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BREAKING NEWS: Councillors 'unconvinced' of developer's sustainability claims
Photograph of a pile of books, with more bookshelves in the background. The books featured are, from top to bottom: The Book of Jonah by Luke Kennard Inspired by Rachel Held Evans Jacob's Room is Full of Books by Susan Hill The Bible Tells Me So... by Peter Enns Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf Pilgrimage by Dorothy Richardson Eve Bites Back by Anna Beer The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei Motherhood by Sheila Heti No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit Dawn of the Firebird by Sarah Mughal Rana.
My contribution to the #NationalYearOfReading this month is a photograph of the stack of books (minus ebooks & audiobooks) I read in January (and some I'm still reading) because apparently I decided (unconsciously) that January was the month to see how many books I could read at once (topping 15)?!
Book Event Such Fragile Futures: An Artist and a Poet Reflect in a Garden 27 February, 4:10pm, Martin Hall
Book Launch Theological Libraries in the UK & Ireland 30 March, 4:10pm, Martin Hall
We have two new book events coming up from @religionlit.bsky.social! 📚
In February, we'll take a look at 'Such Fragile Futures: An Artist and a Poet Reflect in a Garden', and in March we'll look at 'Theological Libraries in the UK & Ireland'. Check out our Eventbrite for tickets 👇
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Calling fantasy literature enthusiasts — whether you're a fan of Tolkien, earlier fantasy like Morris, MacDonald, or prefer contemporary fantasy writing: recordings from the @oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social 2025 Summer School are now available online!
fantasyliteratureschool.web.ox.ac.uk/lectures-talks
Just added - interview with Samantha Shannon: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/interview-sa...
A delightful day spent attending the online @modernistudies.bsky.social #NWiMS15 conference. Many thanks to the organisers and speakers!
Looking forward to this!
Final call! 🔔 Register to attend New Work in Modernist Studies 15 by 5pm this evening - we have an exciting array of papers covering identities, ecologies, readerships, travel, gossip and silence. Sign up here: forms.gle/BjALZ5Ukapzu...
Full programme here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Intrigued and excited for this forthcoming publication!
Important news: the deadline for the joint BAMS/MSA conference in Loughborough has been extended to December 29, 2025! You can review the CFP, and find links to the submission platform, here. www.moderniststudies.org/conference/M...
🔊 CfP: New Work in Modernist Studies 15
🗓️ Friday 9 January, online
⏰ Apply by 5pm (GMT) Friday 12 December
bams.ac.uk/new-work-in-...
A great opportunity for postgraduates & early career researchers to share work on modernist cultures in a supportive environment. See link above for full details.
Colour head and shoulders photo of Greg Walker
Colour head and shoulders photo of Randall Stevenson
Colour head and shoulders photo of Linda McLean
Colour head and shoulders photo of Donald Smith.
On Saturday 8 Nov at 4pm we celebrate the new ‘Oxford Handbook of Scottish Theatre’ with editors Greg Walker and Randall Stevenson and literary legends Linda McLean and Donald Smith.
Don't miss out and book your tickets now 🎟️👇
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Colour head and shoulders photo of Abi Millar. ©Ballard
Colour head and shoulders photo of Suzanna Millar
On 7 November at 2:30pm we welcome Abi Millar to talk about ‘The Spirituality Gap: Searching for Meaning in a Secular Age’ (Duckworth Books). From ayahuasca to astrology, reiki to raves, Millar explores a desire for meaning in the modern world. Chaired by Suzanna Millar. Book now 🎟️👇
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‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches campaign after lift was used in Louvre heist
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Black and white photo of Jane McKie
We’re excited to launch Liz MacWhirter’s moving prose poem ‘Blue: A Lament for the Sea’, along with an underwater film by Jonathan Kearney, on 8 November, 2:30pm. MacWhirter will be joined by creative writing teacher Jane McKie. Book now 🎟️👇
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@scottishbooktrust.bsky.social
As the UK Nature’s Rights Bill is unveiled today in the House of Lords, explore how recognising nature as a legal entity could transform conservation.
🪶 Our Rights of Nature page offers blogs, context & resources:
🔗 naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/toolkits/rig...
