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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 7d

Spooky season is here! 👻

Check out our new reading list with 25% OFF these titles until the 3rd November - enter SPOOKY25 at checkout on our website: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/10...

Perfect for foggy evenings, reading under a blanket with the lights low. #booksky #spookyseason

Spooky season reading list 2025 - Manchester University Press

As the nights grow longer, and the air turns crisp, there’s no better time to curl up with a book that sends shivers down your spine. Whether you’re a horror aficionado, a fan of the gothic, or just l...

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Marianna Dudley @dudleymarianna.bsky.social · 2d

Happy #BookshopDay! I popped down to @bookhaus.bsky.social where I’ll be discussing Britain’s energy past & future with @dominicmhinde.bsky.social on 29 Oct (tix available!) - just 1 of loads of talks they do. My book is out Tuesday @manchesterup.bsky.social - ask your local bookshop to order it ☺️

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 46m

cc. @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social @waterstones.bsky.social @conwayhall.bsky.social

Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 50m

What do #MeToo and Jane Austen have in common? More than you might think.

Join @thezhm.bsky.social on her upcoming book tour, reading between the lines of the regency novel to uncover a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today.

Tickets: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/ #booksky

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 1h

Watched #RiotWomen yet? Once again, Sally Wainwright proves why she’s one of TV’s finest #screenwriters/producers

Find out how Wainwright's reshaping representations of women on screen in a new article by Kristyn Gorton and @bethjohnsontv.bsky.social
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London Fortean Society @forteanlondon.bsky.social · 7h

The Haunted Landscape 2025: Ghosts, Magic and Lore
22 November 2025 10 am - 5 pm @conwayhall.bsky.social and online

A legendary trip through the Haunted Landscape with our day of expert talks on British ghost, magic, and folklore.

#TheHauntedLandscape

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London Fortean Society @forteanlondon.bsky.social · 7h

The Haunted Landscape 2025: Ghosts, Magic and Lore
22 November 2025 10 am - 5 pm
@conwayhall.bsky.social and online

@odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social : Legend-Tripping in the British Landscape

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 6h

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Book Launch: Women's Troubles

Join Claire Pierson and Professor Liz Evans (University of Southampton) for a conversation on contemporary feminist and gender politics to launch the book Women's Troubles: Gender and feminist politics in post-Agreement Northern Ireland published by Manchester University Press.

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 6h

🚀 Book Launch: Women's Troubles

On Nov 12th, @clairepierson.bsky.social will be joined by Professor Liz Evans at @liverpooluni.bsky.social to discuss feminist and gender politics, Northern Ireland, and Claire's new book Women's Troubles.

Tickets are FREE 🎟️

Visit the MUP events page for info👇

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 1d

Awesome book 📚

Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 1d

If you missed out on 'Studio Electrophonique' events earlier this year, then happily @coldtapfilms.bsky.social is on the road again this month, with events at @otsfestival.bsky.social #Sheffield, TOWN Festival #Halifax and London.
Tickets & info here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/ #booksky

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 7h

In her new book 'Courting Disaster', @thezhm.bsky.social reveals how Jane Austen, Frances Burney and their contemporaries used their stories to share their ideas about sexual consent.

Because every novel about marriage is a novel about consent.
Publishing next month, pre-order now! #booksky

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 22h

From a history of goth to Egyptian mummies, and the science behind that eerie feeling that we aren’t alone, shop our Spooky Season reading list w 25% OFF books by @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social & @odavies9.bsky.social, @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social & more: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/10...

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 2d

Join us at Topping & Co. in #Bath to discover the weird yet everyday world of British folklore.

Leading experts @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social are the ultimate guides to folklore past and present.

Tickets still available here: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/... #booksky

Folklore: A Journey Through the Past and Present at Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath

'This book draws a cultural map of who we are, where we've come from and how we think and feel about our surroundings. Meticulously researched, imaginative in scope and rich in strange stories and…

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 3d

Autumn is here and it's time to celebrate the folkloric 🍂

'Folklore: A journey through the past and present' is a gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore.

