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'Bacon’s utopian scientists have achieved miracles: they create artificial rain, snow and meteors.' Chloë Houston on a scientific utopia admired by tech bros today

Thanks to the brilliant Frances Wilson (author of Electric Spark: The Enigma of Muriel Spark) for these kind words about THE BOOK GAME @chloehouston.bsky.social @4thestatebooks.bsky.social

Here "we" are -- that is, the two sides of Frances Wise -- signing THE BOOK GAME at beautiful Goldsboro Books off Charing Cross Road. Fast work. We got through a *lot*. @goldsborobooks.bsky.social @chloehouston.bsky.social

Just finished the excellent The Book Game by Frances Wise. Highly recommend. Witty, observant, nicely satirical, knowing without being arch. Bravo, @adamwithbooks.bsky.social @chloehouston.bsky.social

The Book Game is out today! Available in all good bookshops… @adamwithbooks.bsky.social

Out one week today!

Could *you* construct an ideal society? 🛠️ 🌇 Craft your perfect world using past visions of utopias in art & literature at @chloehouston.bsky.social's stand The Utopia Experiment at the #CommunityFestival2025 Find out more about the festival! 🔗 rdg.ac/3AUYDdZ

And beyond delighted that the hardback of The Book Game has landed 💥💚🦚🌳 Out June 5th. @adamwithbooks.bsky.social @4thestatebooks.bsky.social

Delighted to have our edited collection in my hands today! Huge thanks to Laetitia Sansonetti, our series editor, and our commissioning editor Guy Carney at Brepols - and to our brilliant (and patient) contributors. And from me to my co-editors Ladan and Sophie, super colleagues both.

Thanks very much to Tolhurst organic farm for having me over on Thursday to talk about utopias and the land. The first time I have discussed More’s men-eating sheep in close proximity to the real thing. #TheUtopiaExperiment #NotAllSheep

Out 5th June, delighted to see The Book Game in @thetimes.com & looks like we have a new subtitle #shagginginthefolly

It was a pleasure to deliver a keynote talk at the inaugural interdisciplinary symposium of the Utopia Experiment at the University of Reading yesterday! Special thanks to @chloehouston.bsky.social for the kind invitation. A great variety of papers and thought-provoking discussions!

Thank you to all of our fantastic speakers at the Utopia symposium today, especially our keynotes @atasoyemrah.bsky.social and Chris Coates, talking here about his experience of living in communes & intentional communities. An inspiring day 😊

We are thrilled to be welcoming Dr Emrah Atasoy and Chris Coates to deliver keynote addresses at the inaugural symposium of The Utopia Experiment tomorrow at the University of Reading! Join us in Chancellors G04 or online (DM for link).

Accidentally walked into an Eric Ravilious painting today and it was magic.

Delighted to be speaking at the 2025 Ceræ conference on Dreams, Visions and Utopias on 26 & 27 April. Do come or have a listen later. (And how marvellous is this detail from Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights?😍)

Thanks for having me @memorients.bsky.social for this guest post on the material text in early modern European travel writing about Persia.

In a turn-up for the books, the Telegraph makes the case for English and Humanities degrees. What next, Brussels sprouts voting for Xmas? @englishassociation.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.bsky.social

#newbook A book with a cover that is similar to one that I loved in the past, raises my expectations of that new book. I love finding covers that have a similar theme, it makes we wonder what is in the pages to compare The Book Game by Frances Wise is coming from 4th Estate Books 13/3/2025

I think this is one of the most important pieces of work @englishassociation.bsky.social has done. Thanks to the inspiring teachers who joined the conversation, & Dr Rebecca Fisher, @bobeaglestone.bsky.social, the Globe. Enjoy reading it! englishassociation.ac.uk/summit-on-th...

I thought I would spend this wet windy December day writing about an artefact we found in our little church which led us on a journey of discovery about the ancient custom of Maiden's Garlands. It all started just as the first lockdown was announced....... a🧵

It’s Black Friday! It is traditional to do some shopping on Black Friday, but also it’s a good day to protest consumer capitalism, so why not do both and pre-order my new novel (on discount today) at an indie? 🤝 uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...