OK yes fine it's only taken me until today to notice the rabbit's ears. Thanks, Greg Heinimann, Deputy Creative Director @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

Palestinian Huthaifa Hussein Al-Hawajri was killed in an Israeli strike west of Jabalia refugee camp.

🏛️📚 Editorial Book Review Jim Loughran's "Syracuse Will Burn" is an intelligent and emotionally resonant novel that blends ancient history with political intrigue, compelling characters and thought-provoking themes. maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/07/edit... #HistoricalFiction #BookReview 💙📚

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Infinite growth on a finite planet is a physical impossibility.

Yes, of course I'm getting teary reading The Teacup, the sequel to The Suitcase, you'd have to have a heart of stone not to. Both books are absolutely gorgeous, highly recommended.

‘Releasing Marwan Barghouti would be a step towards unifying the Palestinian leadership and energising the masses. But that is precisely why Israel will not release him.’ Muhammad Shehada on Palestine’s future. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

"But the film’s strength is the conversations with the participants about what Oliver meant — both what she meant in her writing, and what she meant to the world." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/m...

I had thought the Manics earworm would lessen with exposure but nope, every time I see the cover...🎶 Thanks? @trillingual.bsky.social

Sri Lanka: PEN International calls on authorities to release the seized books of Tamil writer Theepachelvan Piratheepan. Censorship has no place in a free society. Read our full statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/sri-lan...

The Kindle Edition of my new novel, #SyracuseWillBurn from @SharpeBooks is available now on #Amazon Described by one critic as "simply breathtaking" this book will take you on an #Odyssey of a different kind. #HistoricalFiction #WriterCommunity #BookSky www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H7C55D4...

The cover of my new novel #SyracuseWillBurn out next week from Sharpe Books. if you are looking forward to #ChristopherNolan 's #Odysseus you will love this book.

www.euronews.com/culture/2026... #ancienthistory #AncientGreece

100% #BookSky

A delight to finally meet @thecallya.bsky.social today after years of social media chats. If scary Sídhe are your thing, The Call is fab! Here he is with a copy he kindly signed (strong zen monk vibe possibly because of our discussion about Korea)

Can’t wait to play again tomorrow! #anthropeum #archaeology #anthropology #art #TheMet Anthropeum.com · Jun 20 2026 🟩🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟦🟩🟨🟨 68,611 · top 16% of players today!

observer.co.uk/culture/book... @bookshelfie.bsky.social @bookshelfie.bsky.social #books #authorinterview

Mexico: PEN International is concerned by threats to the Casa del Poeta Ramón López Velarde — an emblematic space for literary memory — and calls on authorities to protect cultural rights and ensure communities have a say in decisions affecting their heritage. www.milenio.com/cultura/casa...

Midweek stack

Some Men in London - by Peter Parker Queer Life 1945 - 1959 My review in @AspectsHistory The book is a reminder of a time in gay life that is in danger of being forgotten. It poignantly shows how far gay rights have come & the dangers of going back. GREAT #LGBTQ #queerlit tinyurl.com/25sz2crk

My new novel #SyracuseWillBurn coming out this summer is set against the backdrop of the war between #Carthage & #Syracuse . If you love the world of #ancientGreece & the complex history of #Sicily you will love this documentary by Dr Michael Scott www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF3w...

Interview with Aspects of History on The Bratinsky Affair - Fiction Book of the Month. "Visits the places & people that inspired a thriller exploring exile, identity and... murder @blueskyreadersclub.bsky.social aspectsofhistory.com/author_inter... Buy here www.amazon.co.uk/Bratinsky-Af...

My novel The Bratinsky Affair is 'Fiction Book of the Month on Aspects of History. The major theme of the book is displacement & the loss of your sense of place & who you are. This article traces that idea from the Russian revolution to 1970s Ireland. aspectsofhistory.com/writing-disp... See less

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... A beautifully written and very moving article. A timely reminder that "there is nothing new in the ear of the other"

Pride Month 2026 Author Kitty Murphy writes: It’s June, PRIDE month, and as always, some of us born into the LGBTQIA+ family take to the Daily Pages to write about protests and celebrations....

'Tis the season for new Irish writing! We now have the new issues of Ropes, @tolkajournal.bsky.social and @stingingfly.bsky.social

Since World Poetry Day, @pen-tlrc.bsky.social has been sharing a poem each day. Today, we're proud to share a poem in Wichí, a language that lies at the heart of the Wichí people’s spiritual and territorial identity, and a unique way of understanding the world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljZG...

Nigel Slater’s recipe for chicken, broad beans and olives A light, good-natured dish perfect for a relaxed summer lunch outdoors https://bit.ly/49yZNh1

I couldn't agree more. #BookSky

I’m delighted to be joined by author Alison Morton to discuss her fabulous new novel - HEROICA: Three Women, Three Centuries, Three Reckonings. maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/06/auth... #AuthorInterview #RomaNova #AlternativeHistory @alisonmorton.bsky.social

Happy #Pride month to all our customers, friends, and family🌈

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/b...

In Makenna Goodman’s novels, “the main characters have the education, resources, and opportunity not to be taken in by fairy tales. And yet they—like all of us—are in love with their myths.” —Joann Biggs

Discovered in my favourite bookshop @ravenbooks.bsky.social #Blackrock. If the movie Odysseus has prompted a thirst for the literature of #AncientGreece this is the book to do a random sampling. + the illustrations are beautiful. I have Hewitt's new book #OpenHeaven sitting on top of the TBR pile.

Again, please share. In every aspect of American history you will run smack dab into the critical contributions of Black people. It’s not Black history. It’s American history. Trying to erase it is a fool’s errand. We live it every day. time.com/5836444/blac...

This week our Walter Scott Prize Shortlist Taster comes from BENBECULA by GRAEME MACRAE BURNET. Find out more via the link: www.walterscottprize.co.uk/abbotsford-a... #HistoricalFiction #BookRecommendations #Shortlist #BookSky #BookClub #WalterScottPrize

‘Although they never managed Roman-style conquest – hemmed in by geography, revolt and circumstance – the Ptolemies and their citizens held on for three centuries. They were the last of the Hellenistic kingdoms to succumb to Rome.’ Robert Cioffi: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

In #TheBratinskyAffair It's 1976 and Tom is walking home along the seafront in #Bray- a figure looking out to sea - two hands almost touching - that's all it would take - then, torchlight and voices #LGBTQ #histfic #gayfiction Read more here - amazon.co.uk/Bratinsky-Af...

Poetry on #Medium Take hands with me, my Darkness #poetry #poetrysky ##booksky #indieauthor #writingcommunity #bookcommunity #writers 💙📚💙📚💙📚 medium.com/@tudortweep/...

What a nice idea - and badly needed - Celebration Day - Enjoy www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/n...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/b...

#TheBratinskyAffair It's 1944 & corrupt cop Gerard threatens to put Irina's family on the next train from Bordeaux to the east. He must go. Irina springs a trap with a bundle of fake money, an empty coffin in the cathedral & an unmarked grave. Bravo! Buy it here amazon.co.uk/Bratinsky-Af...

France Has a New Picture of the Holocaust www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/o...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/s...

#TheBratinskyAffair It’s 1933 & Irina & #SuzySolidor are at the studio of #TamaradeLempicka to have their portrait painted. For once Irina is having fun on her own terms. But life gets complicated as war approaches & the past returns to bite #murder #artdeco #histfic

Can attest that I have never not felt better after a visit from Felicity😊