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"...there is no better place to find the materials for that cosmopolitan education in poetry than by reading through the poems that make up the anthology At the Louvre: Poems by 100 Contemporary World Poets, Another review from Ancci in @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social

A definite highlight in our upcoming short list Fine Bindings is this rare first poetry collection of child prodigy Clara Feyoena van Sytzama (1729-1807), published when she was seventeen, in a deluxe presentation binding by the so-called "Groningen Bird Bindery." #womenhistory #rarebooks #poetry

The Half Light. The Teign Gorge, Dartmoor. Trudging up the trail through the woods to the lip of the Gorge. Early morning, ever so quiet. #Landscape #Photography #dartmoor

What bird am I? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍 #WhatBird #BirdID | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

‘For much of the 1980s, it was seen by critics as a white elephant. It connected the declining city of Hull with the empty expanses of North Lincolnshire: nowhere with nowhere.’ @tom--white.bsky.social on how the Humber Bridge was built. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Today's word: BLUE. Excerpt is from my romantic suspense novella SNOWDROP DREAMS, CHERRY THUMBPRINT SCREAMS. #bookqw #excerpt #romanticsuspense

“I have always felt removed from [tuberculosis], as though it were a curious relic of medical history rather than a contemporary plague. But early in my first pregnancy…my own blood tested positive for TB.” —Pria Anand

‘Frost talked and wrote about what he called a poet’s “freedom of the material”, the freedom to “move about” within a wide range of reading, “to establish relations in it regardless of time and space”.’ Clare Bucknell on Robert Frost. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

From Lexit to Reform. The reliably brilliant James Meek on Blyth. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.

THE FAR SIDE #cartoon

If you’re looking for books that play with your perception of reality while leaving you in stitches, then these books by Rob Gotobed are an absolute must-read. The collections of short stories are as funny as they are intellectually engaging, with humour that’s both surreal & cerebral. I loved them.

If you’re looking for books that play with your perception of reality while leaving you in stitches, then these two books by Rob Gotobed are an absolute must-read. The collections of short stories are as funny as they are intellectually engaging, with humour that’s both surreal and cerebral.

No matter where you are, laughter travels — discover three books that unite the world in humour. Amazon: bit.ly/4hA0B7W Apple: bit.ly/3K6WdB9

Every Christmas, when I see Santa Claus for the first time, I always say, "Hi Santa, how long has it been?" And he always replies, “A year!

One of my sister’s kids has just brought me two bottles of bourbon and said, "Here's your Christmas juice uncle Rob," and now she's the one I'm leaving everything to.

Next January, Simon Winchester joins us @blackwells.bsky.social discussing 'The Breath of the Gods' Tickets now on sale

Our Holiday Issue is now online, with Frances Wilson on Patricia Lockwood, @luxante.bsky.social on Joe Brainard’s comics, Susan Tallman on plundering museums, @paisleycurrah.com on the attack on trans rights, @agordonreed.bsky.social on Thomas Jefferson and liberty, and much more.

Issue 47.22 is now online, featuring: @jamesmeek.bsky.social on the green energy transition and North-East England Clare Bucknell on Robert Frost @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social on American post-liberalism and Maureen N. McLane on Claire-Louise Bennett’s new novel. Read online at www.lrb.co.uk

On this day in 1641, Nürnberg poet & jurist Georg Philipp Harsdörffer, sent 3 polemic pamphlets on the Ottoman Empire to Calvinist Prince Ludwig of Anhalt-Köthen, which led to the publication of these remarkable graphic and typographic artefacts, early examples of colour printing. #otd #rarebooks

It is a pleasure to present our catalogue for #FirstsHongKong. Almost 50 interesting #rarebooks #maps #manuscripts, etc, concerning Art, Asia, China, History, Linguistics, Music, Natural History, Religion, Science & Medicine, Trade, Travel & Exploration, and more. Check our website for more info.

Random highlight from our catalogue for #FirstsHongKong: #firstedition (Venice, 1590) of famous work by Cesare Vecellio (ca. 1530-1600) on ancient and modern costumes, with hundred of woodcuts, bound in splendid gold-tooled morocco by Hardy-Mennil with arms of Prince d'Essling. #rarebooks

Upcoming Events at Blackwell's, Oxford

Upcoming Philosophy in the Bookshop dates with @philosophybites.bsky.social (and guest chaired by Mette Hoeg and @philosofemme.bsky.social ) Featuring @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social Clare Carlisle @manongarcia.bsky.social and @anthonygottlieb.bsky.social Book now @blackwells.bsky.social

If you’re in Oxford TODAY, it will be lovely to see you @blackwelloxford.bsky.social at 5.30pm 📗 #Economica #womenwealthpower

Join us on Sunday 14th December at 11am for a free and festive morning with @acaseforbooks.bsky.social as she takes us back to Wonderland @blackwells.bsky.social Anna will discuss the bestselling 'Alice with a Why' @harpercollins.bsky.social Register here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1975814044...

