Publishing today! A beautifully illustrated compendium of LGBTIQ+ life. 'A queer scrapbook' is a rich archive of histories from across Britain & Ireland. Featuring interviews, photographs & flyers, it captures the diversity of queer & trans lives since WW2. Out now. #booksky

I was interviewed by the French History Network blog about my new @manchesterup.bsky.social book, 'Make cheese not war'. It was an ace opportunity to reflect on the lifecycle of a book project, personal encounters, research-led teaching (& vice versa) & more frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/6838/ 🗃️

Our Queer and Trans Histories series is seeking proposals! We welcome works spanning premodern to modern eras, global perspectives, and across genders and sexualities, it explores intersections of age, race, class, religion, disability, and more. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/queer...

Our new Queer and Trans Histories series is seeking proposals for works that expand the field, uncover overlooked topics, and reimagines how these histories are told. Find out more: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/queer... #LGBTQHistoryMonth

We're marking Women’s History Month, celebrating women's voices & stories that have shaped our world. Our reading list highlights trailblazers whose work continues to inspire and challenge us. Shop now with 30% OFF before 31st March here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/03... #booksky

Coming up next week! 🗓️ Join author Carol Chillington Rutter at Heffers Bookshop where she'll be in conversation with Dr Giulia Boitani (@cam.ac.uk) about her acclaimed new book 'Lying Abroad'. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lying-abro... #Cambridge #booksky

Join us at #RenSA26 this weekend! Stop by table 210 to discuss your next book proposal with Senior Commissioning Editor @mlhouston.bsky.social Check out our #RenaissanceStudies reading list for instructions on how to claim *30% off* all MUP books! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/01...

"Wotton's larger than life personality shines through. And his eventful story serves as a timely reminder of the risks a ruler takes when he appoints a maverick as his overseas representative." 'Lying abroad' reviewed in @thetimes.com: www.thetimes.com/culture/book... 'Lying abroad' is out now.

Caroline Aherne was one of the most influential and beloved of British comedians. In this new book @arghkid.bsky.social explores her comedic artistry and creative legacy. Pre-order with 25% OFF on @waterstones.bsky.social before 20th February. #WPreorder #booksky

Publishing in March! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 'A queer scrapbook' vividly illustrates the diversity of LGBTIQ+ lives across Britain and Ireland since the Second World War. 📖 Pre-order before the 28th Feb to get 30% OFF, just enter code LGBT30 at checkout on our website. @lgbthm.bsky.social #booksky

'A Queer Scrapbook' is a treasure trove of LGBTIQ+ histories from across Britain and Ireland. Packed with material, the book explores urban, rural and regional queer life since 1945. Meet two of the editors at @queerbritain.bsky.social on March 11th, tickets here: www.outsavvy.com/event/32181/...

This LGBT+ History Month, pick up a celebration of queer history like you've never seen it before. To truly understand who queer people are today, we must confront the twisted tales of the past. 30% off as part of our @lgbthm.bsky.social promotion until 28th Feb. @sachacoward.bsky.social #booksky

Every February we mark LGBT+ History Month, celebrating the rich and complex stories and histories of queer people. Our new reading list brings together books that uncover hidden lives, and place queer people where they have always been: at the heart of social, political, and cultural history.

Did I mention my first book is coming out in May? 👉👈

Still not set on your historical read to kick start 2026? We're currently offering 40% OFF our entire roster of titles, both trade and academic. Available until 31st January 2026. Find out more: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/01...

Some excellent things here. Just snapped up Mrs Dalloway: Biography of a Novel by Mark Hussey which I've had my eye on for a bit.

Some bargains here, the MUP trade list is ridiculous.

Translated from Yiddish into English for the first time, this historic collection documents experiences of Jews attempting to survive Nazi persecution. 'Out of the depths' on Jewish News today: www.jewishnews.co.uk/holocaust-er... #HolocaustMemorialDay #booksky

The CFP for the Gender & Medieval Studies conference 2026 is now LIVE! The theme is Gender & Creativity. The conf will be held in Oxford, 8-10 Sept, abstracts due to me by 13 April. Full details on the GMS website (artwork by @hellomizk.bsky.social) medievalgender.co.uk/2026-oxford/

New book mail yesterday, @hrehistorian.bsky.social's translation of collected documents from medieval & Reformation Germany, via the @manchesterup.bsky.social 40% off sale: 😃 📗 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165893/ #MedievalSky #EarlyModern

Starting 2026 on a high note at the BSECS Conference in the beautiful Pembroke College, Oxford. Pictured: Ben Jackson holding his 2025 work 'Material masculinities'. There's still time to claim 30% discount on our BSECs Reading List: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/01...

My book haul from #BSECS2026 is now materially present on my bookshelf. Exciting times ahead. Thanks to all of the wonderful exhibiting publishers including @manchesterup.bsky.social & @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social

BSECS 2026 7-9 January, Pembroke College Oxford We’re so looking forward to attending the BSECS Annual Conference, Europe’s leading event dedicated to the history, culture, and literature of the long eighteenth century. Find out more: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/bsecs...

