The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing's autumn events schedule is now live 📚 All welcome, events are free - join us. research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...

The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing autumn events is now live 📚 All welcome, events are free - join us1 research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...

CP: upcoming issue about Self-Translation in Children's and Young Adult Books, by editors Mirella Piacentini, Roberta Pederzoli and Fabio Regattin. Submit proposals (French/English) to [email protected] by Dec 1, 2025. journals.openedition.org/strenae/11837

Cover reveal for my forthcoming book, WE HAVE COME TO BE DESTROYED: GROWING UP IN COLD WAR BRITAIN which tells the history of Cold War Britain (c.1956-89) through the eyes of children & young people! Out with @yalebooks.bsky.social 28 April 2026 #booksky #skystorians yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...

CBCP will host a one-day in-person symposium on scholarly editing on 23rd Sept 2025. More information on the programme will be available soon, but in the meantime, please save the date. More info here: research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...

Memorias del Exilio: Los Niños Vascos del 37 is a graphic novel by Begoña Garrido, PhD alumna. It stems from her doctoral fieldwork and draws on testimonies about the 1937 mass evacuation of Basque children. The book and related exhibition materials are currently on display in the Library foyer.

It’s cover reveal time! Feast your eyes on THIS SLAVERY, coming out this September from @SelfMadeHero.bsky.social

Support WNDB's newest round of bookish care packages, which focus on showing queer and trans youth that their stories are magic — and that #MagicStoriesAreForEveryone! 🏳️‍⚧️ bit.ly/MagicCarePack...

5e épisode de ma lecture du formidable livre de Sophie Heywood: elle nous fait entrer dans la fabrique des romans jeunesse Hachette pendant la guerre froide! #LitteratureJeunesse Fabriquer des livres pour enfants chez Hachette album50.hypotheses.org/9800

3e épisode: où Sophie Heywood nous parle de l'affaire de la disparition du journal Tarzan. L’affaire “Tarzan” album50.hypotheses.org/9784 #LitteratureJeunesse

Episode 2: Sophie Heywood nous dit tout ce qu'on voulait savoir sur la loi de 49 et les conditions dans lesquelles elle est votée. On connaissait cette loi depuis les travaux des historiens de la BD (Th. Crépin), mais ici c'est vu sous le filtre de l'édition jeunesse! album50.hypotheses.org/9779

Congratulations @buxiduan.bsky.social!

Weds 18 June, 5.15pm GMT join us for the book launch of this powerful graphic novel on mass evacuation of Basque children during the Spanish civil war, by Begoña Garrido & Oskar Gorroño, from Begoña's PhD in Spanish at the @unirdg-phd.bsky.social To join online: tinyurl.com/mvrbsu88

The first review (in French!) of my book is now live... and I'm super proud as it's by Cécile Boulaire, whose pathbreaking book on Little Golden Books in France in the Cold War (see it here: pufr-editions.fr/produit/les-...) served as such an inspiration for my own work 👇

We'd love to see some #skystorians at this virtual book launch & discussion of some of the very newest work in #histchild #histyouth #histsex! Do register below, and we'd really appreciate shares/RTs 🗃

Are you a neurodivergent researcher who uses archives? We want to hear from you! We will be running our 1st Divergent Minds in the Archive workshop at Imperial War Museum on 4th July, 10-4.15. More info👇🏻. Sign up here lnkd.in/eUFBQg3p. Closing date for applications June 4th #skyhistorians

This Sunday May 11, 8pm GMT/ 3pm EST Julie Fette and I are in conversation on French Presse to discuss our new books offering transatlantic perspectives on the development of literature, book cultures and publishing for the young in contemporary France. Register 👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/frenchpres...

Love the @lurideditions.bsky.social reprints project. Looking forward to reading this.

I’ll be in conversation with the superb Kandace Chimbiri at New Beacon Books on May 14th, talking about Beyond the Secret Garden (coauthored with @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social ) & the representation of Black people in British children’s books. Register www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the...

The "Book Résumés" initiative from @uabookbans.bsky.social, @slj.com, and publishing partners is a powerful tool to combat censorship. This free resource includes reviews, accolades, and more info on frequently-challenged books. New titles added regularly! buff.ly/dr3btyt

New report from @britishacademy.bsky.social on language skills & capabilities in the UK research base Multilingual capabilities are integral to research excellence, impact and integrity www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...

Books would be nothing without #publishers – but women in the print industry have often been overlooked. The monumental Edinburgh Companion to Women in Publishing recounts the work of female printers, typesetters and editors between 1900 and 2020! #booksky 📙 rdg.ac/3DYB0Gx

Quick reminder: the deadline is 15 April to submit a proposal to be part of this special issue of the children's literature and material culture journal Strenae (fully open-access) on textiles and childhood: journals.openedition.org/strenae/11551

Un très beau colloque en novembre: Classiques, chefs-d’œuvre, best-sellers pour la jeunesse : quels patrimoines à partager ? Appel à contributions! magasindesenfants.hypotheses.org/15910

This International Children’s Book Day, @sophieheywood.bsky.social’s new book recounts a fascinating period in French Cold War history and the effects of censorship on kids' books & comics, in particular the publisher Hachette. #readingatReading #booksky Read it here! 🔗 rdg.ac/4jegfpc

Book launch: I'm excited to be joined by @lrpearson.bsky.social to chat about my book, at the @cbcp-unirdg.bsky.social, Mon March 24th, 5-6pm UK time. Join online: www.tickettailor.com/events/centr... In person (wine! snacks!) Room 128, Edith Morley building, University of Reading

PARUTION Nouveau numéro de @memoiresdulivre.bsky.social : « Édition et appropriation, XVIe-XVIIIe siècle » (vol. 15, no 2), sous la direction de Maxime Cartron et Nicholas Dion (cochercheur du GRÉLQ). Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site du GRÉLQ : www.usherbrooke.ca/grelq/actual....

