🎙️I had a blast on the @outsidewrite.bsky.social podcast discussing the British pioneers of football in South America and their legacy today, as featured in #SmallEarthquakes ⚽️ Cc @hurstpublishers.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4zzf...

I was very pleased to be interviewed by @andrewmueller.bsky.social on Monocle Radio. Andrew and I talk about my book, War in the Smartphone Age from 30 minutes, 45 seconds into the programme. cc @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Join @askwilliamblake.bsky.social and Rupert Sheldrake in conversation about ‘Awake!: William Blake and the Power of the Imagination’ next week at Waterstones Hampstead!✨ 🗓 23rd September ⏰ 6.30pm BST 🎟️ tinyurl.com/ynz66p5j

‘While Syrians disagree on many issues, they are united in expecting their opinions to be heard … [this is a] prerequisite for the success of Syria as a cohesive modern state.’ Read @rallaf.bsky.social’s piece in @theworldtoday.org. Her book is out in November. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

The second edition of Latvia by Mara Kalnins is out now! From northern Europe’s earliest inhabitants to the search for security in the twenty-first century, Kalnins sweeps through the full story of a remarkable Baltic state. Get 25% off w/code LATVIA25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/pk2ntxb6

Elizabeth Buchanan has produced a well-written and timely study of this hotly contested, gigantic frozen island 📚 Brendan O'Hara MP reviews Elizabeth Buchanan’s 'So You Want to Own Greenland? Lessons from the Vikings to Trump' | @hurstpublishers.bsky.social bit.ly/3K3htaB

🇬🇱 Grab your copy at 25% off w/code GREENLAND25 ▶️ tinyurl.com/4ezeesk4 or check out a sample here: tinyurl.com/m3pkxcth

📚Now available in paperback: Political Conflict in Pakistan by Mohammad Waseem 'Exceptionally deciphers the nature and origin of the internal conflicts in Pakistan.’ International Affairs Order at 25% discount w/code WASEEM25 tinyurl.com/yepahufw CERI Series, edited by Christophe Jaffrelot

cc: @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @michaeldwyer.bsky.social

👏 tinyurl.com/2z3ryc5e 'The overall experience is the textual equivalent of sitting down for a beer w/someone who just happens to be an expert on Arctic security & wants to fill you in on the backstory to Trump’s recent overtures.' So You Want to Own Greenland by Elizabeth Buchanan!

Thanks for having me on the podcast, Chris - a pleasures to chat to you. Cc @hurstpublishers.bsky.social & @travwriters.bsky.social

Today is publication day! My book "How the U.S. Would Fight China: The Risks of Pursuing a Rapid Victory" is now available in the UK via @hurstpublishers.bsky.social, with the U.S. edition coming next month through @oxfordunipress.bsky.social.

📢 Out Now 'Uncomfortable but essential reading.' — @ldfreedman.bsky.social 'How the United States Would Fight China' by @hoanssolo.bsky.social draws on superb research to reveal the significant risk to the US in a potential conflict with China. Get 25% off w/code GADY25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/yuvttv3e

'An indispensable critical analysis' — Filip Reyntjens 'Colonialism Devours Itself' by Gérard Prunier is a historically grounded account, from de Gaulle onwards, of how France’s neocolonial influence crumbled in Africa, with devastating consequences. 25% off w/code PRUNIER25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/5n6rk6ra

Congratulations @npw99.bsky.social, Orange Sky, Rising Water is out now! 🍊🌊🇳🇱 ‘Walton is a wonderful guide to the Netherlands’ hidden oddities, and perhaps even to the country’s soul.’ – @simonkuper.bsky.social Get 25% off w/code ORANGE25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/v7v4p9vx

🇬🇱 Grab your copy at 25% off w/code GREENLAND25 ▶️ tinyurl.com/4ezeesk4 or check out a sample here: tinyurl.com/m3pkxcth

Very pleased to say that I’ve signed to have my book translated to Spanish & published by the Madrid based publisher La Esfera De Los Libros: www.esferalibros.com The Spanish version of my book will come out next year. Many thanks to @hurstpublishers.bsky.social & @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social

‘A fascinating account … we need more books like @charleshecker.bsky.social’s to recalibrate our outlook on history.’ Read the review of Zero Sum: The Arc of International Business in Russia in The Critic 👏 thecritic.co.uk/the-seductiv...

