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The Politics of Feeling: Populism, Progressivism, Liberalism A launch event to mark the publication of The Politics of Feeling: Populism, Progressivism, Liberalism  by Ben Anderson and Anna J. Seccor

Next week join authors @benandersongeog.bsky.social
and @ajsecor.bsky.social, alongside Jeremy Gilbert, Will Davies and Carolyn Pedwell, to discus The Politics of Feeling!

Reserve a space at the link below 👇

www.eventbrite.com/e/the-politi...

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‘The start of the healing process’: the vital work to restore Britain’s peatlands A project on Dartmoor to reprofile the landscape aims to return the springy bog – and carbon store – to its natural condition

Excellent article 💚
In fiction, meet my peatland expert, Elizabeth, in ALSTON MOOR as she endeavours to restore the North Pennines peatbogs. Coming September 2026 from @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @goldsf.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @sarahsuch.bsky.social

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A History of Elevator Music - From Muzak to Streaming - Watch the full documentary | ARTE in English Invented in the 1930s in the USA to increase productivity in places of work, elevator music has become omnipresent in supermarkets and shopping centres the world over. This documentary tells the story...

In a documentary released this week by @artefr.bsky.social, author @paulrekret.bsky.social discusses the phenomenon of elevator music in our daily lives

Paul's book, Take this Hammer: Work, Song, Crisis is available now, via our website

www.arte.tv/en/videos/12...

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We are back in the Goldsmiths library next week selling books for a discount - be there or be square 🟥 @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social

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I’m a big fan of Sandra Newman’s novel The Heavens with its time slip from noughties New York to Elizabethan England. So, I’m pretty overwhelmed to read this early response.
Coming: September 2026
@goldsf.bsky.social @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @sarahsuch.bsky.social

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Women of Wonder: Women Short Story Writers in Science Fiction (With Paul March-Russell) - A Small, Good Thing

@goldsf.bsky.social co-founder, Paul March-Russell, spoke with A Small, Good Thing about the importance of women writers in science fiction and the legacy of the short story collection Women of Wonder (1974) edited by Pamela Sargent!

Listen now ⬇️

www.spreaker.com/episode/wome...

2 months ago 5 1 0 0
A colorful graphic bearing the Direct to Open (D2O) logo.

A colorful graphic bearing the Direct to Open (D2O) logo.

We're happy to open 39 titles in our Spring 2026 list via Direct to Open. Our thanks to the libraries that have pledged their support! To reach our funding goals and those of partners Goldsmiths Press & Duke UP, the commitment window is open through Feb 28th, 2026: mitpress.mit.edu/the-mit-pres...

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Vote for the BSFA Awards

Congratulations to @ajashworth.bsky.social, whose book Maybe the Birds has been long listed for this years @bsfa.bsky.social Awards!

@goldsf.bsky.social

For the full list -
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

3 months ago 5 1 0 1
Grey and yellow/gold colours, cover showing sketch of a moorland ruin and a curlew, spine in yellow with detail image of cover's line drawing

Grey and yellow/gold colours, cover showing sketch of a moorland ruin and a curlew, spine in yellow with detail image of cover's line drawing

I’m thrilled to reveal the stunning cover art for my novel, ALSTON MOOR. Coming 29 September! I’m so grateful to cover designer Heather Ryerson and the team at @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @goldsf.bsky.social. 📚@unamccormack.bsky.social @sarahsuch.bsky.social

More: annecharnock.com/alston-moor/...

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So pleased to see ALSTON MOOR on this great list. Many of the recs on my own TBR! 📚📚📚
@abigailnussbaum.bsky.social @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @sarahsuch.bsky.social

3 months ago 11 4 2 0
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Traditions are reclaimed and fear meets fun ON the surface, The Albino’s Secret (Gollancz, £10.99), a novel by Michael Moorcock and Mark Hodder, is a postmodern homage to the action-packed storytelling of the interwar period. Set in Istanbul in...

Andy Hedgcock in The Morning Star has chosen "Maybe the Birds" as one of his cultural highlights of 2025.

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@ajashworth.bsky.social @goldsmithspress.bsky.social

www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/trad...

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Review by Gus Gresham of "Maybe the Birds" by A. J. Ashworth This short story collection by A. J. Ashworth is a rewarding read, each story like a piece of mysterious treasure from a dug-up pirates’ che...

Many thanks to Gus Gresham for this fab review of Maybe the Birds 💛 everybodysreviewing.blogspot.com/2025/11/revi... @goldsf.bsky.social @goldsmithspress.bsky.social

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Major Survey into Mental Health in the Indian Music Industry ‘It’s Time to Talk’ - one of the biggest surveys into mental health in the music industry, and the first such survey in India - launched on 10 November at the Soundscapes of India Fe...

"The opportunity to learn more about mental health in this dynamic and vibrant music economy, and drive change to make a difference through our global collaboration, is incredibly exciting."

- George Musgrave, author of The England No One Cares About

www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/it...

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Anna Atkins was a botanical artist, collector and photographer. She was first person to illustrate a book with photographic images.

Anna’s innovative use of new photographic technologies merged art and science, and exemplified the exceptional potential of photography in books.

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The Path of Most Resistance: Poems on Women in Science is out now. The full video of Jessy reading a selection of poems from this collection is up on our YouTube channel!

@goldsf.bsky.social @jessyrandall.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC60...

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A.J. Ashworth: ‘The Guide’ Across millennia, a cave painter and a son confront the shadows of creation and loss. A story from A.J. Ashworth’s new collection “Maybe the Birds.”