#RightsOfNature #NatureRecovery
Delighted to see my blog post for @gladlib.bsky.social has been published today — wonderful to be reminded of that magical week I had back in August! One day I'll be back among the silent books 📚
#WritingCommunity!
Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!
Submit free via Submittable 👇
nws.submittable.com/submit
Can't wait for this one! @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social
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Colour head and shoulders photo of Emma Wild-Wood
Hear from the award-winning poet and storyteller Nadine Aisha Jassat on 8 Nov, 1pm. Her poetry & fiction transforms young lives and expresses a heritage that can only be told in stories. This event is chaired by Emma Wild-Wood. Book now! 🎟️👇
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Nadine Aisha Jassat Photo ©Danielle Watt
Colour head and shoulders photo of Liz MacWhirter
Limited tickets remain for our creative writing workshop, ‘Entangled Forest’, run by Liz MacWhirter as part of #NCFestival on 8 Nov, 11am ⌛
This guided, reflective space offers a chance to respond creatively to challenging times. Book now 🎟️👇
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Book launch: "Race and the Scottish Enlightenment: A Colonial History, 1750-1820" (Yale UP)
Wed 29 Oct, 16:45-20:00, including drinks
Featuring a host of IASH alumni, this event celebrates the new volume by Linda Andersson Burnett & Bruce Buchan.
raceandthescottishenlightenment.eventbrite.co.uk
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Colour head and shoulders photo of Jeremy Carrette smiling at the camera
What are the ethical questions we should be asking at this tipping point in AI development? On 7 Nov, 7pm we welcome expert in AI ethics, robotics and data science Shannon Vallor to speak with Jeremy Carrette about her book, ‘The AI Mirror’. Book now 🎟️👇
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New College Festival of Books & Belief New College | 7-8 November 2025
New College Festival of Books and Belief, our annual book festival, takes place this year from 7-8 November! 📚🍂
Tickets are live so don't miss out and secure your place now 🎟️👇
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Key finding 1: Cold spots have emerged in the North, South West and East of England, as well as parts of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Key finding 1: Cold spots have emerged in the North, South West and East of England, as well as parts of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Key finding 2: The biggest loss of provision is at lower-tariff levels. This is concerning given strong links between attainment and socioeconomic disadvantage. Key finding 3: Languages, Linguistics, Anthropology, Classics and Theology are among the hardest hit. If trends continue, English, History, Drama and Celtic studies – including Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh – could follow.
As we await the post-16 White Paper, we’re calling for: - An urgent review of higher education funding - Regulators to monitor provision with an ‘at-risk’ regional register and subject premium - Government to help universities collaborate effectively with clearer guidance about competition law
In case you missed it: our latest report explores a growing crisis in universities.
In many regions, students risk losing access to vital humanities, social science and arts subjects. Swipe to see our key findings and recommendations.
📣 Bookish Edinburgh event: I’m running a guest session of the Bookless Bookclub at Till’s Bookshop (off the Meadows) this Sunday at 10:30am! No reading required, and I’ll be introducing Persephone Books (“cult” UK publisher who re-issued Canfield Fisher!) and their idea of domestic feminism 📚
Out now! Our latest book, "Women Who Dared", is released today from Edinburgh University Press. You can purchase direct from @edinburghup.bsky.social via their website or at all good bookshops: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-women-w...
Edinburgh-based bookish folk (or those looking for an excuse to visit) - another book festival is on the horizon! New College Festival of Books & Belief is happening 7-8 Nov—including talks on spirituality in the secular age with Abi Millar & Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin discussing her debut Ordinary Saints:
Photograph of the Radcliffe Camera in golden hour light against a clear blue sky
Photograph of a corridor of archways in the Cohen Quad, Oxford
Photograph of tall old buildings with a background of autumnal trees and clear blue sky
Photograph of old buildings and a street light against a twilight sky, completely clear from clouds
Just a few photos from my journey last week to Oxford and back for the @oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social Summer School - a delight to meet and chat with fantasy enthusiasts coming from varying backgrounds in academia, publishing, writing, and education 🐉📚 Some fascinating & thought-provoking talks, too!