And in other news, thanks to Storm Chandra, our colleagues from @bournemouthuni.bsky.social Maritime Archaeology have found a part of the Fame of Hoorn, an armed Dutch merchant ship that sank in 1631 #Archaeology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

When my kid was 4 we started Bedtime Qs: ask anything you want during snuggles. His first Q: "What happens after we die?" Day 2: "Why do some people do mean things?" Day 3: "What was the very first plant?" MANY followup Qs. Explaining Gay was easy!

always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay

The organisers of the vital Little Rebels Award @littlerebelsprize.bsky.social have paused this year's prize as they look for funding for a part time award administrator. Can you help? They hope to regroup and come back with a bang in 2027. Find out more: booksforkeeps.co.uk/little-rebel...

Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."

I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.

omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for gradient.horse

Whether people can work from home is not actually an issue politicians get to have a say on, it's entirely up to employers. So if a spokesperson for a political party starts spouting off about ending working from home, they're just being a tedious controversialist to get people talking about them.

The 10 year old drew a new member of @neillcameron.bsky.social's Donut Squad in my birthday card.

Contender, you will go on my first whistle...and then the drone will be unleashed.

The Italian anthem slaps #MilanCortina2026

It doesn't matter how well my latest novel went down. My publisher has told me they don't want my new collection of short stories as they can't use short stories to bring my work to a broader audience. And you know what? Fuck sending them to another publisher. I'm putting them out myself.

that's partly why I wrote this poem

Hey @thetimes.com what is ’racism’ - surely depicting the Obamas as monkeys is just old fashioned racism?

Is the guy in the middle wearing his jumper inside out?

If you ever get annoyed with me for posting too often on Bluesky in an attempt to draw a few new people to my writing please remember to address all complaints to the former CEOs of my ex-publishers on an envelope marked 'GIVE YOUR AUTHORS THE FUCKING MONEY YOU TOOK FROM THEM'.

Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams

"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"

I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny

The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit. Gentle Spades "I'm a veteran"

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Just a slob like one of us

THREAD. A selection of notes I have made in my notebook about my dad, and the things he does. 1. The Public Swimming Pool

Maybe we should all get a turn at being prime minister, like jury duty. In my 15 minutes as PM, I would give all queer people pride month off work as paid leave and ban the BBC from commissioning any more Mrs Brown’s Boys.

surely tom hollander is the hollandest

I’ve been posting observations online since 2011. Back in 2013, when I only had a few people reading them, an artist @400footghost.bsky.social read this one: A woman on the tube, her beautiful silver hair cascading in waves over her vivid red cape, nods to herself as she reads a book about tigers.🧵

The robot apocalypse hasn't happened yet, but still I can't escape the feeling that something has gone horribly wrong... Cartoon for Dutch newspaper @trouw.nl. More of my work for Trouw: www.trouw.nl/cartoons/tje... #ArtificialIntelligence #creativity #work #GenerativeAI

I do like all of these things!

Do YOU like Donuts? But also supporting child literacy, AND independent bookshops, AT THE SAME TIME? Well all February, 10% of ALL Children’s books on uk.bookshop.org will go to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! OFFER INCLUDES DONUTS uk.bookshop.org/a/275/978178... #ReadItForward

Well when you put it that way...

way too niche to put in my review but: wow, if you enjoyed the pacing of the ending to The Return Of The King [Extended Edition], you're going to love Melania (2026)!

An Exclusive Look Inside My Writing Routine: www.tom-cox.com/an-exclusive...

ICYMI: The British Book Awards (The #Nibbies) 2026 judges have been revealed and this year include Dame Prue Leith, Jamie Smart and Oti Mabuse among many more 👇 #BookSky

It's an article written about a girl who tragically committed suicide except for the small, insignificant detail that she was actually murdered in a transphobic hate crime.

The whole thread on useless 'Gen AI skills building' online courses is excellent, but this in right on the nose and why I never use it. I googled a recipe for cashew cheese last week. The Gen AI overview gave me a list of ingredients without quantities or proportions. What use is that?

Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power

ICYMI: "Peace" has been chosen as the Oxford Children’s Word of the Year 2025, according to research carried out by Oxford University Press. More than a third (35%) of children chose the word 👇 #BookSky

“you have the right to bear arms to protect yourself from government overreach” no not like that though

Good news for people suffering an infestation of bath Corgis. The cliffhanger the last leaflet left you on is resolved.

The most staggering thing is that Rachel said “if I was a faithful” and no one seems to have clocked it #TheTraitors

I love Stephen. The face of a doomed WW1 officer and the wardrobe of John Travolta. #thetraitors

Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call: - 453 Britons - 158 Canadians - 89 French - 59 Germans - 53 Italians - 44 Danes - 17 Spaniards “Stayed a little back, off the front lines “! No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.

This man is an idiot.

Really enjoyed this. Not attempting a definitive answer, but a definitive study of the question. Surely both things can’t be true…

You’re watching the BBC #TheTraitors

All those who wrongly believe that nature collapse might be 'sad', but won't really affect them in any way, badly need to wake up. Nature isn't just 'nice to have'. Planet Earth is only liveable – for *us* too – due to the regulating effects of natural ecosystems. share.google/NoVLRatfUoH5...

For those of you who don’t know much about children’s publishing, the only real “marketing and promotion” plan most publishers have for non-famous authors is that we go out and promote the book on schools ourselves. If you do the maths, this isn‘t a great strategy but I can’t even do this

Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.

I for one welcome our new emperor (penguins)

"I'm afraid that your mother has grown increasingly enigmatic and expansive after her fall so you should consider full time care for her safety"