Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the entire Manchester University team! Our office is closed from the 24th December for our festive break. We're returning to the office on the 5th January, and will pick up any messages then.

Ends tomorrow!

An energetic exploration of a writer for our times with @devoney.bsky.social, Kate Evans and @beerowlatt.bsky.social. Featuring readings by Susannah Harker (1995 Jane Bennet). Now available to view on the @britishlibrary.bsky.social YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4_V... #JaneAusten

Head to our Instagram page to see our trade teams' picks for festive reading, gifting, and their favourite MUP book they've worked on this year. Picks from @canongatebooks, @SceptreBooks, @PersephoneBooks & more. 📚 #booksky

Lots of you will be logging off at the end of today. So what's coming up in 2026? It'll be packed. On 10 February I'll be publishing 'New Labour, New Britain?' - a whole book on the Blair governments. Have I said anything about it yet? www.amazon.co.uk/New-Labour-B...

Lots of you will be logging off at the end of today. So what's coming up in 2026? It'll be packed. I'll be talking in York on Tues 3 March about my new book on the Blair governments. Come along! I'll also be speaking in - at least - Bristol, London and Oxford. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-labour...

If anyone would like me to speak about the Blair govts at their local bookgroup, bookshop or Labour Party (etc.), just DM or give me an email and we'll talk! Happy to help, just doing my job etc.

Exciting delivery at the Sydney Jones library today! ✨ So nice to see my chapter on socialist-feminist activism in 1980s Merseyside finally in print (almost 2 years after writing!) in @d-j-frost.bsky.social and @evansmithhist.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social wonderful volume.

Look what arrived today! Ask your library to order a copy: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/ @evansmithhist.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to Rogelio Luque-Lora, we are delighted to be the publisher of ‘LAND: A History of Belonging’ and can't wait to share it with readers! #booksky

Christmas comes early! NEW open access @thejohnrylands.bsky.social Bulletin spec issue on how imaging science transforms our understanding of heritage! www.manchesterhive.com/view/journal... Co-edited w/ @rylandsesoterica.bsky.social @nhsf.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social

New issue of the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library Vol. 101 No. 2 (2025) www.manchesterhive.com/view/journal... #openaccess @thejohnrylands.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social @tonyrichards.bsky.social @stefanhanss.bsky.social @ecgow.bsky.social

@manchesterup.bsky.social would declaring a mental health emergency enable a more effective and earlier policy and service response to victims and survivors of political conflict? manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526190499/

Hi, have I pushed my new book enough now? You can pre-order it right away, and it'll be out in the world on 10 Feb! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526146328/

NEW: One of the launch events for my book! This one's in York, at York St John University, during the early evening of Tuesday 3 March... There'll be others, in Bristol, London and Oxford, but this one's now got a signup available. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-labour...

New year, new events! Join us at one of our upcoming events in January, taking place both in-person and online at in early 2026. For more information and tickets, head to our Events page: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/ @faneproductions.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk @bookhaus.bsky.social

Fantastic to see Neil Storey's 'The Island Book of Records Volume II' in Richard Williams' best bits of 2025 blog post, read his full list of books, albums and more top picks here: thebluemoment.com/2025/12/17/2... The book is currently 40% off on our website for a limited time only! #booksky

The imaging special edition of the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library is now published! Read it for FREE, fully open access via @manchesterup.bsky.social www.manchesterhive.com/view/journal...

Pier Paolo Pasolini is often remembered for his films and writing, but this new volume, 'Pier Paolo Pasolini for art history and practice' reveals how his intermittent practice as a painter, critic, and historian of art shaped his entire oeuvre. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526186140/

Shop selected titles with 40% OFF as part of our Christmas Sale until Dec 23rd. Discover untold histories of #London, or take a globe-trotting tour of nature from a women's perspective. We have books for any literary explorer. #booksky @tricksterprince.bsky.social @sarahjlonsdale.bsky.social

We’re exhibiting at the @modernlanguage.bsky.social conference! Find us on the Ingram stand, 102A/104A Check out our #MLA26 reading list to, 📚 Explore #literature books 📚 Get special discounts 📚 Arrange a meeting to discuss your book proposal manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/12...

Discounts end 23rd December! Doing any last-minute gift shopping or just looking to treat yourself to some end-of-year reading? Browse our Christmas Sale on our website now. #booksky #giftideas #christmas

How do we know Shakespeare was Shakespeare? Could a glover's son really be the author behind such literary masterpieces? Historian Susan Amussen travels the path that carried him from humble origins in Stratford to literary greatness on the London stage. Publishing March 2026. #booksky #Shakespeare

Christmas shopping for a Janeite? We have a wonderful range of Jane Austen titles currently with 40% OFF on our website until December 23rd. #JaneAusten250 #booksky @devoney.bsky.social @thezhm.bsky.social

*How many Bigas Luna films can you name?* 📽️ We’ve created a montage featuring stills from across his filmography, let us know how many you can spot in the comments! The Films of #BigasLuna by Santiago Fouz-Hernández publishes TODAY! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9780719090431/ #FilmStudies

When Wangari Maathai began planting trees in Kenya 50 years ago, the country's tree cover was barely 2% and soil erosion was devastating rural lives. Now tree cover is close on 15% and forests are reviving. Read about her life and work in my book, £12 Christmas sale! share.google/X3y1wiiIfwLe...

