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10.12.18 | Hurst Staff
Hurst’s Books of the Year 2018

As 2018 draws to a close, we look back on some of best books of the year. Here are our 2018 titles that have been voted Book of the Year in publications such as the Financial Times, the Spectator and The Economist. Across anaaa

03.12.18 | Hurst Staff
Winter Sale – Up to 60% Off!

The Hurst holiday sale is back, bigger than ever. Browse our varied list, which features prize-winning titles, such as our biography of Orban, and noteworthy books of the year, including Dreamers: How Young Indians are Changing the World (a Financialaaa

29.10.18 | Danell Jones
Brit(ish) in Imperial London

To be black and British has long been fraught with difficulty. This Black History Month, Danell Jones considers the story of A.B.C. Merriman-Labor.

Events
Hay Festival Winter Weekend, Wales
Cedric Delves and Helen Parr at Hay Festival
23 Nov 2018 – 13.00
Cambridge Literary Festival
Diana Darke at Cambridge Literary Festival
24 Nov 2018 – 2.30 - 3.30pm
Folkestone Book Festival
Brian Klaas at Folkestone Book Festival
25 Nov 2018 – 3.30pm
SOAS, London
Dilip Hiro: Cold War in the Islamic World
4 Dec 2018 – 17.45 - 19.00
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