One of the things about this study is that a lot of baby and toddler books are written in house, by editors. So the study reveals the whiteness of editorial in kidlit even if not explicitly. But, big picture, this trend is unacceptable. I remember so many promises www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

It's friday! Time for the weekly good news thread! What's your good news from the week? What's made you smile? For me it's this ridiculous show. So many bad choices. So many worse haircuts. And this slimy toad, I love him, he's so messy.

Poetry.

Love you #Portlandia! #resist #iceicebaby

It has been shown time, and time again, that when you are able to provide basic support for folks, such as UBI, not only are they able to thrive, but there are significant increases in measurable indicators of economic health, such as purchasing power.

John Oliver is an exceptional human being, and also a comedian.

Try this ONE TRICK! 🧪

Black women are the most educated & degreed, per capita, than any demographic group in the U.S. And they buy & read more books than any demographic in the U.S. www.essence.com/news/new-stu... A statistic I shared in my 2018 doctoral dissertation: bit.ly/FredSmithDis... #HigherEdSky #BlackSky

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

I find that so many biologists are also talented artists. @hsuanpai.bsky.social is a skilled technician and apparently good at any artistic media she touches.. even LB.

Today, a company linked to Baroness Michelle Mone was told it must repay the government £122m for breaching a contract for medical gowns during the Covid pandemic. Read our special report online on some of the other fat cats who made a mint during covid. ➡️ www.private-eye.co.uk/pictures/spe...

Whew. Having to validate our humanity and worth on a daily basis is so tiring.

But also live your life in such a way that people won’t hate you so much they don’t stop the elevator.

#scriptsky Barbara Marque is an indie director based in LA. Her husband is asking for: people to publicise what's happened to her; and to share info with any contacts who could help. She was separated by her lawyer by the officer claiming a 'broken photocopier' at a scheduled meeting.

Fraser Nelson, columnist for The Times shows with data that despite immigration doubling over the past 20 years, crime has halved in England and Wales. A reminder that social media is not a real place and that fear and division are just tools for the ambitions of grifters.

Doing a repost, for the benefit of my recent new followers. Nice to meet you all.

They’re gonna ferret out the last three Black women with government jobs and fire them

Sex workers posting wildly incorrect WW2 rage bait to get people to click on their bio instead of thirst traps is the funniest anecdote you can tell about this place

The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR. This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA

Here’s how Jimmy Fallon responded to Jimmy Kimmel being pulled off air:

Just a reminder that a staggering number of Black women have also lost their jobs due to capitulation to this administration. That deserves more outrage.

I say this with my whole entire chest, as the mom of a toddler: THIS IS BULLSHIT. This will make lifesaving vaccines less available, confuse ppl, decrease vaccine uptake, and KILL CHILDREN. Everyone who supposed this has the blood of children on their hands. SEND SKEET.

Handkerchief. Nemesis

People legit yelled at me for 24 hours when I said it's extremely dumb to RSVP to a protest. Why hand your name over to a group organizing a protest/rally? Do you *want* to have to talk to the FBI? Treat anyone encouraging you to RSVP to a protest as a fed. End of.

No newsroom should be 80%-100% white.

A UN Commission of inquiry has concluded that Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 2023, with both direct and circumstantial evidence of genocidal intent, and is responsible for failing to prevent or punish it. Read the full report here: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

BBC News reporting the United Nations, "The commission concluded that Israel has committed genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza" "And that it is continuing with that genocide"

Outrageous

Female Directors Were Shut Out From Directing Summer Blockbusters: ‘The U.S. Senate is More Progressive Than Hollywood’ (Guest Column) variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Could have had longer than 8 minutes if he’d used time travel…

Now we please get on and arms embargo and sanction the hell out of this Israeli government? How much bloody evidence does the UK government need for ffs!!

Remarkable actor. So well deserved. #Severence #Milchick #Emmy 🏆

“Severance" actor Tramell Tillman has won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series. He is the first Black man ever to win the award #Emmys

This is England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

This a million times over. When you ask this question I get horrible flashbacks of things you don’t want to know about. I did once answer the question honestly and it pretty much killed the conversation. What you really mean is, “what’s the funniest or weirdest thing you’ve seen?”.

Thinking about putting my structure template on a mug to tempt me to write more with every ☕️ #scriptsky

"What's wrong with putting a flag up?" they ask. Like saying, what's wrong with planting a geranium? Nothing wrong with it. But if you're bankrolled to go out, in groups, at night, planting *thousands* on public land and other people's front gardens, it becomes something other than horticulture.

Big sigh. Watch this. Can you see why the Yankees’ moment of silence, the lowered flags, the promise of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, feel like a gut punch to the very people he spent years targeting? No one wished death on this man, but what we’re seeing right now is too f*cking much.

Posting pictures of pets posing with your book is a key part of the author experience. As I have no pets at the moment, please enjoy this picture of LOKI: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos, modelled by #NotMyCat

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

He massively admires Tommy Robinson... He was with Tommy Robinson the previous evening... Tommy Robinson gave him the flags... But this is a grassroots movement apparently

Land of the free.

Lucy Connolly was convicted of inciting racial hatred, and her tweet was part of the tinder that lit violence, intimidation, looting, and thuggery across England last year. The fact Reform conference gave her a standing ovation says everything about that movement. bylinetimes.com/2025/08/27/l...

As an author it is my professional duty to yell this at regular details. As an added incentive to preorder Loki, you can get a personalised and doodled one here! @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social www.papercatbookshop.co.uk/products/lok...

Racism is a public health emergency. #MedSky

Broadcasters go first to Farage for a response to Rayner Resignation. Badenoch, Davey, Flynn, even Polanski? Come on @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social @skynewsrss.bsky.social he’s NOT defacto leader of opposition however much you will it on. Start reflecting the parliament we elected

#r4today 🎯 👇 🎯 👇

I have a book out in ONE WEEK! A preorder is a good deed: it lets retailers know there's a lot of demand, so they'll keep loads instock, so they'll sell more. If you'd like to aid my pre pub nerves, a preorder is GOLDEN. And you can do it here or at your local indie! www.walker.co.uk/978152951581...