Alumni publications update September 2026

Here is a selection of the fascinating fiction and non-fiction written by Univ alumni published recently.

Univ Senior Lecturer Mx Alex Benn’s (2018, Law) book, Classism: Discrimination the Law Ignores, is due to be published in October 2026. Arguing that class and classism have been ignored in much legal analysis, the book presents a new framework for approaching classism as a form of discrimination (Bloomsbury Publishing). More

Professor Nandini Das OBE (1997, English), Professor of Early Modern English Literature and Culture and a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, published, This Little World: A New History of Tudor and Stuart England (Bloomsbury, May 2026). The book offers a major reappraisal of early modern England as a society shaped by movement, encounter, and exchange. More

Luke Harding (1987, English), bestselling author and award-winning Guardian foreign correspondent, published his latest book, Betrayal: Trump, Putin and The New Age of Conquest (Faber, August 2026). Betrayal charts the dramatic collapse of the post-1945 international system. More

Luke Harding discussed Betrayal alongside author Julian Evans at Blackwell’s, Broad Street Oxford, on 24 September 2026.

Philippa Malicka (2007, English) published her debut novel, In Her Defence (Hatchett, 2026), a gripping courtroom drama. In Her Defence was selected as actress Reece Witherspoon’s 2026 Book Club pick. More

Dr Emilie McDonnell (2016, Law) published a monograph, Protecting the Right to Leave in an Era of Externalised Migration Control (Hart Publishing, 2026). The book explores the human right to leave any country – including one’s own – in international law, and its applicability to externalised migration control. More

Poet and writer Dr Jennifer Wong (English, 1998) has edited Woman, Mapped, a new anthology published by Fly on the Wall Press in July 2026. The volume is the first publication from the Rebecca Swift Foundation, which runs the Women Poets’ Network, and was supported by funding from Arts Council England. Bringing together established and emerging voices from across the UK, the anthology features work by nine poets and three essayists. The collection explores a wide range of contemporary themes, including race, family history, LGBTQ+ identities, women’s rights, social taboos, embodiment, migration, mental health, ageing, sisterhood and class, offering a diverse and powerful map of women’s experiences today. More