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Sam Missingham

@samatlounge.bsky.social

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Publishing commentator. Founder of Meet The Booktokers, As Seen On Booktok, and The Empowered Author. Trying to disrupt book publishing for 15+ years. Not easy.

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · Jan 28

If you’re an author or book person (in any capacity) can you reply, tell me about yourself and I’ll share. Let’s make sure we’re all following each other. #booksky #authorsky

a penguin wearing a hat is carrying a stack of books including a book that says " tudgy 101 "

ALT: a penguin wearing a hat is carrying a stack of books including a book that says " tudgy 101 "

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 1d

Enjoy time with your Mum x

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 1d

Same, also fully integrate mental health provision across the NHS

Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 2d

I hope he goes far. Hope you’re well, lovely x

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 2d

Most impressive politician around, it’s a low bar to be fair, but can tell Zack is going to irritate all the ‘right’ people.

Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 2d

Zack Polanski schooling a right-wing BBCQT panel was a brilliant lesson in how to beat propaganda www.thecanary.co/trending/202...

Zack Polanski schooling a right-wing BBCQT panel was a brilliant lesson in how to beat propaganda

The BBC arranged an all-right-wing panel to challenge Green leader Zack Polanski on Question Time last night. But he schooled them all.

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 2d

The industry’s tastemakers and R&D departments.

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 2d

More than 20 independent publishing houses – including Bluemoose Books, Tilted Axis Press and Influx Press – have written an open letter calling for the trade to “work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses” as they face an “existential crisis” 👇

Indie presses in ‘existential crisis’ call for trade support

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 2d

The thing I wanted readers to take away is that the one who can figure everything out isn’t the one who has magical powers, says Yassmin Abdel-Magied on her first children’s fantasy, Silverbrook: Yumna and the Golden Horse 👇

Yassmin Abdel-Magied traded an engineering career for one in writing

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 2d

Headline Press has acquired Shifting Sands: How a New World Order Is Being Forged in Africa by the Financial Times west and central Africa correspondent Aanu Adeoye. The book will be published in spring 2028 👇 #BookSky

Headline Press bags story of ‘how a new world order is being forged in Africa’ by Aanu Adeoye

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 2d

Hahaha classic

Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 2d

And, if a video is real but someone wants to deny or discredit it, they simply have to say that it was AI. It’s all terrible

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 2d

Politicians seem to blame the 'algorithm' when they actually mean people with a different opinion to theirs.

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 2d

The fact we can’t decipher what is real and what is AI- generated is so insanely problematic.

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 2d

To say these videos are dangerous is an understatement. Eg Using a dead celebrity’s image to endorse something, using a celebrity’s image to create explicit content, the list goes on.

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 2d

Seeing more & more videos of creators & celebrities (& their families) talking about their faces being used to create AI videos. Really interested to know what legal recourse people have currently.

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 2d

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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 3d

Dublin small press fair on 28 & 29 November at Pearse St library. Free and open to the public.

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 2d

Oh I can imagine, I have friends who work in mental health adjacent areas of NHS. Must be so frustrating.

Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 3d

Says post blocked, what was it about?

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 3d

Disgraceful. The world gets more cruel by the day.

Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 3d

I think there should be an imprint called Star Fucker Books that only signs celebrities and social media stars. I mostly think the purpose is for big 5 publishers to have the odd famous person at their events and for their corporate promos.

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 3d

Further, I am bored of motherhood books written by privileged white women.

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 3d

Lorraine Kelly’s daughter. That’s my comment on this. 👀

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 3d

Seven Dials has acquired Mother to Mother to Mother: Navigating Motherhood Through the Generations, the debut book from Rosie Kelly Smith, publishing in February 2026 👇 #BookSky

Seven Dials bags Rosie Kelly Smith’s debut book on ‘navigating motherhood through the generations’

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Louise Nicholas @louisenicholas.bsky.social · 3d

When I had my breakdown it was 6 months til my first phone appt with NHS counselling; I'd already resigned because work would not consider the reasonable accommodations I needed. Took 2 more years for a proper diagnosis #ADHD

So yeah, the problem is totally fixed by applying for jobs.

Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 3d

Can only speak for myself, but think I'm not unusual, by the time you see a GP about mental health issues, you are at crisis point - finding it hard to get out of bed, eat, speak to anyone, deal with finances etc - but sure, tell me about the jobs I can apply for at that moment.

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Specialist employment advisers will be based in GP surgeries and mental health services as part of government plans to get people back to work.

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden speaks to #BBCBreakfast about the government’s plan to tackle long-term sickness

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 3d

It is so far from what we need, isn’t it. Wish you well and better days x

Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 3d

Exactly this. It’s a brutal world

Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 3d

Also true, another reason not to seek help

RobPatch @2patchitup.bsky.social · 3d

Also it may make your mental health worse if you think that by making a dr's appointment you may also have to see these people.

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