Tout juste paru: un livre d'une chercheuse britannique sur l'édition jeunesse pendant la guerre froide en France, avec un gros focus sur Hachette: à ne pas manquer! magasindesenfants.hypotheses.org/15851 #LitteratureJeunesse #histoiredeledition #guerrefroide

I'm excited (honoured!) to be participating in this conference on international understanding and children's literature, to celebrate the centenary of the first children's library to be opened in France. The programme looks brilliant 👇👇 magasindesenfants.hypotheses.org/15620?fbclid...

I just nipped into the library at work today, and found these insanely wonderful pop-up books (including one with Maurice Sendak's monsters art for Mummy? with Arthur Yorinks and Matthew Reinhart) from the University of Reading @uorspeccoll.bsky.social

I'm very pleased to announce that my book 'Publishing for Children in Cold War France: Hachette in the age of Surveillance and Control' has been published by Bloomsbury. You can now download it as a free e-book here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do... #childrensbooks #publishing #coldwar

Our next CBCP seminar on Weds 26 Feb will be delivered by Xunchang Cheng & investigates two sets of Chinese metal type recently acquired by the University of Reading. This is a hybrid event. More info about Xunchang's talk & how to register is available here 👇 research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...

CfP: CBCP's 3rd PG Symposium will be held on Thurs 29 May 2025 at the University of Reading & online (via MS Teams). This is a hybrid event & there's no cost to attend. It's an opportunity for PhD students & Postdocs to present research & discuss book cultures & publishing. Submit by 24 March 2025.

Childhood history conference in Aarhus (DK)--theme "Children and Climate Change" (other topics welcome too). 📆Conference dates: 25-27 June 📆Deadline for abstracts: 4 April 👩‍🎓 Keynotes: @kalexand.bsky.social & @sheinalew.bsky.social conferences.au.dk/sscip-2025/c...

@annettejosephg.bsky.social @meghankroberts.bsky.social & I are seeking submissions for a special issue of French Historical Studies on "Children & Childhood in the French-Speaking World." We are esp interested in contributions that deal with race, empire, and colonialism. CFP here: bit.ly/3EIeVvE

Julie Fette's book on Gender in 21st Century French children's literature feels (sadly) very timely. She looks at classics & new books, as well as the multiple ways children access books, and how the messages they receive about gender are mediated by institutions: www.routledge.com/Gender-by-th....

Essai de Julie Fette, universitaire américaine, sur les représentations de genre transmises dans la littérature jeunesse française contemporaine. A lire d'urgence au moment où le gouvernement Trump fait la chasse aux études de genre! #litteraturejeunesse #genre magasindesenfants.hypotheses.org/15732

A venir en mars: Colloque international à l'occasion du Centenaire de l'Heure Joyeuse, en partenariat avec l'AFRELOCE. Ca va être chouette! Venez nombreux*euses! magasindesenfants.hypotheses.org/15620?fbclid...

Fin mars, à Eaubonne où il avait fondé un institut consacré à la littérature jeunesse, un colloque en hommage à Jean Perrot: magasindesenfants.hypotheses.org/15702 #litteraturejeunesse

The devastating decline of modern languages provision in the UK continues - please support the wonderful and highly respected colleagues in languages and translation facing the closure of their department at Cardiff University: chng.it/t5xsFHPFcb

In the words of @andrewkarre.bsky.social, "No, actually, book bans don't sell books" azmirror.com/2022/04/21/n...

Jouons sans entraves : les aires de jeux pour enfants après 1968. Ou comment la conception des aires de jeux pour enfants a été modelée par Mai 68, la politique des villes nouvelles et le premier choc pétrolier. Conférence de Loïc Boyer mardi 28 janvier à 18 heures ESAD d’Orléans entrée libre

Nouvel arrivant dans la collection Cligne Cligne, ce reliquat de la série d’affiches annonçant le Bunte Kinderwelt au Kingspor Museum. Ici c’est en 1973 et c’est Leo Lionni qui s’y colle.

…et ça tombe bien parce que c'est dans l'air! n°339 de la Revue des livres pour enfants: "Corée du Sud, la vague"

Réseaux sociaux ou pas, mes réflexions, je les rédige sur mon 'carnet de recherches' Hypotheses, les RS n'étant qu'une éventuelle chambre d'écho. Un nouveau billet donc… album50.hypotheses.org/9294

#WorldKidLit 2025 #kidsbook #translations includes @cuentodeluz.bsky.social @florisbooks.bsky.social @booksalbatros.bsky.social @postwavebooks.bsky.social @lantanapub.bsky.social @whatonearth.bsky.social @kalaniotbooks.bsky.social @helvetiq.bsky.social ... 1/2 worldkidlit.org/2025/01/08/2...

Bon, la migration depuis les réseaux sociaux des milliardaires trumpistes continue, donc j'ai créé, pour ceux qui débarquent tout juste ici, un lot d'adresses de comptes s'intéressant à la littérature jeunesse go.bsky.app/3KMZriD