The singular glamour that is the warren of streets and alleys of Soho.

Undercroft, Battle Abbey.

Old Town San Diego's Day of the Dead 2019 annual Dia de los Muerto celebration #dayofthedead youtu.be/BVHamXxJ-7w

In the cemetery on All Hallows’ Eve.

Spectropia; or, Surprising Spectral Illusions (1865), a wonderful book of Victorian hi-tech ghost conjuring which allows the reader to summon, as the sub-title proclaims, “ghosts everywhere and of any colour”. More here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/s...

“telling stories about monsters isn’t simply a way of describing beings that are nothing like humans. It’s also how societies define and police who they think counts as fully human.” My words in @aeon.co 💙📚 🧪🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #psychology 🧵/n

The oldest part of downtown LA, an Olvera Street shop with a "Da̕ de los Muertos" (Day of the Dead) window sign. The street is part of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument. #DayoftheDead

"Photographing the Dark: Nadar’s Descent into the Paris Catacombs", @AllisonCMeier on Nadar’s determined efforts (involving Bunsen batteries, mannequins, and a good deal of patience) to document the beauty and terror of this realm of the dead: publicdomainreview.org/essay/p...

This isn't just any shop... Have a gander, and if you feel moved, it's a good, important cause.

So what is Gothic anyway? Dr Rebecca Marks' Defining 'Gothic' open.substack.com/pub/cultured...

Tuesday. AKA renew my @britishlibrary.bsky.social reader pass day. #britishlibrary #libraries

Sweeney Todd cast members working the morning shift. #pies

Cemetery walk on a day of slate sky and damp autumn air. #cemeteries

My story, Non Omnes Me Peribunt, will be aired on the 21st October 🎃 There are other great stories on now. More will be added every Wednesday & Friday until Hallowe'en. Have a listen 🎃 linktr.ee/thecreepycor...

Not that I need a special reason, but it's #BookshopDay and it was heartening to visit a couple of packed bookshops. My haul includes a surprise for a friend, hidden here in my stack. #booksky

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A good effort.

I know, I know - there are so many new books to read. But occasionally I re-read a book from a fresh perspective. October has arrived and what better time to welcome Dracula’s return, though he is never really absent from the zeitgeist. #booksky #October #Dracula

Fizz and Chocs. Vroom! Gift from a lovely friend.

So terribly sorry to read this. Jonathan was a champion and will be hugely missed. A respected, unique voice in the world, and especially for authors and their books.

Amazing on chips, Vintage Kitchen Wirral’s magic in a jar.

Walking Couple by Moonlight, 1654, by Gesina ter Borch, the Dutch watercolorist and draftswoman who produced mainly watercolour paintings capturing her observations of daily life. One of more than 900 prints available through our online shop: https://publicdomainreview.org/shop/fine-art-prints

Roadworks will tear us apart, again

Stole a few moments for a stroll.

Our #JustOneBook appeal is live. If every follower bought just one book today, you’d help us keep publishing the stories and poems you love. Support us now: www.saltpublishing.com 📚 Every book matters. #BookSky #IndiePress #BookCommunity

Anthropic has agreed to pay affected authors a record $1.5 billion in a settlement, following its use of pirated books to train its AI. We'll share more details with members in the coming days.

'The Safekeep', Yael van der Wouden's gripping story runs the gamut of emotions. A visceral journey; the aching coldness of human hearts melts away into the wakening of sensuality. A powerful glimpse of the tragic historical background that underpins this novel unveils complex motivations.

Late summer market.

An enthralling novel by Pierre Lemaitre, translated by Frank Wynne. The Pelletier family’s secrets and crimes thrillingly played out in post war Beirut, Paris, and Saigon. The very definition of epic. The first in 'The Glorious Years' series. Racing to buy the second, published this year. #books

Imagine a president who is eager to discuss books! New video looking through Obama's 2025 Summer reading list: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtKw...

Hellooo bsky.social #books reading people. Swan on down to @savidgereads.bsky.social and one of his iconic wrap ups. Book news galore.

Wow @poorfrankraw.co.uk ! A squacco heron and an unlucky fish.

Vintage Kitchen Wirral’s amazing Strawberry & Vanilla Jam on scones is delicious and addictive. Blimey! On Insta @vintagekitchenwirral

NW1 Moody day. #London

The unraveling of four characters during a 1960s blizzard in the West Country. Painted delicately with a small brush by Andrew Miller, 'The Land in Winter 'is a complicated, quiet beauty. That I read it during an August heatwave was a bonus.

In my humble opinion, AI cannot replace human, lived experience. Something would always be missing and a lesser thing, never replicable. Never the CREATIVE work.

Yes. WHY? WHY? WHY?

Bridget married a man called SUCKLING SPENDLOVE. That is all. St Anne, Beverley.

And in other news today. #Cats www.popularmechanics.com/science/a656...

Remember when we used to post food pics during lockdown? #tart

Please , if you are able Support Independent publishers. They are doing more than most to find, nurture and publish great new writers and stories. There are many but here are a few. @littletollerbooks.bsky.social @galleybeggars.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social Thank you.

Yum!!

A profound memoir about loss of culture, language and an ancestral home that she cannot visit. Samantha Ellis @samanthaellis.bsky.social writes poetically, with humour and a laser intelligence. I loved this book. #BookSky

This is your 6 week countdown. I will be demonstrating (and selling) letter carving on stone at Wirksworth Art & Architecture trail, 13/14 Sept at The Manor House, St Mary's Gate: w3w.co/evenings.let... While I hate people, I promise I don't bite 😬 wirksworthfestival.co.uk/artist/barry...

My ambitious intended.

As first lines go, this one’s a corker. aeon.co/essays/in-ca...

Interesting! As ever…

The best thing about visiting Crystal Palace is its fierce and fun independent businesses. Keep fighting evil @booksellercrow.bsky.social

Our three-volume Cambridge History of the Gothic, a monumental labour of love that we worked on for many years, has just come out in paperback! @angelawright1794.bsky.social @catherinespooner.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org