If you’re looking for books that play with your perception of reality while leaving you in stitches, then these books by Rob Gotobed are an absolute must-read. The collections of short stories are as funny as they are intellectually engaging, with humour that’s both surreal & cerebral. I loved them.

‘The world may be waiting for the war to start,’ Patrick Cockburn wrote, ‘but here it's been going on for 20 years.’ Episode 2 of our new podcast series ‘Aftershock’ looks at the unravelling of the occupation, Iraq in chaos, and the genesis of the Forever Wars. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

A reimagining of The Snow Queen, set in England, Eire and Scandanavia. www.amazon.co.uk/Snow-Queen-S... www.amazon.fr/-/en/Suzy-Da... www.amazon.ca/Snow-Queen-S... www.amazon.com/Snow-Queen-S... #paranormal #occult #kufree #freebooks #yabooks #christmasbooks #christmasromance #magic #teenreads

#Bluesky #SelfPromoThursday #writingcommunity I would love to write a book but I'm nobody special. Probably only my cat would read it. I wouldn't even know where to start! But WAIT! "You don't Have to Be a Star to Shine" was written for you! Follow link to find out! amazon.com/author/shann...

NASA Recorded Lightning Crackling on Mars For The First Time buff.ly/9wMRaYm Captured 55 times over two Martian years of observation, this interesting report explains how the recordings were collected. Skip to the last 3 paragraphs for the implications. #Mars #Space #SpaceExploration

Pearl is bringing an outdoor ice-skating rink to San Antonio, & the first-ever Taste of Pearl Festival. Skating, lights, music, food, shopping.⛸️🎄 #SanAntonio #PearlSA #HolidaySeason #IceSkating #TasteOfPearl #SATXEvents #FamilyFun #SAHolidays Get the full scoop 👇 saexaminer.org/2025/11/28/h...

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——— Greater Flamingo -—— #bird #oiseaux #nature #capture #naturephotography #naturelovers #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #planetbirds #waterbirds #wildlife #art #photography #photographie #foto #bluesky #PhotographersOfBluesky #flamant #flamingo @mybirdcards.com

What bird am I? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #WhatBird #BirdID | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

#BookSale! Just 99c! Daughter of the nobility, cousin to a fallen Queen, Catherine Howard survives a dangerous childhood, forging a path to the #Tudor Court... Shadow of Persephone #Free #KindleUnlimited! #Histfic #KU #Books #Tudor 💙📚💙📚💙 www.amazon.com/Shadow-Perse...

Now for the first time you can experience Rob Gotobed live in the comfort of your own home as the stand-up comedian narrates his hilarious first audiobook, The Canyons Of Rob Gotobed’s Overactive Mind. Very funny and guaranteed to make you lol!! Amazon: amzn.to/4obJSd0 Apple: bit.ly/3K6WdB9

Wonderful sculpture is only a part of what you will see as you follow David through this museum. #museums #museumfromhome #romania mainlymuseums.com/post/1401/je...

‘One of the ways in which we in the rich global north deal with our waste problem is by exporting that problem to other generally poorer parts of the world.’ On the podcast, @brettchristophers.bsky.social and @moonjets.bsky.social discuss where our waste goes. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

COMEDY LEGENDS #mel #sid 💙📽️📺

MICHAEL HEDGES - COUNTRY LIVING 20 💙🎨

EARLY KLEE 1905 - UNEDUCATED COUPLE 💙🎨 #art

Spooky walk in the Forest for an escape of the crazy world in Minnesota 🌳 #Photography #Photographers #BlueSkyArt #EastCoastKin #ForestFriday #Nature #Minnesota

Our latest newsletter is chock-full of #kidlit news, interviews with our contributors & the 1st installment of our Your Turn feature of at-home/classroom activities to pair with poetry & prose from our past issues! Check it all out & subscribe here: littlethoughtspress.beehiiv.com/p/a-feast-of...