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@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 1d

"What is at stake if we cannot continue?"

Simultaneously very happy and crestfallen to be part of this Open Letter (written to the industry, as well as readers, writers, and - well - everyone who cares).

Please read, and share:

www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...

Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK

The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.

www.thebookseller.com

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 10d

Another for the new month. From Robert Bly's Morning Poems: bookshop.org/a/862/9780060928735

#poem #books #writing

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hallionmaenad.bsky.social @hallionmaenad.bsky.social · 11d

excuse the dog-earedness, but never has the phrase 'well-loved' been more apt. I was sent a gratis copy of this by the fantastic team at @deadinkbooks.bsky.social and it's easily in my books of the year (perhaps no. 1!)

thank you, Jordan Prosser, for this 'timely' work- hilarious and heartfelt.

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I Post Animal Vids... 😊 @realjfairclough.bsky.social · Jul 20

I have no idea what is happening here but it is the best thing I’ve seen today!

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hallionmaenad.bsky.social @hallionmaenad.bsky.social · Jun 1

forgot how much I love this poem

Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · May 29

From @dseuss.bsky.social's book, Frank: Sonnets.

Get it here: bit.ly/franksonnets

#poem #books #writing

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hallionmaenad.bsky.social @hallionmaenad.bsky.social · Apr 7

the dangers of working in a bookshop: spend most of shifts wages on books!

(I regret nothing!)

@gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social

#bookshop #indiebookshop #independentbooksellers

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Renard Press @renardpress.com · Mar 31

This #transdayofvisibility🏳️‍⚧️ we’re proud to flag a few ace books to your #transreadathon list. In a year of dog-whistle politics and mainstream political attacks endangering vulnerable communities, it’s never been more important to listen, to celebrate and to push for representation.

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · Mar 26

From @dseuss.bsky.social's book, Frank: Sonnets.

Published by @graywolfpress.bsky.social. Get it here: bit.ly/franksonnets

#poem #books #writing

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · Mar 25

From @sati-m.bsky.social's book, Ways of Being.

Get it here: bit.ly/satiways

#poem #books #writing

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hallionmaenad.bsky.social @hallionmaenad.bsky.social · Mar 21

show dog pics

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hallionmaenad.bsky.social @hallionmaenad.bsky.social · Mar 21

where is dog

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hallionmaenad.bsky.social @hallionmaenad.bsky.social · Mar 18

trying to pick 2 books from this shortlist to take on a long weekend holiday with me... cast your votes, pals!

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Paul Willson @pauljwillson.bsky.social · Mar 15

A nice bit of light in some local woods

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hallionmaenad.bsky.social @hallionmaenad.bsky.social · Mar 16

freedomnews.org.uk/2023/03/15/a...

A moment of memory for Anna Campbell - Freedom News

It has been five years to the day since a loved and respected anarchist fell in defence of the Kurdish revolution. Her friend remembers their life together in all its messy, stubborn and glorious full...

freedomnews.org.uk

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · Mar 13

*Terminator hands you a collection of Joan Didion's nonfiction writing* "We tell ourselves stories in order to live if you want to live."

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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · Mar 13

'ONE BOAT is a novel of brief, insect intimacies. A narrative told from the tourist’s perspective might rose-tint the landscape...but Buckley treats this subject with light care.' Leila Greening reviews ONE BOAT by Jonathan Buckley for the Arts Desk: theartsdesk.com/books/jonath...

Jonathan Buckley: One Boat review - a shore thing

One Boat, Jonathan Buckley’s 13th novel, captures a series of encounters at the water’s edge: characters converge like trailing filaments on the shoreline, lightly touching, their eventual separation ...

theartsdesk.com

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hallionmaenad.bsky.social @hallionmaenad.bsky.social · Mar 13

RACE!

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hallionmaenad.bsky.social @hallionmaenad.bsky.social · Mar 13

@torreypeters.bsky.social incredible STAG DANCE is out today! I had the good fortune of obtaining a reading copy and think you should all race immediately to buy it from @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social

full review soon

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