles for 2025:

The return of the housewife (@emmahcasey.bsky.social)
Global Marxism
Youth and sustainable peacebuilding (@hmberents.bsky.social)
Readers and mistresses

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December 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Christmas shopping for your witchy bestie, folklorist friend or someone in your life who just loves myths & legends?
Get 40% OFF these three titles (and more) on our website until December 23rd. Order ASAP to guarantee Christmas delivery.
#FolkloreThursday #booksky
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December 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
BRAND NEW! A ground-breaking exploration of how art responds to democratic crisis.

As today's democracy finds itself in crisis, an incisive group of art historians and theorists investigate the relationship between art and democracy since the 1990s.

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526177544/
December 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Shop our Christmas Sale now with 40% OFF selected titles until the 23rd December.
Perfect if you're Christmas shopping for the reader or readers in your life!
Only available for customers based in the UK and Europe.
Shop now on our website:
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/sale/ #booksky
December 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM