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Featuring the latest social science titles from a range of international publishers. Part of the Mare Nostrum Group. Based in Harrogate, UK.
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Keen to know why play matters and how it shapes learning?

Listen to @raepica.bsky.social, the author of Why Play?, on The Voice of Early Childhood podcast: buff.ly/BD18Mzh

Get 20% off your copy of Why Play? with discount code PLAY20: buff.ly/jWj3URr

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#EarlyChildhood
Promotional banner showing a book cover and podcast announcement. On a solid blue background, there is a 3D angled rendering of the book Why Play? How to Make Play an Essential Part of Early Education by Rae Pica. The book cover features small photos of children playing arranged around the top and bottom edges, and the title “WHY PLAY?” in large bold letters, with subtitle and author name underneath. To the right of the book image, large white text reads: “In Conversation With Rae Pica, Early Childhood Consultant & Author.” Below the book and text are three small icons/logos: a stylized microphone icon (representing a podcast), a circular “The Voice of Early Childhood” logo showing a stylized sound-wave graphic, and the logo of Teachers College Press (with “Teachers College | Columbia University” beneath).
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Save 25% in the @harvard-ed-press.bsky.social holiday sale!

Use discount code HOLIDAY25 at checkout: buff.ly/0ujrhEh

Don’t miss out!

#EduSky #EduBooks #EducationalLeadership
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December 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The American Psychological Association has many new books coming out this month, covering the process of emotion change to healing from the trauma of pregnancy loss

You can pre-order your copies here: buff.ly/0ekvyN1

#EmotionChange #PregnancyLoss #PsychologyBooks
A colorful promotional graphic titled “December Releases.” On a gradient background shifting from deep blue at left to purple-pink at right, three book covers are displayed side-by-side: • On the left: the cover of Principles of Emotion Change — a mostly white cover featuring a peeled orange with its rind spiraling upward, revealing the fruit inside. The title is in large black letters; subtitle reads “What Works and When in Psychotherapy and Everyday Life,” and the author “Antonio Pascual-Leone” appears in smaller text lower on the cover. • In the center: the cover of healing from the trauma of pregnancy loss — soft blue and pink blurred gradient background. The title is in lowercase white font; subtitle “Reclaiming your reproductive story” is in small uppercase white letters at the top; author “Janet Jaffe PhD” appears at the bottom in white. • On the right: the cover of Deliberate Practice in Behavioral Parent Training — a modern, abstract design composed of overlapping rectangles in shades of green, teal, and blue. The title appears in white and light-green text across a solid green band near the bottom of the cover; below this are the names of the editors/contributors in smaller white type. In the top right corner of the graphic is the logo of the American Psychological Association (a stylized “Ψ” symbol in white inside a circular field) and the text “American Psychological Association.”
December 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Are you interested in the future of tutoring?

In this podcast, author Liz Cohen discusses the powerful role of tutoring as a catalyst for human connection and a potential pipeline for new educators

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#Tutoring #EduSky
Promotional graphic featuring the book The Future of Tutoring: Lessons from 10,000 School District Tutoring Initiatives by Liz Cohen. The book cover shows illustrated figures engaged in tutoring activities around desks and digital devices on a green background. To the right, large light-green text on a dark red background reads: ‘Listen to Liz Cohen in conversation with Mike Palmer on the Trending in Education podcast.’ At the bottom right are a microphone icon and the Harvard Education Press logo.
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Do you want to know how to avoid enterprise architecture’s common traps?

The author of Enterprise Architecture discusses this and more on the “What’s Your Baseline?” podcast

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#EnterpriseArchitecture #EA
Promotional graphic featuring the book Enterprise Architecture: Your Guide to Organizational Transformation by Eetu Niemi, PhD. The book cover displays a network of orange and white interconnected icons representing gears, people, data, and growth. To the right, bold white text on a peach background reads: ‘Listen to Eetu Niemi in conversation with Roland Woldt and J-M Erlendson on the “What’s Your Baseline?” podcast.’ At the bottom right are icons of a microphone and the Business Expert Press (BEP) logo.
December 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Don't miss the Harvard Education Press Black Friday Sale!✨

Get 40% off all @harvard-ed-press.bsky.social titles until 1st December 2025 with discount code BFHP25 at checkout📚

Explore the sale here: buff.ly/OEuw4ow

#EduTwitter #EducationalLeadership #EduBooks
HARVARD EDUCATION PRESS Black Friday sale banner with a black background and a diagonal array of colorful book covers on the left; bold gold and white text reads “HARVARD EDUCATION PRESS BLACK FRIDAY SALE — GET 40% OFF WITH CODE BFHP25 AT CHECKOUT
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Want to find out how to advance racial justice in early care and education to ensure the learning and well-being of all young children?

