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Clare Hooper

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Director of of Journals Publishing at Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social. Cat servant to 3, I like books, running, horror films and big cups of tea (all views are my own).

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White Rose University Press @wrunipress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
To find out more about Anthony, his work and wealth of experience, read the full news item here: universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/announcement...
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White Rose University Press @wrunipress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Panel announcement!🚨 As part of sharing plans for the WRUP 10 year anniversary event, we are excited to introduce our panel members, starting with Anthony Cond Chief Executive Officer, Liverpool University Press.
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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Big news!
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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A reminder that you get this free four times a year if you join @bibsoc.bsky.social - student membership is just £30. #BookHistory #NewAcademicYear
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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Continuity and Change aims to define a field of historical sociology concerned with long-term continuities and discontinuities in the structures of past societies. The journal is searching for a new editor. Find out more and apply here: liverpooluniversitypress.blog/2026/09/24/c...
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🎉 The first #OpenAccess issue of Australian Journal of French Studies via LUP Open Languages #S2O. Explore research on Bordelon's Monsieur Oufle, Brigitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve, #MeToo in France, and more. Read it online 🔗 bit.ly/AJFS-63-1-2-OA @drchriswatkin.bsky.social @sfps.bsky.social
Promotional graphic for the Australian Journal of French Studies. The journal cover appears on the left against a red background, alongside a Subscribe to Open (S2O) logo. On the right, white text over an abstract red, purple and black wavy background reads: “New issue out now OPEN ACCESS. Thanks to LUP Open Languages.” The Liverpool University Press logo is displayed in the top-right corner. The graphic announces the first open access issue of the journal through the LUP Open Languages Subscribe to Open initiative.
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Our CEO Anthony Cond contributed to this discussion on aligning journals and books publishing programmes. Read more from @aupresses.bsky.social ⬇️
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Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New in the blog: In "Integrating Journals and Books Programs," leaders @livunipress.bsky.social @uoftpress.bsky.social & @edinburghup.bsky.social discuss how presses can better align programs that often already share audiences, subject matter & publishing goals. bit.ly/4jmuHyE
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Society for the Study of Labour History @sslh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A new issue of Labour History Review @livunipress.bsky.social is out now featuring articles by Kevin Morgan, Lewis James Willcox and Ad Knotter. Members of our Society receive three copies of Labour History Review per year. Read the latest issue here: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journal/lhr
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Society of Indexers recently shared this fascinating thread on the people, history and collaboration behind its publications, including The Indexer, published by Liverpool University Press. Read the full thread below and learn more about the Society's upcoming conference. ⬇️
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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is a BEAUTIFUL book. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
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Land by Maggie O’Farrell review – an ambitious story of mapmaking in Ireland
Set in the aftermath of the famine, the Hamnet author’s family saga folds in myth and folklore
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Submissions are open for the 2026 Jarrod Hayes AJFS Prize, honouring the legacy of Jarrod Hayes and recognising excellence in postgraduate French Studies research. Open to postgraduate researchers at Australian and New Zealand universities. 📆 Deadline: 23 Oct Full details 👇️ @sfps.bsky.social
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Jarrod Hayes AJFS Prize
Jarrod Hayes AJFS Prize Call for submissions 2026 The Australian Society for French Studies and the Australian Journal of French Studies are pleased to invite submissions for the annual co-sponsore…
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
📢 Reminder: Applications are open for the role of Co-Editor of International Development Planning Review. ⏳ Deadline: 25 September 2026 Full details below 👇 @vanesilla.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social #DevelopmentStudies
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Call for a Co-Editor | International Development Planning Review
Help shape the future of International Development Planning Review (IDPR), an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the critical study of development related practices, planning and policy in the …
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Most read article | Science Fiction Film and Television 'Toward a general theory of digital identities: Overlooking Serial Experiments Lain' ➡️ Read the article online: bit.ly/4xRoGP6 @gerrycanavan.bsky.social @baftss-sff-sig.bsky.social, @horrorlex.bsky.social @profsaabbott.bsky.social
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Most read | Continuity and Change 🟡 'Children, juveniles, and crime in early modern London: Old Bailey trials, 1674–1750' by Bernard Capp is one of the most read articles in the journal. Read it here ⬇️ bit.ly/4haXOU8 #academicsky #skystorians
'Continuity and Change' journal cover and banner showing a pale-yellow cover alongside a black-and-white historical illustration, with the subtitle "A journal of social structure, law and demography in past societies" and the Liverpool University Press logo.