Grab your tickets to Richard McLauchlan’s talk at Aye Write Book Festival in Glasgow! 🎟️ McLauchlan, author of The Bagpipes: A Cultural History, will be speaking alongside John Mulhearn and Fergus Muirhead about the global impact of piping 🎶 👉 tinyurl.com/7dt466f9

Upcoming Events! 📅🎟️ @kieranconnell.bsky.social, author of Multicultural Britain: A People’s History, will be speaking at three events this autumn!🍂 Grab your tickets: 📍25 Oct - Sheffield 👉 tinyurl.com/76hsjze9 📍3 Nov - Dublin 👉 tinyurl.com/s8u33rj9 📍25 Nov - Bath 👉 tinyurl.com/5cs95ctp

Well, getting The Information Animal into a Waterstones in Trafalgar certainly makes my day. Thanks to @abarrinha.bsky.social for spotting and sharing this! Thanks to @hurstpublishers.bsky.social for being awesome!

So You Want to Own Greenland?🤔 Elizabeth Buchanan's guide from the Vikings to Trump is out now!👏 ‘Insightful and witty.’ — @publisherswkly.bsky.social ‘A highly readable (and expert) guide.’ — @gordoncorera.bsky.social 25% off w/code GREENLAND25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/4ezeesk4

An interview about Glorious Failure for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Thanks to Mark Klobas for his thoughtful questions. Hopefully I get some of the book's key points across in the course of the hour newbooksnetwork.com/glorious-fai... @hurstpublishers.bsky.social

Learn more about the complex history between India and China from Vappala Balachandran, a former special secretary for the Indian Cabinet Secretariat. Read 'India and China at Odds in the Asian Century' ➡️ tinyurl.com/mrjfbuu5 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

just published: my unorthodox thoughts on the past, present and future of revolution, including the unfinished ‘slow motion’ democratic revolutions of our times…https://johnkeane.substack.com/p/on-revolutions

Looking forward to chatting to Laurence Blair about our books #SmallEarthquakes and #Patria at Canning House in London on 4 September. 🎟️ There are a handful of free tickets left - email [email protected] to reserve a spot. 📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social www.canninghouse.org/events/book-...

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Happy Publication Day, Martin Plaut! Unbroken Chains: A 5,000-Year History of African Enslavement is out now. ‘This erudite book is an eye-opening revelation and a transfixing read.’ — @pollytoynbee.bsky.social Get 25% off w/code CHAINS25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/3dp6jurr

It was fantastic talking to @jshermcyber.bsky.social on the @lawfaremedia.org pod. Thanks for asking such great questions that really engaged with the things I discuss in War in the Smartphone Age. cc: @michaeldwyer.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social

‘Small Earthquakes marries vivid travel writing with rigorous historical research… immersive yet scholarly.’ Wonderful to see #SmallEarthquakes reviewed in The Travel Memoir Review. 📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social travelmemoir.review/2025/08/26/s...

Congratulations Patrick Haenni and @jeromed.bsky.social, Transformed by the People is out now👏 ‘Essential reading.’ @irishtimes.com ‘Haenni and Drevon have done the impossible… a gem, a superb, edifying and eye-opening account.’—Robert Malley 25% off w/code TRANSFORMED25➡️ tinyurl.com/mb4nrc7n

I had a blast on the Destination Eat Drink podcast chatting about the unexpected British impact on South America’s culinary history & culture, from Welsh Patagonian tearooms to Fray Bentos. 📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social shorturl.at/qeWjC

