That should be @bookshop.org

Delighted to hear that @bookshop_org_uk have launched an ebook service. exists to link readers with independent bookshops for purchasing print (and now e-) books. There are some free classics so suggest you use one to test out the platform. uk.bookshop.org/ebooks

Don't forget the Call for Papers for the 10th Academic Archers Conference! Join us at the University of Warwick from March 28-29, 2026, to celebrate 10 years of this amazing community. #TheArchers #AcademicArchers #CallForPapers #Ambridge 1/

One of Britain’s largest stocks of second-hand books ever amassed can be found in the unlikeliest of locations: a vast former youth hostel in a pretty corner of the Yorkshire Dales. www.worldofinteriors.com/story/richar...

#AcademicArchers #TheArchers www.buzzsprout.com/979729/episo... Starting from today new podcasts will be released every Wednesday at 11 am, from 29 August through to 17 December. On 18 December the full set of conference videos will be released on the Academic Archers YouTube channel.

Recently, I shared a Lord of the Rings subway map, & I had a bunch of people asking me to do a Narnia version. Well...here you go! It's covers all 7 books, so it's a lot more complicated the the LoTR ones. And if you like it, it's available to buy on my Etsy store: www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...

Reimagining the Public Library by John Pateman is out now! Capturing major debates that influenced the LIS profession over the past 25 years, Pateman explores how these ideas can inform the future development of public libraries. 🔗Get your copy now: www.facetpublishing.co.uk/reimagining-...

Half the people on the new 8-person Intellectual Freedom Committee don't need to be CILIP members, we're looking for a range of experts across the profession & beyond

Vannevar Bush was not forgotten by those who studied aspects of information retrieval a few decades ago… theconversation.com/the-forgotte...

I’m sure Eddie is using a pub ploy that Joe did back in the day…. #TheArchers

Very best wishes to all those heading to #CILIPConf25 tomorrow cilipconference.org.uk/programme-ov...

Why "Grandma Hobbies" Could Be the Secret to Better Mental Health. www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/a641741...

#TheArchers Our adult nieces / nephews have sensibly dropped using “auntie” and “uncle” unlike time warp Ambridge

#TheArchers Keri Davies must have had such fun penning that episode. Hilda shall attend as Peggy’s dearest friend…. Alan was very gracious - and practical. Surely the order of service would have been finalised (and printed) by now and Kate could have given Alan a proof copy?

'Public #Libraries have all the apparatus within them to build happiness', @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social told us at #LCSeminar2025. Thank you Frank for a wonderful endorsement of libraries. You can read 'Reading Rights' in full here: www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/new... @booktrust.org.uk

Our new longitudinal research with families explores how children's reading habits evolve during their crucial first years. Dig into each stage with our briefing here 👇 www.booktrust.org.uk/resources/fi...

#TheArchers Well, Kate was certainly on form tonight! The interaction between Kate and Jakob presumably works because he just has to correct her and she couldn’t care less!

From 2–8 June we're celebrating #LibrariesChangeLives by sustaining economic growth, showcasing how libraries and information professionals drive innovation and opportunity across the UK. Share how your organisation contributes to local or national growth: www.cilip.org.uk/page/librari...

#TheArchers Catching up with tonight’s episode and horrified at how frail Jim sounds…

@andytattersall.bsky.social Any suggestions for a replacement?

Sad news from Pocket, the save-for-later and content discovery app. Pocket will shut down on July 8 2025. Users can keep using the app and browser extensions until then. However, from May 22 it won’t be possible to download the app. Yet another free digital curation apps I have used and loved.

#TheArchers Hi Martyn, I think I may have accidentally swiped right. I joined the app to meet new people and feel it would be awkward to meet up with someone I already know. Thank you for responding and best wishes. Helen

#TheArchers Obviously it is Dane who needs recruitment training….

#TheArchers Has Lily received in training in conducting interviews? She has probably covered HR on her course, but nothing context specific for GG. Despite plenty interview experience (and training) each post at a new Uni necessitated me undertaking recruitment training. Which was fine by me.

Scandal in Ambridge: St Stephen's doesn't use the lectionary, during the season of Easter?? What's Alan doing preaching on The Beatitudes, this coming Sunday? (Niche scandal, to be fair!) #TheArchers #CofEpeeps

#TheArchers Finished listening now. Peggy has had the last word after her disagreements with Alan in the past. Not surprising knowing what we know of Peggy!

#TheArchers Catching up with today’s episode. Usha suggesting that Peggy may have written her own order of service for the funeral as if this was unusual. I know many people who have done this, including my parents. So much easier for those left behind.

Shout-out (and photo) of Tom Archer on #HaveIGotNewsforYou tonight. The question round concerned kefir. #TheArchers

#TheArchers Irritated by the “care home demanding the room must be cleared the day after the resident died” storyline. If she had been fully funded by the council or her relatives couldn’t afford to keep playing, then that might be the case. However the Archer clan can afford to pay an extra week

🚨 This week marked 6 years since the UK Parliament declared an environment and climate change emergency. That urgency hasn’t faded but the UK’s policies, plans and laws resemble “business as usual”—not the emergency response we need. 📜 We need the #CANBill. 🐝 @labourlewis.bsky.social 🧵

The Gruffalo: The next challenge for Julia Donaldson’s monster is to get its claws into parents and persuade more of them to read aloud www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Find myself listening to BBC R4 Today (no Bluesky account?) for the first time in months. Used to listen daily. Helpful to listen to John Curtice.

There’s a fully funded PhD student ship at the University of Glasgow for someone with an interest in fan fiction and online fan communities! The topic sounds awesome, and the supervisor is excellent. Give it a share! #academicsky

#TheArchers Lee was clearly a saint to put up with Helen for so long. He was great with the boys too. Why on earth did she ditch him?

@thecidershedpod.bsky.social Matthew - are you affected by the power cut in Portugal? Hoping you are managing to keep your beer cool and your digital devices charged..

Forgot to listen…. Distracted by sunshine

Sunday afternoon on BBC Sounds - a new adaptation of #LocalHero www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

This is me - politics graduate and former news junkie. ‘I can’t cope with it any more’ newsrooms scramble to retain audiences amid the big switch-off www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...?

“Crackademic Archers” - well played, @thecidershedpod.bsky.social ! 🤣 There is wit as well as enlightenment at #AcademicArchers though no papers on badgers or beavers this year!

Great pic of our Emmur in the paper #AcademicArchers #TheArchers

#AcademicArchers delegates should check their email for a new link for the @dumteedum.bsky.social live podcast recording

#AcademicArchers 2025 Conference BONUS EVENT - a @DumTeeDum Live Podcast Recording Let’s close the conference together! Join @caracourage & @ClaireJAstbury at 12:30pm (London time) as they visit Jacqueline & Stephen in the DumTeeDum virtual studio for live podcast recording.

I don’t usually listen to #TheArchers Omnibus (unless I’m ill) but am pleased to be doing so this week along with other #AcademicArchers delegates

#AcademicArchers values are to be “curious, generous and joyful”

#AcademicArchers Cara just posted on FB that the DumTeeDum session has a new link! Please look out for an email from the TicketTailor box office with the updated link. If you haven’t received it yet, please contact AA admin directly.

#AcademicArchers Sunday session reminders: -Your mic will be off when you join. please stay muted unless asked to unmute. -If you’re moving about, turn your camera off. -Please ensure your Zoom name matches your ticket booking name.

#AcademicArchers That’s today at 10am. If you’re in the UK and feel sleep-deprived, you are.

#AcademicArchers Join us again tomorrow at 10am (don’t forget to put your clock forward tonight!) for the programme: - For One Morning Only: the Saturday Club Becomes the Sunday Club - The Live Listen to the Sunday Omnibus at 11am - Dumteedum Live recording

#AcademicArchers Now @caracourage is thanking speakers, delegates and the behind the scenes team. Now is it time for tea or a G&T?