Manchester University Press

July is #DisabilityPrideMonth and Manchester University Press has created a reading list to celebrate diverse histories and stories within the disability community. https://lnkd.in/eZxsaRPS

We’re delighted to announce that we’ll be publishing Professor Kirsty Fairclough's new book, 'Swiftly iconic: The cultural phenomenon of Taylor Swift', set to publish in early 2026. #Swifties, this one's for you! #TaylorSwift #ErasTour #comingsoon

We are delighted to announce that we have appointed Siân Chapman as our new senior production manager to lead production at the press, starting next month. Read the brief announcement in The Bookseller here: https://lnkd.in/dP7jaYmE #production #publishing #announcement

We’re delighted to announce that we’ll be working with Hayley Flynn MIPM who is writing the story of Manchester’s Northern Quarter. The book is set to publish set to publish in November 2025, and is the first in a new series of books about the local history of Manchester. #manchester #bookannouncement #localhistory

We spoke to The Bookseller about our decision to bring forward the publication of 'Act now' by The Common Sense Policy Group, so voters can read the book before heading to the polls on July 4th. The book will now publish on June 25th. Read the piece here: https://lnkd.in/e7XNjCiy #generalelection #publishing #politics

We’re delighted to have signed a contract with Kehinde Andrews and Dionne Taylor for their next book The Black Studies Textbook: Beyond the Academy. The book is the first of its kind and will be published in 2026. #newbook #academic #publishing #textbook #announcement #blackstudies

This afternoon, we were kindly joined by Raphi Bloom from The Fed to discuss the work the charity does in the local Manchester Jewish community and the My Voice project in partnership with Manchester University Press. My Voice's mission is to capture the authentic words of Survivors and Holocaust Refugees from Greater Manchester and the North West. The Fed have created individual books from these accounts, written in the first person, to share their experiences before, during, and after the war years. You can find out more via the link below: https://myvoice.org.uk/ For inquiries about ordering the My Voice collection, whether in its entirety or selected books, please contact Kate Horton, Katharine.horton@manchester.ac.uk.

We're so excited to be heading to the #BritishBookAwards in #London this evening, where we are shortlisted for Academic, Education and Professional Publisher of the Year! Look forward to seeing our fellow shortlisted presses and other publishing colleagues at the #Nibbies. #publishing #awards #shortlisted

The month of May is Local and Community History Month across the UK. The aim of this annual celebration is to increase awareness of local history, promote history in general to the local community to participate. We’ve compiled the following reading list of books which celebrate local and community history from around the UK, including plenty from our own local of Manchester: https://lnkd.in/dwfhutnn #readinglist #localhistory #community #queerhistory #manchester

“If you want to look at any two people responsible for the way Manchester looks,” says Andrew Spinoza, the author of Manchester Unspun, the chronicle of Manchester’s lightspeed development over the past four decades, “it’s predominantly SimpsonHaugh.” Do Manchester’s foremost architects get preferential treatment? Find out in Jack D.'s latest piece for Mill Media: https://lnkd.in/emzcbXH4 #manchester #architecture #localjournalism