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OUT NOW 🎉 How did a small post-Soviet state become a digital & e-government powerhouse? Rebooting a Nation by @joelburke.bsky.social is the informative & entertaining masterclass in Estonia’s modern history. ‘[A] timely book.’ — @financialtimes.com 25% off w/code REBOOTING25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/rr8t5hy3

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I've chosen eight books to look out for in April. Picks from @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social, @reaktionbooks.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social, @yalebooks.bsky.social, @swiftpress.bsky.social, @quercusbooks.bsky.social, @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social mathewlyons.substack.com/p/eight-book...

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The Algorithm by Hilke Schellmann is out now in paperback!📚 A @financialtimes.com Business Book of the Year 🎉 ‘The best available case study [of] … the use of artificial intelligence by human resource departments.’ — @nytimes.com Get 25% off with code ALGORITHM25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/ynrczxvv

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I speak to Raja Aderor about my book Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East in this new episode of "Unlocking Academia". You can listen here! newbooksnetwork.com/digital-auth... cc @hurstpublishers.bsky.social

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📰💬 ‘In different, less globally calamitous times, the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh might have registered more forcefully. … [Ashes of Our Fathers is] a valuable contribution to our understanding of an underreported region.' - @thetls.bsky.social 👏 www.the-tls.co.uk/politics-by-...

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🔮 ‘The occult is worth remembering … We may be heading for another spooky age so let us take lessons from the last one.’ Read the feature on Holy Men of the Electromagnetic Age by Raphael Cormack in @scotsman.com👇 pressreader.com/uk/the-scots...

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'Mr. Tertitskiy ... has pulled off a rare and impressive biographical feat... [and] given us a chilling portrait of a man who seems almost too bad to be true.' Accidental Tyrant gets a wonderful review from @wsj.com 👏 www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

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‘[A] timely book … on Estonia’s transformation into a thriving tech hub.’ Read the review of @joelburke.bsky.social ’s Rebooting a Nation: The Incredible Rise of Estonia, E-Government and the Startup Revolution in the @financialtimes.com👇 www.ft.com/content/5628...

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⭐'Enthralling … a deeply detailed—and richly peopled—portrait of a conflicted era.' Raphael Cormack’s Holy Men of the Electromagnetic Age is reviewed in @wsj.com👇 www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

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‘The human stories make this history a compelling read … rooted in the concrete, the personal, the everyday complexity and messiness of individual lives.’ A brilliant review of Abortion: A History by @maryfissell.bsky.social in @newstatesman.com👇 www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...

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I'm rather thrilled with this review of my book in the journal American Historical Review! @cityhistory.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social #india #WW2 #emotionalhistory

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As Greenlanders brace for an unwelcome visit from @VP Vance and his entourage, one has to ask ‘So You Want to Own Greenland?’ Elizabeth Buchanan provides an indispensable guide to Greenland, which could become the next global flashpoint. PUBLISHING IN AUGUST. Pre-order here: tinyurl.com/3dvmmbvt

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New data reveals a record 4.5m UK children in poverty & Labour’s spring statement cuts will exacerbate this. Read Seven Children: Inequality & Britain’s Next Generation by @dannydorling.bsky.social. ‘Haunting.’ @observeruk.bsky.social 25% off DORLING25 tinyurl.com/5n7vyncd tinyurl.com/cvz74z47

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Latest arrivals from @hurstpublishers.bsky.social at TAS Towers! I think the VATICAN25 code for 25% off Vatican Spies is still active. And, of course, you should already have @philipwblood.bsky.social's War Comes to Aachen as it is superb. #newbooks #booksky #histbookchat

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Great to see #SmallEarthquakes in fine company in the @hurstpublishers.bsky.social Autumn/Winter 2025 catalogue, including the paperback edition of @paulclammer.bsky.social’s Black Crown. tinyurl.com/2wy8j9df

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Social scientist @dannydorling.bsky.social discusses Britain’s economic divide, drawing on decades of research to challenge common misconceptions. How can we reverse the trends leaving all children worse off than their parents? 📉 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social 📅 April 13—3pm 🔗 Book: bit.ly/4j54hOu

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📢 OUT TODAY 'Three Begums' is a poignant reflection of grief, empowerment and feminism through the lives of three women who shaped author Ziauddin Sardar’s destiny. ‘Outstanding.’ - Colin Tudge Get 25% off w/code BEGUMS25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/358jx975

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🇮🇹 📚 Happy Publication Day! Scenes from a Roman Century by David Lane offers an offbeat meander through the streets & histories of the great Italian capital, where the past is always present. ‘A beautifully vivid journey.’ - Angela Giuffrida 25% off w/promo code ROME25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/394c4mka

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Out now 🔖 Dapaan is a haunting and probing book by @psemolina3.bsky.social drawing on interviews with ordinary Kashmiris about the impact of insurgency & repression on their homes & communities. ‘A beautifully written elegy to Kashmir’ - Myra MacDonald 25% off w/code DAPAAN25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdfvwfzn

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💬'What makes somebody like Dr. Pétri exceptional? These are moral questions about everybody who lived in Europe, moral questions about everybody today.' Read the interview with @rosiewhitehouse.bsky.social, author of Two Sisters in @timesofisrael.com👇 www.timesofisrael.com/in-nazi-occu...

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25% off!!!! KAZAKHSTANI25 code!

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Delighted to say that I'll be speaking about my new book, on an International Legion unit in Ukraine, at the Oxford Literary Festival on April 5 -- details below! @hurstpublishers.bsky.social oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e...

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Grab your copy here at 25% discount with promo code VATICAN25: www.hurstpublishers.com/book/vatican...

