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UnHerd @unherd.com · 1d

‘Reading it hasn’t affected my religious tendencies either way, but it has definitely undermined my faith in science’ | Kathleen Stock
unherd.com/2025/10/the-book-that-could-shake-the-popes-faith/

The book that could shake the Pope’s faith

Not an Agatha Christie Novel / Jesus of Nazareth

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 3d

A book by two French mathematicians is set to make waves in America by claiming to provide a definitive, science-backed answer to the age-old question: does God exist?

Science Insists God Exists, French Scientists Argue in Bestselling Book Coming to American Shelves

‘The reasonable mind must hold that our universe has one beginning,' reads the thesis of the book, 'God, the Science, the Evidence: The Dawn of a…

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 3d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 6d

Does God exist? Modern science shows he must, bestseller argues

A book by two French authors that challenges a longstanding academic consensus is being published in Britain next week

Does God exist? Modern science shows he must, bestseller argues

A book by two French authors that challenges a longstanding academic consensus is being published in Britain next week

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Anna Zanetti @annazanett.bsky.social · 6d

What a joy to talk about all things book PR & marketing on behalf of @midascampaigns.bsky.social at the Author In Me Literary Festival, hosted at the gorgeous @britishlibrary.bsky.social!

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Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social · 8d

*Drum roll* Announcing our #GoldenBookmark competition. WIN BOOKS FOR LIFE and support independent bookshops! bit.ly/GoldenBookma...

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Quick Book Reviews Podcast @quickbookreviews.bsky.social · 10d

Today’s episode is a short breaking news item with the Managing Director of @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
Listen here: podfollow.com/quick-book-r...

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Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social · 10d

'A tool in the fight against Amazon' The news is out! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

‘A tool in the fight against Amazon’: independent bookshops to begin selling ebooks

A new platform will be an alternative to Kindle, and bookshops will earn 100% of the profit from sales

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Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social · 10d

Ebooks are HERE! uk.bookshop.org/ebooks

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Anna Zanetti @annazanett.bsky.social · 10d

The news is out! @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social is now selling ebooks, another "tool in the fight against Amazon".

A great @theguardian.com piece by Ella Creamer, featuring the formidable Nic Bottomley from Mr B's. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

‘A tool in the fight against Amazon’: independent bookshops to begin selling ebooks

A new platform will be an alternative to Kindle, and bookshops will earn 100% of the profit from sales

www.theguardian.com

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Anna Zanetti @annazanett.bsky.social · 26d

A fab interview with artist Chris Levine in @hello-mag.bsky.social, shedding some light on his special one-to-one with Queen Elizabeth II. The new monograph on Chris's work, Inner Light, is out from Prestel Publishing on 21 October. www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/8554...

Royal photographer reveals the secrets of his iconic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II

In this exclusive interview, Chris Levine tells HELLO! how he captured his memorable image of the late monarch, Queen Elizabeth II

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · Sep 10

An unbeLEAFable new list has just landed on @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social.

A curated selection of natural history, gardening and wilderness exploration picks.

Even better, every sale supports indie bookshops, (naturally) 🌿

You can view the full list here: uk.bookshop.org/lists/nature...

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Anna Zanetti @annazanett.bsky.social · Sep 9

Excited to be speaking at the Author In Me Literary Festival at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social next month! I'll be holding a masterclass in PR & Marketing for authors, sharing tips and tricks to bring your book to wider audiences.

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AIM Lit Fest 2025: Masterclass in Book Marketing and PR with Midas | British Library

Join PR expert Anna Zanetti from Midas, the award-winning communications agency at the heart of books and publishing, for a masterclass workshop for author

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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · Aug 17

After much protracted discussion, the bench has been officially named Judi.

Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · Aug 16

Our new bench is in place! 😍

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Mrs Dalloway in Parenthesis @dallowayaside.bsky.social · Aug 12

(and nobody could be expected to understand)

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Anna Zanetti @annazanett.bsky.social · Aug 9

As a diabetic, this is to me funny and relatable in equal measure – thanks James Norton for keeping it real.

“Someone might be doing an intimate scene with me, or something violent, and when they were close up they’d whisper ‘3.2’, then carry on.” www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

‘There’s a thug in all of us’: James Norton on privacy, playing villains and pushing himself to the limit

He made his name as one of the great British TV baddies in Happy Valley, and bared all in a gruelling production of A Little Life. Despite facing heartbreak and press intrusion, he’s ‘feeling Zen’ as ...

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 7

Dear Hiring Manager, I am writing to express my feigned enthusiasm for the ambiguous position of—I think it was something like “Global Strategy Content Execution Associate”?

Cover Letter for a Job I Don’t Want but Will Be Offended Not to Get

My résumé reflects a pattern of, let’s call it, erratic brilliance punctuated by long stretches of disillusionment, which I’ve cleverly framed as “consulting.”

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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · Jul 5

More than just pretty covers from @foundryeditions.bsky.social. They publish translations with a Mediterranean flavour: Cyprus, France, Italy, Palestine, Spain, Sudan, and their list is growing. *Many* possible #WITmonth choices

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Mrs Dalloway in Parenthesis @dallowayaside.bsky.social · Jul 25

(for one must invent, must allow oneself a little diversion)

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Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social · Jul 24

Words to live by.

📷 Mount Florida Books, Glasgow

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Georgina Godwin @georginagodwin.bsky.social · Jul 22

Palestinian author Karim Kattan joins #MeettheWriters to discuss his haunting debut novel The Palace on the Higher Hill, now in English.

A house on a hill. A forgotten aunt. A surreal Palestine under threat.

Free to stream via #MonocleRadio
#KarimKattan #PalestinianFiction #FoundryEditions

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The Portobello Bookshop @portybooks.bsky.social · Jul 13

Our Indie Publisher highlight right now is for @foundryeditions.bsky.social! 💙✨

Foundry Editions is an independent publisher of translated titles, powered by a love for the Mediterranean and the people & lands that surround it! 🌊

Have a browse here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/published-by...

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Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations @fivebooks.com · Jun 13

NEW: Spanish noir, historical fiction from Cyprus, an Italian bestseller, a family saga and gothic ghost story set in Palestine: some newly translated novels set around the Mediterranean, published by Foundry Editions.
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The Best Mediterranean Novels

Publisher Foundry Editions was set up in 2023 to showcase beautiful writing, unusual storytelling, unforgettable characters and intelligent entertainment from across the Mediterranean region. Here…

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The TLS @thetls.bsky.social · Jun 28

'No doubt reflecting a collective subconscious terror of entertaining, literature is filled with disastrous dinner parties'

Mia Levitin: Bourgeois pretension and rising tensions in three dinner-party novels

Come dine with them

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