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Listen now: New Books Network interviews Michael Gilson about his new book, Behind the Privet Hedge.

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Michael Garrett reviews 'Albertus Magnus and the World of Nature' by Irven M. Resnick and Kenneth F. Kitchell, Jr. Reaktion Books ow.ly/AajO50Rzrtg

'. . . a beautiful and masterfully researched book that gives depth to this singular artist’s work. Not to mention it is a joy to flip through its many colourful pages.'

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Unchained literature: The Renaissance printer who made reading a pastime

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This Art Book Is About You! Much has been written about artists, curators, and art historians. Oskar Bätschmann’s The Art Public: A Short History is dedicated to the spectators on the other side.

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Rowan blossom and rain. In 1551, a Swedish priest travelled to Finland, recording peasant religion. He noted a spring rite performed when 'Rauni, Ukko's woman began to splash'. But who, or what, is 'Rauni'? For more, check out 'Rowan' Reaktion Books

Ignore the snobs! Michael Gilson’s book Behind the Privet Hedge celebrates suburbs in bloom – and groundbreaking gardener Richard Sudell

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Check out Jared Margulies's review of Mike Maunder's 'House Plants,' published in 2022 by Reaktion Books UChicagoPress; review now available H-Net Reviews #envhist #envhum #plantstudies #conservation 🪴
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Biography of Richard Sudell, garden evangelist, who worked with Ada Salter down the Walworth Rd. Gilson explains how, through gardens and trees, Sudell transformed this country, and the lives of the people. Don't miss +Book Launch: Thursday 09 May, 5.30 pm, Friends House, Euston.

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Discover how humanism and the Reformation shaped Hans Holbein's work in this Renaissance Live conversation with author Jeanne Nuechterlein and Alexander Marr.

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I’ve generated some fantastic #publicity for our #authors already this year … most recently it’s a super ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Behind the Privet Hedge Reaktion Books in Telegraph Books 🪴 With thanks to Adrian Tinniswood #gardening #gardens #RichardSudell #bookreview telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fict…

People are sniffy about suburbs – but their gardens are works of art

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I chair the acquisitions meeting of Reaktion Books, an independent publisher. We're open to unsolicited book proposals: history, art, music, film, food, animal studies and any great indefinable non-fiction book ideas you might have. Check out the list and get in touch.

‘How the Spanish Empire Was Built’ Review: Imperial Engineering

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Check out Isobel Akerman's review of Dan Torre's 'Carnivorous Plants,' published in 2023 by Reaktion Books UChicagoPress; review now available H-Net Reviews #envhist #envhum #plants tudies #ecocrit #plants
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Why do we wear underwear – and when did we start doing so?

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#OTD 1941 Ethel Colburn Mayne died in Torquay. An important early modernist, she worked for a time as assistant editor of the Yellow Book until Ella D’Arcy cruelly ejected her. Her story is in Decadent Women: Yellow Book Lives tinyurl.com/ym2zm87x Reaktion Books

Happy World #ArtDeco Day! New @ReaktionBooks, Helen Crisp & Jules Stewart’s Strike Up the Band: #NewYork City in the #RoaringTwenties is a spirited chronicle of the #BigApple ’s economic & cultural boom. It's the perfect way to celebrate! #nyc bit.ly/3y14ZdG

The lowdown on the six-hour shoot out in Sidney Street in Stepney in 1911 - involving police sharpshooters, Scots Guards, Winston Churchill + Latvian anarchists (but not Peter the Painter) Reaktion Books
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