A Hamnet‑era mourning jewel, the very pendant seen in the 1635 painting Sir Thomas Aston at the Deathbed of His Wife, has been rediscovered after 400 years.
You'll also find it on the cover of 'Religion and life cycles in early modern England', manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526149237/
"@gsoh31.bsky.social, a historian, offers a balanced and meticulously researched reassessment of Blair’s domestic legacy."
@foreignaffairs.com's review of 'New Labour, New Britain?' which is out now. Read it here:
www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/new-...
#TonyBlair #LabourParty #booksky
Another nice review of my New Labour book is in... Foreign Affairs says: 'O’Hara, a historian, offers a balanced and meticulously researched reassessment of Blair’s domestic legacy'. Read more here!
www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/new-...
‘Compelling… convincingly paints a picture of Blair’s decade in power… motivated by reason rather than emotion… fair-minded’ – Irish Times
‘Lively… a timely corrective to the notion that New Labour’s record has been forever tarnished’ – The New World
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526146328/
Publishing today in paperback.
Two brilliant group biographies by @sarahjlonsdale.bsky.social.
From fighting for the right to enjoy the wild places of the earth, to challenging the status quo in interwar Britain.
Available now from all good bookshops & online.
#history #biography #booksky
Publishing today!
A profound exploration of the connection between poetry and suicide, drawing from the lives of poets, and his own experience, by @jtwelsch.bsky.social.
Available now from all good bookshops & online.
Head to our Events page (link in bio) to find a book launch near you. #booksky
Wildly Different by Sarah Lonsdale
Rebel Women Between the Wars by Sarah Lonsdale
🎶 Happy Paperback Publication Day to me...🎶 🎵
Delighted to report that Wildly Different: Five Women who Reclaimed Nature in a Man’s World, and Rebel women between the wars: Breaking Boundaries 1918-1939 are both out between beautiful soft covers today. Thank you @manchesterup.bsky.social
Come on then, Glasgow.
Join legendary DJ Mike Pickering in conversation with fellow veteran DJ @graemepark.bsky.social for the launch of Mike’s book Manchester Must Dance.
They'll discuss making music, shaping tastes, filling the floors, and more.
Tickets via @waterstones.bsky.social:
Did you make it to #BAFTSS2026 last week?
We had a great time catching up with our authors and meeting new faces!
There’s still time to save 30% on the #FilmStudies #MediaStudies #TVStudies titles from our conference stand manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/03...
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'Methods for ecocritical art history' edited by Olga Smith and Andrew Patrizio was a hit at #AAH2026 earlier this month and rightly so!
It’s timely, rigorous, highly usable in the classroom and 30% off until the end of this month with the code EVENT30: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526180575/
Join us at the Northern Publishers' Fair this Saturday 11-3.30pm at Manchester Central Library!
The fair brings together independent and trade publishers from across the North. Families, students, and readers of all kinds are welcome.
Tickets - fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/93203...
This week is #LesbianVisibilityWeek, celebrating lesbian lives, loves & achievements.
We'd like to recommend these books - 'A queer scrapbook', 'Queer beyond London' & 'Eva Gore-Booth' - if you're looking to read more histories celebrating lesbian lives in the UK & Ireland.
#LVW26 #booksky
"There are DJ memoirs that chronicle careers, and there are DJ memoirs that chronicle cultures. Pickering’s Manchester must dance sits firmly in the latter camp." - @decodedmagazine.bsky.social's Book of the Month: www.decodedmagazine.com/book-of-the-...
'Manchester must dance' out next Tuesday!
Manchester University Press is proud to launch Radical Histories, a new series dedicated to the individuals, movements and ideas that have challenged political, social and cultural authority.
Call for proposals now open. Find out more: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/04...
Dance music pioneer Mike Pickering won the Mercury Prize as part of M People, signed Calvin Harris, and played an instrumental part in the legendary Hacienda - read this new interview in the Mirror:
www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrit...
His book 'Manchester must dance' is out next Tuesday! #booksky
Record Store Day (18th April 2026) celebrates independent record shops and the people who support them, and we're grateful to the many record shops across the UK that sell our music books, a selection of which you can see below.
