I got visited by three ghosts last night, who were all experts in English grammar.

In a foolhardy attempt to appease my bank manager, I suppose I should mention that I have some books which may – or may not – make suitable presents for Christmas. They should be available through your local bookshop - and the online ones. Here are what a few of them look like …

Annual reminder to water your Christmas tree poems …

Reasons to go to the public library: 1. It’s cheaper than buying a book 2. You may be vaguely curious about a book but not desperately needing it 3. You may see another book by the same author 4. You arrogantly challenged your rival to a music duel but you don’t have a violin 5. Check email

From The Betrayal of Anne Frank, by Rosemary Sullivan. #booksky

BONUS EPISODE To coincide with the launch of our guide to Making Tax Digital, here's a bonus episode of our podcast. Theo visited the offices of specialist accountant @hwfisheruk to discuss MTD, the biggest change to the freelance tax regime since the introduction of self-assessment.

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is | Jonathan Liew www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Let's GOOOOO! Factual sketch comedy, for families! Made by the team behind YDTM plus great comedy sketch writers & performers! Out this Christmas on R4 (3eps) & Sounds (15eps) It's Ya Gal's 1st production credit! You're in for a good time, comedy fans! www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

While I'm not quite at the point of losing my house, the harm ai has done to my animation work income is huge, like 80% gone and it makes me wonder how many freelance artists and animators ARE losing everything while billionaire con men continue to rake it in.

OMG! It won! What a brilliant book!

Holy moly, if only our UK politicians were this thoughtful and intelligent. What Mamdani says about the downsides of using the corporate sector to save money is 💯 open.spotify.com/episode/5QFA...

At the Paramount Theatre in downtown Brooklyn, where Zohran Mamdani’s campaign held his Election Night party, attendees seemed to feel the eyes of history on them. Read about Mamdani’s path to victory—and what comes next: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/J6SnuQ

Edel Rodriguez’s “Mayor Mamdani” (November 4, 2025) www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...

the man behind Z’s amazing videos @boringstein.bsky.social

watching the Mamdani campaign from afar during the primary, so many things were impressive, among them the incredible work his online video team was doing to spread the message in fun, creative, educational, invigorating ways that spoke to people this is my story about how they did it

Our Head of Campaigns, @nyejones92.bsky.social, spoke to Parliament about the damp and mould renters are forced to live in, despite paying skyrocketing rents for their homes. Watch 👇

hii we’re the women behind this upstart book app taking on Goodreads (owned by Amazon, bleh) & yes you know we’re indie and humans because we literally turned our pets into avatars you can choose when you create your pagebound profile 😂

Homes are the foundations of our lives. Evictions shatter those foundations. Last night the Renters' Rights Act became law, paving the way for the end of S21 evictions. The Government must bring in the changes ASAP to prevent more renters like Christina experiencing this turmoil.

The Renters’ Rights Act is NOW LAW! Soon S21 evictions, which have forced millions of people out of their homes for no reason & with just 2 months notice, will be a thing of the past. This is what our movement can achieve when we stand together.

Our Deputy Chief Executive, @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social, has worked to end Section 21, no fault evictions for over a decade. Now unfair evictions are being abolished, you can read his reflections in his @BigIssue op ed below. 👇 www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...

C.S. Lewis responding to a letter from an American schoolgirl asking him for some writing advice. (Worth reading? ✅️)

Barker called me up one night and without preamble said "It's opinions, not onions. Not onions. This is Clive Barker. I've been trying to track down and stop this error in editions for decades. OPINIONS."

The PCR positivity map is out, and levels have dipped slightly this week. Although the number of areas not reporting has gone up this week, we adjust for that on the map's total, so we can be sure it's a real drop. jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol... 1/10

This is gorgeous. And they show some images from the inside and they are also gorgeous! And, it looks like they also have some crafts as well as telling the story.

I can’t quote it all so please read it all “There is an Arabic expression, hameeha harameeha – meaning “its protector is its thief”, that comes to mind as those who have plied Israel with weaponry gather to figure out how to achieve peace in Gaza” bit.ly/4q7DXrt

Never thought I'd say this. It's gonna be harsh and might give you angry feelings when you see it. I've come up with one simple life rule: Never ever (I know you're gonna, but please don't) let yourself feel stupid when you look at the first words down the left side of this post

Some excellent sessions for renters coming up 👇🏽 via @generationrent.bsky.social www.generationrent.org/renters-righ...

"AI is the asbestos we are shovelling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations" 👏

Great news! JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month www.jstor.org/action/showL...

“We don’t need any foreign body to rule our lives” – Palestinian politician www.channel4.com/news/we-dont...

This 👇🏽 + The Hot Rock + Sneakers 💯

If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.

The passing of Paul Newman (2008), Sean Connery (2020), Sidney Poitier (2022), and now Robert Redford (2025) signals the slow disappearance of a certain type of 20th century figure: men who embodied classic style in a way that reflected their taste, rather than a professional stylist.

Robert Redford in HBR://hbr.org/2002/05/turning-an-industry-inside-out-a-conversation-with-robert-redford

Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵

Hey #Booksky! 💳 📚 DYK September is Library Card sign-up Month? Tell your friends. ⬇️ #Bookish #LibraryLove #CheckOutYourLibrary

We have released 600+ episodes over the last 15 years. Here is one highlight from each year of the show👇

And who doesn't love a good story about a bridge? This fascinating history has community, corruption, capitalism and #Canada: 99percentinvisible.org/episode/640-... 🏗 💚

Good morning and a headline in @irishtimes.com The lads are travelling the globe. @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

✒️ Bookmarked!🖊 Thought I was imagining it for decades, but there ARE different paragraph marks! still use numbers 11 & 20 ✏️ @societyofauthors.bsky.social @writershq.bsky.social

It’s publication day for the new edition of my first poetry collection, ‘You Took the Last Bus Home’. It’s been unavailable for nine months, following the demise of its original publisher, Unbound. I’m so delighted that Picador stepped into the breach to bring out this shiny new edition.

Today’s poem is called ‘How Much I Dislike the Daily Mail’.

To celebrate the publication of a new edition of ‘You Took the Last Bus Home’ later this week, I’m going to share a poem each day from it. This one is called ‘Jessica Fletcher Investigates’. In other news, today is Bad Poetry Day apparently.

The mathematician John Venn was born on this day in 1834. To commemorate the occasion, here’s a poem in the form of a Venn diagram.

We have created "Author Care: a Toolkit for Authors" to help you navigate a complex industry and empower you in your relationships, as well as find ways to support your own wellbeing. Download your copy from our website societyofauthors.org/resource/aut... #AuthorCare

"For approximately 78 days, nothing entered Gaza. No food, no water, no medicine, nothing." UN Food Rapporteur Michael Fakhri speaks to @krishgm.bsky.social about Israel's "starvation campaign" and occupation of Gaza. Read and watch: www.channel4.com/news/israel-...