Hurst Publishers

Our Autumn/Winter 2025 catalogue is here! 🎉 ➡️ tinyurl.com/k2bpzrct See the thread below for some highlights👇 Read about the looming power of #farright movements in #France and #Europe more broadly (@VJMallet), examine the long history of slavery in Africa (@martinplaut),…

‘The Bagpipes is a pleasure to read… this is the book I am giving to every person I know who expresses even the slightest interest in piping and the pipes.’ 🎶 📰 Read the review of Richard McLachlan’s new book in @PipingPress👇 pipingpress.com/2025/07/09/rev…

You can read an extract of my new book Ramping Up Rights: An Unfinished History of British Disability Activism on @BigIssue! bigissue.com/opinion/disabi…

MANCHESTER DISABLED PEOPLE I'll be bringing Ramping Up Rights to Queer Lit and Social Refuge in the Northern Quarter on 23rd and I'll be joined by the incredible @cheryleehouston Please come along and celebrate the fights we've won socialrefuge.com/event-details/…

Thank you @HurstPublishers for my copy of @RachelCDailey’s Ramping Up Rights! I can think of a few politicians and pundits who could do with reading this.

‘[A] book that should help foster and mediate new conversations in the present about Britain and South America’s shared histories.’ Thanks to Freddie Stone for his detailed review of #SmallEarthquakes for the @LatAmB.

In Small Earthquakes, Shafik Meghji uncovers Britain’s forgotten connections with Latin America, from Welsh tea rooms to red phone boxes ⬇️ thetimes.com/culture/books/…

Early stock available 🎉 'The Nirvana Express' by @mickbrownwriter now in paperback. The captivating story of the West’s love affair with Indian spirituality. ‘Stylish … a wryly intelligent account.’ — @thetimes Get 25% off w/code NIRVANA25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/3zn72f4h

The most amazing evening @SocialRefugeMCR for a fantastic book talk & Q&A with the incredible @RachelCDailey (her book!), @cheryleehouston who interviewed Rachel & @MelissaKParker1 . Congratulations everyone on a brilliant event!

‘@ShafikMeghji has the true travel writer’s eye for the comic, pathetic and tragic… This is writing full of rust, wind and sadness. It captures splendidly the air of South America.’⛰️ Read the brilliant review of Small Earthquakes in @thetimes👏 thetimes.com/article/f371ff…

Order today at 25% discount with code EARTHQUAKES25 here: hurstpublishers.com/book/small-ear…

📚 Attending XI @icceesorg World Congress 2025? Stop by our stand in Punnett Hall to browse a selection of our latest books on Russia, Eastern Europe & Eurasia or speak with us about a book proposal! Get 30% off all titles in person or by using the code ICCEES30 on our website.

Backlash: China’s Struggle for Influence in Central Asia by @Jardine_bradley and @EdwardLemon3 is available now! ‘An important and often unnerving book.’ —@peterfrankopan Get 25% off w/code BACKLASH25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/3pxr95c7

Tune into episode 2 of @BBCRadio4 Artworks’ ‘The Transformation of Virginia Woolf’ series to hear Danell Jones on the nuances of Woolf’s racism👇 The Girl Prince is available now. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

I had a blast on the @dkeyewitness Where to Go podcast chatting to Rachel and Alex about what to see & do in #Chile. Featuring shout-outs for Chiloé & Valparaíso, plus some of the inspiration behind #SmallEarthquakes.

📰💬‘Nonviolent civil disobedience works' In the wake of Palestine Action’s criminalisation, @LynneJonespsych reflects in the @guardian on how she was treated by the law as a Greenham Common activist in the 1980s 👇 theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

Flowers for Elephants: How a Conservation Movement in Kenya Offers Lessons for Us All by @petermartell is now available in paperback! 📚 Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) ‘Fascinating and timely. Read it and buy copies for everyone who cares about the…

‘A thrilling, illuminating perspective on a continent that is closer than we think.’ Chuffed to see #SmallEarthquakes included in the Unseen Histories summer books preview, alongside some excellent titles, including #Fiesta by @DanStables.

Out now!🎉 The Dravidian Pathway by @krvtweets chronicles the transformation of a Dravidian socio-cultural movement into an electorally viable political party in Tamil Nadu. ‘Fresh insights and incisive analysis that help us understand how and why a socio-cultural movement was…

‘[An] appealing fusion of travelogue and history, excavating the roots and remnants of British influence in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.’ Small Earthquakes by @ShafikMeghji reviewed in @ObserverUK 👏👏 Out later this month!

There's still time to register for: Shrinking 'Middle'? The geopolitics of Central Europe! @lijukic talks about his forthcoming book and interrogates the idea of a European ‘Middle’ with Barnabás Szabó. Wed 23 July at 5pm Online Reg & info: lnkd.in/d-44GTFZ