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Literary agent. Always looking for something interesting. www.katebarker.net.
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Gina Rippon
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Thank you - I was way out of my comfort zone! Here you go with the sprouts image!
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A few pics of
@ginarippon.bsky.social
âs highly entertaining talk on the neuroscience of Christmas with
@cosmicshambles.com
last night. Regret that I didnât get a photo of the slide explaining why sprouts can be bad for the brain.
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Oh HarperCollins, what took you so long. New CEO?
10 days ago
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On ep 4 of Pluribus (which I really like). Is it about generative AI?
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The shortest day of the year is nearly here... great advice on beating the winter blues from psychologist Dr Stephanie Fitzgerald.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Worried about winter? 10 ways to thrive â from socialising to Sad lamps to celebrating the new year in April
The temptation is to sit at home and hibernate, but beating the winter blues can be done. Hereâs how to embrace the coldest and arguably most beautiful season
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/17/beat-winter-blues-advice-socialising-sad-lamps-celebrating-new-year-april
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Important thread.
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Delighted for my brilliant client
@ginarippon.bsky.social
who has won the British Psychological Society award for Popular Science book of the year for The Lost Girls of Autism. Congratulations, Gina!
www.bps.org.uk/news/congrat...
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Congratulations to the winners of this yearâs BPS Book Awards | BPS
The BPS is proud to announce the winners of our Book Awards 2025.
https://www.bps.org.uk/news/congratulations-winners-years-bps-book-awards
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Basic Books Group
27 days ago
â[An] excellent, state-of-the-art account of autism in girls." "Off the Spectrum" by
@ginarippon.bsky.social
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@newscientist.com
Book of the Year! Read more:
bit.ly/4pF8U59
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The 13 best popular science books of 2025
Women's hidden extra work, positive tipping points and new thinking on autism â there's much to chew on in this year's best reads, says Liz Else
https://bit.ly/4pF8U59
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Adam Bienkov
28 days ago
I must have missed the wall-to-wall coverage of demands for an investigation into Nigel Farage's lies about being a racist Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill Or about who bought his house in Frinton
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I Am In Print
about 1 month ago
Are you writing an unputdownable
#thriller
? Then it's time to put it down, book an
#agent121
and find out what a
#litagent
thinks! 9 Dec
@katebarker.bsky.social
11 Dec
@mariliasavvides.bsky.social
19 Dec
@amandapreston.bsky.social
Book:
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#amwriting
#thrillerbooks
#thrillers
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Duncan Weldon
about 1 month ago
You know what would be an excellent Christmas present?
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Great to hear Dr Stephanie Fitzgerald talking about her new book The Gifts of Winter on BBC All In the Mind with
@claudiahammond.bsky.social
- 17 mins in.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - All in the Mind, Asylum hotels and mental health
Claudia discusses the evidence for the mental health impact of living in an asylum hotel.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002m035
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dag
about 2 months ago
NEW A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo...
(Substack) (Non-Substack link to follow.)
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A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
https://emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-look-at-trumps-1-billion
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Robert Shrimsley
about 2 months ago
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
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Anne Applebaum
about 2 months ago
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
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Itâs going to take ages to calm down, isnât it.
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Ian Dunt
about 2 months ago
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
https://news.sky.com/story/the-x-effect-how-elon-musk-is-boosting-the-british-right-13464487#
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Anand
2 months ago
statistically, about 24% of television adverts in the UK should feature at least one publicly disgraced member of Reform/UKIP
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Sophie Petzal
2 months ago
Celebrity Traitors
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Matt Seybold
2 months ago
How many classes today were canceled because a whole suite of EdTech services are built atop AWS? You know what platform never crashes?
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Sam Freedman
2 months ago
New post just out: "On the edge" On my unexpected week in hospital and five things I learnt about the state of the NHS. (Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/o...
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On the edge
My week in the NHS
https://open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/on-the-edge-5b1?r=72szy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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I paid ÂŁ1.99 for a Twix at WHS Travel Euston yesterday. Why on earth is the promotional price for
#ebooks
still 99p?
#amazon
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Adam Bienkov
3 months ago
"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch. Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?
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Cat Neilan
3 months ago
Exclusive: Nigel Farage has not updated his register since May, despite continuing to present his GB News show, record Cameo videos and being a verified X user Qus are now being asked about the non-registration of his shareholding in GB parent co All Perspectives
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
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âNine-jobs Nigelâ Farage denies not declaring extra earni...
Roles outside Parliament make Reform leader the highest-earning MP, but register of interests has not been updated since end of May
https://observer.co.uk/news/politics/article/nine-jobs-nigel-farage-denies-not-declaring-extra-earnings-to-parliament
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Gina Rippon
3 months ago
Thank you
@katebarker.bsky.social
. There was a section on the inaccurately negative impression of autism and autistic people that is part of this whole sorry saga. Got lost in the editing but important not to lose sight of it in the conversation đ€đ
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Proud of prof
@ginarippon.bsky.social
and her response to Trump's dangerous pronouncements on autism and paracetamol:
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
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It's far too simplistic just to blame paracetamol for autism
As a professor of cognitive neuroimaging, I've spent decades using state-of-the-art brain-imaging techniques to investigate the autistic brain.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-15123719/simplistic-blame-paracetamol-autism-PROFESSOR-GINA-RIPPON.html
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John Self
3 months ago
Duolingo channeling the zeitgeist
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Katie Martin
3 months ago
"Well what a huge surprise" - no woman, ever
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Duncan Weldon
3 months ago
If youâre around in Chelsea next Wednesday afternoonâŠ
chelseaheritagequarter.co.uk/chf/blood-an...