@recordstoredayuk.bsky.social
#RecordStoreDay #RSD26 #booksky
Ahead of Record Store Day tomorrow (18th April), we asked author Lambros Fatsis to write about the value of record shops, how they've impacted him, and he recommends some of his faves.
Read on our Blog here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/04...
'Policing the beats' is out now. #RSD26
The 'Manchester must dance' tour kicks off next week in London at @roughtrade1976.bsky.social West, @owlbookshop.bsky.social & @rnrbook-club.bsky.social before heading to @waterstones.bsky.social #Glasgow, @thejohnrylands.bsky.social, @oldwoollen.bsky.social: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/
A graphic square in pinks, purples and reds with a Leeds Lit Fest 2026 logo in black outline in the top left. Underneath are the dates of the festival Sat 6th - Sun 14th June with the words in white block capitals FESTIVAL OF WORDS AND IMAGINATION. Beneath that is text that says - Join us for 51 events across 16 venues as writers, poets and performers come together to celebrate the city's thriving literary scene. From though-provoking talks to hands-on workshops and live performances, Leeds Lit Fest is your invitation to discover, create and connect. Then the web address leedslitfest.co.uk.
A graphic square in pinks, purples and blues with a Leeds Lit Fest 2026 logo in black outline in the top right next to words in white block capitals FESTIVAL OF WORDS AND IMAGINATION. Underneath is a list of more than 50 writers, poets and performers taking part in the programme. The web address is leedslitfest.co.uk
Join us from 6–14 June for a city-wide celebration of words & imagination.
Our biggest collaboration yet as we bring together more than 50 events across 16 venues.
Lots of the city’s best writers joined together with friends from afar.
LLF 2026 PROGRAMME 👇👇👇 www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/
The Leeds Lit Fest programme is live! I'm really pleased with what we've put together here. Over 50 events across 9 days, with a brilliant mix of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, theatre and more. Check it out and get booking!
The @leedslitfest.bsky.social 2026 programme is here!
Don't miss Vince Cable on 6th June, and @jakecampbell88.bsky.social on 8th June, both events taking place at Hyde Park Book Club.
Tickets and info here: www.leedslitfest.co.uk #booksky #Leeds
Heading to the #BAFTSS2026 conference this week? Stop by the MUP stand to discover our latest #Film, #Media and #TVStudies books, and chat with @mlhouston.bsky.social.
Not attending? Browse our new reading list and get 30% off selected titles,
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/03...
As he publishes his memoir, 'Manchester must dance', the celebrated DJ Mike Pickering tells @irishexaminer.bsky.social's Des O'Driscoll about the Hacienda, M-People, and his visits to Cork:
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
'Manchester must dance' is out on April 28th, pre-order today! #booksky
Academic, DJ and author Lambros Fatsis speaks to Sludge Magazine about his new book 'Policing the beats: Black music, racism and criminal injustice'. Read the interview online here: www.sludge.online/q-a-with-lam... #booksky
Cover image for 'Power Plants: Bioenergy, vegetal labour and the politics of productivity' – to be published by Manchester University Press in June 2026.
Very exciting to have received final cover proofs for 'Power Plants' from @manchesterup.bsky.social.
I'm hugely grateful to Jenn Baka, Gavin Bridge and Cara Daggett for their very kind and generous endorsements.
The book is due out in June: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526192127/
Radical Histories is our new series spotlighting the people and movements that challenged power. It centres hidden archives, unheard voices and research that reshapes how we understand resistance.
Call for proposals now open. Find out more: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/04...
Tune into Times Radio with @hugorifkind.bsky.social today to hear from DJ and author Mike Pickering, ahead of the release of his new book, 'Manchester must dance: A life of music, madness and moving on up'. Publishing April 28th. Launch events taking place across the UK in the coming weeks. #booksky
🗓️ TONIGHT, 16 April
📍 Palladium Club, Devon
Join one of the UK’s leading punk historians, designers and writers, Russ Bestley, for a celebration of punk’s raw, radical visual world.
Tickets from £5.50. Find out more: wegottickets.com/event/694865/
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