We're really proud of the platform we've built at Bold Politics in just four months and whilst we've loved having the hosts of Match of the Day and Loose Women on, it's also important that we share the stories of people without platforms too.

Order a free boxful of Scotland's Stories of Friendship for your café, community centre, school, library ... wherever you please! 📕 www.surveymonkey.com/r/scotlandss...

They’re not doing any real brain work, real creative trial & error; they’re just making simulacrums and showing up as poseurs claiming space…look like someone who can do this thing, but really just contracted it out to a hack who copied someone else’s work…and they learned nothing, yet want credit.

I have another #buyastrangerabook day offer for you. @mrslscarles.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a book by the brilliant Olaf Falafel. Here's what I can get right now. If there's one that you'd like, get in touch.

📣 Introducing the Workshops for Children in Scotland’s Annual Conference 2026! 🔗 Pre-register now for your chosen workshops to guarantee your place. Tickets and workshop information can be found on our conference hub: childreninscotland.org.uk/event/childr...

We're thrilled to announce the acquisition of #TheMulberryHallMurders, a brand new murder mystery series from #LucyStrange, illustrated by #HannahPeck. The first book MURDER ON A MIDSUMMER NIGHT will publish in July 2026. Can you work out the culprit before they strike again?

As an indie publisher, we LOVE indie bookstores, and so we're proud to support #ReadItForward 2026! Buy ANY children's book on Bookshop.org during February, and @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% to @booktrust.org.uk - you'll be supporting indie bookshops with every purchase!

Find this year's Quick Reads here: readingagency.org.uk/get-reading/... #ReadingForPleasure #NationalYearOfReading

The poetry of Joshua Seigal

Wednesday 3rd February 10 am Education Committee will hold its first evidence session as part of their new inquiry into the benefits of children reading for pleasure Watch the session live on YouTube: lnkd.in/eGa-tnRs Find out more: lnkd.in/eVE7Nd2A

Let's talk about who funds Reform. Let's talk about how disastrous Brexit has been. Let's talk about why Gorton & Denton must vote Green & stop Reform. Why so quiet, Nigel Farage?

Yes, it's that time of year again! The Chinese/Lunar New Year - this year it's 17th Feb and it's the Year of the Neigh Neigh! Or Horse. If you want a fun book that would attract boys who are reluctant readers tell them about Tiger Warrior: Rise of the Lion Beast.

£500 given out to a working class writer every month. Details in link. Please share :)

Students with reading difficulties often face barriers to independence, confidence, and motivation. Text-to-speech technology can help! Join Mary from Aventido to explore built-in-tools, reader pens, software solutions & a web app. Register at bit.ly/webinar25226 or via the QR code. #FreeWebinarWed

Anyone who says that people are lazy and won't work if there is UBI are telling on themselves. Many people volunteer for charities, help neighbours in need, organise community events all the time without getting paid for it. People want to feel valuable., that won't change.

"Not only don't people work less when they are guaranteed an income, they might actually put in more effort at work. And the fact that they have more money to spend leads to the creation of more jobs." Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo

Gosh, what a book. A tender and heart wrenching story told with utter authenticity. There’s so much intensity and vulnerability, hope and fear - it ended up being just what I needed to read right now. Truly superb. Thanks to @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social for the proof. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

Is your child starting school in 2026? Stanmore House School offers specialist education and therapeutic support for disabled children and young people aged 5–18. They support Primary 1 transitions and provide enhanced provision: www.facebook.com/share/p/17u8... #Scotland #disability #Primary #ASN

Waterstones are running an ADVENTUREMICE PRIZE DRAW. Pre-order the new book, Of Mice and Mummies, before 25th Feb and you’ll have a chance to win an original portrait of yourself* as a mouse by Sarah McIntyre, and a cuddly Steiff mouse. www.waterstones.com/win/adventur... *Or your child, of course!

Are there any authors I know who are good at school visits but also have some availability around WBD this year? School in South East London.

Being part of a two-author household with flucuating income, I wholeheartedly support something like the Irish basic artist income model -- it would be a gamechanger in so many ways. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Hoping @angusrobertson.bsky.social is able to both see the benefits & a way forward...