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We are pleased to share that ‘Extrapolation’ has joined the Project MUSE New 2027 Collections Journals. We’re delighted to collaborate with @projectmuse.bsky.social. Find out more: bit.ly/PRJMuse
Promotional graphic announcing Extrapolation is now part of Project MUSE. Left side shows the Extrapolation journal cover with pale blue abstract imagery. Right side features a dark blue banner with white and yellow text announcing the partnership. Liverpool University Press and Project MUSE logos appear along the bottom right together.
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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
So pleased to share this news - Liverpool University Press will become the new publisher of Art Libraries Journal from 2027 @arlis-uk.bsky.social @livunipress.bsky.social
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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I am reading (and hugely enjoying) Stuart Turton's 'The Last Murder at the End of the World'. www.theguardian.com/books/2024/m...
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Crime and thrillers of the month – review
Three doctors’ enduring bond is put to the test in former nurse Christie Watson’s thoughtful first thriller, while Abigail Dean dissects a school shooting in a month littered with big hitters
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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Exciting news regarding Archivium Hibernicum, published jointly by the Dept. of Ecclesiastical History @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social and the Department of History @maynoothuniversity.ie which will be joining the suite of journals published by @livunipress.bsky.social from next year (2027).
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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
50 years of Canadian Studies and the British Journal of Canadian Studies (BJCS)! To celebrate 50 years of Canadian Studies, we are delighted to announce that the article 'BACS at 50' by Tony McCulloch is free to read for the month of September.
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Happy birthday to Liverpool! Today marks 819 years since Liverpool was established as a free borough by King John. Learn more about Liverpool's history, literary figures, words, music, politics, and much more with our brilliant Liverpool Interest list. bit.ly/LUPLiverpool
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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Congratulations Helen! 🎉👏
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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Welcome to the new editors of Journal of Romance Studies! Looking forward to working with you very much.
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Upcoming Conference | The Catholic Historical Society of Ireland is taking place on 19th September, at St. Patrick's Campus, DCU. The theme is Irish Catholic Spaces: Past and Futures. Sign up and find out more here! ⬇️ www.eventbrite.ie/e/chsi-annua...
Catholic Historical Society of Ireland annual conference poster titled "Irish Catholic spaces: pasts and futures," scheduled 19 September 2026 at St Patrick's campus, DCU; logos of partner universities, speaker list noted, registration via Eventbrite, with a stylized church illustration.
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
International Beatleweek starts today! Whether you're attending or a 'Jealous Guy' from afar, the current issue of the Journal of Beatles Studies is #OpenAccess for all to read. Delve into the first journal to establish #TheBeatles as an object of academic research. bit.ly/Beatles-Futures 🎶
Promotional graphic for The Journal of Beatles Studies. On a teal background, the journal title appears in large yellow and white text alongside a black-and-white image of four Beatles figures. A panel on the right reads: “BEATLES FUTURES”, “NEW ISSUE OUT NOW”, and “AVAILABLE OPEN ACCESS”. Liverpool University Press and University of Liverpool logos appear at the bottom.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Are you an established scholar in planning, development, urban studies, geography or a related field? International Development Planning Review is seeking a new Co-Editor. Deadline to apply 25 September 2026. Full details below 👇 @vanesilla.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social #DevelopmentStudies
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Call for a Co-Editor | International Development Planning Review
Help shape the future of International Development Planning Review (IDPR), an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the critical study of development related practices, planning and policy in the …
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📣 Most read in Québec Studies this week Rediscovering Rural Franco-Americans: Analytical Perspectives by @querythepast.bsky.social. Read it #OpenAccess at: bit.ly/Lacroix-Franco-Americans #Quebec #FrancoAmerican #RuralHistory #S2O
Promotional graphic for Québec Studies issue 81 (Spring/Summer 2026). The journal cover featuring fleur-de-lis motifs appears on the left, while the right side shows a mountain and forest landscape with the text: “New issue out now. OPEN ACCESS. Thanks to LUP Open Languages.” An S2O (Subscribe to Open) logo appears on the right, with ACQS (American Council for Québec Studies) and Liverpool University Press logos at the bottom.
