A new book for the new academic year: my monograph, ‘Reading Place Writing: Geography, Form, Immersion, 2010-2020’ has been published by @livunipress.bsky.social as part of the @englishassociation.bsky.social ‘English at the Interface’ series www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

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David Cooper is Senior Lecturer in English at Manchester Metropolitan University where he is the founding co-director of the Centre for Place Writing.

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Also hot off the press: the first translation from Icelandic of the narratives of two men who explored the world in the final years of the eighteenth century, sailing from Iceland to China in the Danish colonial service.

Out now in our book series!

Congratulations @drdavidcooper.bsky.social! Reading Place Writing: Geography, Form, Immersion, 2010-2020 was published by @livunipress.bsky.social - The ebook will be available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

Reading Place Writing | Home

David Cooper is Senior Lecturer in English at Manchester Metropolitan University where he is the founding co-director of the Centre for Place Writing.

liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk

This is an ideal role for someone looking to build their career in #AcademicPublishing #OpenAccess - lots of opportunities to get involved across all areas of the Press and you get to work within a highly talented team too.

LSE Press@lsepress.bsky.social · 3w ago

Publishing hopefuls, listen up! 🔊 We are seeking a Publishing Assistant (Maternity Cover) to join our ambitious, non-profit open access press. Full details can be found in the job description below. If you’re interested in joining us, apply by 24 September 📚 🔗 www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...

New in Literary Studies | The laureateship is an often-overlooked framework for engaging with questions of literary historiography as well as national identity. This book offers a comprehensive insight into how this honorary position has influenced English poetry. More here: bit.ly/3T2StoP

New in Liverpool Studies in Irish Literature | This book is a rich study of the decisive importance of the visual arts for contemporary Irish poets. Find out more here: bit.ly/4h7ncJa

Published today!!! Congratulations!!!👏👏👏 liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/topic/book-s... @englishassociation.bsky.social @livunipress.bsky.social

Our team were thrilled to attend the launch of the brilliant Humanities Forward: Opportunity, Innovation, Policy in the 21st Century, edited by Stephan Nitu and Arlene Holmes-Henderson, at this event at the House of Lords on Monday!

Durham University@durham.ac.uk · last mo.

Why do Classics matter today? Durham's @profarlenehh.bsky.social co-hosted a House of Lords parliamentary reception celebrating the Humanities, launching three books and marking 75 years of A-Level Ancient History. Discover more 🔗 www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur... #DUInspire #DUResearch

Bumper few weeks ahead for @englishassociation.bsky.social book series 'English at the Interface' from @livunipress.bsky.social with *THREE* books coming out in Sept & October. All with 20% off now: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/topic/book-s... Do get in touch if you'd like to join them! 📚

The annual INCORE conference has started on political disappearances. Keynote Geoff Knupfer from the Commission for the Disappeared then a panel with families of the disappeared in Northern Ireland. Conference will feature some 70 papers @ulsteruniincore.bsky.social www.ulster.ac.uk/conference/i...

2026 INCORE Annual Conference

This in-person event will convene scholars, practitioners, policymakers, artists, families of the disappeared, and advocacy organisations to explore the socio-political, cultural, legal, and economic ...

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Delighted to find my new book on display in Liverpool’s fab radical bookshop, News from Nowhere (alongside lots of other brilliant books). Now proudly sporting a ‘signed copy’ sticker! @livunipress.bsky.social

More new book photos... We're excited to see orders of Outward Bound from Liverpool arriving! If you would like to learn more about the book, join author @helentookey.bsky.social at @thebluecoat.bsky.social on Tuesday 8th September for the book launch, part of Smithdown Litfest. bit.ly/TookeyLaunch

Outward Bound from Liverpool: Reading Malcolm Lowry - Smithdown Litfest: Liverpool's Year Round Literary Festival

The book launch of Outward Bound from Liverpool: Reading Malcolm Lowry by poet, writer and LJMU creative writing lecturer Helen Tookey.

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Malcolm Lowry@malcolmlowry.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Editor's note: Received @helentookey.bsky.social latest Lowry offering today. It's always a good day when you are able to pull some Lowryian item from the mailbox..

Delighted to hear from Chris Joby today that he's received advance copies of his new book. Multilingualism and the Early Modern City is in our English at the Interface series published with @englishassociation.bsky.social and comes out on 11 Sep! www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

A year ago today I received my author copies of Play in Utopian and Dystopian Fiction. If you want to know what that book is about you can listen to my recent appearance on The Deep Dive open.spotify.com/episode/7AuD...

