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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 17h

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I Tried the 'Hug Your Younger Self' AI Trend. It Was Adorable

This might be the cutest AI use case I've ever come across.

www.cnet.com

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 2h

Books can at least make ignorant people less ignorant

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 2h

Yes!

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 3h

Love this Ian

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 4h

Fiona Benson. And an incredible poem by Artur Dron at the end. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

‘After the reading, the poets hold each other’: what happens when Ukraine’s largest literary festival comes under Russian attack

Fiona Benson was invited to Lviv’s BookForum by Ukrainian poet-soldier Artur Dron’. She recounts falling in love with the city and its thriving literary culture, before an air raid siren sounds

www.theguardian.com

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 18h

Every word of this

Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 23h

"a quarter of the typical energy bill in 2024 was profit. That is equivalent to every household paying £416 a year so other people can grow rich."

Excellent piece by Mathew Lawrence of the @Cmmonwealth thinktank

How the government keeps you poorer

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Soaring bills are the gift that keeps on giving for Reform. Shame Labour doesn’t have the guts to do anything about them | Mathew Lawrence

A cost of living crisis is not inevitable if there is the will to stop companies extracting profits from Britain’s essential services, says Mathew Lawrence of the Common Wealth thinktank

www.theguardian.com

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 18h

Thanks so much! 🙏

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coralrumble.bsky.social @coralrumble.bsky.social · 19h

This looks wonderful.

Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 1d

COVER REVEAL for The Othernauts!!! Thankyou to illustrator Macha Yao for bringing Phoebe, Perry, Cora and the Argo to life! Can’t wait to take you on this adventure 🌊🏛️🏺🐍♟️⚡️🔮⚓️🐉 @bonnierbooks.bsky.social

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 21h

Such a great cover John!! 😍

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Bloodaxe Books @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social · 1d

This week only, 14-17 October: @waterstones.bsky.social are offering 25% discount on preorders of all 12 new Bloodaxe titles published in the first half of 2026. Key in the name of the poet/book, click preorder and add the code OCTOBER25. The offer is online only.
www.waterstones.com

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 1d

🌊⚓️🏛️🔮⚡️♟️🐍🏺

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The Othernauts Cover Reveal

And preorder offer

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 1d

🙏

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Gita Ralleigh @gitaralleigh.bsky.social · 1d

🤩🤩🤩 #kidlituk #ukkidlit
I've been lucky enough to read a proof of this and it is a brilliant retelling of Jason and the Argonauts with the most excellent jokes!

Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 1d

COVER REVEAL for The Othernauts!!! Thankyou to illustrator Macha Yao for bringing Phoebe, Perry, Cora and the Argo to life! Can’t wait to take you on this adventure 🌊🏛️🏺🐍♟️⚡️🔮⚓️🐉 @bonnierbooks.bsky.social

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 1d

Preorder Offer on THE OTHERNAUTS! 25% off which means only £5.99 to secure your spot on the Argo!
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#WPreorder @waterstones.bsky.social @bonnierbooks.bsky.social

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 1d

COVER REVEAL for The Othernauts!!! Thankyou to illustrator Macha Yao for bringing Phoebe, Perry, Cora and the Argo to life! Can’t wait to take you on this adventure 🌊🏛️🏺🐍♟️⚡️🔮⚓️🐉 @bonnierbooks.bsky.social

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perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · 2d

PERVERSE is back with issue 9, starting today! This week's issue 9A features poems by Nóra Blascsók, Charles J. March III, Joe Carrick-Varty, Annie Baker and Corinna Board. Read all five poems from this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9a

PERVERSE 9A

"I was a cactus in a previous life..."

perverse.substack.com

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 2d

Climate change though. Absolutely insane lack of panic about this www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

www.theguardian.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Also lying:
- your own eyes
- every bit of video evidence
- the fabric of reality itself

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 2d

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 4d

Today is Bookshop Day, a day to celebrate ALL bookshops on our high streets.

Bookshops are an integral part of an author's livelihood, and we celebrate all the talented booksellers who share their guidance and expertise.

Visit your local bookshop today and show them your support.

#bookshopday

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 4d

(Obviously I would love to see children’s authors and illustrators emerging from more diverse backgrounds but a) they shouldn’t be pressured to then ‘represent’ their communities if they want to write about capybaras or dragons and b) we need to tackle how badly paid writing and drawing is first)

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 4d

Ezra Jack Keats was white though, and according to the last para of this would therefore be considered ‘superficial’ as he was not an ‘own voice’ writer/illustrator. not sure this kind of ‘stay in your lane’ rhetoric is helping representation

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 5d

The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses, independent publishers urge in a recent open letter 👇 #BookSky

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

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Roland Allen, author of 'The Notebook: a History' @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 6d

Kemi made me do it.

Version of the Simpsons 'bus driver taps the sign' meme in which the tapped text reads 'Your reminder that the UK book industry is worth over £7bn, more than four times the steel industry (1.7bn) and six times the fishing industry (£1.1bn) so maybe English degrees do have a point after all.'

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 5d

lol this is crazy i mean this guys the president

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Trump Watches commercials are now running regularly on Newsmax

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 5d

Starts tonight. Let’s go! See you at Diane Seuss, Luke Kennard and Mona Arshi at 8.30pm? (Also live-streamed if you’d like to watch with wine and takeout) #winchesterpoetry www.winchesterpoetryfestival.org/what-s-on

What's on - Winchester Poetry Festival events in 2025

Details of our forthcoming events and collaborations. Winchester Poetry Festival runs 2-12th October

www.winchesterpoetryfestival.org

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