📢 We’re hiring an editorial assistant! This is an entry-level opportunity for a diligent and enthusiastic team-player with strong writing skills and a demonstrable interest in global affairs. Find out more & apply ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdv463pv

Had a great time talking to KQED/NPR's Dr. Moira Gunn about my new book, TO DIE WITH SUCH MEN, which follows a group of International Legion volunteers fighting for Ukraine: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Many thanks to Dr Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox and @aspi-org.bsky.social for publishing this review of my book. cc @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @michaeldwyer.bsky.social @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social

Delighted with this early review from Paul Preston of my book out in November with @hurstpublishers.bsky.social More and pre-orders here: www.hurstpublishers.com/book/travels...

Good morning with a brand new episode for your commute! I have the archaeologist and author Christopher Beckman telling me all about the history of anchovy in the Western cuisine! Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... #podcast #food #history #anchovy #garum

We’re proud to be publishing A Historian in Gaza by Jean-Pierre Filiu this November – a searing first-hand account from inside besieged Gaza, where he spent 33 days. An essential and urgent act of witness from one of its most insightful chroniclers. bit.ly/3Ves7NP

Hurst Publishers has signed A Historian in Gaza by Jean-Pierre Filiu, a searing eyewitness account from inside the besieged Palestinian enclave 👇 #BookSky

Seen in Waterstones Trafalgar Square (not by me, thx Jamie Gianoutsos)! Love the cover @hurstpublishers.bsky.social did for me! www.waterstones.com/book/abortio...

Grateful and clearly terrified to close out today’s The House on CBC talking about “The Information Animal” - take all the shiny people as bait to sit through to the end: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

NEW✨ Untold Stories of Britain's queer South Asians Desi Queers by @churnjeet.bsky.social @unistrathclyde.bsky.social @rkdasgupta.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social & @djritu.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social Read the #review by Kanchan Panday 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... #SAHM2025

📢 Updated and Now in Paperback 'Germany and Israel' by @marwecki.bsky.social is a radical reinterpretation of the relationship between the two states, particularly revisiting Germany’s involvement in the Palestinian question. Get 25% off w/code GERMANYISR25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/3bndxcvx

'Central Europe' by @ljukic.bsky.social is published today! 🎉 ‘An elegant, erudite and thoughtful book.' — @peterfrankopan.bsky.social 'Jukic writes fluently and peppers his book with colourful anecdotes.' — Peter Conradi , @thetimes.com Get 25% off w/code CENTRALEUROPE25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/yk6jp56x

Wonderful to launch #SmallEarthquakes at @stanfordstravel.bsky.social last night 🎉 A big thanks to everyone who came out to support it 🙌🏽 📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social www.stanfords.co.uk/small-earthq...

‘Decca was a fearless activist with a genius for remaining joyful, even in the face of tragedy and repression.’ Pre-order the new revelatory biography of the fifth Mitford sister, Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford, here ➡️ tinyurl.com/2awe5j55

Don’t forget to book your ticket to see @rachelcdailey.bsky.social, author of Ramping Up Rights: An Unfinished History of British Disability Activism at @edbookfest.bsky.social! 🎟️🎤📚 🗓 17th August ⏰ 5pm BST tinyurl.com/chmdcpxt

A pleasure to chat to Sam Baldwin at the Travel Memoir Review about South America, travel writing, and the inspiration behind Crossed Off the Map and Small Earthquakes. 📚 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social & @latinamericabureau.bsky.social travelmemoir.review/2025/08/07/t...

Out now 🎉 'Lithuania' by Richard Butterwick is the first popular history of a small post-Soviet state, and a very old European power. ‘A masterful guide through Lithuania’s journey.’ — @EngelsbergIdeas Get 25% off w/code LITHUANIA25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/2p9zb9he

Enter our giveaway to win a copy of Meghji's latest book. There's five copies up for grabs📚 To enter, sign up to our new travel newsletter. Head to the link in the comment section below, and you'll be entered into the giveaway. Good luck! @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @shafikmeghji.bsky.social