💻Watch this webinar: tinyurl.com/2j5fer2m

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#EarlyCare #RacialJustice #EduSky
Promotional graphic for Teachers College Press featuring a colorful gradient background. On the left is a quotation praising a book about creating equitable early childhood learning spaces, attributed to Ebonyse Mead of the Educational Equity Institute. On the right is the book cover for We Are the Change We Seek: Advancing Racial Justice in Early Care and Education, showing an adult and a young child smiling and giving a high five while playing with blocks.
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Interested in transforming schools?

Author Robert Pianta talks about his findings from interviewing kids across the world and how school systems can be changed

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#SchoolSystems #EduSky
Promotional graphic featuring the book Kids on Earth: The Learning Potential of 5 Billion Minds by Howard Blumenthal and Robert C. Pianta. The book cover shows a world map filled with photos of children’s faces. To the right, bold text reads ‘Listen to Robert Pianta in conversation with Gregg Behr on the Remaking Tomorrow Podcast.’ At the bottom right are icons of a microphone and the Harvard Education Press logo, set against a light blue background.
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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In September, we represented Health Professions Press at the Namaste Care International Conference in Ireland

Learn more about the two-day conference in our blog: tinyurl.com/yc5wrxmn

#NamasteCare #DementiaCare
Promotional graphic for the Namaste Care International Conference with a blue water background. Below, a green gradient panel displays a quote from a blog piece by Lucy, describing how speakers shared their experiences of applying the End-of-Life Namaste Care™ Program to dementia and other end-of-life patients.
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Victoria Mondelli is presenting at the New Zealand Association for Research in Education Conference!

📚Find out more about her book here: tinyurl.com/35n2ux6t

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#NZARE2025 #ResearchInEducation #EduSky
Image featuring the book The Educator’s Guide to Designing Games and Creative Active-Learning Exercises: The Allure of Play by Joe Bisz and Victoria L. Mondelli, with a foreword by Mark C. Carnes. The book cover has colorful abstract designs with icons representing play, creativity, and education. To the right, a quote from Sarah Rose Cavanagh of Simmons University reads: “In this brisk, actionable book, Bisz and Mondelli lure us into the world of play and ask us to consider how we can infuse education with creativity, lightness, and curious engagement. The book is chock-full of templates, checklists, and sandboxes, making it easy for instructors to take the ideas immediately from the page to the classroom.” The Teachers College Press logo appears in the top right corner, with a gradient background transitioning from yellow to red.
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Bobbi L. Newman, the editor of Well-being in the Library Workplace, will be sharing her advice on how to make libraries better work environments at a free online event tomorrow!

Sign up here: tinyurl.com/y3wm9hbm

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#LibraryLeadership #Librarian
Promotional graphic for Well-Being in the Library Workplace: A Handbook for Managers, edited by Bobbi L. Newman. The cover features illustrations of pink, white, and yellow flowers on a green background. Next to the book is a quote from Library Journal: “This important work should be part of every supervisor’s toolkit to help improve their own management skills, empower their staff, and promote a robust, responsive workplace culture.” The American Library Association (ALA) logo appears in the top right corner.
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Are you heading to Liverpool for the #BrilliantFestival today?

Get 25% off a range of education books with discount code BRILLIANT25

📚Browse titles in the offer: tinyurl.com/y6cfs4b7

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The top section features a dark purple gradient with bubbles and the Mare Nostrum Group logo, alongside the event title “BRILLIANT Festival 2025.” Below are four book covers displayed side by side: Arts-Based Pedagogies: Integrating Culturally Relevant Creative Processes in K–12 Education edited by Tanya Berg, featuring a blue and green abstract background. Affirming Student Ethnic Identities: How Teachers Can Create Welcoming Classrooms by André J. Branch, showing a group of diverse students and a teacher collaborating in a classroom. Transforming Education for Social Justice: Empirical Insights from Leadership, Equity, and Research in Action edited by Gilberto Q. Conchas, Mahmoud Suleiman, and Victor DeÁlba, featuring hands holding a scale of justice. Leveled Reading, Leveled Lives: How Students’ Reading Achievement Has Been Held Back and What We Can Do About It by Timothy Shanahan, with a black background and colorful book pages at the bottom.
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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The authors of Teaching Powerful Problem-Solving in Math are also attending the WALS Conference in Japan!

