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Orla Owen
3 months ago
LOVE this photo. Thank you SO much
@talesfromabsurdia.bsky.social
for recommending
#ChristOnABike
to your book club & sending such a great photo. Weekend made!! ππππππ
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The Broken Spine
3 months ago
Gatsby built his dream with bootleg gin and borrowed time. Our poets sift through the ruins to find the silenced voices beneath. This is no tribute. This is excavation. π
thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/07/07/b...
#PoetryWithPurpose
#GatsbyReimagined
#FeministPoetry
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Beautiful Little Fools: A Century On, the Silences End - The Broken Spine
At The Broken Spine, weβve always been more than a poetry press, weβre cultural commentators. From literature and film to music, gaming, professional
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I'm back on the road in Bradford today, covering
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. Early impressions are very good. Extraordinarily well organised festival, with a truly excellent programme of events. Some amazing stuff for kids and adults alike. Big fan.
#BookFestival
#LitFest
#BookSky
#Bookish
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Waterstones Bradford is wild. What a BEAUTIFUL building! π
@waterstones.bsky.social
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#BeautifulBookshops
#Bookshops
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Moonflower Books
4 months ago
Oooh a new one to us, exciting!
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So, I've just finished Ginseng Roots and I have many thoughts. Review to come shortly, but here are some initial takeaways: βοΈ The artwork is really special. Glorious use of red. π« Family is complicated. β€οΈ Full of heart. The last few pages will stay with me.
#graphicnovel
#memoir
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Where is my
#UK
#BookCommunity
at? Would love to connect with you all again β espesh as I seek to find my tribe post-Tw*tter!
#BookSky
#ReadingCommunity
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Faber Books
4 months ago
Margaret McDonald, author of Glasgow Boys, has been named the youngest ever winner of the Carnegie medal for her 'superb' debut.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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Carnegie medal for writing: Margaret McDonald named youngest ever winner
The 27-year-oldβs prizewinning debut, Glasgow Boys, is a coming-of-age novel about the friendship between two boys who have grown up in the care system
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jun/19/carnegie-medal-for-writing-margaret-mcdonald-named-youngest-ever-winner
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Thank you
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π«Ά Link here if you want to take part (& mebbe win Β£20 in books!)
forms.gle/QLtLviUEhKG4...
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#BookSky
is actually great. I REALLY need to be on here more.
#ReadingCommunity
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Prof Emily but Spoopier Now
4 months ago
Happy Friday once again,
#WritingCommunity
! π Your
#PretendPanel
prompt for today is... June 20: If one of your books had the chance to be adapted (in any media), would you go for it? Why/why not? Bonus question: Which medium (film, TV, game, etc) would you prefer?
#Writers
#Authors
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UK readers β I'm giving away a Β£20
@bookshop.org
voucher as part of my book festival survey! π Whether you've been to one or not, I want to hear from you! Get involved below and I'll put your name into the prize draw β takes 2 mins! π
forms.gle/aNABFC6Xjk13...
#Bookish
#BookCommunity
#BookSky
4 months ago
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Second event of the day was Festival Debuts: Fundamentally, with Nussaibah Younis and
@jonathancoe.bsky.social
. Hilarious and really thought-provoking event, and I'll certainly be picking up their books after this.
#Fundamentally
#TheProofOfInnocence
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6 months ago
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First panel event at Oxford Literary Festival is on Compassion in Farming with
@deborahmeaden.bsky.social
, Andy Cato, Philip Lymberry, and Kate Humble. Lots of discussion around
#factoryfarming
,
#regenerativefarmingm
and the govt's role in promoting ethical choices.
#oxfordliteraryfestival
6 months ago
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Salena Godden
9 months ago
Never underestimate the importance of every individual voice and the power of your peaceful protest, your campaigns and petitions, your love, grief and fury, your righteous anger, fear and empathy. Hope is an energy. Hope is a group project. And we have so much work to do.
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Incredible resource for all
#BookSky
users ππ
#SupportIndie
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11 months ago
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Bluemoose Books
11 months ago
Please, if you are able, support Indy publishers. As the big 5 buy up all the book shelves with their astronomic discounting. It would be grand if you could look at.
@galleybeggars.bsky.social
@influxpress.bsky.social
@littletollerbooks.bsky.social
@saraband-books.bsky.social
& many more
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11 months ago
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This. But I am SO happy to find my BookTwitter friends again after leaving the Bird App in 2022. Love you all. If you're a book blogger, author, or publisher, let's connect again ππ
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Harlan Coben
11 months ago
πΆ Ooh, see that girl Watch that scene Digging theβ¦
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Introduce yourself with: One book π β Mrs Death Misses Death One movie π₯ β Green Book One album πΏ β Hopes and Fears One TV show πΊ β The Gifted
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11 months ago
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Larry is on Bluesky. Twitter is finished. All hail our feline leader.
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Bluesky
11 months ago
Another day at Bluesky, and it looks like growth is not slowing down! Welcome! Weβd like to take a moment to share our stance on AI and user data:
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Amy Stuber
11 months ago
I'd like to create an "Authors of Small/Indie Press Books 2024-2025" starter pack. Is that you? If so, please reply here. Also, if you don't mind reposting this for visibility, I'd appreciate it!
#writingcommunity
#indiebooks
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Clara π
almost 2 years ago
Welcome to BookSky! ππ 1οΈβ£ save/pin the feed if you're enjoying it 2οΈβ£ repost to help us find more bibliophiles 3οΈβ£ use ππ or ππ to post to feed 4οΈβ£ more niche feeds on my profile (some are NSFW) FAQ ππ»
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Hey all! Long time lurker on here, after leaving Twitter and finding very few book folks on Bluesky. I'm a book blogger at
talesfromabsurdia.com
and would love to connect with other bloggers, authors, and publishers. π π
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