The Battle of Brunanburh: A Casebook, my book about one of the most important but often forgotten events in the history of the British Isles, is about a month away.
If you live in England, that is.
The book is being published through the University of Exeter Press, and it is being released in time to be shown at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, the world’s largest gathering of medieval scholars, which is hosted each year in May by the Medieval Institute in Kalamazoo (my alma mater for my first Master’s degree). This year the event is May 12-15. Exeter’s distributor here in the States is the University of Chicago Press, so folks looking for the volume at Kalamazoo will find it at Chicago’s booth.
That said, while the book will be here in the States at that time, and Chicago will be happily taking orders for it, The Battle of Brunanburh: A Casebook won’t be in wide release on American shores until a couple of months later (Amazon currently lists it for release in the USA on August 15). Folks living on the other side of the pond will be able to buy it at the same time we’re first getting our look at it during Congress, but they have to allow time for a pile of the printed books to be shipped from the UK to the USA and then distributed to stores before it is officially released hereabouts.
My Brunanburh book thus joins the Beatles in that the UK gets it first. I suspect this will be the last time those two items are ever put together in the same sentence.
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#1 by CathyB - April 8th, 2011 at 07:38
Congratulations, Mike!
#2 by Michael Livingston - April 8th, 2011 at 22:36
Thanks! I’ll be posting the cover for it soon, which makes me no end of happy.
#3 by Mellissa Morgan - September 3rd, 2011 at 09:34
I love to read about British history. I watched a documentary film about the middle ages and there was a review of the victory in 937. Will definitely order the book from amazon asap.
Melissa
#4 by Michael Livingston - September 12th, 2011 at 10:05
@ Mellissa Morgan I hope you enjoy the book, Melissa. I’m really proud of the work that we managed to put together!
#5 by Paul - November 9th, 2011 at 18:04
I really enjoyed this – especially the original language sources and the facing-page translations and explanatory notes.
#6 by Michael Livingston - November 10th, 2011 at 20:37
Glad you found it useful, Paul. The site identification issue seems to be getting the most press, but the greater accomplishment, I think, is having all the source materials together.
#7 by John Hayworth - April 25th, 2012 at 08:19
Hi
Just wondering. Is the exact date of the Battle of Brunanburh known?
#8 by Michael Livingston - April 25th, 2012 at 15:35
That it happened in 937 is without doubt. As for exactly when, the best guess at this point is “in early October” (Casebook, p. 14).
#9 by Keith Smith - June 14th, 2012 at 11:30
I love to read historical books because I find it fascinating. Definitely I will buy this book so I can know the history of England.
#10 by Michael Livingston - August 1st, 2012 at 20:49
@ Keith Smith I hope you enjoy it!