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🇨🇳📖 Early Stock Alert! Should the World Fear China? ‘As a retired Senior Colonel, Zhou Bo writes as an insider . . . and offers a Chinese perspective shorn of propaganda.’ — George Yeo, Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Singapore tinyurl.com/yu4eyjza 25% off w/code ZHOU25

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Today in the ARB: Francis P Sempa reviews “India and China At Odds in the Asian Century: A Diplomatic and Strategic History” by Vappala Balachandran @hurstpublishers.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/india-and-ch...

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As the @nytimes.com reports, the Pentagon is set to brief Musk on war w/ China. Wondering how the US would fight China? Pre-order @hoanssolo.bsky.social 's book looking at the risks of pursuing a rapid victory & how prioritising technology over mass may leave the US unprepared. tinyurl.com/4f6vjs79

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Thanks Heffers and @sbrooksfranklin.bsky.social for a wonderful conversation last night, delighted to see old friends and meet many students and get great questions! bit.ly/4ibijON

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what a delight to speak with Prof Fissell about her new book 'Abortion, a History' - it's perhaps odd to say this about a non-fiction, rigorously researched book on abortion... but it's a page-turner! If you're in Edinburgh today, do go along to the excellent Lighthouse Bookshop for more!

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#WeavingPoliticalTimeInMorocco by Béatrice Hibou & Mohamed Tozy is out now! Explore how neoliberal ideology and historic traditions of government come together in contemporary Morocco. Part of the @africanarguments.bsky.social series. Get 25% off w/code WEAVING25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/4yyxm6cv

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OUT NOW 📚 #WhatDoesItMeanToBeKazakhstani? by @dianakudaibergen.bsky.social is an in-depth study of this Central Asian nation’s evolution since 1991, exploring how #ethnicity, #war and internal unrest are shaping and reshaping #Kazakh identity. Get 25% off w/code KAZAKHSTANI25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/bded3zw2

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🇲🇺 OUT TODAY! Olivier Hein’s Star and Key: The Historical Adventure of Mauritius: ‘An absolute must-read for understanding the island called a “miracle of peaceful coexistence.”‘ — Jean-Claude de l’Estrac, Mauritian politician Get 25% off w code STAR25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/5n8u25ss

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🎉🥳 Happy publication day to Raphael Cormack's 🔮Holy Men of the Electromagnetic Age✨, a startling history of the occult between the world wars, when Spiritualism was truly an international obsession. Get 25% off w/code CORMACK25: tinyurl.com/2wa58u7e

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Michael Chaplin is the author of 'Newcastle United Stole My Heart: Sixty Years in Black and White' @hurstpublishers.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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Finally met my book, the UK edition of 'Dapaan', officially published on 27th March by @hurstpublishers.bsky.social

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Another happy reader: "brilliant, thought-provoking... sweeping in scope... "Original Sin is likely to become the definitive one-volume work on this subject for the foreseeable future. It should be required reading for every officer... [in] the US Space Force." @hurstpublishers.bsky.social

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Delighted to have been on Women's Hour this morning, thanks for having me!

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Live on BBC Womans Hour now! Listen to @maryfissell.bsky.social discuss the long history of abortion and her fascinating book, which reveals how abortion controls have always stemmed from wider panics around social change—but such repression never lasts. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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📢We are hiring a Production Assistant! This is an entry-level opportunity for an industrious and enthusiastic team-player with strong writing skills and an interest in global affairs. 🌎 📚 Learn more & apply ➡️ bit.ly/3PrVirN @creativeaccess.bsky.social

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Happy publication day @maryfissell.bsky.social! 🥳⭐ Abortion: A History is out today! 🌱 ‘Fascinating...Fissell specialises in digging out individual stories from behind the headlines and the grandstanding.’ — @telegraphnews.bsky.social, 5⭐ review 25% off with code FISSELL25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/yybsa2wp

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“We are in a crisis of European security, but a strong Europe has always been built through crisis.” Today, von der Leyen addressed the European Parliament. With ‘Who Will Defend Europe ?’ by @keirgiles.bsky.social in mind, we take responsibility for securing Europe ourselves. #EUsecurity

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Just set up on Bluesky. My stuff is pretty much focused on herrings as the name suggests. Rigbys Encyclopaedia of the Herrings is being published in September by @hurstpublishers.bsky.social

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Come and find us at our booth at the London Book Fair! 📚 📌6E70 (part of the @ipghq.bsky.social collective) New Autumn/Winter 2025 catalogue ➡️ tinyurl.com/k2bpzrct

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Nearly a decade on from beginning the PhD, we have a book cover! Out later this year - my book exploring caste, migration and indenture as foundational to Indian diplomacy. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social t.co/bUTfpFncmk

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🚨 Delighted to reveal the cover of my new book Small Earthquakes. 🗓️ Out in July from @hurstpublishers.bsky.social, it explores Britain’s rich and unexpected ties with South America, from the Atacama to Tierra del Fuego, Easter Island to South Georgia. Pre-order now ➡️ tinyurl.com/2wy8j9df

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📰💬 'War, even a war as terrible as this one, is the ultimate escape hatch. You fall away from your troubles and end up in a fire control zone just outside Bakhmut.' @thetimes.com reviews @shannonmonaghan.bsky.social's To Die With Such Men👏 www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

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‘A story thrillingly and way too amusingly told … Cathy Scott-Clark’s thriller-like account packs in intrigue, an international manhunt — and a risky #US-#Russia prisoner swap.’ #RussiasManOfWar gets a stellar review in @financialtimes.com ⭐ ️ www.ft.com/content/e498...

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📰💬‘#Russia will remain a threat to #Europe until its imperial ambition is broken.’ An incisive review for @keirgiles.bsky.social’s ‘richly documented and persuasively argued’ #WhoWillDefendEurope? in @thespectator1828.bsky.social . thespectator.com/book-and-art...

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