Andrew Kenrick
@andrewkenrick.bsky.social
Former editor of White Dwarf, current editor of @hinterlandnf.bsky.social. Life writing PhD from UEA. Mostly writing about Romans. REX JUBA, out 2026 from Penguin.
https://linktr.ee/andrewkenrick
https://linktr.ee/andrewkenrick
If you were up in the middle of the night last night/this morning, you might have heard me talking to Paul Ross on TalkSport Extra Time show about Rex Juba, which is also their book of the week (must be the football analogy in my prologue).
August 31, 2026 at 5:30 PM
If you were up in the middle of the night last night/this morning, you might have heard me talking to Paul Ross on TalkSport Extra Time show about Rex Juba, which is also their book of the week (must be the football analogy in my prologue).
On my way to Londinium to talk Roman North Africa, Juba II the “most fortunate captive alive”, elephants (and castles) and more besides at @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social History Book Festival. Talks all day, I’m on at 2pm cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/whats-on/220...
August 22, 2026 at 6:52 AM
On my way to Londinium to talk Roman North Africa, Juba II the “most fortunate captive alive”, elephants (and castles) and more besides at @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social History Book Festival. Talks all day, I’m on at 2pm cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/whats-on/220...
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Beginning my research seminar, as always, with Lynn Hunt's essay
How Writing Leads to Thinking (and Not the Other Way Around).
Should be mandatory reading in light of the impact of AI.
www.historians.org/perspectives...
How Writing Leads to Thinking (and Not the Other Way Around).
Should be mandatory reading in light of the impact of AI.
www.historians.org/perspectives...
August 18, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Beginning my research seminar, as always, with Lynn Hunt's essay
How Writing Leads to Thinking (and Not the Other Way Around).
Should be mandatory reading in light of the impact of AI.
www.historians.org/perspectives...
How Writing Leads to Thinking (and Not the Other Way Around).
Should be mandatory reading in light of the impact of AI.
www.historians.org/perspectives...
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This whole saga has very much reminded me that most readers (and apparently some fiction writers too!) believe that writing narrative non-fiction is stenography: you find out the facts and then you write them down in order.
Whereas it is absolutely, 100% considered storytelling!
Whereas it is absolutely, 100% considered storytelling!
I do not have a take on the two books called Charity and Sylvia because I have not read either one. I do have a related thought, as a historical fiction writer, which is that we don't talk enough about how much research for fiction draws on the framing/storytelling that historians and biographers do
July 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
This whole saga has very much reminded me that most readers (and apparently some fiction writers too!) believe that writing narrative non-fiction is stenography: you find out the facts and then you write them down in order.
Whereas it is absolutely, 100% considered storytelling!
Whereas it is absolutely, 100% considered storytelling!
It was great to see a few of my @citylitwriting.bsky.social students at the book launch too!
Congratulations to @citylit.bsky.social writing tutor @andrewkenrick.bsky.social, whose new book 'Rex Juba: 15 Glimpses of an African King' is available now from Penguin!
www.penguin.co.uk/books/467783...
www.penguin.co.uk/books/467783...
August 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM
It was great to see a few of my @citylitwriting.bsky.social students at the book launch too!
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Having got an advanced copy of this, I can say it is very good.
Great to see @andrewkenrick.bsky.social book on Rex Juba due 06.09.
The African prince was..
..kidnapped by Caesar,
raised by Octavian,
Antony & Cleopatra's son-in-law.
Yet became the Most Scholarly King.
'Colourful, engaging and timely' @paulmmcooper.com
www.penguin.co.uk/books/467783...
The African prince was..
..kidnapped by Caesar,
raised by Octavian,
Antony & Cleopatra's son-in-law.
Yet became the Most Scholarly King.
'Colourful, engaging and timely' @paulmmcooper.com
www.penguin.co.uk/books/467783...
Rex Juba
In 46 BC, at just two years old, a young North African prince named Juba was paraded through the streets of Rome as part of Julius Caesar’s victory parade. This traumatic beginning, however, did not d...
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July 29, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Having got an advanced copy of this, I can say it is very good.
I’m doing an AMA about Rex Juba over at the @askhistorians.bsky.social Reddit this afternoon: www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
August 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I’m doing an AMA about Rex Juba over at the @askhistorians.bsky.social Reddit this afternoon: www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
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Looking forward to reading @andrewkenrick.bsky.social new book on Rex Juba - a fascinating life
Great interview here
hinterlandnonfiction.substack.com/p/authoredit...
Great interview here
hinterlandnonfiction.substack.com/p/authoredit...
Author/Editor Interview: Andrew Kenrick
Q&A with the contributors from Hinterland.
hinterlandnonfiction.substack.com
August 5, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Looking forward to reading @andrewkenrick.bsky.social new book on Rex Juba - a fascinating life
Great interview here
hinterlandnonfiction.substack.com/p/authoredit...
