Historian of modern Britain. New book, Orwell's Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the Twentieth Century, out now: linktr.ee/lbeers
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11 Jun 2024
Release day! First sighting of Orwell’s Ghosts in the wild (really at the Rockville Barnes & Noble) - and they had me sign it! @wwnorton
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20 Feb 2025
Really proud to be included on this list! I'm not on X much at all anymore, but you can follow me on bluesky @fieryparticle.bsky.social
19 Feb 2025
And the finalists for this year's @latimes Book Prize for Biography are...
Laura Beers (@Fiery_Particle)
Cynthia Carr
Jessica Goudeau (@jessica_goudeau)
Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Pamela D. Toler
Congratulations, authors!! 🎉 latimes.com/bookprizes25
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30 Oct 2024
She was also, more pertinently, personal private sec to the Min of Health during the 1929 Labour govt and Min of Edu from ‘45-47 — two posts that taught her the art of balancing compassion and a commitment to social justice with tough fiscal constraints. @RachelReevesMP
29 Oct 2024
🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves has swapped out a portrait of Margaret Thatcher’s Chancellor, Nigel Lawson, for one of Ellen Wilkinson, a founding member of the Communist Party of Great Britain
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30 Oct 2024
She was the first female Minister of Education, fought for justice, equality, women's rights, workers rights, international relations, and was one of the leading political voices against the rise of Fascism in 1930s Europe.
Great choice, @RachelReevesMP.
29 Oct 2024
🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves has swapped out a portrait of Margaret Thatcher’s Chancellor, Nigel Lawson, for one of Ellen Wilkinson, a founding member of the Communist Party of Great Britain
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4 Sep 2024
Interested in some life-long learning? It's still not too late to register for my three-class course on George Orwell and the modern world. The first Zoom class begins tomorrow (9/5) at 1pm eastern.
3 Sep 2024
What does it really mean to call something Orwellian? Discuss this and more starting on 9/5 with Laura Beers author of Orwell’s Ghosts: Wisdoms and Warnings for the Twentieth-Century. bit.ly/4cNzZwn #Orwellian #georgeOrwell
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29 Aug 2024
75 years after Nineteen Eighty-Four, this course reexamines Orwell's writing and its relevance today. Explore censorship, free speech, inequality, and more. What does "Orwellian" really mean? Find out with @Fiery_Particle. Register: hubs.la/Q02N2vqw0 #Orwell #Literature
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28 Aug 2024
I'm doing a book event at Elaine's bookstore in Alexandria on Sunday, Sept. 8. Come join if you're in town!
eventbrite.co.uk/e/orwells-g… @Eventbrite
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24 Aug 2024
Me on BookTV!
24 Aug 2024
What does it mean for something to be "Orwellian?" @Fiery_Particle, author of "Orwell's Ghosts" explains. Watch more: c-span.org/video/?537667-15/…
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16 Aug 2024
Free tonight? Come see me discuss Orwell and contemporary politics with @SmithInAmerica at Politics and Prose
14 Aug 2024
Friday, join @Fiery_Particle to discuss ORWELL'S GHOSTS - exploring George Orwell’s still-radical ideas and why they are critical today - 7PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/4dsrubi
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13 Aug 2024
On the podcast | Laura Beers (@Fiery_Particle) explores the life and times of the writer responsible for conjuring up 'Animal Farm' and 'Nineteen Eighty-Four': spr.ly/6019Y0XjT
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12 Aug 2024
Really enjoyed #thepromise @ChichesterFT. #clareburt did an amazing job bringing Ellen to life
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12 Aug 2024
Excited to see @UnwinPaul’s The Promise tonight at @ChichesterFT with #ClareBurt as Ellen Wilkinson
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10 Aug 2024
Confused about what Orwellian actually means and how his work is relevant in our current political moment? Read Orwell’s Ghosts
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9 Aug 2024
I laughed so hard I nearly spit out my coffee reading when I got to this line of the article this morning 😂
9 Aug 2024
“This sudden outpouring of sympathy for a man he recently called ‘a broken-down old pile of crap’ was somewhat surprising.”
nytimes.com/2024/08/08/us/po…
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6 Aug 2024
Putting together my fall course pages is easily my least favorite part of the summer. My 🧠 invariable manages to forget every non-intuitive Canvas feature between May and August 🤯 🤯 🤯
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5 Aug 2024
I had a great time talking Orwell with @phil_tinline last week. If you are around Leeds this Wednesday 7/8, come hear me and @AndrewThorpe4 talk about the book at @WstonesLeeds. Tickets available at waterstones.com/events/an-ev…
2 Aug 2024
A wonderful discussion of all things Orwell @WaterstonesTraf last night: Laura Beers (@Fiery_Particle, author of #OrwellsGhosts) in conversation with @phil_tinline (#TheDeathOfConsensus)
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3 Aug 2024
Listen! @Fiery_Particle talks to @NewBooksCritThe about the brilliant “Orwell’s Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the 21st Century” newbooksnetwork.com/laura-be…
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2 Aug 2024
My sister @beeeeeers told me yesterday that the Orwell's Ghosts holds up well listened to at 2x speed. If you have an Audiobooks account, you can get the book half off at the link below:
audiobooks.co.uk/promotions/…
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31 Jul 2024
If you’re around Central London tomorrow, come see me talk #OrwellsGhosts in conversation with @phil_tinline at @WaterstonesTraf
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29 Jul 2024
Join @Fiery_Particle Laura Beers for two talks in London celebrating the release of #OrwellsGhosts — a timely look at #Orwell's writing and its role in today's #culturewars.'
[A] lucid, engaging study.' — @NewYorker
See 🧵below for more info.
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8 Jul 2024
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Join @Fiery_Particle (Laura Beers) for two talks in London celebrating the release of #OrwellsGhosts — a timely look at #Orwell's writing and its role in today's #culturewars.
'[A] lucid, engaging study.' — @NewYorker
See 🧵 below for more info.
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