How do we know Shakespeare was Shakespeare? Historian Susan Amussen traces William Shakespeare’s life through early modern England to show how a glover’s son could have become the world’s greatest author. Publishing March 2026, available to pre-order now. #booksky #Shakespeare #history

#BSECS2026 is here! We’ve put together a reading list of key eighteenth‑century titles and they’re 30% off until 31 Jan. Meet our Commissioning Editor, Siobhan Poole, to chat about our latest books and publishing with us. Explore the list: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/01...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎉 To celebrate the start of a new year, we are currently offering 40% OFF EVERY SINGLE BOOK on our website, until 31st January 2026. Head to our website (link in bio) to shop now. #booksky

Christmas shopping for your witchy bestie, folklorist friend or someone in your life who just loves myths & legends? Get 40% OFF these three titles (and more) on our website until December 23rd. Order ASAP to guarantee Christmas delivery. #FolkloreThursday #booksky @folklorethursday.bsky.social

Our 2025 Christmas Gift Guide is now live! Shop selected titles with 40% OFF as part of our Christmas Sale promotion for a limited time only. Whether it's sport, folklore, music or Jane Austen you're after there's a book here for everyone on your list: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/11...

Today I opened a box... of me!!! ☠️👽👻👹🧜‍♂️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Queer As Folklore is back in shops and available online from @manchesterup.bsky.social!

So very grateful to @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, Prof Carol Richardson, @kateai.bsky.social & everyone who came to talk about my new book with me yesterday evening 💖 and a wonderful flowery surprise from @starcrossed2018.bsky.social and @liederfollower.bsky.social ! 💐

It's Book Launch day for Dr Hope Doherty-Harrison! Tonight she'll celebrate 'Love and anti-Judaism in medieval English romance' at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, Edinburgh. @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

I'm back in the office after visits to Glasgow and Edinburgh, and a fab night celebrating the best of Scottish Literature at the #saltirebookawards where @mikkibrock.bsky.social's Plagues of the Heart was a shortlisted research book of the year. Congrats to all the winners and shortlisted authors.

Thank you @hsmurphy.bsky.social and @cemskcl.bsky.social for hosting me - what a great evening!

Have a proposal idea? Contact Commissioning Editors @siobhanmup.bsky.social @mlhouston.bsky.social to talk through your project @middleagewitch.bsky.social @devilprof.bsky.social @mikkibrock.bsky.social @vetur.bsky.social

The series is looking for proposals from wide range of disciplines, including #history #literature #ReligiousStudies #FilmStudies #MediaStudies #Anthropology #Folklore Find out more manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/10...

I am so excited to be working on our new, interdisciplinary Studies in the Supernatural series. If you're working on the supernatural, the occult, the eerie, the other, please do get in touch!

#Folklore This podcast is essential listening. @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social discuss their social splendid new book Folklore: A Journey through the Past and Present with that @icysedgwick.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...

Congratulations to friend and colleague @mikkibrock.bsky.social on being shortlisted for Scotland's National Book Awards in the research category for Plagues of the Heart: Crisis and Covenanting in a Seventeenth-Century Scottish Town (MUP, 2024)! www.thesaltires.org.uk

Did we mention we're celebrating MUP’s commitment to #OpenAccess publishing this week? Until 31st Oct, enjoy free digital access to the Introductions of three #goth-tastic books🦇 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/OGOM_books/ Learn more about #OA at MUP manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/open-access/

Spooky season is here! 👻 Check out our new reading list with 25% OFF these titles until the 3rd November - enter SPOOKY25 at checkout on our website: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/10... Perfect for foggy evenings, reading under a blanket with the lights low. #booksky #spookyseason

Remember all my mad book drama? (If not, buy me a pint and I'll sing you the ballad of the dodgy ex-publisher...) Well, I'm absolutely delighted to say it's over! An enormous thanks to my wonderful new publisher @manchesterup.bsky.social Queer As Folklore will be back in the wild! 🧜🏼‍♂️

We are delighted to announce that we will publish @sachacoward.bsky.social’s Queer as Folklore in paperback and ebook editions in December 2025. Initially published by Unbound, it was longlisted for the 2025 Polari Prize and has been shortlisted for the British Fantasy Society awards. #booksky

I’ve been training for this question, I just didn’t expect it in a conversation about Halloween costumes for a toddler. #EarlyModern #AcademicSky

To celebrate hitting 5000 followers on Instagram, we're giving away a bundle of our books as well as an MUP branded tote bag to one lucky winner. Find out more here: www.instagram.com/manchester_u... #booksky

We’re delighted to have @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social launching their new book 'Folklore' at @waterstones.bsky.social #Leeds, in conversation with fellow author Stu Hennigan. 25th September Get your tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/folkl... #booksky

Handily this book post arrived just as I finished my current read, really looking forward to this Thanks @manchesterup.bsky.social

It is publication day for Love & anti-Judaism in medieval English romance @manchesterup.bsky.social! Thank you so much @siobhanmup.bsky.social for believing in this project. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526183170/

Also publishing today is Strange matter: Medieval disruptions of time edited by Bleisteiner, Hartmann and Johnston which offers exciting new perspectives on the premodern fascination with materiality + the ways in which the Middle Ages experienced time manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526175960/