Writer and urban historian. 'Inheritance: The Lost History of Mary Davies' available now. Also editorial director at @versobooks
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'On Building Cities for Women and the Early Days of Feminist Architecture' lithub.com/on-building-citie… via @lithub Oh just found this extract from @KTLloydT and my Intro to the Verso reprint of Making Space, for those of you who haven't yet got hold of the book. Thanks @VersoBooks.
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VERY excited to be hosting @badaude and @zinovievletter in conversation about Girl Online: A User Manual
Friday 27 May, 7pm - tickets available now eventbrite.co.uk/e/girl-onli…
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This looks super interesting
Congratulations to @wastelandscapes! His new #openaccess book A Contemporary Archaeology of London’s Mega Events: From the Great Exhibition to London 2012 publishes today! ow.ly/NkJ450J7u1l
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Pre-order BAD GAYS: A HOMOSEXUAL HISTORY by @spitzenprodukte and @benwritesthings from us very soon and score what has to be 2022's must-have tote 💥
These will go quick, don't snooze!
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Join @lostcitybooks with @badaude to discuss her new book Girl Online, with special guest @mckenziewark on May 18th
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prospectmagazine.co.uk/arts-…
"Nobody’s perfect, indeed, but not everyone had the power to make such a worldview consequential for the lives of millions of people across the globe, often lethally so." I reviewed @TariqAli_News new book on Churchill for Prospect Magazine.
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'Not so much as deeply racist—some of his contemporaries remarked on it in shock—as profoundly authoritarian, with a soft spot for fascist strongmen, and a hostility to working-class assertion' @PriyamvadaGopal on @TariqAli_News's Winston Churchill. prospectmagazine.co.uk/arts-…
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This is incredibly moving. Looking forward to reading the book. ‘Being homeless felt inevitable’: after years in care, I was living in a tent. Who was to blame? | Homelessness | The Guardian theguardian.com/society/2022…
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'I am, as it were, a counterexample of the very thing I am advocating'. What comes after Derrida? this is fantastic from @petesalmon author of 'An Event, Perhaps' aeon.co/essays/after-jacques… @VersoBooks
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blessed by the evil twinks! this book is a beautiful riot and you do want to read it
thank you @JordTaylorJones & @VersoBooks!
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Girl Online, 1 of '10 unmissable books' in @TheFaceMagazine !
theface.com/culture/best-boo…
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Absolutely loving this PR package for Bad Gays by Huw Limmy and Ben Miller from @VersoBooks 💖💛
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Today’s post has impeccable vibes. Thank you @badgayspod @VersoBooks and @JordTaylorJones. This book is great and the merch is a perfect blend of me (yellow) and @_HannaHead_ (pink).
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Or just to listen to me talking about why I would want to live in London in 1701, and be part of the trial that changed the future of London, with the wonderful #travelthroughtime podcast: podtail.com/en/podcast/the-t…
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