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
📈 Most read in the latest issue of French Studies Bulletin Modernist Wanderings: Towards an Anti-Flâneurism in Georges Perec’s 'Un homme qui dort' (1967) by Horațiu Tohătan. Available to read #openaccess via #S2O: bit.ly/Modernist-Wanderings @frenchstudies.bsky.social
Promotional banner for a special issue of French Studies Bulletin. Against a pale blue marbled background, large text reads: “Deviations: Literature in urgent times”, followed by “Guest edited by Elly Walters and Airelle Amédro” and “SPECIAL ISSUE” in red capitals. On the right, an image of the journal cover for French Studies Bulletin, Volume 47, Numbers 2-3 (April 2026), highlights the special issue Deviations. Along the bottom are the Liverpool University Press logo and the Society for French Studies logo and name. The design uses blue, red and white tones.
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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I love love love loved this book!!!! Anyone else read it?
Cover of book - Whistler by Ann Patchett. Shows a drawing of a brown horse standing in a field
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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I feel like they were poised with a new notebook and pen 😀 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Standards watchdog resumes investigation into Nigel Farage over financial gifts
Reform UK leader’s return to Clacton restarts inquiry into £5m gift from cyrpto-billionaire and support from fraudster
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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
ACLS releases a statement on the National Call to Action issued by the US Secretary of Education: bit.ly/45TBtnE
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ACLS Statement on the National Call to Action Issued by the US Secretary of Education
We call on Secretary McMahon and all readers of her letter to stand with us in support of this vital knowledge and for the funding it deserves.
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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
If you’re looking for more university presses to follow, @aupresses.bsky.social has a great starter pack! go.bsky.app/7p95p7B
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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
New journal klaxon 🎉🚨 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 ⬇️ @livunipress.bsky.social
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Modern Believing | Most Read 'The Eucharist and the Trauma of Birth' by @alicelydiajoy.bsky.social is the journal's most read new article. ➡️ bit.ly/MB-Watson @scholarpriest.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social @victoriaturner.bsky.social @alisonrwebster.bsky.social @modernchurch.bsky.social
The social media graphic for Modern Believing comprises a background gradient in blue, overlaid with the journal cover to the right which comprises a bold block of mid-blue on the bottom half of the journal cover, with a white upper half featuring the issue title and the issue date in black serif font.
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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
My father IL chairs the Accrington Music Association (AMA). Their new project aims to inspire young people through free contemporary classical music workshops, fostering creativity and musical exploration. If you can spare a few pennies, please do support! www.spacehive.com/inspiring-yo...
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Inspiring Young People Through Classical Music
Free music workshops for young people.
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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This is interesting and useful - by @lisalibrarian.bsky.social scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/07/28/c...
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Categorizing Open Access Business Models - The Scholarly Kitchen
Models for funding open access journal article publishing can be sorted into three categories, organized by who pays and what they pay for: transactional, collective action, and subvention.
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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Are you the next Editor in Chief of JTEP? Applications close on 24 August 2026. See below.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
My heart is heavy that we are making a collective miscalculation in undervaluing the humanities - from my FT piece www.ft.com/content/fbde...
Thinking is hard. Reflection is hard. Perhaps we will persist with our collective miscalculation and ignore all that philosophy, literature, classics and history have to offer us. The humanities have a word for this: tragedy.
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Similarly, you may have seen our publishing partner @britishacademy.bsky.social's recent work in sharing the importance of the Humanities. Read their Chief Executive (and Humanities Forward contributor!) @hetanshah.bsky.social's article for @financialtimes.com: www.ft.com/content/fbde...
