Q&A: 'Wladzio D´Attainville and the House of Balenciaga (1924–1948)' - Edinburgh University Press Blog Ana Balda uncovers Wladzio D’Attainville's crucial impact on Cristóbal Balenciaga's fashion empire.

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👗 Ana Balda uncovers Wladzio D’Attainville's crucial impact on Cristóbal Balenciaga's fashion empire.

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Beyond ‘girlboss feminism’: queering Irish women’s writing - Edinburgh University Press Blog Re-examine Irish women writers through queer and feminist perspectives, exposing how literary narratives can obscure violence and postcolonial complexity.

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@naoisemurphy.bsky.social re-examines Irish women’s writing through queer and feminist perspectives, exposing how literary narratives can obscure violence and postcolonial complexity.

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I'm giving a talk on Virginia Woolf's and Jean Rhys's embodied writing this Friday. Kinda based on Strange Intimacies, my first monograph published last November by @edinburghup.bsky.social
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The Rise and Fall of the Barmakids The Rise and Fall of the Barmakids

This translation of a medieval Persian story cycle adds new perspectives to Abbasid history, Delhi sultanate history, global history and world literature.

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Q&A: The Rise and Fall of the Barmakids - Edinburgh University Press Blog Tales of courtly intrigue, moral testing, romance and reversals of fortune from a rare Persian manuscript…

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Tales of courtly intrigue, moral testing, romance and reversals of fortune from a rare Persian manuscript!

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Margaret Mullett is the author of ‘Advising the Byzantines: the pervasiveness of parainesis’.

Read the article for free in issue 5.1 of the Journal of Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies.

Who needs advice? - Edinburgh University Press Blog Margaret Mullet investigates advice literature from Byzantine texts to modern self-help culture.

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Margaret Mullett investigates advice literature from Byzantine texts to modern self-help culture.

IPG judges said: 'The way EUP has responded to budget challenges and pivoted to a customer-centric model is impressive. It deserves the great results it achieved.'

We can't wait for the award ceremony in London!

We've also been nominated for The London Book Fair International Award and our Senior Desk Editor, Grace Balfour-Harle, is up for The Ola Gotkowska Young Independent Publisher Award!

We are thrilled to have been shortlisted for the 2026 @independentpublishersguild.com Publishing Awards for Clarivate Academic, Educational and Professional Publisher of the Year!

The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms

The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms offers a critical study of how emotions structure legal conflicts over LGBT rights. 

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EUP author @senthorun.bsky.social discusses how emotions, from disgust and fear to love and joy, shape the legal frameworks that attempt to govern human sexual behavior around the world.

Listen to the full conversation on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

The Young Independent Publisher Award

Grace Balfour-Harle @edinburghup.bsky.social
Elizabeth Briggs @saqibooks.bsky.social
Alice Corrigan @hungrytomato.bsky.social
Elizabeth Kellingley @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Erin Murgatroyd @nosycrow.bsky.social
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Political Change across Britain and Ireland Political Change across Britain and Ireland

Michael Keating has co-edited a comparative analysis of the nations on either side of the Irish Sea, whilst recognising the Republic of Ireland's distinct status and questioning England’s place in the Union.

‘Seismic change’: how election wins for nationalists in Celtic nations could reshape UK With polls suggesting Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin could be in power after May vote, constitutional challenges may lie ahead

EUP author in the news today...

'Michael Keating [...] argued nationalist victories would present the UK Labour government with a significant test of its maturity rather than immediately threaten the UK’s territorial integrity.' 

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Affective Dimensions of Political Violence Affective Dimensions of Political Violence

Affective Dimensions of Political Violence investigates the role of emotions in politicising forms of violence that are often dismissed as apolitical.

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The politics of contemporary lynching in Mexico Understanding lynching as political does not excuse it. On the contrary, it sharpens the urgency of addressing it.

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Understanding lynching as political does not excuse it. On the contrary, it sharpens the urgency of addressing it.

We’re going all in for the National Year of Reading  - Edinburgh University Press Blog Reading is important on so many levels. At Edinburgh University Press it is our mission to connect people and ideas. We do that by making field- defining research available across our journal and book publishing.  

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It’s the #NationalYearOfReading! 📚 

To celebrate, we’re taking our books out into Edinburgh to highlight how they connect with the city's history and culture.

First up, discover Chrystal Macmillan, a suffragist, barrister and human rights campaigner.

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Out today: "Indirectness: A Plea for Truth in Times of Post-Truth"

Proud to have a chapter in this incredible volume: "Untruth and Directness”

An excellent and timely collection—highly recommended.

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Cultural Geographies of Love and Catastrophe Cultural Geographies of Love and Catastrophe

Paul Harrison, Anna J. Secor and Mikko Joronen eds. Cultural Geographies of Love and Catastrophe – Edinburgh University Press, August 2026 (print and open access) edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-cultura... @ajsecor.bsky.social @edinburghup.bsky.social

On the left, the cover of the book "The US-Mexico Borderlands in Contemporary Horror" with a photo of a border fence in the desert, everything looking dry and desolate.

On the right, an image from the TV series "From Dusk Til Dawn" showing an older Hispanic man (Danny Trejo) in vintage Western military garb, holding a firearm in one hand and looking mean.

"The US-Mexico Borderlands in Contemporary Horror" looks at the clash of two powers in monstrous allegory, incl. in BORDERLAND, BLOOD MOON, and FROM DUSK TIL DAWN: THE SERIES. New from author @annamartamarini.bsky.social @edinburghup.bsky.social
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Great to see fellow university presses coming together and sharing a stand at #UKSG 

A big thank you to Kate at @aupresses.bsky.social  for organising our joint stand!

#UKSG2026

Edinburgh University Press has acquired the goodwill and assets of Agenda Publishing.

Nicola Ramsey, CEO, has said that we are 'very much look forward to welcoming [Agenda's] authors and editors to the EUP community.'

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The Association is overjoyed to be exhibiting with Edinburgh University Press at #UKSG2026! Join us at exhibit spaces 61-63 to meet up with @edinburghup.bsky.social. #ReadUP

Pierre Schaeffer and the Ethics of Experimental Music Research Pierre Schaeffer and the Ethics of Experimental Music Research

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The Acousmatic Work Ethic and the Spirit of Sound Studies - Edinburgh University Press Blog 'Patrick Valiquet asks why contemporary sound studies forgets the troubling moral and political aspects of Pierre Schaeffer’s experimental music research.

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Patrick Valiquet explores why contemporary sound studies forgets the troubling moral and political aspects of Pierre Schaeffer’s experimental music research.

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Good morning! We have made it to #UKSG in Glasogw.

Our Key Account Manager (UK, Ireland & Scandinavia), Ian Morgan is on the stand.

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Free Virtual Issue!

This eclectic mix of articles here illustrates the breadth and character of the Innes Review, exploring working conditions for Catholic teachers, the Marist brothers, and more!

Free to access until 31 July.

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