Great interview here
hinterlandnonfiction.substack.com/p/authoredit...
It’s publication day for Rex Juba today! Surreal to see it not only in the window of the Book Hive but also ready to listen to on Spotify this morning!
Link in bio to find out more, order it etc - or you could just walk into your local bookshop and pick up a copy!
Link in bio to find out more, order it etc - or you could just walk into your local bookshop and pick up a copy!
August 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
It’s publication day for Rex Juba today! Surreal to see it not only in the window of the Book Hive but also ready to listen to on Spotify this morning!
Link in bio to find out more, order it etc - or you could just walk into your local bookshop and pick up a copy!
Link in bio to find out more, order it etc - or you could just walk into your local bookshop and pick up a copy!
Tonight I will be in conversation with some of my fellow biographers at Cambridge @midgegillies.bsky.social Jane Rogoyska and Joy McAlpine Black. It’s free! And online! www.pace.cam.ac.uk/events/2026/...
In Conversation with Andrew Kenrick, Joy McAlpine-Black, Jane Rogoyska
Creative writing tutor Dr Midge Gillies will be in conversation with Andrew Kenrick, Joy Mcalpine-Black and Jane Rogoyska in this free Zoom event on Thursday 23rd July 2026, 7-8pm, UK time.
www.pace.cam.ac.uk
July 23, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Tonight I will be in conversation with some of my fellow biographers at Cambridge @midgegillies.bsky.social Jane Rogoyska and Joy McAlpine Black. It’s free! And online! www.pace.cam.ac.uk/events/2026/...
Surreal moment today when that thing you’ve spent years typing and writing on a screen and in notebooks turns out to be an actual printed book! Amazing.
And if you want one too, there’s a link to preorder Rex Juba in both print, ebook and now audio versions in my bio!
And if you want one too, there’s a link to preorder Rex Juba in both print, ebook and now audio versions in my bio!
July 10, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Surreal moment today when that thing you’ve spent years typing and writing on a screen and in notebooks turns out to be an actual printed book! Amazing.
And if you want one too, there’s a link to preorder Rex Juba in both print, ebook and now audio versions in my bio!
And if you want one too, there’s a link to preorder Rex Juba in both print, ebook and now audio versions in my bio!
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Unfortunately, a stunned Paris is how they all got into this whole mess to begin with
‘The Odyssey’ women Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, and Charlize Theron stun in Paris.
July 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Unfortunately, a stunned Paris is how they all got into this whole mess to begin with
A proper pinch-me moment this week as Rex Juba was turned into an audio book, narrated by the lovely Sebastian Humphreys, whose voice you might recognise as the narrator of Madeline E Miller’s Circe amongst other things. Here he is, pronouncing yet another difficult Roman name!
June 25, 2026 at 1:37 PM
A proper pinch-me moment this week as Rex Juba was turned into an audio book, narrated by the lovely Sebastian Humphreys, whose voice you might recognise as the narrator of Madeline E Miller’s Circe amongst other things. Here he is, pronouncing yet another difficult Roman name!
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@hinterlandnf.bsky.social arrived—featuring a piece on my son’s diagnosis & battle.
Huge thanks to:
@greatormondst.bsky.social · @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social · @rainbowtrust.org.uk · @braintumourcharity.bsky.social and many more
Billy & Leon are doing great right now 💛
Huge thanks to:
@greatormondst.bsky.social · @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social · @rainbowtrust.org.uk · @braintumourcharity.bsky.social and many more
Billy & Leon are doing great right now 💛
June 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
@hinterlandnf.bsky.social arrived—featuring a piece on my son’s diagnosis & battle.
Huge thanks to:
@greatormondst.bsky.social · @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social · @rainbowtrust.org.uk · @braintumourcharity.bsky.social and many more
Billy & Leon are doing great right now 💛
Huge thanks to:
@greatormondst.bsky.social · @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social · @rainbowtrust.org.uk · @braintumourcharity.bsky.social and many more
Billy & Leon are doing great right now 💛
If you pardon the pun, I can’t wait to dig into this over the weekend!
April 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
If you pardon the pun, I can’t wait to dig into this over the weekend!
I was lucky enough to get to edit this - check it out for a fast-paced, pared-back roleplay experience.
Fighter Wizard Elf: My Rules for Bare Metal d20 Gaming is now available by PDF, and you're hearing it here first. A print run of 20 physical copies has released for attendees at @the-kraken.bsky.social, and another, larger print run is planned. #ttrpg #DnD
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
April 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I was lucky enough to get to edit this - check it out for a fast-paced, pared-back roleplay experience.
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Check out some How War v2 from @malcolmcraig.bsky.social and @handiworkgames.bsky.social
When mysterious Border Science expert Kurt Langer goes missing from the camps, a fractious SIG team must find out what's happening - and take individual advantage...
youtu.be/FF9Mrwf6OIU?...
When mysterious Border Science expert Kurt Langer goes missing from the camps, a fractious SIG team must find out what's happening - and take individual advantage...
youtu.be/FF9Mrwf6OIU?...
Hot War Second Edition : One Shot | The Langer Sanction | Actual Play
YouTube video by Unconventional GMs
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March 14, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Check out some How War v2 from @malcolmcraig.bsky.social and @handiworkgames.bsky.social
When mysterious Border Science expert Kurt Langer goes missing from the camps, a fractious SIG team must find out what's happening - and take individual advantage...
youtu.be/FF9Mrwf6OIU?...
When mysterious Border Science expert Kurt Langer goes missing from the camps, a fractious SIG team must find out what's happening - and take individual advantage...
youtu.be/FF9Mrwf6OIU?...
Been sitting on this news for a while but my first book - a biography of the 1st century North African King Juba II - is out 6th August from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social via their Torva imprint, and I have the great pleasure of showing off the cover! More info and preorder via the link in my bio.
March 5, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Been sitting on this news for a while but my first book - a biography of the 1st century North African King Juba II - is out 6th August from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social via their Torva imprint, and I have the great pleasure of showing off the cover! More info and preorder via the link in my bio.
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We are at the Small Publishers Fair @conwayhall.bsky.social all day today! We’re here till 7pm, with freshly printed copies of Issue 17 on sale and special show offers too - so if you’re in London come and say hi @smallpublishers.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
We are at the Small Publishers Fair @conwayhall.bsky.social all day today! We’re here till 7pm, with freshly printed copies of Issue 17 on sale and special show offers too - so if you’re in London come and say hi @smallpublishers.bsky.social
Great to see my horror rpg Dead of Night get a mention in the latest Tabletop Magazine - thanks @giantbrain.co.uk! If Iain has piqued your interest, you can grab your own copy here: steampowerpublishing.com/dead-of-night/
October 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Great to see my horror rpg Dead of Night get a mention in the latest Tabletop Magazine - thanks @giantbrain.co.uk! If Iain has piqued your interest, you can grab your own copy here: steampowerpublishing.com/dead-of-night/
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Who and What is the Serve It Forth Food History Festival?
Check our videos!
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Check our videos!
youtube.com/@serveitfort...
Serve It Forth
Serve It Forth is a new online food history festival taking place on 18 October 2025.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Who and What is the Serve It Forth Food History Festival?
Check our videos!
youtube.com/@serveitfort...
Check our videos!
youtube.com/@serveitfort...
Come see this face in person this Saturday!
Just a couple of days until our taster day introducing you to the craft of writing non-fiction. It's hosted by our very own founding editor @andrewkenrick.bsky.social, in person in Norwich, this coming Saturday. We still have tickets available. Beginners welcome! www.eventbrite.com/e/hinterland...
August 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Come see this face in person this Saturday!
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"This is a Classicists List not a political one."
A field of study is doomed when it surrenders its claim to be relevant to the real world, to how we live our lives in relation to other human beings, & cultivate mutual understanding. Isn't that the very point of the humanities?
A field of study is doomed when it surrenders its claim to be relevant to the real world, to how we live our lives in relation to other human beings, & cultivate mutual understanding. Isn't that the very point of the humanities?
July 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
"This is a Classicists List not a political one."
A field of study is doomed when it surrenders its claim to be relevant to the real world, to how we live our lives in relation to other human beings, & cultivate mutual understanding. Isn't that the very point of the humanities?
A field of study is doomed when it surrenders its claim to be relevant to the real world, to how we live our lives in relation to other human beings, & cultivate mutual understanding. Isn't that the very point of the humanities?
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Over on our Substack today, the inestimable @jarredmcginnis.bsky.social picks the books that inspire his own writing, books that push the form of nonfiction and memoir - from Hong Kingston to Harry Crews.
hinterlandnonfiction.substack.com/p/the-non-fi...
hinterlandnonfiction.substack.com/p/the-non-fi...
The Non-fiction That Shapes Us: Jarred McGinnis
Hinterland authors reflect on the non-fiction that inspires their own writing.
hinterlandnonfiction.substack.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Over on our Substack today, the inestimable @jarredmcginnis.bsky.social picks the books that inspire his own writing, books that push the form of nonfiction and memoir - from Hong Kingston to Harry Crews.
hinterlandnonfiction.substack.com/p/the-non-fi...
hinterlandnonfiction.substack.com/p/the-non-fi...
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Join us for our new workshop, First Steps in Writing Creative Non-Fiction, in person in Norwich on 12th July. We can’t wait to meet you and share what we’ve learned from writing, editing, publishing and talking about creative non-fiction over the last 6 years www.eventbrite.com/e/hinterland...
June 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Join us for our new workshop, First Steps in Writing Creative Non-Fiction, in person in Norwich on 12th July. We can’t wait to meet you and share what we’ve learned from writing, editing, publishing and talking about creative non-fiction over the last 6 years www.eventbrite.com/e/hinterland...