📚Find out more about their book here: tinyurl.com/muynxpm9

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#WALS2025 #TeachingMaths #MathsEducation #EduSky
Image of the book Teaching Powerful Problem-Solving in Math: A Collaborative Approach Through Lesson Study by Catherine C. Lewis, Akihiko Takahashi, Shelley Friedkin, Nora Houseman, and Sara Liebert. The book cover features a classroom scene with students writing on a whiteboard with math equations. To the right is a quote from Stanley L. Pesick, UC Berkeley: “Teachers and teacher educators from all levels and disciplines will be inspired by this book’s lesson-study-driven narrative of teacher and student learning. I take this book as an inspiration that shows how we might create impactful learning environments for teachers, and the students they dream of educating and inspiring.” The Teachers College Press logo appears at the bottom right on a blue gradient background.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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The World Association of Lesson Studies Conference is in Hiroshima this week!

Don’t miss Daryl Michel’s talk on 11th November!

📚Check out his books here: tinyurl.com/52f3dddb

#WALS2025 #StudentCoaching #EducationalLeadership #EduSky
Image of the book Instructional Leadership in Student-Focused Coaching: Creating Effective Systems to Cultivate Student Success by Daryl Michel and Dawn Brookhart. The book cover features colorful rays around the title. To the right, a quote from Joan Sedita, Founder of Keys to Literacy, reads: “This important book offers practical suggestions for coaching that fosters student achievement in any school. The content reflects the authors' extensive experience in implementing effective coaching models.” The Brookes Publishing logo appears in the bottom right corner on a yellow gradient background.
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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@harvard-ed-press.bsky.social authors Cara E. Furman, Elham Kazemi, Erika Klein, and Jia Lee discussed meaningful teacher development and how to help educators grow as they confront the daily challenges of teaching

💻 Watch here: tinyurl.com/4aevm57w

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November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Claudia Gold @childinmind.bsky.social, the author of Getting to Know You, is presenting at the Queensland Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Symposium next week!

📚Find out more about her book: tinyurl.com/w9v2wccx

@tcpress.bsky.social

#EarlyYears #EarlyRelationalHealth
Promotional graphic for the book Getting to Know You: Lessons in Early Relational Health from Infants and Caregivers by Claudia M. Gold, MD. The graphic features a quote from Junlei Li, Saul Zaentz senior lecturer in early childhood education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education: “Each reader will take away something unique to their professional and personal journeys. But I imagine that most readers will catch a sense of wonder and encouragement about this beautifully human thing we call ‘relationship.’” The book cover shows an adult smiling and holding an infant. At the bottom, the Teachers College Press is displayed on an orange gradient background.
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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🎃Happy Halloween!

🧙Interested in the history of magic, witchcraft and religion?

📚Deepen your knowledge of witches and magic with these books from Trivent Publishing: tinyurl.com/4j2d3jt9

#Halloween #WitchHistory
Promotional graphic for Trivent Publishing featuring three books from left to right: Becoming a Witch: Women and Magic in Europe During the Middle Ages and Beyond, edited by Andrea Maraschi and Angelica Aurora Montanari; Nemo non metuit: Magic in the Roman World, edited by Elizabeth Ann Pollard and Fabrizio Conti; and Civilizations of the Supernatural: Witchcraft, Ritual, and Religious Experience in Late Antique, Medieval, and Renaissance Traditions, edited by Fabrizio Conti. The background shows tarot cards, dried flowers, and a lit candle. The Trivent Publishing logo appears at the bottom left.
October 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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City and Curtis appear on the Trending in Education podcast to talk about their book, which offers a practical framework for education leaders to take action and drive change

🎧Listen here: tinyurl.com/mt8utdat

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#EducationalLeadership #EduSky
Promotional graphic for the book Leading Strategically: Achieving Ambitious Goals in Education by Elizabeth A. City and Rachel E. Curtis. The book cover features an image of coloured pencils of varying heights on a light blue background, with one tall green pencil standing out. To the right, a quote from Nancy B. Gutierrez of The Leadership Academy reads: 'Leading Strategically is a must-read for every education leader. Practical, clear, and unapologetically direct, City and Curtis deliver a powerful framework for making tough decisions, building capacity, and driving change.' The Harvard Education Press logo appears in the bottom right corner.
October 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Author @drpatriannsmith.bsky.social spoke about her book on The Ballpark podcast, which examines Black Caribbean students’ immigrant literacy practices