We're pleased to announce that Australian Literary Studies, the fully refereed journal devoted to Australian literary criticism, will be published by Liverpool University Press from 2027. Read about the new partnership on the blog ⬇️ bit.ly/3TM2qag @megbrayshaw.bsky.social @emcpotter.bsky.social

And now on to sunny Birmingham for #BARS2026 - come to the @livunipress.bsky.social stand to look at our books and discuss publishing ideas!

Lovely to be at the #BAVS2026 conference today! I’ll be back again tomorrow so do drop by the stand to browse our books and/or talk about publishing with @livunipress.bsky.social

Today I’m thrilled we’re launching The Corpse in Modern Irish Literature from @livunipress.bsky.social at the International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures. www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

Fantastic Shapes shows how poetic form participates in a broader reimagining of space and spatial relations at the turn of the nineteenth century. Discover more here ⬇️ bit.ly/4eYHH9S

Our Summer Sale starts today! We're offering 50% off our print and ebooks until 19th July 2026. Use code 27SUMMER at checkout on the LUP website: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk *Excludes selected partner titles.

@antoniahart.bsky.social's The Commercial Lives of Irish Women, 1850-1922, has been reviewed in @whaireland.bsky.social! Read the review here ⬇️

Antonia Hart: The Commercial Lives of Irish Women, 1850–1922: Business as Usual, (Liverpool University Press, 2025)

The fascinating world of women’s work as business owners is illuminated in Antonia Hart’s excellent book The Commercial Lives of Irish Women, 1850–1922 which is the twenty-fourth book published in …

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Renée Fox and Mary L. Mullen are launching their book, Race, Violence, and Form: Reframing Nineteenth-Century Ireland at the SSNCI Annual Conference! You can find out more here ⬇️

Society for the Study of Nineteenth Century Ireland @ssnci.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We are really looking forward to the SSNCI Annual Conference 2026 on Thursday and Friday (18 - 19 June)! Keep up to date with the conference details on our website! ssnci.org/annual-confe...

Welcome to the Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society’s new Bluesky page. Follow us to keep up to date on our latest news and updates! If you haven’t already, make sure to check out our new website: www.ecis.ie

The Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society serves to promote original, multidisciplinary research into Ireland in the long eighteenth century. Founded in 1985, it has members across Ireland and internationally. ECIS is open to all.

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👏🏽 one of our esteemed Fellows - we look forward to David Cooper’s publication in September ! 🙌🏼💫⬇️

Centre for Place Writing@centreplacewriting.bsky.social · 4mo ago

David Cooper, has a new book out this autumn! Reading Place Writing: Geography, Form, Immersion, 2010–2020 will be published on 11th September. English Association Monographs: English at the Interface. #BookSky @livunipress.bsky.social www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

thread of artworks in 'Irish Culture and Partition, 1920-1955' that I got to see in real life. First, the cover - 'Four Green Fields' by Evie Hone, 1939. I arranged a private tour of government buildings for this one.

[RENC] 4.05.26 / 17:00 / Librairie Théâtrale A l'occasion de la sortie du livre Martin Crimp: The Writer and the Work et de la création française de sa pièce, Des hommes endormis au théâtre de l'Athénée, Elisabeth Angel-Perez animera une rencontre avec le dramaturge Martin Crimp

Pavilion launch tonight and there are three tickets left! Join us! www.ticketsource.com/school-of-th... @livunienglish.bsky.social @livunipress.bsky.social

Pavilion Poetry@pavilionpoetry.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Just one month to go until the Pavilion Poetry launch! 🌟📖 Join us for an unforgettable evening with readings from the brilliant Natalie Linh Bolderston, Alice Miller, and Linda Anderson. Tickets are FREE - grab yours here: bit.ly/PavilionLaunch2026 #PavilionPoetry #UniversityofLiverpool #Poetry

The launch at @ndirishstudies.bsky.social was absolutely brilliant - wonderful hosts in Dublin and a beautiful venue. Thanks to the team in O'Connell House and to everyone who came.

Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies@ndirishstudies.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Congratulations to Stephen O’Neill — a former NEH Fellow of the Keough-Naughton Institute — on the publication of his book, “Irish Culture and Partition, 1920-1955.” The room was packed last night at Notre Dame Dublin for the book launch. @oneillsb.bsky.social @livunipress.bsky.social

New in Irish Studies | @oneillsb.bsky.social's Irish Culture and Partition, 1920-1955, is the first book dedicated to examining culture and partition in Ireland. Discover more here ⬇️ www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....