‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’ We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.

'Nature's bounty' by contemporary UK printmaker Sarah Bays #WomensArt

I know it’s nature and all that but Kingdom has had me hiding behind my hands too much! It’s brutal! #Kingdom

#RecipeOfTheDay is Roast Quinces! Though actually I’m not sure this even qualifies as a recipe, since all you do is quarter them and roast them. But if you’ve never cooked with quince before, this is an excellent place to start. www.nigella.com/recipes/roas...

The Symphony of the Cat, Moritz von Schwind, 1868. #Caturday

It is 2025 - we really shouldn't need a petition for this! Require schools to let children use the toilet at all times in the school day. This petition is going viral on other platforms. Let's share and allow our children human rights. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

I still have a couple of #buyastrangerabook offers still outstanding (check the hashtag). I have a couple more to offer out, but if you don't want a free book, pop along to my website and spend fuckloads of money please. Here you go. www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php

An anthology of beautiful work - all by unpaid carers who are also writers - is published next week, 15/11. renardpress.com/books/the-cu... All profits go to carers’ charities. On the 12th at 6, we launch. Do come! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-curae-... It’s online and free #Curae @renardpress.com

⭐️⭐️⭐️BOOK GIVEAWAY⭐️⭐️⭐️ To celebrate the return of #Shetland detective series I am giving away 2 signed copies of Ponies at the Edge of the World with 2 wish bottles with Shetland shells or seaglass. To enter just like, share and comment on this post

The world may be quite turbulent at the moment, but we can all take at least some solace in the fact that bookstores exist.

i have a new Art

Duncan the Dunnock. Photographed yesterday. #ukbirds #birds #nature

You get an extra hour’s reading time tomorrow. Use it wisely

Ancient Woodland Scene

This is the moment for me that Claudia Winkleman became one of my all time favourite faces on television and all she says is “stop speaking”. youtu.be/cPpac4QGmXE?...

Is your wardrobe #WeatherReady for the winter? A recent survey found that 35% of us check the weather forecast before planning what to wear. Find out how you can be prepared (including with your outfits) for any impactful weather this winter 👇

The days of ‘dirty weather’ and hearty soups are upon us once again 🍂🌧️🌬️🍂🧡 #autumn

Rain on leaves is the best sound. Pitter patter pitter patter. Excuse me whilst I eat soup and gaze out the window… 🍂🌧️

Good morning. Time for #BirdOfTheDay and the theme is #thinking So that’s any capture of a bird deep in thought. The alternative is #cute I’ve tried to go for a combination with a European Robin. Good luck. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

Walter the Wren. Photographed today. #ukbirds #birds #nature

Wednesday plans: 🖼️ Lily Seika Jones

Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️

I want to live here!

Celebrate #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek Oct 19-25, 2025 with us by checking out our new podcast episode on that very subject! buff.ly/OhQXbZY #EDS #hEDS #HSD #Hypermobility #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #POTS #MCAS #Spoonies #Zebras #NEISVoid #Disability #DisCo

Julia Lucey, contemporary US printmaker who uses traditional etching and aquatint techniques to explore nature, wildness, wilderness #womensart

The birds and the bees #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

A close up of our Sussex acorn Both taproot and seedling extend from the same pointy end of the seed, but of course go in different directions

🐛 Entomological correspondence of Thaddeus William Harris, M.D. Boston, Boston Society of Natural History, 1869. [Source]

First bird of the day. A perfect Sunday morning

Happening today outside SEA LIFE London from 10.30am – join us! 🐧

This week the Witch has battled a possessed kitchen appliance and resuscitated a mobile phone... Join her for tea, folklore and verse. ko-fi.com/post/What-We... #WritingCommunity #Folklore #WitchSky #Poetry #MHHSBD

Kingfishers #BirdOfTheDay #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #Colourful

My art shop has a collection of my original bird art available. Good news for buyers in the USA, your art will be sent duty paid, and art is exempt from the tariffs! folksy.com/shops/thewee... #Birds #BirdDrawing #BirdArt #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #bsnm

Cat on a (tail) ‘plinth’ 😂

Autumn 🍁🍃🍂🤎🧡💚 #autumn #nature

Ancient Woodland doesn’t mean the trees are ancient It means trees have been there undisturbed for thousands of years, & at least since consistent national records started in the 17th Century It’s the soil that is ancient The ghosts of the dying & the dead feeding the living

This looks like it needs to go on my TBR pile immediately.

Etsy!! What are you doing?!? It’s way too early for Christmas TV adverts!

A bit of ace pumpkiness 🎃

The Enchanted Owl, 1960, Stonecut on paper by Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak. Printmaking has been a valuable form of expression for many artists within Indigenous communities #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

"Bliss' etching by contemporary printmaker Faith Chevannes #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

An old telephone box converted to a mini-library a couple of miles away from me on a country road. Camera: Pentax K2 Film: Kodak Gold 200 #believeinfilm #filmphotography

More trends would be really, really, REALLY great. Pretty please.

Oi! Stop trying to eliminate autism! We are human beings, not problems to solve! Start accepting us, and supporting us... not distressing us! #Autism #ASD #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Neurodiversity #AutismAcceptance #FuckTrump

People are doing rapture jokes like there’s no tomorrow.

Agree? #philosophy

I hope this ishmael finds you whale

In folklore, crows are strongly linked to necromancy and the dead, often acting as messengers between worlds. Crows are associated with the practice of magic and are sometimes seen as beings that can gain wisdom from the dead, solidifying their connection to necromantic themes. #WyrdWednesday

🪬🧿Art History #arthistory #arttee #artist #parody #tshirtdesign #artwork #museum

Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, the theme, “Creating Hope Through Action”. I learned so much about myself on my recent walking adventure through Scotland. How I live with bouts of debilitating depression & powerful ideations to complete my suicide. Holding onto HOPE is key.