books, News

University of Michigan Press partners with Liverpool University Press for UK and European distribution

The University of Michigan Press has selected Liverpool University Press as its exclusive distribution partner for the UK and Europe, and non-exclusive partner for the rest of the world outside of the Americas. The move coincides with the launch of Liverpool Distribution Services, a new boutique sales, marketing and distribution service offered by LUP that aims to provide a genuine sense of transatlantic university press partnership.

Ancient History & Classics, books, News

LUP launches new series: Liverpool Monographs in Egyptology

Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce a new series: Liverpool Monographs in Egyptology. Led by series editors Niv Allon, Mariam Ayad, and Hana Navratilova, and supported by an international Editorial Board, the series will explore the diverse histories of ancient Egypt and its culture.

Ancient History & Classics, books, History, medieval studies, open access, Religious Studies

‘Historians will say they were just friends’ – studying sexual norms in the ancient past.

Ulriika Vihervalli discusses the heteronormative ideals of the late antique Christian church, how historians' interpretations of historical sources erase 'other' sexual identities, and her new book, Desire and Disunity.

books, History, Intellectual History, Literature, science fiction

Why Bother with H G Wells in the Twenty-First Century?

Author Bill Cooke examines some of the most popular claims about H G Wells's views on fascism, utopia, and science, viewing Wells as a public intellectual and revealing how he foresaw our current era of ecological disaster.

Ancient History & Classics, books, Enlightenment, Film studies, Journals, Literature, music, open access

Pride Month 2024 Reading List

This Pride Month, we've put together a selection of books and journal articles which can help us learn about queerness and queer representation - from Trans-ing the enlightenment to new translations of classic Latin American Literature.