Find an event near you between September and November! 📍

All events can be found at the link in our bio 🔗

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 3d

Next stops on the 'Folklore' book tour - get your tickets now:
14th October- @toppingsbath.bsky.social
19th October- @otsfestival.bsky.social
30th October- East Anglian Folklore Centre
13th November- Blackwell's Edinburgh
19th November- Heffer's Cambridge
22nd November- @conwayhall.bsky.social

Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you to everyone that joined us at @rncmlive.bsky.social last night for an evening of folklore with authors @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social & @magicnotwitches.bsky.social.
Huge thanks to @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social for bookselling and thanks to @oxrdmcr.bsky.social for supporting this event. #booksky

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LSE Department of Media and Communications @lsemedia.bsky.social · 4d

📚 The Divine Feminine: Women & the Rise of the Right
Join authors Lois Shearing & @emmahcasey.bsky.social for a vital talk on women’s roles in #farright movements, radicalisation & tradwife culture.

🗓 Mon 10 Nov 6.30-8pm
🎙 Chair: Dr Rachel O'Neill
✅ Register: forms.office.com/e/twwa0D0VaR

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Blackwell's Manchester @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social · 3d

What a fascinating, educational and also hilarious evening listening to @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social discuss their books FOLKLORE and CUNNING FOLK with Mel Giles! So many weird and wonderful insights into folkloric tradition and how they relate to our modern times!

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 3d

The threat of Russian aggression persists over Europe. Against the backdrop of the conflict in Ukraine, what are the implications for Russia’s bordering countries?
Don't miss this panel event at Cheltenham Lit Fest on October 14th - tickets here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/the-s... #booksky

The Spectre of Russia | Cheltenham Festivals

The threat of Russian aggression persists over Europe. Against the backdrop of the conflict in Ukraine and a NATO commitment to increase defence spending,

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 3d

As the nights grow longer, and the air turns crisp, there’s no better time to curl up with a book that sends shivers down your spine.

Shop our new Spooky Season reading list with 25% OFF on our Blog here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/10...
#SpookySeason #Halloween #booksky

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 4d

Celebrate Black History Month by diving into powerful non-fiction that tells the real stories, of the unstoppable brilliance of Black history, culture, and resilience.

All these titles & more available to buy direct from our website, from bookshops & online. #BlackHistoryMonth #booksky

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 4d

Today!

📕Claire Blencowe launches her new book, Spirits of extraction, at @warwickuni.bsky.social.

📺Can't make it in person? Watch the livestream: bit.ly/42sHsPa

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 4d

New & upcoming titles include:

➡️Conservatism, Christian Democracy and the dynamics of transformation by @garylove.bsky.social & Christian Egander Skov

➡️ 'Survival Capitalism' and the Big Bang by Emma Barrett

➡️ The paperback of Rethinking right-wing women

Find out more: bit.ly/4h2pWqI

New Perspectives on the Right - Manchester University Press

The series publishes the best and most innovative titles on the politics of the Right, drawn from the fields of sociology, history, cultural studies and political science and stimulating debate across...

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 4d

The #ConservativePartyConference wrapped up yesterday with policy announcements signalling a shift toward fiscal conservativism and stricter immigration controls.

Our New Perspectives on the Right series offers critical analyses of right-wing politics, from Thatcherism to Brexit🧵👇

Promotional image displaying the covers of three new and upcoming titles in the New Perspectives on the Right series. Books from left-right: Conservatisism, Christian Democracy and the dynamics of transformation; 'Survival Capitalism' and the Big Bang; Rethinking right-wing women.

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Lily Dunn @lilydunn.bsky.social · 4d

Looking forward to this …

Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 4d

Coming up next week at Cheltenham Literature Festival on 13th Oct, authors @lilydunn.bsky.social & @carosanderson.bsky.social discuss the art of memoir, drawing on their own experience, and reflect on how memoirists are reinventing the form in bold ways:

Into Being: Writing Memoir | Cheltenham Festivals

Lily Dunn and Caroline Sanderson discuss the art of memoir, drawing on their experience as both readers and writers of the genre to reflect on how memory i

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