Sign in

Goldsmiths Press

@goldsmithspress.bsky.social
797 followers 153 following 53 posts

Our publishing cuts across disciplinary boundaries and blurs the distinctions between theory, practice, fiction and non-fiction

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Ancillary Review of Books @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org · 15/09/2026
Coiling Marks and Coiling Stories: @katepreach.bsky.social reviews Anna Orridge's PARCH MARKS (@goldsmithspress.bsky.social)
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org
Coiling Marks and Coiling Stories: Review of Anna Orridge’s Parch Marks
Kate Towner Under Review:Parch Marks. Anna Orridge. Goldsmiths Press, Sept. 2026. I love when I learn a new fact by reading a novel. Parch marks, it turns out, are signs used by archaeologists to s…
0106
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
My author copies arrived 🩶💛 Thank you @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @goldsf.bsky.social Like archaeology, the city of York, the Bronze Age and speculation about our climate altered future? Order link: www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p...
A pile of copies of Parch Marks, with flint spearheads propped against them. There is a map of York in the background and also a copy of Francis Pryor's Seahenge
103211
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
'Feminist Firestarter: Activism for an Unravelling World' by Lina AbiRafeh - is out today in the UK, and next month in the USA 'Feminist Firestarter' is a small book with big plans. A call to action for everyone who’s done waiting. www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p...
gold.ac.uk
Feminist Firestarter
Activism for an Unraveling World
010
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pleased as punch to be one of the contributors to this series, along with Anne. Parch Marks is set in York, London and the Pennines. It features climate change, the Bronze Age, caves, archaeology, protest and heritage crime. Order link in the post below.
2188
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Double Gold SF out today!! 📚📚📚 Parch Marks by Anna Orridge www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p... Alston Moor by Anne Charnock www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p...
042
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Anne Charnock @annecharnock.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Out in the world! Many, many thanks to the whole team at Goldsmiths Press/Gold SF. I’m so grateful to early endorsers. The starting point for this eco-fiction: see link in comments. @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @goldsf.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @sarahsuch.bsky.social
Cover and spine of Alston Moor with moorland ruin and curlew in yellow/grey against photo of moorland landscape. Endorsement below by Sandra Newman, "kept me spellbound, and the writing is just gorgeous".
103210
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Una McCormack @unamccormack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
And congratulations to @anna-orridge.bsky.social! “Parch Marks” also released today by @goldsf.bsky.social! @goldsmithspress.bsky.social
2167
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 07/07/2026
The right looks back in anger, the left looks forward in hope – and hard-to-love liberalism is floundering, say Ben Anderson and Anna Secor. @irenektori.bsky.social reviews their study of emotion and identity in a ragebait age. @goldsmithspress.bsky.social buff.ly/anEuXGa
022
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Goldsmiths, University of London @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Goldsmiths Press is celebrating 10 years of inventive publishing 📚 @goldsmithspress.bsky.social shares ten of the most significant titles it has published over the decade, which exemplify its mission to encourage the cross-disciplinary and genre-bending. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2026/go...
gold.ac.uk
Goldsmiths Press celebrates 10th anniversary
Goldsmiths Press is marking 10 years of inventive publishing by showcasing ten of the most significant titles that it has published over the last decade.
051
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Update! From July 1st, Goldsmiths Press' sales and distribution will be handled by Global Book Sales. Please place orders through Ingram (USA) and MDL (UK) or contact Global Book Sales direct 📚
100
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Next week join authors @benandersongeog.bsky.social and @ajsecor.bsky.social, alongside Jeremy Gilbert, Will Davies and Carolyn Pedwell, to discus The Politics of Feeling! Reserve a space at the link below 👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/the-politi...
eventbrite.com
The Politics of Feeling: Populism, Progressivism, Liberalism
A launch event to mark the publication of The Politics of Feeling: Populism, Progressivism, Liberalism  by Ben Anderson and Anna J. Seccor
021
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Anne Charnock @annecharnock.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Excellent article 💚 In fiction, meet my peatland expert, Elizabeth, in ALSTON MOOR as she endeavours to restore the North Pennines peatbogs. Coming September 2026 from @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @goldsf.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @sarahsuch.bsky.social
theguardian.com
‘The start of the healing process’: the vital work to restore Britain’s peatlands
A project on Dartmoor to reprofile the landscape aims to return the springy bog – and carbon store – to its natural condition
0165
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
In a documentary released this week by @artefr.bsky.social, author @paulrekret.bsky.social discusses the phenomenon of elevator music in our daily lives Paul's book, Take this Hammer: Work, Song, Crisis is available now, via our website www.arte.tv/en/videos/12...
arte.tv
A History of Elevator Music - From Muzak to Streaming - Watch the full documentary | ARTE in English
Invented in the 1930s in the USA to increase productivity in places of work, elevator music has become omnipresent in supermarkets and shopping centres the world over. This documentary tells the story...
010
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
We are back in the Goldsmiths library next week selling books for a discount - be there or be square 🟥 @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social
012
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Anne Charnock @annecharnock.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I’m a big fan of Sandra Newman’s novel The Heavens with its time slip from noughties New York to Elizabethan England. So, I’m pretty overwhelmed to read this early response. Coming: September 2026 @goldsf.bsky.social @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @sarahsuch.bsky.social
3209
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
@goldsf.bsky.social co-founder, Paul March-Russell, spoke with A Small, Good Thing about the importance of women writers in science fiction and the legacy of the short story collection Women of Wonder (1974) edited by Pamela Sargent! Listen now ⬇️ www.spreaker.com/episode/wome...
spreaker.com
Women of Wonder: Women Short Story Writers in Science Fiction (With Paul March-Russell) - A Small, Good Thing
051
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
We're happy to open 39 titles in our Spring 2026 list via Direct to Open. Our thanks to the libraries that have pledged their support! To reach our funding goals and those of partners Goldsmiths Press & Duke UP, the commitment window is open through Feb 28th, 2026: mitpress.mit.edu/the-mit-pres...
A colorful graphic bearing the Direct to Open (D2O) logo.
22210
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Congratulations to @ajashworth.bsky.social, whose book Maybe the Birds has been long listed for this years @bsfa.bsky.social Awards! @goldsf.bsky.social For the full list - www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
bsfa.co.uk
Vote for the BSFA Awards
051
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Anne Charnock @annecharnock.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I’m thrilled to reveal the stunning cover art for my novel, ALSTON MOOR. Coming 29 September! I’m so grateful to cover designer Heather Ryerson and the team at @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @goldsf.bsky.social. 📚@unamccormack.bsky.social @sarahsuch.bsky.social More: annecharnock.com/alston-moor/...
Grey and yellow/gold colours, cover showing sketch of a moorland ruin and a curlew, spine in yellow with detail image of cover's line drawing
0215
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Anne Charnock @annecharnock.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
So pleased to see ALSTON MOOR on this great list. Many of the recs on my own TBR! 📚📚📚 @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @sarahsuch.bsky.social
2114
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
GoldSF @goldsf.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Andy Hedgcock in The Morning Star has chosen "Maybe the Birds" as one of his cultural highlights of 2025. ✨🙏🏼💛 @ajashworth.bsky.social @goldsmithspress.bsky.social www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/trad...
morningstaronline.co.uk
Traditions are reclaimed and fear meets fun
ON the surface, The Albino’s Secret (Gollancz, £10.99), a novel by Michael Moorcock and Mark Hodder, is a postmodern homage to the action-packed storytelling of the interwar period. Set in Istanbul in...
022
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
A. J. Ashworth @ajashworth.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Many thanks to Gus Gresham for this fab review of Maybe the Birds 💛 everybodysreviewing.blogspot.com/2025/11/revi... @goldsf.bsky.social @goldsmithspress.bsky.social
everybodysreviewing.blogspot.com
Review by Gus Gresham of "Maybe the Birds" by A. J. Ashworth
This short story collection by A. J. Ashworth is a rewarding read, each story like a piece of mysterious treasure from a dug-up pirates’ che...
184
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
"The opportunity to learn more about mental health in this dynamic and vibrant music economy, and drive change to make a difference through our global collaboration, is incredibly exciting." - George Musgrave, author of The England No One Cares About www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/it...
gold.ac.uk
Major Survey into Mental Health in the Indian Music Industry
‘It’s Time to Talk’ - one of the biggest surveys into mental health in the music industry, and the first such survey in India - launched on 10 November at the Soundscapes of India Fe...
010
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
The Path of Most Resistance: Poems on Women in Science is out now. The full video of Jessy reading a selection of poems from this collection is up on our YouTube channel! @goldsf.bsky.social @jessyrandall.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC60...
152
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
GoldSF @goldsf.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Maybe the Birds, by @ajashworth.bsky.social featured on MIT Reader from @mitpress.bsky.social @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @sffoundation.bsky.social #newwriting #newreleases #newbooks #SF #FeministSF #IntersectionalSF thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/a-j-ashworth...
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
A.J. Ashworth: ‘The Guide’
Across millennia, a cave painter and a son confront the shadows of creation and loss. A story from A.J. Ashworth’s new collection “Maybe the Birds.”
096
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
A. J. Ashworth @ajashworth.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Thanks so much to Foreword Reviews for this review of Maybe the Birds!https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/maybe-the-birds/ @unamccormack.bsky.social @goldsf.bsky.social @goldsmithspress.bsky.social 💛
forewordreviews.com
Review of Maybe the Birds
Maybe the Birds: Women’s instincts and memories are alchemical in A. J. Ashworth’s unnerving speculative collection "Maybe the Birds". In one tale, a school shooting survivor carves mementos mori for ...
163
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
It’s a triple release day, with Common by Nikolai Duffy, Maybe the Birds by @ajashworth.bsky.social, and Virus is a Language by Chris Hables Gray all publishing today! www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p... @unamccormack.bsky.social @jennashworth.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
174
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Do you speak virus? This October we are publishing “Virus is a Language” by Chris Hables Gray, this book shows how Generative AI and cults such as QAnon spread digitally, and culturally follow the same rules as biological viruses. 🦠🦠🦠 @mitpress.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social
022
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
A first look at our new series design for Fictional Objects! Common by Nikolai Duffy follows its main character as he comes to terms with the circumstances of his life - a reflection on solitude, freedom, responsibility, and the repeated attempt to transcend the legacies of the past.
152
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Jen Bowden @jenbowden12.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
'I love writing for myself but in some ways supporting others is even better.' Professor and novelist @abicurtiswriter.bsky.social is on Northern Voices this week discussing her novel The Headland @goldsmithspress.bsky.social, academia, creativity and more. on.soundcloud.com/EHaFY2uG7xsg...
Abi stands in front of a wall of ivy leaves that are turning from green to red. She is wearing a v-neck paisley blouse that is navy with a blur, red and purple patterned print. She is looking off to the side and is also wearing gold dangly earrings. She has shoulder length brown-blonde hair.The Tyne Bridge is pictured in the centre of the frame over a still, reflective River Tyne in Newcastle, UK. Either side of the bridge are buildings with a warmer glow as the sun rises. The words Northern Voices in white lettering feature in the bottom centre of the image.
052
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Mikkel Krause Frantzen @mikkelkfrantzen.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
This is happening in Berlin this week: pro-qm.de/event/financ... Berlin book launch for Finance Aesthetics (@goldsmithspress.bsky.social) Thursday, July 10, 7.30 pm, at @proqm.bsky.social I can't believe that Tom McCarthy AND Quinn Slobodian are part of the line-up! Come say hi and buy the book
pro-qm.de
Finance Aesthetics. A Critical Glossary | Pro qm
0208
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Open Institutional Publishing Association @oipassoc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Missed the news? Our ‪member @goldsmithspress.bsky.social is the second university press to join @mitpress.bsky.social's Direct to Open diamond open access scheme! Find out more here: mitpress.mit.edu/mit-press-ad... #DirectToOpen #OpenAccess #DiamondOpenAccess #InstitutionalPublishing
mitpress.mit.edu
MIT Press adds Goldsmiths Press books to Direct to Open
The Direct to Open partnership with Goldsmiths Press broadens access to boundary-pushing scholarship.
061
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Out now! The Politics of Feeling by @benandersongeog.bsky.social and @ajsecor.bsky.social A critique of the living edge of politics, where feelings emerge, gather intensity, or dissolve in the continual making and remaking of the politics of the present www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p...
gold.ac.uk
The Politics of Feeling
Populism, Progressivism, Liberalism
0168
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Join author Lily Robert-Foley, discussing her recent book - Experimental Translation: the work of translation in the age of Algorithmic Production Book your free space at the link below - www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...
000
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
In anticipation for the upcoming release of "The Politics of Feeling" by @benandersongeog.bsky.social and @ajsecor.bsky.social ! Join Ben for a public lecture on the book, grab your free tickets at the link below >>> @kcllaw.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-politi...
eventbrite.co.uk
The Politics of Feeling in Crisis Times
Join for the Public Lecture on the Politics of Feeling in Crisis Times: Populism, Progressivism, Liberalism
031
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Mikkel Krause Frantzen @mikkelkfrantzen.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Berliners! Berlin book launch for "Finance Aesthetics - A Critical Glossary"! July 10, 7.30 pm at Pro qm - with Quinn Slobodian, Tom McCarthy, Emma Sofie Brogaard and me! Come say hi! @proqm.bsky.social @goldsmithspress.bsky.social
052
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Starting in 2026, @goldsmithspress.bsky.social‬ books will be added to our #openaccess model, Direct to Open (D2O), furthering our collective mission toward more ethical and equitable scholarly publishing. To learn more, including how your institution might support D2O, visit mitpress.mit.edu/D2O
mitpress.mit.edu
MIT Press adds Goldsmiths Press books to Direct to Open platform
The Direct to Open partnership with Goldsmiths Press broadens access to boundary-pushing scholarship.
0147
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
We are thrilled to announce that Goldsmiths Press has partnered with @mitpress.bsky.social's Direct to Open platform! This partnership expands global access to our titles, through sustainable open access publishing. For more details, check out the link below - mitpress.mit.edu/mit-press-ad...
mitpress.mit.edu
MIT Press adds Goldsmiths Press books to Direct to Open
The Direct to Open partnership with Goldsmiths Press broadens access to boundary-pushing scholarship.
094
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
"We had sensed this need for greater diversity in the ecosystem" Editors of @goldsf.bsky.social - @unamccormack.bsky.social and Paul March-Russell - on why they started a feminist sci-fi imprint, who they want to read proposals from and where the project is going! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvhL...
youtube.com
Una McCormack and Paul March-Russell on Gold SF, Goldsmiths Press' feminist sci-fi imprint
YouTube video by Goldsmiths Press
02010
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
GoldSF @goldsf.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
GoldSF author @abicurtiswriter.bsky.social on the IZ Pod talking about the magic of the ordinary, the power of place, writing about early parenthood, and her novel "The Headland". @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @sffoundation.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjdM...
063
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
A first look at @jessyrandall.bsky.socials upcoming poetry collection, “The Path of Most Resistance: Poems on Women in Science”! With illustrations by NASA artist Kristin DiVona, the lives of these often overlooked historical figures are brought into the light. @goldsf.bsky.social
141
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
"By the 19th century, whites used dogs to track runaway slaves because they could supposedly detect 'racial odor,' foreseeing the use of dogs by the Nazis to detect the 'odor of dissent.'" Scent has long been used to mark otherness and justify exclusion, writes Françoise Vergès:
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
Olfactory Racism
Scent has long been used to mark otherness, enforce hierarchies, and justify exclusion.
13011
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Dr Emma K Pey @ekpey.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Some reading/writing updates.. Essex Book Festival 2025 brochure launches today - the line up looks amazing this year! @wivenhoewriter.bsky.social new book #themune pub’d @goldsmithspress.bsky.social is brilliant! Looking forward to chatting at 7pm on Sat @ Wivenhoe Bookshop. Come along #booksky
273
Goldsmiths Press @goldsmithspress.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
On Tuesday we are getting together to celebrate Finance Aesthetics: A Critical Glossary. The event will be on campus at Goldsmiths, and will feature conversation from editors and guests. Come along! Sign up for free here - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finance-ae....
023
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Political Economy Research Centre @goldperc.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Next Tuesday, come to the launch of Finance Aesthetics hosted by @goldsmithspress.bsky.social w/ @maxhaiven.bsky.social @erosamon.bsky.social @adriennebuller.bsky.social @mikkelkfrantzen.bsky.social & Emma Sofie Brogaard - all welcome but registration required www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finance-ae...
eventbrite.co.uk
Finance Aesthetics Book Launch
Launch of a new book - with conversation from authors and editors
046
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Leigh Claire La Berge @lclaberge.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Nice review of the @mikkelkfrantzen.bsky.social (et al) edited "Finance Aesthetics: A Critical Glossary" just out from @goldsmithspress.bsky.social by @apetrossiants.bsky.social www.e-flux.com/notes/661679...
e-flux.com
Review of Finance Aesthetics: A Critical Glossary - Notes - e-flux
Andreas Petrossiants reviews a new edited collection from Goldsmiths Press on the aesthetic dimensions of financialization.
083
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Dr Emma K Pey @ekpey.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Reading this now @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @wivenhoewriter.bsky.social - brilliantly written 🙌 #booksky #themune
072
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Congrats to @pippagoldschmidt.bsky.social & @goldsmithspress.bsky.social for making the @bsfa.bsky.social shortlist with "Schrödinger’s Wife (And Other Possibilities)"! (file770.com/bsfa-awards-...) Here's a wonderful story from the book about when Pippa met Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova:
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
Alternative Geometries
Pippa Goldschmidt blends personal history, scientific facts, and imaginative fiction to highlight unsung women in science.
0137
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
GoldSF @goldsf.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
🎉The #BSFA Awards Shortlist was announced last night, & one of our very own #GoldSF titles "Schrödinger’s Wife (And Other Possibilities)" by @pippagoldschmidt.bsky.social is shortlisted for Best Collection.🎉 @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social file770.com/bsfa-awards-...
072
Reposted by Goldsmiths Press
Mikkel Krause Frantzen @mikkelkfrantzen.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
If you are in London April 8, join us for the book launch for 'Finance Aesthetics - A Critical Glossary' (@goldsmithspress.bsky.social)! With @adriennebuller.bsky.social, @maxhaiven.bsky.social, Emily Rosamond and Emma Sofie Brogaard Sign up/register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finance-ae...
1189