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Independent British publisher of non-fiction and fiction. Highlights include James Hawes's The Shortest History of Germany and Hannelore Cayre's The Godmother, winner of the 2020 'Crime Fiction in Translation' Dagger.

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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
'Highly readable...as short as the title promises but full of interesting information' SOPHIE ROELL, @fivebooks.com on ROSS KING's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF ANCIENT ROME. Out now in paperback.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Katherine MacInnes's fascinating THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF ANTARCTICA is out now in hardback. This is a tale of science and adventure, of human endurance and ingenuity tested to the limit, and of a continent that might just hold the key to a more harmonious future.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
‘A compact yet richly informative account of a nation straddling East and West, tradition and modernity. This book achieves an impressive feat: distilling over two millennia of Turkish history into a narrative that is accessible, nuanced and deeply engaging’ —Good Reading Magazine
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
'An insightful new synthesis of Turkish history… Fortna’s book is as informative as it is pleasant to read, and will be a help to students new to Turkey as well as veterans who have been charting the country’s history for years' —Professor Christine Philliou, University of California, Berkeley
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
'A marvellous book, fast-moving and thought-provoking... captures essential qualities of the Ottoman Empire and Turkish Republic often overlooked in other, lengthier accounts. A remarkable achievement.' —Dr Fred Anscombe, Birkbeck, University of London
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
‘An astute combination of the entertaining and informed’ —Steven Carroll, The Age
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Happy publication day to Benjamin C. Fortna's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF TURKEY. ‘Nuanced, coherent and richly detailed… both illuminating for the lay reader and indispensable for specialists’ M. Şükrü Hanioğlu, Princeton University
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
‘Walsh is a guide you can trust … with a warmth and humour to his tone that makes reading his words comforting’ AOIFE BARRY, IRISH INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY, on Toby Walsh's GOD AI: What to Expect When Machines Outsmart Us. @sweetoblivion.bsky.social
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Happy hardback publication day to Andrew Leigh's fascinating THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF INNOVATION. If you thought innovation was all about lone geniuses, you can throw 'Eureka!' out with the bathwater.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Lone geniuses or teamwork efforts? Andrew Leigh will be talking about The Shortest History of Innovation this afternoon with Marianna Spring on @bbc5live.bsky.social 2p-4pm. @aleighmp.bsky.social
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
From fission power to fake meat, from the deep seas to the jet stream, in Intervention Earth, Gwynne Dyer speaks to leading climate scientists on how we might still solve the most frightening problem of our age.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Andrew Leigh's fascinating THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF INNOVATION is published next month in the UK. You can get a taste of it here in this podcast Andrew has done with ABC Australia. podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/a...
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Ross King's excellent THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF ANCIENT ROME is out now in paperback. 'Expertly blending instruction with amusement, King presents serious lessons for our times and reminds us why the past should not be forgotten if a better future is what we desire' @insidestory.bsky.social
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
"Very readable... For teachers of computing, it's a valuable guide to how Al-derived approaches to problem solving have evolved over time" Terry Freedman's review in TEACH SECONDARY MAGAZINE of Toby Walsh's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF AI. Out now in paperback @tobywalsh.bsky.social
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
From cotton to coal and canals, from Pendle witches to Peterloo, from Tony Wilson to Andy Burnham's jacket, Chris Moss's LANCASHIRE explores the historic county that made the modern world. Out now in hardback.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
'For many of us, Scottish history is an area of knowledge where we’re sadly lacking. Murray Pittock’s THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF SCOTLAND is the perfect book to help fill those gaps... This may be The Shortest History of Scotland, but it’s one of the best.' @snackmag.bsky.social @murrayp.bsky.social
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
A superb gal­lop through 10,000 years of Scot­tish history ... spritely but ser­i­ous ... an impress­ive feat of dis­til­la­tion and ana­lysis. It’s timely too' @heraldscotland.bsky.social on Murray Pittock's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF SCOTLAND.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The paperback of Colin Jones's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF FRANCE is out now. 'An ideal introduction to French history for almost any reader. It is also very up to date… the range of Jones's coverage, delivered with elegance and often wit, is very impressive’ LITERARY REVIEW @litreview.bsky.social
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Happy paperback publication to Ian Mortimer's MORTIMER's A-Zs OF ENGLISH HISTORY. How did the button transform medieval life? At a smart Elizabethan party, should you kiss your hostess on the lips? Why did Regency Londoners drink so much port?