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Blood and Treasure - Chelsea Heritage Quarter
Duncan Weldon explores the important role of economics in all aspects of warfare from the age of the Vikings to the present-day war in Ukraine.
https://chelseaheritagequarter.co.uk/chf/blood-and-treasure/?_gl=1*19nqdk0*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTkzNzU4NzQ5OS4xNzU3ODc4NDMy*_ga_3SCW9YJ09X*czE3NTc4Nzg0MzEkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTc4Nzg0MzEkajYwJGwwJGgw
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I'll be talking about non-fiction book proposals at this online event on 23rd Sept. Come along and ask questions!
www.eventbrite.com/e/fwn-live-m...
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FWN Live: Mastering the Nonfiction Book Proposal
A live masterclass on nonfiction book proposals: what agents want, how to structure yours, and how to stand out.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fwn-live-mastering-the-nonfiction-book-proposal-tickets-1668888974849?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
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No wonder I miss the '90s.
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Alex Andreou
4 months ago
Just wait until the BBC, Sky, Mail, Telegraph, Express, Sun, and GBeebies get hold of this story of obvious and deliberate tax avoidance! JUST WAIT! <waits> <waits some more> <does today's sudoku>
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leaderâs use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/05/nigel-farage-uses-private-company-to-pay-less-tax-on-gb-news-earnings
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Tom Phillips
4 months ago
You know when a famous person dies and you're surprised because you'd assumed they must already be dead? That, but for Nadine Dorries defecting to Reform.
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Duncan Weldon
4 months ago
Americans! I am told this the three day 25% off Barnes & Noble sale period. Well, hereâs something you could preorder now to benefit from that discount.
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blood-and-...
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I Am In Print
4 months ago
Attention
#crimewriters
! Ready to solve the mystery of getting published? Secure 15 mins of
#Agent121
time with a
#litagent
who loves your genre. Book:
iaminprint.co.uk
#Amwriting
3 Sept -
@litagentfran.bsky.social
4 Sept -
@katebarker.bsky.social
16 Sept - Nicky Lovick 17 Sept - Clare Coombes
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Very happy to receive finished copies of this cracking thriller by
@kathrynsharman.bsky.social
, out from
@hodderfiction.bsky.social
later this month.
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Frankly amazed by Bloomsburyâs position here. Indefensible!
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I Am In Print
5 months ago
#Crimewriters
are you ready to make your move? Would you like 15 mins of
#Agent121
time with a
#literaryagent
who loves your genre? Then book at
www.iaminprint.co.uk/agent121
with: 3 Sept -
@litagentfran.bsky.social
4 Sept -
@katebarker.bsky.social
16 Sept - Nicky Lovick 17 Sept - Clare Coombes
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Suzi Gage
5 months ago
Hey up
@latitudefestival.bsky.social
goers. I'll be on the Apollo Stage on Saturday lunchtime with
@garwboy.bsky.social
@robinince.bsky.social
and
@reggiewatts.bsky.social
talking all things psychedelics. Join us at 1pm!
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incisive as ever on autism and "over-diagnosis"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Why the antagonism over the rise in autism diagnoses? Itâs actually good news | Gina Rippon
A ninefold increase is the result of huge advances in our understanding â and brings the hope of fulfilling lives to many more people, says author Gina Rippon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/21/rise-autism-diagnoses-neurodiversity
5 months ago
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Walter Scott Prize
5 months ago
Writers 11 to 19, the #YoungWalterScottPrize is open for your entries! You could win a ÂŁ500 travel grant, see your work in print, and visit one of the UK's best book festivals. Learn more at
https://loom.ly/gr8Lmfk
#YoungWalterScottPrize
#ywsp
#creativewriting
#writingcompetition
#AndrewMiller
#SophieBerry
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I do hope that the next DCMS/DSIT working group on
#copyright
and
#AI
will include some creators' representatives. The attendees at yesterday's meeting were just big tech and big publishers.
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Duncan Weldon
6 months ago
Lovely review of Blood & Treasure in the Economist.
economist.com/culture/2025...
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In war, incentives matter more than courage
Economics is a useful tool for understanding conflict, as a new book shows
https://economist.com/culture/2025/07/10/in-war-incentives-matter-more-than-courage
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Duncan Weldon
6 months ago
âVictory, in popular myth, depends on the exceptional courage and skill of the nation to which the mythmaker happens to belong. Mr Weldon offers more convincing explanationsâ.
economist.com/culture/2025...
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In war, incentives matter more than courage
Economics is a useful tool for understanding conflict, as a new book shows
https://economist.com/culture/2025/07/10/in-war-incentives-matter-more-than-courage
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This looks like a wonderful opportunity for writers:
rsliterature.org/rsl-scriptor...
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RSL Scriptorium Awards - Royal Society of Literature
Ten writer residencies presented to professionally active writers in need of a place to write.The 2025 Prize This year marks the inaugural presentation of the RSL Scriptorium Awards, inviting applicat...
https://rsliterature.org/rsl-scriptorium-awards/
6 months ago
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Jonathan Coe
6 months ago
As I keep saying: if it's truth you want, read fiction, not 'true stories'. Fiction writers are honest liars. They're not out to con you. If you want to read a redemption narrative about going on a long walk, read The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.
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James Murray
6 months ago
Commentators: 'Labour's wasted its first year in office'. Ed Miliband:
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Keith Fitzgerald
6 months ago
Worth a watch: Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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Jane Casey
6 months ago
Today is the last day you can register books for PLR (money for library loans of your books in the UK and Ireland). They have to be already published. If you have unregistered books, you'll miss out on this year's income. It adds up! Illustrators and audio narrators are also entitled to a share.
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Sarah Davies
6 months ago
Worthy cri de cĆur
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