🎧Listen here: tinyurl.com/y2yc867t

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#BlackHistoryMonth2025
Promotional graphic for the book Black Immigrant Literacies: Intersections of Race, Language, and Culture in the Classroom by Patriann Smith. The book cover features a young Black girl in a red striped shirt standing in front of a signpost labeled 'Black Immigrant Literacies' against a world map background. To the right, text reads: 'Smith’s book is a resource that can transform instructional practices by equipping educators with the skills and knowledge in the field of literacy in supporting students from diverse backgrounds' — Journal of Black Studies. The Teachers College Press logo appears at the bottom right.
October 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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The sixth edition of this seminal textbook offers an updated model for aspiring helping professionals to enhance their clinical skills

💻This webinar explores the latest updates to the sixth edition: tinyurl.com/ues3pdsj

📚Get a copy here: tinyurl.com/3et8em2f

#ClinicalSkills #PsychologyBooks
Promotional graphic for the book Helping Skills: Facilitating Exploration, Insight, and Action (Sixth Edition) by Clara E. Hill, Harold Chui, and Judith A. Gerstenblith. The book cover shows three stacked stones with a hand placing the top one, set against a light blue background. To the right, a quote from John C. Norcross, University of Scranton, reads: 'The classic Helping Skills excels and improves with every edition! This new iteration brings more about cultural competence, case conceptualization, and clinician self-awareness.' The American Psychological Association logo appears in the bottom right corner.
October 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Are you studying library studies or working as a librarian?

These textbooks from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social could help you develop your knowledge of archives and records management!

📚Browse here: tinyurl.com/356udx6e

#Archives #RecordsManagement #Librarians
Promotional graphic for the American Library Association. It features three book covers on a purple gradient background: ‘Community Archives: Inclusive Strategies in Practice’ edited by Hannah Leah Crummé, ‘Decolonial Archival Futures’ by Krista McCracken and Skylee-Storm Hogan-Stacey, and ‘Ethics for Records and Information Management’ by Norman A. Mooradian. The ALA logo appears in the upper right corner.
October 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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🎃Halloween is only a week away!

🧙Get in the spooky season mood with these books on witch-hunts, the supernatural and horror from Salem Press!

📚Browse all titles from Salem Press here: tinyurl.com/7rwe45j8

#HalloweenReads #WitchTrials #HorrorWriters #Supernatural
Promotional image featuring three book covers from Salem Press: The Salem Witch Trials showing a historical courtroom scene, Critical Insights: The Supernatural depicting a shadowy ghostly figure with glowing eyes, and Notable Horror Fiction Writers displaying portraits of famous authors above an old, eerie house. The Salem Press logo appears at the bottom in red text. The background shows a foggy autumn forest.
October 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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“This collection of life stories and essays by Black Women addresses seminal issues of autonomy, safety, visibility, freedom of expression, microaggression, sexuality, and the intersection of gender and race” - Majida Foster

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Promotional image for the book Womanish Black Girls: Women Resisting the Contradictions of Silence and Voice. The book cover features a pink and orange watercolour design. Quotes on the graphic read: ‘Powerful and enlightening’ – Majida Foster, and ‘A masterpiece’ – Gloria Ladson-Billings. The Myers Education Press logo is at the bottom left.
October 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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This book will help behaviour specialists address ethical issues in their everyday practice with clients of all ages

🎧Listen to the authors on this podcast: tinyurl.com/3kj5796a

📚Get a copy of the book here: tinyurl.com/4n4w2xdv

#AppliedBehaviourAnalysis
Promotional image featuring the book Ethical Decision Making in Applied Behavior Analysis by Ilene S. Schwartz and Elizabeth M. Kelly. Text reads: ‘Listen to Dr. Schwartz and Dr. Kelly discuss ethics in applied behaviour analysis and their book on the Behavioral Observations podcast.’ The Brookes Publishing logo appears at the bottom right.
October 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Harry Saul Markham, the author of The Melted Pot, has a sold-out event in Westminster tonight!

📚If you didn’t manage to get tickets, you can get a copy here: tinyurl.com/2tzpdms4

#Antisemitism #Multiculturalism
Book cover and promotional image for The Melted Pot: Diversity, Antisemitism, and the Limits of Tolerance by Harry Saul Markham, published by Academica Press. The cover features a blue background with a yellow, melting map of Europe and endorsements from Andrew Doyle, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and Sir Stephen Fry. Next to the book is a quote from Sir Stephen Fry that reads, “Magnificent… a subject that needs exactly this kind of sane, balanced and forward thinking.” The background features blue and gold swirling patterns, with the Academica Press, LLC logo at the bottom right.
October 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM