'Moonlight Murmuration' by artist Kerrie Ann Gardner, painting on stone #WomensArt #FullMoon #October

One of my favorite things in the whole world is ancient jewelry. Recently I had a chance to wear my recreations to the British Museum, the @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social , and to the Wilsford G8 burial mound. (Silver horns by Finan, Mold Cape and amber necklace made by me!) #archaeology #bronzeage

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Fred Fordham from his graphic novel adaptation of Phil Earle’s wartime story When The Sky Falls. Fiery rooftops, searchlights and bombers in an air raid, vividly evoked in ink and watercolour. Andersen Press 9 October. @andersenpress.bsky.social @philearle.bsky.social

A serious contender for my favourite woman in Voices of Thunder! Anna Trapnel was a young woman who publicly criticised Oliver Cromwell. A thorn in the side of the authorities, she was accused of being a witch. Trapnel was a true radical, advocating for a fairer society for all. #earlymodern

In 1848, railroad worker Phineas Gage survived a 13-pound iron rod blasting through his skull. He lived, but his personality was never the same. His accident would change how we understand the brain forever. 🧵/1

The Gender Critical have already inundated this survey with their disgusting views on banning trans people from using the ponds. Would be a shame if we inundated with trans positive views on not banning trans people. hampstead-heath-bathing-ponds.commonplace.is/en-GB/propos...

I’m pretty sure I believe now in Hell and that this is it.

Dont miss out on this!

With 87 days to Christmas, it’s time to think about festive reads and The Boy Who Grew Dragons: A Christmas Delivery by @andyshepherdwriter.bsky.social, illustrated by Sarah Warburton, looks perfect for younger readers! Out 09/10, huge thanks to Pippa @templarbooks.bsky.social 🎄 #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

This is my Lokifesto #KidsConf #UKkidlit #edusky lokibooks.com/lokifesto/

Strong arguments from @liambyrnemp.bsky.social on how best to tackle the threat of Farage.. Do so where he’s weak: The economy⚠️he’d do a Truss++ Workers’ rights⚠️he’s against them Welfare⚠️he’d strip it away NHS⚠️he’d dismantle it. “Populists govern badly but campaign well” So blow up their campaign.

This is an interesting pod episode on a related topic: open.spotify.com/episode/2ddb...

So, Sunday Times runs with latest poll showing Farage winning if there was an election now. But makes NO mention of Reform’s collusion with Russia. And this is how democracy gets beaten to death in the dark. Voters are not being told the truth. Reform is given the stage but is NEVER held to account.

Newcastle says no to fascism. The far right brought a hundred or so with them, bussed from far and wide. This city turned out 1000s, from local communities, estates and streets. Geordies of all backgrounds coming together and outnumbering the purveyors of hate by some distance. Newcastle united.

Avebury #photography

Don't worry, we all know and talk about it amongst ourselves.

ancient standing stones at Avebury

WORLD BOOK WEEK OFFER Are you a school in the Scottish islands? Would you like an author visit with no author fees? Step this way and check out the alt text below…. Please get in touch via my website contact form 📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @slgscotland.bsky.social

Here’s a little painting… #brodalisque #Aeschylus #sketch #oilpainting #localperspectives2025

Rachel Heller, UK artist with Down's Syndrome, who creates figurative and abstract works mostly in pastel #WomensArt

Teenagers can die and be maimed by violence, but cannot be allowed to read about it. Teenagers can get SID and underage pregnancies and suffer sexual violence, but must be protected from reading about sex. Does that about sum it up?

Georgia O'Keeffe, Blue Wave Maine, 1926 #WomensArt

Authors & publishers posting abt illustrated books or using an illustrator's work to promote a book, pls credit ILLUSTRATOR. Not only are you helping boost artist but it shows people that you or your publisher hired a HUMAN artist. #PicturesMeanBusiness art @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social #KidLit

🧵 I don’t write about illustrators too much, but want to bring you the Norwegian Theodor Kittelsen (1857-1914), who died on this day. I love how he created images of Norwegian mythology & tales that are as attractive today as when they were created. Watch out for trolls! [1]

This is brilliant 🤩

Lovely short video by fashion historian @serenadyer.bsky.social on the new Marie Antoinette exhibition at the V&A museum To learn more about the doomed Queen of France, check out our recent episode of BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME about her with @100days1815.bsky.social & Jen Brister

Keep cancelling! creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/st...

Power is the rock on which truth founders. The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital. Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#KidLitUK This will be great!

This thread deserves to be read more widely.

We've got a new Storyshaped podcast episode for you - and it's a banger! We recorded this chat with @kieranlarwood.bsky.social at @ilfdublin.bsky.social earlier this year, and now you can check it out wherever you get your podcasts! @susancahill.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/68Fz...

Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.

Amy Winehouse would've turned 42 today.🎂 💔 Damn the "27 Club."

I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.

For there to be no comment from the government on Musk's call for violence, let alone action against X, is unconscionable. An utter dereliction of its responsibility for national security and an affront to every member of an ethnic minority, who is being put at risk by this rhetoric.

Been thinking a lot about this today. bsky.app/profile/eddi...

🚨Okay, I have some exciting news. My brand new comic book series MEGALOMANIACS was announced on the cover of The Bookseller this week! 🛸 Book one is being released in April next year, with more on the way. (Don’t worry, I’m still doing tons of Bunny Vs Monkey) @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social

Morning. Just. Le Merle Noir, Leo Paul Robert in Les Oiseaux dans la Nature by Eugene Rambert, 1916.

Georgia O'Keeffe, Petunia, 1925 #WomensArt

It's my publication day! Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos is out NOW. If you pop to your local indie you might just find a signed edition. And if you're quick? A free gift... Want a personalised edition? Go here! www.papercatbookshop.co.uk/products/lok... @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

This is such positive, powerful, direct communication. The fact that this seems so remarkable and so rare speaks volumes about our failure to stand up to the fossil fuel lobby.

On this day in 1966, Star Trek first beamed into living rooms across America. None of us could have imagined then the journey it would set us on. And not just the cast and crew, but the millions of fans who would find hope, inspiration, and community in its vision of the future.

Eel Marsh House. An illustration I made for The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. This & other signed giclee prints now available, visit nicktankard.co.uk to see them all. £75 free P&P (UK only) I’m waiting for new stock but I’m sure I’ll be ready to ship them in time for you to feel spooked this autumn

All of this. And also, military barracks are more expensive than asylum hotels. Which is why the Home Office moved on from using them. Back to performative and money-wasting policy making.

Amazon is also such a trap for indie authors. It's hard enough to get a book out into the world and into people's hands without their cheap printing, distribution, and search traffic! There are alternatives, but it's a battle for sure 🙈

Simon Palmer (UK, b.1956) : The Ornithological Boundary Fielder, 1987 Watercolor, gouache, pen, and ink on paper 19 × 13 in | 48 × 33 cm

On the Edge has hit the shores of Jersey! 🔥❤️😁

It’s one month until publication! ⚡️ reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/voices-... @reaktionbooks.bsky.social

Just for perspective, a few weeks ago roughly 100,000 turned up for the London Trans+ Pride march. By contrast fewer than 3,000 ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY, have turned up to anti-asylum "protests". Yet we are meant to take the latter as "the voice of the people" and the former as "the minority".