The Print Revolution: Then and Now conference today @senatehouselib.bsky.social was great. I only got one pic, with representatives from various bibliographical presses, and here it is

A wonderful evening celebrating these brilliant people and their brilliant publications! Congratulations Christopher, Angéline, and Michael! @michaeldurrant.bsky.social

The @senatehouselib.bsky.social printer in residence Becca Drake ran some excellent sessions today. Bridging Caxton, Chaucer, contemporary poetry, and hand-press printing @ies-sas.bsky.social @sas-news.bsky.social

A few pics from @firstsrarebooks.bsky.social last week. It was great to get a part of the Book Fairs 101 session and the Revolutions in Print panel both with @ies-sas.bsky.social and @senatehouselib.bsky.social

Hanging out with @ies-sas.bsky.social and @bibsoc.bsky.social at Firsts today. Celebrating all things bookish. #BookHistory

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/978152612939... it still costs a bomb BUT 30% off if you use EVENT30 at checkout 😬

I would like to say a public thank-you to colleagues at @ies-sas.bsky.social, the English Association and University English for their support for my colleagues and department as we face a rapid unscheduled disassembly - the practical advice and support offered is wonderful, and we're so grateful.

The IES, English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social and University English @univeng.bsky.social are always available to support colleagues throughout the sector in these challenging times. There's more information on our website here: ies.sas.ac.uk/leadership-c...

Thanks to @thelondonarchives.bsky.social for a lovely evening and the chance to see some evocative items from their collections. Here is the list of deaths in London for this week in 1666 - the year of the great fire. Plague numbers were relatively low, with more deaths from consumption.

The @senatehouselib.bsky.social Printer is Residence, Becca Drake, is delivering two free workshops and a roundtable later this month, and they’re free! First up, a zine-making workshop on 21 May: www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...

EVENT! Free online #CPD *Close reading is creative reading* Why reading closely matters from primary to higher education Join contributors to the Spring issue of the EA Newsletter & explore the topic of close reading, with experts from primary, sec., H.E. englishassociation.ac.uk/close-readin...

On 11 May I will be in Canterbury talking about Gervase of Canterbury, the manuscripts of his work and what they tell us about the world in which he lived. This is a free event and it would lovely to have an audience! #Skystorians #BookHistory #MedievalSky www.canterbury.ac.uk/events/2026/...

ilab.org/article/caxt... A nice overview of the current Caxton exhibition @senatehouselib.bsky.social from the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Open until 1 July 2026, so do pop by if you’re in Bloomsbury. It’s free!

This will be a fascinating project for someone! #bookhistory #Archives #Libraries

Chuffed to discover that my MRes diss student,Sophie Weinberg, has won the Women’s History Network’s 2025 MA Dissertation Prize for ‘The Matrilineal Printing House’! Here’s a project Sophie’s working on over at the Skeuomorph Press at Illinois—a letterpress poster of her diss title!

The Bibliographical Society of America is participating in a social media campaign with ACLS this week, and we invite you to join in! The message is simple and proactive: we need more humanities and social sciences scholars and research. #TalkAboutHumanities

The 49th palaeography summer school in Birmingham incudes an advanced course on wills. It could be useful to experienced genealogists. #Skystorians #AncestryHour #Genealogy 🌳📜 ‘I leave my soul to God’: Testamentary Records c. 1300-c.1600 (with Shelagh Sneddon) palaeography.uk/study/short-...

Need an intro to the basics of palaeography? Book your spot by 22nd May: buff.ly/GEkudq3 #palaeography #paleography #LIPS26

There's still time to register for this talk by @laurajcleaver.bsky.social on crime and the London rare book trade 🕵️ 29 April at 5.30pm Get tickets here 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crime-and-...

The Print Revolution then and now (Friday 29 May 2026) - a one-day event consisting of panel discussions and contemporary perspectives on Senate House Library exhibition, The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-print-...

The IES and @dh-researchhub.bsky.social are the proud owners of a beautiful Albion printing press! This will be an amazing resource for our SAS students, summer schools, and other research training opportunities. Huge thanks to @michaelwdurrant.bsky.social, Christopher Ohge, and Richard Lawrence!

Huge congratulations to @michaelwdurrant.bsky.social on the publication of The Dreadful Name of Henry Hills: The Lives and Afterlives of a Seventeenth-Century Printer! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526129390

Many thanks to Tandy Barton, Academic Librarian for Manuscript and Print, and to writer and journalist Jade Cuttle, for showing us around the @senatehouselib.bsky.social Museum of Writing yesterday, which Jade is currently helping to catalogue

The Bibliographical Society is delighted to announce the launch of a redesigned version of the London Book Trades Database, details of which are in this month’s Council’s Choice: bibsoc.org.uk/councils-cho...

