@joannalillis.bsky.social on her book #SilkMirage, on how #Uzbekistan has changed under Shavkat Mirziyoyev and what the future holds.
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📣 Want to learn about #Uzbekistan but don't want to leave the house? ☔️
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A banner with the cover of “Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan” by Joanna Lillis. Publishing 13th November 2025. Event description: Silk Mirage, A SSEES Politics and Sociology seminar with journalist and author Joanna Lillis. Thursday 27th November 2025, 5pm to 7pm at University College London, SSEES Building, Masaryk Room, 4th Floor, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW. More info and registration at www.ucl.ac.uk.
📣 Reminder! Tomorrow evening, @joannalillis.bsky.social will talk about #SilkMirage at @uclssees.bsky.social.
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A banner with the cover of “Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan” by Joanna Lillis. Publishing 13th November 2025. Event description: Book talk by Joanna Lillis, moderated by Alexander Morrison. Tuesday 25th November 2025, 5pm to 6.30pm in lecture room 4 at New College, University of Oxford, Holywell Street, Oxford OX1 3BN.
📣 Attention #Oxford: Join @joannalillis.bsky.social tomorrow for a book talk on #SilkMirage moderated by Alexander Morrison and hear all about #Uzbekistan
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"An unflinching yet humane portrait of a nation still wrestling with its ghosts."
#SilkMirage by @joannalillis.bsky.social is out now!
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A banner with the cover of “Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan” by Joanna Lillis. Publishing 13th November 2025. Event description: A Conversation with Joanna Lillis and Ibrat Safo, co-hosted by Pushkin House and the Great Britain-Russia Society. Tuesday 18th November 2025, 7pm to 8.30pm at Swedenborg Hall, Swedenborg House, Barter Street, London WC1A 2TH. More info and tickets at www.pushkinhouse.org.
📣 Don’t forget! @joannalillis.bsky.social is giving a book talk with Ibrat Safo tomorrow, co-hosted by Pushkin House and the Great Britain-Russia Society.
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Latest from our Jonathan Campion Joanna Lillis’ Silk Mirage delivers a fearless vivid portrait of Uzbekistan through the lives of ordinary Uzbeks https://ow.ly/z2Nn50XsYNh #Uzbekistan #SilkMirage #Books #CentralAsia #SilkRoadLiterature #BookRecommendations
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Books in English about #Uzbekistan are rare and #SilkMirage is a very, very good addition. The book is brutal - not because of style, but because of the events it describes. Fantastic work by Joanna Lillis […]
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An image showing the cover of “Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan” by Joanna Lillis. Explore one of the world’s most secretive countries in the midst of its struggle to emerge from decades of dictatorship. Publishing 13th November 2025. Published by Bloomsbury Academic.
Happy publication day to our author @joannalillis.bsky.social 🥳
Get your copy of #SilkMirage now wherever books are sold!
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A banner with the cover of “Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan” by Joanna Lillis. Publishing 13th November 2025. Did you know? Moves to abolish the right of Karakalpakstan to seek independence from Uzbekistan ended in deadly violence in 2022. Explore Uzbekistan this winter with “Silk Mirage”. Published by Bloomsbury Academic.
Out tomorrow: #SilkMirage by @joannalillis.bsky.social
There's still time to pre-order 👉 bit.ly/49sAAFA
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A banner with the cover of “Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan” by Joanna Lillis. Publishing 13th November 2025. Did you know? Presidential daughters have played an outsized – and sometimes scandalous – role in Uzbek politics over the years. Gulnara Karimova, daughter of the late dictator Islam Karimov, is in an Uzbek prison serving a sentence on corruption charges. Explore Uzbekistan this winter with “Silk Mirage”. Published by Bloomsbury Academic.
Curious about #Uzbek politics? #SilkMirage by @joannalillis.bsky.social is out tomorrow - pre-order today!
📘 bit.ly/49sAAFA
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A banner with the cover of “Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan” by Joanna Lillis. Publishing 13th November 2025. Did you know? Although the late dictator Islam Karimov jailed and tortured opponents and gunned down protesters, his grave is a place of pilgrimage in Uzbekistan. Explore Uzbekistan this winter with “Silk Mirage”. Published by Bloomsbury Academic.
Learn more about #Uzbekistan with #SilkMirage by @joannalillis.bsky.social. Out on 13th November - pre-order now!
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A banner with the cover of “Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan” by Joanna Lillis. Publishing 13th November 2025. Did you know? There are various theories about what led to a massacre of protesters in Andijan twenty years ago. To this day, Uzbekistan has not allowed an independent investigation into the events of 13th May 2005. Explore Uzbekistan this winter with “Silk Mirage”. Published by Bloomsbury Academic.
Learn more about #Uzbekistan with #SilkMirage by @joannalillis.bsky.social. Out on 13th November - pre-order now!
📘 bit.ly/49sAAFA
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Our author @joannalillis.bsky.social has put together a fantastic event calendar to mark the publication of #SilkMirage! Find out below where to catch her in the coming weeks to get a glimpse of #Uzbekistan 🧵
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A banner with the cover of “Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan” by Joanna Lillis. Publishing 13th November 2025. Did you know? Uzbekistan’s president Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been in power for nearly a decade. After his last re-election, he acquired the right to rule until 2037. Explore Uzbekistan this winter with “Silk Mirage”. Published by Bloomsbury Academic.
Want to learn more about #Uzbekistan?
#SilkMirage by @joannalillis.bsky.social is out on 13th November - pre-order now!
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An image showing the cover of “Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan” by Joanna Lillis. Explore one of the world’s most secretive countries in the midst of its struggle to emerge from decades of dictatorship. Publishing 13th November 2025. Published by Bloomsbury Academic.
We’re so excited for #SilkMirage by @joannalillis.bsky.social! Only 1 week until publication – pre-order now! 👇
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For #Karakalpakstan + #Uzbekistan early July is third anniversary of turmoil that left at least 21 dead in 2022. My book #SilkMirage contains full account based on my reporting as only foreign journalist to gain access - out in November, pre-order at a discount www.bloomsbury.com/uk/silk-mira...
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If you're interested in the changing face of #Uzbekistan owing to tourism + development, pre-order my book #SilkMirage, with a chapter on urban transformation under Mirziyoyev - Uzbekistan's tourism ambassador + @peterleonard1.bsky.social touch on this here havli.substack.com/p/contested-...
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One party in #Uzbekistan's rubberstamp parliament declares itself in "opposition" to the ruling party and its allied party - a smokescreen, since opposition parties don't exist. Read about how Uzbek politics works in my book #SilkMirage, out in November www.gazeta.uz/ru/2025/05/1...
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Uzbek media is silent on a major anniversary today - 20 years since security forces gunned down protesters in Andijan - read all about it in my forthcoming book #SilkMirage, containing accounts from survivors living in Andijan and Sweden - pre-order here www.bloomsbury.com/uk/silk-mira...
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Uzbekistan marks a tragic anniversary today: 20 years since security forces gunned down protesters in Andijan. Islamic uprising or peaceful protest? In my book #SilkMirage I interview people who went to prison + into exile and explore what happened. Pre-order here www.bloomsbury.com/uk/silk-mira...
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