I watched a fantastic adaptation of Crossing the Line by @tiafisher.bsky.social last night, a book which tackles the growing County Lines crisis. In the Q&A session afterwards, I was delighted to learn that the team are now planning to take it into secondary schools across the country.

I keep thinking about so many of these summary tools as being the equivalent of a proxy pre-chewing your food before you get to eat it, but chewing the food is by far the best part of food. Encountering nothing but an endless ocean of masticated mush seems like an unbearable culinary nightmare.

You're trapped in the last TV show you watched. Where are you?

Good morning #WomenWriters. We are coming to you from Edinburgh this week. @sandybennett-haber.bsky.social here to cheer you all along and share great #writingcommunity content with you. #amwriting

I'm starting the week listening to Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells and reading The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson! What are y'all reading this week?

An extremely short horror story I wrote, set in the future.

#printable #bookmarks set of 10 Created from my #natureinspired #abstractart 🌿🍂🌸 Download, print and enjoy! ko-fi.com/s/09e1bb3ab8 #artist #art #artwork #artsky #traditionalart #digitaldownloads

Immigration make Britain brilliant

SIGNED BOOK NEWS! "Dark Reading Matter", the final book in the incredible Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde @jasperfforde.bsky.social is coming out later this year. Jasper will be signing copies for us and you can order one HERE if you like! www.biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

It's #buyastrangerabook day! @dustystacks.bsky.social would like to buy one lucky person a copy of Noopiming by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson to celebrate @andotherstories.bsky.social winning Small Press of the Year at the Nibbies. If you'd like it, just let us know. UK only (congrats &!)

Another #buyastrangerabook day offer! @catwomanfran.bsky.social has offered to buy one lucky person the book of their choice, up to £15! Any book at all. So if there's a particular book you're after, get in touch. UK only

It's #buyastrangerabook day tomorrow. I'm exhausted right now so i'm off to bed, but don't you fret. Tomorrow I'll be ready to buy all the strangers all the books! It's the BEST. www.bigissue.com/culture/book...

Name a song with "girl" in the title but replace girl with squirrel. Squirrel on Fire by Alicia Keys

It has arrived! And it looks, feels & smells wonderful. Thank you, @applecott.bsky.social for your generosity, and thank you, @biggreenbooks.bsky.social for organising #BuyAStrangerABook. When I’ve submitted this essay, I’ll be celebrating by passing the kindness on & buying another stranger a book.

Would you help me with this please @louiestowell.bsky.social ? I feel like you’d know, or know someone who knows.

#HiveMind I’m looking for examples of children’s authors who do all their promotion online, i.e. they don’t do any in-person events such as school visits, festivals, bookshop signings etc. Can you think of any? It’s for my uni essay. #Kid’sLit, #Children’sBooks

Big Bearded Bookseller’s Monday book chat was my weekly BlueSky highlight. I’m missing seeing what you’re all reading. This week I’m listening to Spiderlight written and narrated by @aptshadow.bsky.social and I’ve just got to the bit where Nth becomes Enth 🕷️🫣 What are you reading this week?

Well, how about that? I have SIGNED copies of "Son of Nobody" by Yann Martel. It's the new novel from the author of Booker Prize winning "Life of Pi". You can order a copy HERE if that's what you want to do. biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

SIGNED BOOK ACTION! "The Midnight Train" by Matt Haig @matthaig.bsky.social A new story of love and second chances, from the world of The Midnight Library. SIGNED Indie Bookshop Exclusive copies with wild sprayed edges. Out this month! ORDER HERE biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

Over David Attenborough’s lifetime the natural world has become ever more eroded. On his 100th birthday let’s use #KidsBooksFriday to celebrate children’s books that carry on his environmental legacy, help us delight in nature and encourage us to protect its future. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

🎉 6 Green councillors elected in Exeter! 💚 Huge congratulations to Exeter Green Party.

Sir David Attenborough… on your 100th birthday, we thank you. For a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with such grace and wonder. Generations have fallen in love with nature because of you. Happy birthday, Sir. 🎉

SIGNED BOOKS! "John of John" the stunning new novel from Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize-winning author of SHUGGIE BAIN. Out this month. I'll be getting SIGNED editions with extra content. Only mine will have the extra content* ORDER HERE www.biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie... *i'm guessing

A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.

Or a decent independent, or maybe LibDem if you must. Or SNP or PC if you can and you really want to. Just don't vote for any of the fascist parties, Labour, Conservative, Reform, or Restore.

Listened to an interview with a journalist talking about working with AI. ‘You have to be careful how you ask it things’. He talks about how it gives false facts, manipulates emotions and is like dealing with a psychopath. Then he says we’ll soon be able to use it in health, therapy, law and admin.

Repost to make it die faster

Meadow hare linoprint by my mum, Jo. I'm sending originals of these out to new full paying subscribers to my site this weekend: details here... www.tom-cox.com/signed-books...

I’m so proud. After huge amounts of stress, hard work & self-doubt, I have finally finished my first novel. I think I might read another one.

Who's that? The world's only rock star mythologist, in a town near you? That's right! Natalie Haynes is coming to Swindon a week today, so don't miss your chance... 🎤🏺 Tickets available from Swindon Festival of Literature 🎟️ trafalgartickets.com/swindon-arts... Tour dates: nataliehaynes.com/tour/

My daughter-in-law was told that "a woman can't be a successful archaeologist" by her mum! Words fail me. 😡 So glad that you are encouraging an interest in paleontology. I hope she has a fulfilling career in fossils.

We're looking for three kids to join us on the judging panel for the first ever Children's Booker Prize, supported by AKO Foundation. If your child (or one you know) is between eight and 12 years old and loves reading, make sure to enter now! 🔗 thebookerprizes.com/children youtu.be/JlxCDEri9vM

This continues to be a hugely expensive problem for me. And it's all down to a major lie at the heart of Substack's promise that writers on Substack can leave and take their subscriber list with them at any time. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Following teaching a workshop on publishing one's poetry at the @lyrafest.com this weekend, I have requests from participants for suggestions of magazines interested in poetry about neurodivergence or nature. Ideas? Please share!

No no you're wrong, previously all women in books were played by men, like in old theatre

This is why it's important authors read a lot, Murakami has no idea this has been done already

An autistic woman’s many mental health crises can be charted via boxes of abandoned craft projects, it has been observed.

Emma Bernard, 30, who is often complimented on her friendly demeanour and effusive expressions of gratitude, has attributed her politeness to an extreme fawning response.

It’s here and it’s beautiful! Thank you, @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social and thank you to your mum for the bookmark. I agree with Stephen Fry, your words are enchanting and hilarious, so I couldn’t resist starting this book immediately.

Whenever Earth Day arrives, I always wonder what planet we're meant to be honouring the rest of the year

"Why nobody ask for a free book Mr Harry?" "I just don't know Stouffer"

If anyone in the UK would like to buy one of these direct from me, signed, for cover price plus p&p, with a free bookmark, do also drop me an email (there are a few other bookmark designs to choose from too). If you're overseas, please note that @blackwells.bsky.social do free worldwide delivery!

wrapping and packing a bunch of these fellas to send off to people - you want in? shop.frankduffy.co.uk/product/crow... #art #artsky #witchsky #crow

THREAD. Today I'm giving away 3 signed hardbacks of my latest book, each with fab linoprint bookmarks, made by my mum Jo. Repost & reply to enter. You might like it if you like: Folkloric creatures Old records Intricate psychedelic stories The idea of circular time All shares much-appreciated.

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. This little monster is full of bad weather, magic, blood, friendship, vengeance, ghosts, and murder. Oh, and the hardcover is only $14! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

Anyone reading today? Gargoyle from Balliol College, Oxford.