John Updike’s literary letters; Jane Austen at 250; irritating professors; Cixin Liu’s stories of wonderment; beer as object and metaphor; our annual Christmas quiz – and much more. The new TLS is out now: www.the-tls.com/issues/curr...

'With great enthusiasm and flair, @devoney.bsky.social restores the rowdy, the rebellious, the impassioned and the scandalous to Austen's life and afterlife.' Madeleine Saidenberg's review of 'Wild for Austen' in the @thetls.bsky.social, read it here: www.the-tls.com/literature-b... #JaneAusten250

Listen to today's episode of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour for a discussion of why Jane Austen is still so relevant to women today, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of her birth, featuring author @thezhm.bsky.social: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #JaneAusten250 #booksky

This week on @thetls.bsky.social podcast, author @devoney.bsky.social on what we don't know about Jane Austen, listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b... Her book 'Wild for Austen' is out now and available from all good bookshops & online. #JaneAusten #booksky

Happy 250th birthday Jane Austen! Born #OnThisDay in 1775, Jane Austen is one of the world's most beloved novelists. Our three wonderful Austen titles, pictured here, are all currently 40% OFF as part of our Christmas Sale until December 23rd. #JaneAusten #Austen250 #booksky

This #DisabilityHistoryMonth we're celebrating Amanda Cachia's recent book. 'Hospital aesthetics' presents a different perspective on disabled bodies, aiming to undo the social and cultural impacts hospitals have had on disabled patients. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526187864/

And this morning @manchesterup.bsky.social author Gavin Schaffer has stopped by our @jewishstudies.bsky.social and is shown below with his book, An Unorthodox History: British Jews since 1945. #AJS2025

This is what I'm working on next: fascism and the environment. Hoping to finish it before the world burns and/or the fascists take charge. Fingers crossed. Do ask me about it, if you're curious. www.thebookseller.com/rights/manch...

You've seen our top trade titles, now it's time to round-up our academic heavy-hitters for 2025🥁 This year our list of #BestBooksOf2025 features prize-winners on medicine, imperialism, migration, sexuality, nuclear policy and more. Check out Instagram for the full selection of books!

This #UKDisabilityHistoryMonth we're celebrating our Disability History Series, a selection of works exploring global perspectives on disability across society, culture, and time. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/disab...

‘A century ago, Seven Dials, just a few minutes walk from the shop, was a shabby, cosmopolitan working-class district, not quite Bloomsbury, not quite Covent Garden.’ 'Songs of Seven Dials' by Matt Houlbrook for your Christmas gifting: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/collections/... #booksky

History buffs, your next listen awaits Whether you’re dashing to the shops or commuting home, dive into conversations with leading historians. Georgios Giannakopoulos (The Interpreters): newbooksnetwork.com/the-interpre... Tim Allender (Empire Religiosity): historyofeducation.org.uk/podcast/

I’m unreasonably excited about this

Does art have to be beautiful? What if it can be useful instead? Join John Byrne as he presents his new book, Useful Art, an exploration of how "Useful Art" is helping artists and communities fight back. Interviewed by Bill Balaskas. Tickets @faneproductions.bsky.social: www.fane.co.uk/john-byrne

In her new book 'The Trouble with Freedom', journalist and researcher @melissa-geog.bsky.social travels through a deeply polarised America to uncover what lies beneath the surface of its culture wars. Join us at @thetroubleclub.bsky.social in January, tickets here: tinyurl.com/56h7x9cn #booksky

Shopping for the bookworm in your life who loves a good non-fiction read? Shop our Christmas Sale promotion on our website now, with 40% off until the 23rd December 2025. Order by 17th December 2025 to guarantee Christmas delivery. #booksky #giftideas #nonfiction

Thanks to the @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social team for including Studio Electrophonique by Jamie Taylor (@coldtapfilms.bsky.social) in their Books of 2025 list. #booksky

Don't miss a very special episode of Woman's Hour on Tuesday as guests including author @thezhm.bsky.social will be celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday! 🎂 Tune into BBC Radio 4 from 10am: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #JaneAusten #WomansHour #booksky

An unexpected advent surprise - my book is available to pre-order with @manchesterup.bsky.social For those interested in biofuels & the bioeconomy, vegetal geographies, climate politics, or relationships between energy & "human progress" more broadly! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526192127/

Now under contract from @manchesterup.bsky.social: PERFORMING QUEER NATIONS on #Eurovision and its narratives of queer, national, European belonging in post-Cold-War Europe bakercatherine.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/p... The history and memory behind where we now are.

Head to our Instagram to discover which reads ruled the roost in 2025: prize-listed, best-of-the-year anointed, and absolutely worth the hype. 🌟 From shortlists to “best of” lists, we've gathered this year’s most celebrated trade books into one stack. 📚 Perfect for gifting inspiration too! 🎁#booksky

Postcards from 1920s and 1930s Seven Dials 4 Before there was the Seven Dials Trust, the area became a focus for the ferocious struggles through which modern London was brought into being. #London #SevenDials #CoventGarden #History #20s30s

Looking forward to this discussion with the brilliant @alicejolly.bsky.social

'Folklore is still part of everyday life in the cities as well as in the countryside.' Novelist and folklore academic @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social is on Northern Voices today talking about boggarts, writing and her new book, Folklore, from @manchesterup.bsky.social on.soundcloud.com/Zn0M7epQr9rg...