British Library workers are sick of poor pay, overwork, and feeling the fallout of a cyber-attack which left them vulnerable to identity theft and blackmail. Now, they are going on strike for a fortnight. tribunemag.co.uk/2025/10/from...

Fun fact of the day: Treadwell's is the home of Pamela Colman Smith's fireplace . Re-homed from her house in Parc Garland, Cornwall. It's now a bit of a shrine. Tarot queen love.

Bodleian Library, Sassoon Visiting Fellowship in South Asian and Black History for the 2026-2027 academic year. It's a great scheme, with a deadline of 28 November 2025. Check it and Bodley's other visiting fellowships out here.

Today's customer question: "Why do you open only at midday?" Answer: we love nighttime parties that run as late as folk want to stay, so opening at 10 am the next day, well, nope.

We've been in Store Street 14 years. We cherish our neighbours, one and all. Carmen's print shop, Sophie's florist, Amelie's Wine Bar, the athletes' bike shop. We're all passionate about our "thing" and we all work incredibly hard to run small businesses we're proud of. #smallbusinesslondon

Last night we had a party to celebrate Patricia MacCormack's latest: Death Activism. Ideas, conversation, drinks, books. When Continental philosophy and thoughtful occulture are at their best, they're luminous. @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social

Coming soon to British Online Archives — Witchcraft and Magic in England, c. 1400–1920. Featuring rare records from The National Archives, British Library, UCL, and The Folklore Society. Register your interest: buff.ly/YBeFCF1

Treadwell's is happy to be here at last. Bookshop at midnight. Haunted? Maybe, or maybe the books are alive and just waiting for the door to lock so they can be alone to come to life.