Maybe the Birds, by @ajashworth.bsky.social featured on MIT Reader from @mitpress.bsky.social

@goldsmithspress.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @sffoundation.bsky.social #newwriting #newreleases #newbooks #SF #FeministSF #IntersectionalSF

thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/a-j-ashworth...

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Review of Maybe the Birds Maybe the Birds: Women’s instincts and memories are alchemical in A. J. Ashworth’s unnerving speculative collection "Maybe the Birds". In one tale, a school shooting survivor carves mementos mori for ...

Thanks so much to Foreword Reviews for this review of Maybe the Birds!www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/maybe-the-birds/ @unamccormack.bsky.social @goldsf.bsky.social @goldsmithspress.bsky.social 💛

5 months ago 6 3 1 0

Don't they just!

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It’s a triple release day, with Common by
Nikolai Duffy, Maybe the Birds by @ajashworth.bsky.social, and Virus is a Language by Chris Hables Gray all publishing today!

www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p...
@unamccormack.bsky.social @jennashworth.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social

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Do you speak virus?

This October we are publishing “Virus is a Language” by Chris Hables Gray, this book shows how Generative AI and cults such as QAnon spread digitally, and culturally follow the same rules as biological viruses.

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@mitpress.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social

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Common

Fictional Objects is a series that publishes ambitious and novel literary fiction and autofiction. Previous titles include Six Concepts for the End of the World, I Hate the Lake District, Autodrive and A Physical Education

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A first look at our new series design for Fictional Objects!

Common by Nikolai Duffy follows its main character as he comes to terms with the circumstances of his life - a reflection on solitude, freedom, responsibility, and the repeated attempt to transcend the legacies of the past.

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Abi stands in front of a wall of ivy leaves that are turning from green to red. She is wearing a v-neck paisley blouse that is navy with a blur, red and purple patterned print. She is looking off to the side and is also wearing gold dangly earrings. She has shoulder length brown-blonde hair.

Abi stands in front of a wall of ivy leaves that are turning from green to red. She is wearing a v-neck paisley blouse that is navy with a blur, red and purple patterned print. She is looking off to the side and is also wearing gold dangly earrings. She has shoulder length brown-blonde hair.

The Tyne Bridge is pictured in the centre of the frame over a still, reflective River Tyne in Newcastle, UK. Either side of the bridge are buildings with a warmer glow as the sun rises. The words Northern Voices in white lettering feature in the bottom centre of the image.

The Tyne Bridge is pictured in the centre of the frame over a still, reflective River Tyne in Newcastle, UK. Either side of the bridge are buildings with a warmer glow as the sun rises. The words Northern Voices in white lettering feature in the bottom centre of the image.

'I love writing for myself but in some ways supporting others is even better.'

Professor and novelist @abicurtiswriter.bsky.social is on Northern Voices this week discussing her novel The Headland @goldsmithspress.bsky.social, academia, creativity and more.

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Finance Aesthetics. A Critical Glossary | Pro qm

This is happening in Berlin this week: pro-qm.de/event/financ...

Berlin book launch for Finance Aesthetics (@goldsmithspress.bsky.social)

Thursday, July 10, 7.30 pm, at @proqm.bsky.social

I can't believe that Tom McCarthy AND Quinn Slobodian are part of the line-up!

Come say hi and buy the book

9 months ago 21 8 0 1
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MIT Press adds Goldsmiths Press books to Direct to Open The Direct to Open partnership with Goldsmiths Press broadens access to boundary-pushing scholarship.

Missed the news?

Our ‪member @goldsmithspress.bsky.social is the second university press to join @mitpress.bsky.social's Direct to Open diamond open access scheme!

Find out more here: mitpress.mit.edu/mit-press-ad...

#DirectToOpen #OpenAccess #DiamondOpenAccess #InstitutionalPublishing

9 months ago 6 1 0 0
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The Politics of Feeling Populism, Progressivism, Liberalism

Out now!

The Politics of Feeling by @benandersongeog.bsky.social and @ajsecor.bsky.social

A critique of the living edge of politics, where feelings emerge, gather intensity, or dissolve in the continual making and remaking of the politics of the present

www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p...

9 months ago 16 8 0 1
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Join author Lily Robert-Foley, discussing her recent book - Experimental Translation: the work of translation in the age of Algorithmic Production

Book your free space at the link below -
www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...

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The Politics of Feeling in Crisis Times Join for the Public Lecture on the Politics of Feeling in Crisis Times: Populism, Progressivism, Liberalism

In anticipation for the upcoming release of "The Politics of Feeling" by @benandersongeog.bsky.social and @ajsecor.bsky.social !

Join Ben for a public lecture on the book, grab your free tickets at the link below >>>

@kcllaw.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-politi...

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Berliners!

Berlin book launch for "Finance Aesthetics - A Critical Glossary"!

July 10, 7.30 pm at Pro qm - with Quinn Slobodian, Tom McCarthy, Emma Sofie Brogaard and me!

Come say hi!

@proqm.bsky.social
@goldsmithspress.bsky.social

10 months ago 5 2 0 1
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MIT Press adds Goldsmiths Press books to Direct to Open platform The Direct to Open partnership with Goldsmiths Press broadens access to boundary-pushing scholarship.

Starting in 2026, @goldsmithspress.bsky.social‬ books will be added to our #openaccess model, Direct to Open (D2O), furthering our collective mission toward more ethical and equitable scholarly publishing. To learn more, including how your institution might support D2O, visit mitpress.mit.edu/D2O

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