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We need humanities more than ever in the age of AI
Subjects like literature, languages and history are vital to a thoughtful and prosperous society
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
If you're at #BAVS2026 this week, be sure to visit our stand to chat about publishing at LUP with @christabelscaife.bsky.social and have a browse of our latest books! liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/topic/public...
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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 28/05/2026
So I’ve started Pride and Prejudice, and already I feel bad for Mrs Bennet.
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
🏛️ Have you watched Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey this weekend? Explore the texts and histories behind the epic. From the classic itself to new scholarship on Ancient Greece, discover your next read here ⬇️ www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/topic/subjec...
A promotional image from Liverpool University Press with a pale blue background and the text “Inspired by The Odyssey? Start here. Discover Ancient Greece through our latest scholarship.” Three book covers are arranged across the centre: Aithiopika by Heliodorus, Blessed Thessaly by Emma Aston, and Odyssey Books I & II by Homer. On the right is a photograph of an ancient Greek temple featuring caryatid columns. The Liverpool University Press logo appears in the bottom-right corner. The design links interest in The Odyssey to further reading in classical literature and ancient history.
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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This is really, really funny. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Pompeii: Out of Time With Tom Hiddleston review – you will cringe so hard you turn to cheese
The actor emotes his way through Vesuvius’s catastrophic eruption in a docudrama that is embarrassing and exhausting – but undeniably entertaining. Prepare to be Hiddlestoned!
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Modern Languages Open @modlangopen.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
‘Brazil and the Events of 25 April 1974: Monitoring, Following and Repressing‘ by @enioviterbo.bsky.social outlines the Brazilian military regime’s perception of the Portuguese Revolution. ➡️ bit.ly/MLO-Viterbo @apamferreira.bsky.social @amklobucka.bsky.social @rebracweb.bsky.social
An abstract red graphic of flower petals to the right of the collection title written in white text: 'Dictatorships in Portuguese: Legacies and Repercussions' a special collection from Modern Languages Open.
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Applications for the Postdoctoral Fellowships are open. We're inviting proposals from early-career researchers in the humanities and social sciences wishing to pursue an independent research project. Learn more: bit.ly/4xWduAS
A colour block banner promoting Postdoctoral Fellowships funding. Deadline: Wednesday 30 September 2026
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Research Information @researchinfo.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Guiding Cambridge through an AI revolution www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opi... In the first of our Women in Scholarly Communications series – sponsored by @cactusglobal.bsky.social – we meet Mandy Hill, managing director at Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org
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Guiding Cambridge through publishing's AI revolution - Research Information
In the first of our Women in Scholarly Communications series, we meet Mandy Hill – managing director at Cambridge University Press
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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Really excited about this one! Welcome to LUP, Archivium Hibernicum, one of Ireland's longest-running historical journals!!!
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
🎉 New issue of French Studies, now #OpenAccess via #S2O. Explore research on Rousseau, Proust, Khatibi, Houellebecq & more, including work by @joannebrueton.bsky.social and @philippenmh.bsky.social. 🔗 bit.ly/FS-Vol-80-3-OA @frenchstudies.bsky.social @eparpillee.bsky.social @sfps.bsky.social
Promotional graphic for French Studies Volume 80, Number 3 (July 2026). Text reads: “New issue out now. OPEN ACCESS. Thanks to LUP Open Languages.” The graphic includes the Subscribe to Open (S2O) logo, Liverpool University Press and Society for French Studies logos, and the cover of the latest issue of French Studies. The issue is now available open access.
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Byron Journal | Special Issue Volume 54.1, 'New Approaches to Byron' is guest edited by @marcgotthardt.bsky.social & Jake Phipps, featuring a selection of new voices on #Byron and novel ways to engage young audiences. Read it online: bit.ly/BJ-54-1 @bars.bsky.social @wherearethebooks.bsky.social
The front cover of The Byron Journal is on the left hand side, on a background of an eighteenth-century landscape painting upon which is written: 'On behalf of The Byron Society, London, the journal publishes scholarship on all aspects of Byron's writings and life.'
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