Holocaust Memorial Day A video telling the true story of what happened to my family, with photos, maps, documents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iR_...

Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social wrote this:

I am reading this at the moment. It is a detailed and chilling account of how Germany changed from 1933 onwards under Hitler. It feels very relevant to the USA today.

When you're next furious that MN kids are going hungry, well, there's a fund for that; & when you're livid that brave observers may struggle with rent, there's one for that; & when you're heartbroken about pets being left behind when their owners are kidnapped, well, there's a fund for that, too.

Keep me and my colleagues employed, nobody needs bands of unemployed booksellers roaming the streets trying to put things into alphabetical order and grabbing strangers to recommend books like an even more demented version of the ancient mariner

New display in the children's library. If you don't get it, ask a young person. (you probably still won't get it but don't worry - we don't get it either) #67meme

Are ye somebody wi stories tae share? Or a teacher wirkin wi young scrievers we should ken aboot? We're luikin for oor next Scots Writer o the Year. Deadline: 8 July 2026. www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...

Hello new arrivals from the latest Xodus! If you're a Scottish theatre professional you might like these starter packs (scroll down for the second one). Comment if you want to be added.

The most important thread on Bluesky.

So excited to share (with help from Whisky!) the third book of the I Am Wolf series – WE ARE DRAGON! It all ends here, and everything is cranked up to 11 as Rieka tries to save the world – but at what cost…? #WeAreDragon @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUk #IAmWolf

LAST CHANCE to share your views! 🚲🚌🚶🏾‍♀️We want to know how you get around Portobello, #Craigmillar and #Edinburgh and your ideas about how to make it easier to walk, cycle and use public transport. 🚦Our Survey ends this coming Friday 23 January Complete it here: forms.gle/h52TAkswdX23...

Love stories, songs and rhymes? Bring your little ones for free Bookbug sessions at Cameron Toll Mall Tuesdays at 10am and 11am #Edinburgh outside @sainsburys.bsky.social @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social

My column in the Edinburgh Evening News. The Craigmillar and Niddrie Litterbusters have a genius alternative way to start the New Year. Some local heroes who make a huge difference. #litter #edinburgh #Craigmillar #Niddrie #Cleanup #pawsonplastic app.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/story/never-...

@scottishbooktrust.bsky.social has just opened applications for Developing and Sustaining Reading for Pleasure (Primary) course for teachers in #Scotland Endorsed by Education Scotland, research-informed and dare I say - very good! Apply here: www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-and...

Mental health concerns and dissatisfaction with school and SEND support is driving more pupils into home education, new government data shows schoolsweek.co.uk/mental-healt...

It might not be out for a few months but this is a very exciting development!

As you know @nadiashireen.bsky.social is in charge of The Year of Reading. She goes on and on and on about on this month's @islandofbrilliant.bsky.social Here .. open.spotify.com/episode/5GTA...

"It’s clear to see by the air I breathe Working class solidarity Is the only way We're gonna stamp that Fascist out" Dylan Earl dylanearl.bandcamp.com/track/outlaw...

Teachers! I’m heading the Authors Live stage at the end of the month. Make sure you’re registered here to take part during the broadcast: www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-and... @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social

If you haven't yet signed up for the launch webinar for the National Year of Reading, delivered by the wonderful @teresacremin.bsky.social, then make sure you do! It's on Thursday 15th January, starting at 4:00pm. Not to be missed. The link is here: literacytrust.org.uk/events/launc...

We're hiring! We're looking for a relief bookseller to join us for a minimum of 3 hours per week, fixed term Feb-Jul 2026. For more information on the role and on how to apply, visit this blog post here! Closing at 10am Monday 26th January lighthousebookshop.com/posts/were-h...

We’re only just started the year and already things feel even more grim than they already were. So for #KidsBooksFriday this week, what books can we put in the hands of kids to encourage them question, challenge and think for themselves? #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

🧵 As we prepare for one of the most exciting and historic periods in The Portico's story, we are seeking a new Chair of Trustees to help lead and shape our plans for the future...

As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a delicious bowl of Kellogg's Crunchy Nut Cornflakes with ice cold milk

It was a bright cold day in April, and the clock, recently purchased from Heal's on Tottenham Court Road, was striking thirteen.