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Don't miss out on this exciting event from #RoguesWidowsAndOrphans author, Rebecca Lee!
A dive into the dark-side of the book world: a secret history fizzing with scandals, rivalries, cock-ups and con jobs.
📅 23rd July
📍The Ministry, London
🕖 7 PM
Get your tickets here:
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Looking for the perfect Father’s Day gift? We’ve put together a selection of exciting reads for you to choose from!
#ToTheSeaByTrain
#WorldCupFever
#TalkingClassics
#CrossingTheWineDarkSea
#Grasslands
#EscapingBabylon
🎧The EI Podcast: Muslims and Jews' shared inheritance
@marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social speaks to EI’s @paullay.bsky.social about his new book 'Children of Abraham: The Story of Jewish-Muslim Relations', and the deep historical connection between two faiths.
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🚴♀️ Obsession: The Beryl Burton Story premieres this Thursday at the Sheffield DocFest. Tickets here: tinyurl.com/4czpuxfw
📖 Find out more about remarkable life of one of the greatest cyclists of all time in Jeremy Wilson's book #Beryl, a Sunday Times Book of the Year: tinyurl.com/beryljeremywilson
'There isn't a better history of the Second World War than this' David Edgerton
From the battlefield to the ration book, mixing social history with dramatic storytelling, this the war that reshaped the world. #AdvanceBritannia by Alan Allport is out in paperback!
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‘Smith has an excellent eye for overlooked stories'
A brilliant review for @hannahluci.bsky.social's #Hinterlands in the @thespectator1828.bsky.social.
'In the beginning, the revolution was not televised. In Damascus in early 2011, small groups of protesters gathered in the ancient souk each Friday...'
An eye-opening piece for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social from acclaimed correspondent and #Hinterlands author @hannahluci.bsky.social.
Congratulations to Joe Studwell, whose book #HowAfricaWorks has been nominated for the 2026 BCA African Business Book of the Year Award! 🌍
This radical reassessment of Africa's economic development is out now: profilebooks.com/work/how-afr...
'Will this really be the "Trump Cup" – or could it jump up and bite him? Is this tournament a shocking new departure, or does it fit neatly into the World Cup's political history?'
Don't miss this entertaining piece from #WorldCupFever author @simonkuper.bsky.social in the @financialtimes.com ⚽🏆
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#WhatWereReading : Joe very much enjoyed revisiting The Odyssey, translated superbly by @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social , ahead of the upcoming film, & is now happily lost in her absolutely fascinating insights into translation, Crossing the Wine Dark Sea from @profilebooks.bsky.social
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Football’s biggest show kicks off next week and the US president means to be its biggest star. But hosts do not always get what they want
Marc David Baer speaks to EI’s Paul Lay about his new book 'Children of Abraham: The Story of Jewish-Muslim Relations', and the deep historical connection between two faiths, bound by common roots.
There are 34 disputed territories in and around Europe. In some cases, two or more nations claim the same patch of land. In others, separatist governments demand their own sovereignty. Many of these d...