I’m leading this London Rare Book School course on the history of collecting. Ideal for anyone interested in studying the history of libraries and how and why books have survived. We’ll be looking at why special collections are special. 22-26 June. #bookHistory👇📚📖 ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...

Reposting for the weekend crowd #medievalsky #manuscripts

📢Job alert! We’re looking for 3 new full-time graduate trainee Archives & Special Collections Assistants to join our innovative, user-focused engagement team. See more details and apply: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/archives... 🗓️Closing date: 16 April 2026

Latest ranking of English universities based on their contribution to social mobility. University of Bradford, Aston University and the University of Wolverhampton take the top three places.

Job klaxon! Come and be an Early Modernist at UCL: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

MA Scholarship Award for scholars of colour. In 2026, we plan to offer two scholarships of £4,000 each, to contribute to the costs of postgraduate study. This scholarship is open to candidates studying on either a full time or a part time basis. Apply by 15 July 2026 rensoc.org.uk/apply/schola...

I’ve just received my author copies from @manchesterup.bsky.social 😍

Would you like to come and work with IES? Of course you would! We are now recruiting for an Academic Engagement and Impact Officer, who will support the delivery of our fabulous summer schools. 0.6fte, open-ended contract. Any questions, email [email protected]! www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Many thanks to Dr Alexandra Hill and all the team @wellcomecollection.bsky.social for offering a session on the book and the body for our History of the Book students this week!

📢 Free training klaxon! Our 'Peer Review' training session is taking place tomorrow. 📌 Thurs 19th March, online via Zoom, 2pm UK time The session is led by Dr Emma Gallon, Publisher, (@emmagallon.bsky.social) & Dr Amaan Hyder, Journals Manager. Register to attend: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

'Londoners on Trial' - our new FREE exhibition, now open! Explore the history of law and order in London, uncovering the stories of London’s criminals, victims and law enforcers from the medieval period to modern times. Book your ticket now! 👇 buff.ly/X40WtmV

THE Emma Smith, author of Portable Magic: A History of Books and their Readers, troubles assumptions made about the First Folio, the nature of value, and how culture is communicated across time. Stay tuned for more from Emma on Throughlines this week.

Next week’s medieval manuscripts seminar is a double-bill. Join us in person or online, Tuesday 17.30 UK time. 👇 ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Applications open for IES Fellowships starting in October 2026! We welcome applications from researchers who will work in advocacy for the discipline, and we also welcome applications from independent researchers. Terms from 6 months to 3 years. Deadline: 10 April ies.sas.ac.uk/fellowships/...

The IES has joined LinkedIn! Please do give us a follow! www.linkedin.com/company/inst...

We are reaching out to mid-career historians who specialise in 17th-century British history! 📜 The IHR Ian Roy Mid-Career Library Bursary offers support for travel and accommodation for research using the IHR's incredible library collections in London. www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...

This summer school has 4 courses: intro level courses on Latin and reading medieval documents and advanced courses on wills and inquisitions. Check it out #Skystorians and tell your students (please and thank you) 👇📚🎓📜

Come think about Feminist Bibliography with me this summer! I’m teaching a one-week online course for @calrbs.bsky.social—I love this class and am excited to do it again. Description below; priority deadline April 15; all details at www.calrbs.org/feminist-bib...

New in the Bloomsbury Studies in Digital Cultures series! 'New Directions in Digital Textual Studies' ➡️ https://bit.ly/3ZMhlAO An engaging and wide-ranging look at how book history and digital humanities intersect, featuring scholars across the fields.

The Maggs Scholarship seeks to support an excellent student who wishes to study the MA in the History of the Book, but whose circumstances might make it difficult to access the programme. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4sv1Eeu

Tonight’s Book Collecting Seminar @ies-sas.bsky.social ! #BookHistory

Applications for IES Fellowships in the 2026/27 academic year are now open! You can apply for an ECR or Research fellowship, with terms from 6 months to 3 years. The application deadline is 10 April. ies.sas.ac.uk/fellowships/...

*Publishing March 2026* The dreadful name of Henry Hills, The lives and afterlives of a C17th printer. Michael Durrant @michaelwdurrant.bsky.social brings the forgotten printer Henry Hills vividly back to life, exploring how his reputation, notoriety, and his legacy has evolved over time.

Thank you Laura 😊

I wrote a blog post for the @manchesterup.bsky.social website to introduce my forthcoming book. It’s out at the end of this month! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/03...

For Arabic readers, London’s palaeography school has a course on Islamic literary heritage. In person, 8-12 June. Places are limited, so book now 👇 📚☀️ palaeography.uk/study/short-...