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Let’s have some more quote-posts! Can you beat, erm, “Anthology mullet”? Free book! I’ll scribble into it whatever you want! #competitiontime #thebeatles #paulmccartney #beatlesbooks #90s #reaktionbooks
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In a feat of new year generosity, I am giving away a signed copy of my book, Off The Ground: Paul McCartney In The 1990s. Quote-post this with something you like about Macca’s 90s activities. Winner chosen from those that most surprise or amuse me. You have a week or so. @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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NEW EVENT! Join Roberta J.M. Olson on Wednesday 14 January at 6pm CST with the Friends of Audubon. Tickets are free for this online talk, and more details can be found at friendsofaudubon.org.

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January 5, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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For the last day of our bookish advent calendar, it had to be none other than the anthology of women walking, Way Makers by Kerri Andrews!

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December 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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One of Daily Telegraph’s Greatest Books of 2025, Winter Dreams examines how the elderly have thought, felt and expressed themselves over 2,000 years.

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December 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Pop the corks! It's Champagne: A Global History!

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December 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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We recently spoke with Professor Linda Paterson about her book, published by @ReaktionBooks, on the Troubadours and their relevance for crusader studies. Delighted to share the conversation here.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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In keeping with yesterday's supernatural theme, today we've got an exploration of transgression and shame in British folklore and customs with Rough Music.

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December 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Today on our advent calendar, we're delving into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, alongside sea monsters and shipwrecks, with The Perilous Deep by Karl Bell.

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December 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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A dazzling portrayal of the innovative celebrity fashion designer, Paul Poiret, this book is sure to spark the imagination!

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December 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Not long to go now! Today for our bookish advent calendar, we have picked Émile Zola, a new perspective on one of the world’s greatest writers.

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December 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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The perfect gift for those naturalists among you; Lost Animals, Disappearing Worlds tells the story of our wildlife, through intimate, personal portraits of extinct species.

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December 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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A journey through nature’s yearly cycle, blending science, history and poetic reflection, The Year is our next pick in the advent calendar!

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December 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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An engaging exploration of why menus matter and the stories they tell, Tastes and Traditions by Nathalie Cooke is a romping look at menu history.

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December 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Fancy a book that explores the profound, cultural significance of sounds, blending history, science and personal reflection? Look no further than The Sound Atlas by Michaela Vieser and Isaac Yuen.

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December 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Unlucky for some, but on the 13 December, we're picking The Solar System for our bookish advent calendar!

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December 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Less than two weeks to Christmas! Today we're celebrating the fantastic Berghain Nights by Liam Cagney...

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December 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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And on the eleventh day of Christmas, Reaktion Books gave to you ... Katherine Mansfield by Gerri Kimber - the life and work of Katherine Mansfield, one of literary modernism’s most significant writers!

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December 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Our tenth book this Christmas is Street Style by Elizabeth Currie, which uncovers the hidden lives of street people depicted by Caravaggio and his followers.

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December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Trees Ancient and Modern reveals how people have used, valued and understood forests over time, and is our ninth pick for our book advent calendar!

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December 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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It's the time again, our bookish advent calendar has a new entry! The Green Fuse by Peter Dale is an unusually wide-ranging and thoughtful perspective on why we make gardens.

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December 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Day 6 of our advent calendar brings you a new view of the brilliant, strikingly original Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi. Brunelleschi and the Moment of the Renaissance by Marvin Trachtenberg is out now!

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December 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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And the fifth day of the advent calendar, we are gifting you ... a richly illustrated tour of ocean art, from ancient times to modern. It's Ocean Art by Helen Scales!

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December 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Day 4 of our advent calendar shows how some British pop trailblazers helped to shape rock music ... it's The Yardbirds by Peter Stanfield.

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December 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Day 3 of our bookish advent calendar brings you astonishing, humorous and shocking tales from ancient Greece and Rome in Miracula by Paul Chrystal!

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December 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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It's time for our annual bookish advent calendar! First on the list is Voices of Thunder by Naomi Baker: a rare, precious glimpse into the lives of seventeenth-century radical Protestant women.

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December 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM