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⚠️Hybrid warfare. Psychological operations. Kidnapped children. 📖 Bob Seely’s new book shows how Russia has rewritten the rules of war and why the West must pay attention. “Indispensable.” ✍️ Professor Mark Galeotti Coming soon 👉 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-ne...

Oh HELLO 🤩 huge congrats to @beamg.bsky.social on this romping history of fangirling - beginning, of course, with those falling into swoons over our brooding badboy Lord Byron and taking us right up to Harry Styles 💋 Suggest pre-ordering this one: out on 3 July 📚 @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

💖“This book will introduce the world to Wrexham’s heart. Her name is Kerry Evans.” @vancityreynolds.bsky.social Kerry has faced incredible challenges but has never let them define her.

Although a generous memoir full of praise for those with whom he has worked, at the heart of this book lies a powerful and explosive settling of accounts 📚 Lord Waldegrave reviews Michael Heseltine's 'From Acorns to Oaks' | @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social bit.ly/4nwyw4f

As tensions rise again, what’s Britain’s history with Iran? 📖In The English Job, Blair’s Foreign Secretary Jack Straw charts 100 years of tangled history, from coups to sanctions, and what it means for diplomacy today. Available in paperback here 👉 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-en...

Great to see @jaheale.bsky.social recommend ‘The Art of Delivery’ in The Spectator as ‘one of the two most important British political books published this summer’ The 📕 reveals how to turn rhetoric into reality in government ✍️ www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-... @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

Grateful to have been able to give Sir Tony Blair my book ‘The Art of Delivery’ It tells the untold story of how his government transformed Britain’s public services Using 600,000 words of Sir Michael Barber’s unpublished diaries plus interviews with Cabinet ministers, SPADs and civil servants

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Alfred Brendel, a pianist of rare insight and one of music’s great writers. Reflect on a formidable legacy with the definitive collection of his essays: Music, Sense and Nonsense 👉 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/music-...

😱Fangirls don’t just scream – they shape culture 📚Swoon by Bea Martinez-Gatell uncovers how generations of young women have turned poets into legends, actors into icons and musicians into messiahs – rewriting history in the process. Out 3 July 👉 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/swoon

Great to be on @politicshome.bsky.social ‘The Rundown’ hosted by @alaintolhurst.bsky.social Shared lessons from my 📕‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’ esp Delivery Unit led by Sir Michael Barber @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

Featuring great review of my book ‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’ @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social *✍️ using Michael Barber’s diaries & new interviews @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social recommends the 📕 to Rory Stewart from 41:40

Thank you Alastair Campbell for recommending my 📕‘The Art of Delivery’ to Rory Stewart on The Rest Is Politics “It’s very, very readable.” “It’s about how we matched process of the Spending Review to the work of the Delivery Unit and progress that was being made.” @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

Still searching for that ideal Father's Day present? Then this might do the trick. Read about George Robledo, the first overseas star of English football, in 'Postcards From Santiago' by @spencervignes.bsky.social, available through @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social, Amazon & all good bookshops.

Sanctioned: The Inside Story of the Sale of Chelsea FC by Nick Purewal is OUT NOW 💥

Tom Mutch has witnessed the forging of an ‘iron generation’ of young #Ukrainians. With first-hand reporting from all the major battlegrounds and front lines, The Dogs of Mariupol recounts the war’s most notorious encounters. Out now 👉 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-do...

Everything you could ever want to know about why I decided to write 'Postcards From Santiago', my biography on George Robledo, the first overseas star of English football, out now from @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social Click on the pic below to read: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

📣 Huge thank you to Ed Balls for this endorsement of my new book – The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services – Available now 📚 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-ar... @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

📣 PUBLICATION DAY for my new book 🎉 ‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’ It tells an as yet untold story of how transformative change was actually delivered - how a PM turned rhetoric into reality @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

For anyone who gives a tinker's cuss, I'll be speaking to Adrian Chiles on BBC Radio 5 Live from 1.30pm today about this man, George Robledo, and why I decided to write a book about him. The book in question is called 'Postcards From Santiago' and is available from @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

“A detailed account of Starmer’s many missteps and gives an insight into why many Labour MPs feel he should be doing better.”✍️ @georgewparker.bsky.social, @thehousemag.bsky.social Read George Parker’s review of Red Flag by Michael Ashcroft www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

Thank you to former Cabinet Secretary, Simon Case for this endorsement of my new book 📕 The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social Out next week. Pre-order here 📚 amzn.eu/d/dRRTDrw

📢'Government must speed up maternity care changes' Theo Clarke www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Giving birth in England is not safe. Half of all maternity units are rated either inadequate or requiring improvement." 🖊️ @hannahsbee.bsky.social: The birth trauma taboo

A podcast conversation about my latest book ‘Vikings in the East. From Vladimir the Great to Vladimir Putin.’ #vikings #RussiaUkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine #Putin @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social viking-story.captivate.fm/episode/retu...

“The beating heart of our constitutional settlement is the weekly audience between King and Prime Minister.” Julian Francis Godolphin lifts the lid on royal power in On His Majesty’s Service 👉 www.bitebackpublishing.com/posts/power-...

A wry and candid memoir, Mark Field’s thoughtful analysis is delivered with a side order of waspish insight 📚Lord Graham Brady reviews 'The End of an Era: The Decline and Fall of the Tory Party' @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social bit.ly/44ZuEBB

Today we mark the historic 80th anniversary of #VEDay, a time to reflect on the end of WWII in Europe. Explore the untold stories behind the victory 👉 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/catego...

The King reigns… but does he rule?👑 On His Majesty’s Service by Julian Francis Godolphin reveals how the King’s unique powers – through dismissals, dissolutions and quiet vetoes – have shaped nations.

🚨LAST DAY OF THE SPRING SALE🚨 From political power plays to espionage, untold histories to sporting icons, over 500 books are still available at 50% OFF. FIND YOUR NEXT READ👉 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books?utm_so...

Talking Vikings & Putin with Tom at @gbnews.bsky.social ‘Vikings in the East. From Vladimir the Great to Vladimir Putin - The Origins of a Contested Legacy in Russia and Ukraine’ (Biteback, London). @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

*OUT NOW* NEW arrivals!⚽️📚👇 soccer-books.co.uk/collections/... @pitchpublishing.bsky.social @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social #EFL #WCFC #Arsenal #AFC #SkyBetChampionship @spencervignes.bsky.social #NUFC #barnsleyfc #UTMP #QPR #LFC #CPFC #LCFC #pafc #STFC #NonLeague #pl #BCFC #EFLPlayoffs #BookSky

💥Out today: Red Flag: The Uneasy Advance of Sir Keir Starmer by Michael Ashcroft Revealing previously unknown details about the PM, find out if he’s the best man for the job. 📚 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/red-flag

Published today (April 24th, 2025)! ‘Vikings in the East. From Vladimir the Great to Vladimir Putin - the Origins of a Contest Legacy in Russia and Ukraine.’ Published by Biteback, London. #Vikings #History #Russia #Ukraine #Putin @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

📢The Biteback Spring Sale is officially on! 📚From political power plays to espionage, untold histories to sporting icons, over 500 books are now available at 50% OFF. 📖 Start browsing, start saving – these deals won’t stick around 👉 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books?utm_so...

No One Got Cracked Over the Head for No Reason: Dispatches from a Crime Reporter by Martin Brunt is now in paperback 💥 Get your copy here 👉 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/no-one-got-cracked-over-the-head-for-no-reason

VOTE NOW for Just One More Goal by David Pleat👇

For decades, Hackney was a vibrant multicultural hub; today, its soul is under threat.

From Hackney, With Love: Richard Yeboah explores Hackney's 300-year journey from middle-class suburb to one of the UK’s poorest areas, and its recent gentrification. May 10, 2025, Round Chapel. Tickets soon! #Hackney #Gentrification #Regeneration #HackneyHistoryFestival

We might be best known for political publishing, but turns out we can do a pretty decent job with football too⚽ 🎉Two Biteback books have been shortlisted for the Sports Book Awards 2025

📢The Dogs of Mariupol: Russia’s Invasion and the Forging of Ukraine’s Iron Generation When Russia invaded, ordinary Ukrainians became warriors.

Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles: rivals, rebels and friends.🔥Their first meeting ended in a brawl. What followed was a wild 25-year ride across Spain, cinema and history. Read A Duel of Bulls by @petecarvill.bsky.social, out today👉 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/a-duel...