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The UK edition of Brian D. Bunk's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF FOOTBALL is out now as a paperback original. From the muddy trenches of Flanders to the stadium-palaces of Saudi Arabia, this is the perfect literary companion to the 2026 World Cup.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
It's #worldbeeday ‘If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh’s clear, insightful, remarkable – and short – work’ Claudia Goldin, Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
#worldbeeday Chris Moss's LANCASHIRE: Exploring the Historic County that Made the Modern World - from Manchester's bee to Liverpool's docks to Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Pendle Witches. @traveloguer.bsky.social
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
A No.1 bestseller - John-Paul Stonard's book on German degenerate art THE WORST EXHIBITION IN THE WORLD.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
John-Paul Stonard is now live on Start the Week discussing his book on the German degenerate art exhibition The Worst Exhibition in the World. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Out now in hardback, Murray Pittock's The Shortest History of Scotland. ‘Characteristically witty and incisive, Murray Pittock’s most welcome book draws on his strong patriotism and decades of scholarship in order to provide the best available history of Scotland’ JEREMY BLACK
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
And happy publication day to Vol.4 in our Great Events series: David Boyd Haycock's ART-QUAKE, 1910: The Manet and the Post-Impressionists Exhibition. ‘Hurrah for the slim volume! Haycock is an enlightening and entertaining guide...Art history is rarely this fun.’ Laura Freeman, THE TIMES
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Happy publication day to Vol.3 in our Great Events series: John-Paul Stonard's THE WORST EXHIBITION IN THE WORLD: Degenerate Art, 1937. 'Fascinating and timely' JOHN BANVILLE John-Paul will be discussing the book on Radio 4's Start the Week on Monday 11 May.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
No.1 in 20th century art history, David Boyd Haycock's Art-Quake, 1910: The Manet and the Post-Impressionists Exhibition. ''Hurrah for the slim volume! Haycock is an enlightening and entertaining guide... Art history is rarely this fun.' Laura Freeman, THE TIMES
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
'Nothing else I have read explains the sources of our current dilemmas as a nation more astutely. Every American should read it; it should be on the curriculum of every high school.' JUDITH THURMAN on Don Watson's The Shortest History of the United States of America
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Third week in a row at no.1 in Ireland (and by a mile) James Hawes's The Shortest History of Ireland. ‘Deeply impressive' IRISH TIMES 'A thrilling ride... wonderful, never less than remakable' IRISH INDEPENDENT @jameshawes.bsky.social @irishtimes.com @independent.ie
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
David Boyd Haycock's Art-Quake, 1910: The Manet and the Post-Impressionists Exhibition will be published on 5 May. ‘The exhibition was the closest thing, metaphorically, to a bomb in the National Gallery.' @theartnewspaper.bsky.social @januszczak.bsky.social @lauracummingart.bsky.social
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
John-Paul Stonard's The Worst Exhibition in the World: Degenerate Art, 1937 will be published on 5 May. 'Fascinating and timely' JOHN BANVILLE @slowberlin.bsky.social @ghilondon.bsky.social @germanatportsmouth.bsky.social @ottodixnews.bsky.social
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
James Hawes's The Shortest History of Ireland still in The Times's top ten. ‘Deeply impressive… positively spacious with none of the whistle-stop breathlessness one might have expected… ’ IRISH TIMES 'A thrilling ride through 14,526 years of Irish history' IRISH INDEPENDENT
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Not only no.1 in the Irish bestsellers, but by some way: James Hawes's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF IRELAND.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Murray Pittock's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF SCOTLAND will be published in hardback on 5 May. Fascinating...the most concise and readable history of Scotland...meticulously researched' NAN SPOWART, The National @scotnational.bsky.social
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Publishing Day. Don Watson's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 'lucid, inform­at­ive and thorough… admir­ably bal­anced and nuanced...part of Old Street's excellent series' DARRAGH McMANUS, SUNDAY INDEPENDENT, IRELAND
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
What better time to publish Don Watson's excellent THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. With elegance and wit, Don Watson dissects the ignominies and triumphs of American history, from the Founding Fathers to the unquiet, riven nation of today.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Very good to see Ian Mortimer's MORTIMER'S A-Zs of ENGLISH HISTORY No.2 in Audible's history charts.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Very good to read Chris Moss, author of LANCASHIRE: Exploring the Historic County that Made the Modern World, on the Lancashire weavers and their uprising. His wonderful book is out now in hardback.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
LANCASHIRE's Chris Moss on walking with the weavers 200 years after the Lancs uprising. @traveloguer.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
'This is a terrific book. A great follow up to James’s best-selling histories of Germany and England and perfect for someone like me who was woefully ignorant of Ireland’s story' - CHARLIE HIGSON @charliehigson.bsky.social @jameshawes.bsky.social @unseenhistories.com
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
'This thoughtful book does much to evoke its distinctive character, not least a sense of humour artfully captured in The Liver Birds, Bread and The Royle Family, reminders that the region is defined less by its boundaries and more by a dry wit' Giles Kime in @countrylifemag.bsky.social
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
We're delighted to see Chris Moss's brilliant book LANCASHIRE: Exploring the Historic County that Made the Modern World highlighted by @tripfiction.bsky.social @traveloguer.bsky.social 'A fitting tribute to the greatest county in England.' —David Swift, author of Scouse Republic
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
James Hawes's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF IRELAND is out today in hardback. After his acclaimed histories of Germany and England, James Hawes now turns his attention to Ireland, reaching beyond the clichés to tell a dramatic new story.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The paperback of Mart Kuldkepp's THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF SCANDINAVIA is now out. With Finland and Sweden now full NATO members in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this timely history explores today’s geopolitical tensions – and asks whether life is quite as hygge as it seems.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
f you had to balance Britain (not the UK) on a pin, where would its centre of gravity be? Yes, that's right. Whitendale Hanging Stones in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire. Chris Moss's LANCASHIRE: Exploring the Historic County that Made the Modern World is out now.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Happy publication day to Chris Moss's wonderful LANCASHIRE: Exploring the Historic County that Made the Modern World.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Very good to see in this week's Big Issue the feature by Linda Jaivin on what links Donald Trump and Chairman Mao. Linda's book The Cultural Revolution in China is out now in paperback.
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Graeme Whitfield of @thenorthernagenda.bsky.social says of Chris Moss's LANCASHIRE (out 17 Feb): 'makes an excellent companion piece to Brian Groom’s recent books on the North and Manchester, and Dan Jackson’s Northumbrians...an enjoyable read for anyone with an interest in the North West'
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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
For anyone visiting the British Museum's SAMURAI exhibition, you can learn more in Lesley Downer's bestselling THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF JAPAN. Now out in paperback. @lesleydowner.bsky.social ‘Brisk, brilliant and compulsively readable' —Christopher Harding @drchrisharding.bsky.social
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