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Jason Okundaye @jaseokundaye.bsky.social · Aug 15

I wrote about the decision myself and other authors took to withdraw from the longlist of the Polari Book Prizes for LGBTQ+ writers www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why I withdrew my book from an LGBTQ+ literary prize | Jason Okundaye

The Polari first book prize claims to promote trans rights and trans voices. But when I saw the longlist, I had to act, says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye

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Curious Readers @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social · Jun 27

EPISODE 12 OUT NOW 📚🎧 Join us as we discuss the perennial conundrum that faces every reader at this time of year - what to read at the beach? We talk about which genres are best suited for reading al fresco & give you our favourite holiday read recs #BookSky #LiteratureSky

Graphic for the latest episode of the Curious Readers podcast titled "Sun, Sea & Page-Turners: Our recommendations for what to read at the beach". Under episode title text there are six evenly-spaced book covers - Brutes by Dizz Tate, Last Resort by Andrew Lipstein, The Guest by Emma Cline, Walking On The Ceiling by Aysegul Savas, Summer by Edith Wharton, and Spent by Alison Bechdel. There is a blue wave pattern in the background and an illustration of a star fish in the bottom right corner. Below these there is a line of text reading 'Episode 12 Out Now - Listen on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcast'.

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Curious Readers @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social · Jun 10

Really great work 🙌

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Xan Brooks @xanbrooks.bsky.social · May 11

Latest ep of the fabulous @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social podcast, opening with a discussion of the Ondaatje Prize shortlist shows.acast.com/curious-read...

Big Book Fear | Curious Readers

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Curious Readers @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social · May 28

Had some homemade apple strudel yesterday and I’m not going to lie, I’m different today.

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Curious Readers @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social · May 28

This is a good one…

1) P&O steward
2) Think Tank policy wonk
3) Immigration paralegal
4) Archivist
5) Bookseller

Night of the Libby Dead ☠️ @captainlibatron.bsky.social · May 28

Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now

1) Fruit picker
2) Bookseller
3) Chef
4) Musician
5) House of Commons clerk

Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · May 28

Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now.

1) Charity CEO
2) Museum Curator
3) Child Model
4) Butthead Salesman

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Curious Readers @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social · May 9

One of our new favourite pods. Listen below 👇

Uncited Podcast 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦 @uncitedpod.bsky.social · May 9

We love ghost stories! How about one on... investment fraud? This week we're talking about The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel. 🇨🇦💙📚

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Walking on Broken Glass Hotel

Uncited: An English Lit Podcast · Episode

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Curious Readers @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social · May 9

NEW EPISODE 📚🎧 This week’s episode is a BIG one. Or at least, one in which we talk about big things, namely big books and why – or why not – we find them intimidating. And as always, we discuss recent reads and what’s next on our TBRs.

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Big Book Fear

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Janina Matthewson @j9andif.bsky.social · May 5

The reason there's no working class representation in publishing is because publishing and writing currently pay so badly only people who are already financially stable can afford to do it.
The problem is always, always money.

Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com · May 5

My problem with things like these is that working-class writing ends up being literary stories about how dreary it is being working class. They're not interested in examining the working class through the lens of fantasy, for example.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · May 5

UK-wide initiative launched to tackle marginalisation of working-class writers

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Curious Readers @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social · Apr 30

EPISODE 8 IS OUT! 📚🎧 This week join us for a brief encounter with short contemporary classics and the lilliputian tomes under 200 pages we recommend if you’re looking for something to get you out of a reading slump. We also talk book news & the titles we’re looking forward to in May #literaturesky

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PandoraB @pandorabmp.bsky.social · Apr 27

Reading increases empathy. Canadian cognitive psychologist Keith Oatley called fiction 'the mind's flight simulator'.

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Curious Readers @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social · Apr 28

Cannot wait!

Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · Apr 28

Just putting the finishing touches to my next novel.

It's set in Berlin in November 1971 & Yorkshire in 2021 and is my oddest, shortest and (I think) most provocative book.

It's about performance, ego, disintegration and censorship, and inspired by a real (famous) artist.

It publishes Oct 2025.

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Curious Readers @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social · Apr 28

Very well deserved. One of my favourite collections of the last few years 🙌

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Out-Spoken Press @outspokenpress.bsky.social · Apr 22

💫 We’re delighted that Boiled Owls by @azad-ashim.bsky.social is shortlisted for the 2025 Jhalak Prize for Poetry 💫

❤️‍🔥 to see Gboyega Odubanjo’s Adam there, & alongside titles by @karenmccarthywoolf.bsky.social @rushikawick.bsky.social

🙏 to the judging panel & congrats to all the shortlisted poets

Jhalak Prize 2025 Poetry Shortlist
Gboyega Odubanjo’s, Adam
Azad Ashim Sharma, Boiled Owls
Mimi Khalvati, Collected pOems
Amaan Hydar, Self-Portrait with Family
Rushika Wick, Horse
Karen McCarthy Woolf, Top Doll

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LRB Bookshop @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk · Apr 22

Our current bestsellers 📚⁣ lrb.me/6jh

(but the true "currant bestseller" of easter is, of course, a hot cross bun)

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Curious Readers @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social · Apr 22

Brilliant combo! One of the April new releases we talked about on the pod. We’re longtime fans of Hewitt’s poetry, so cannot wait to pick up a copy of his debut novel.

Tropical Cyclone Noreen (1968) @noreenmasud.bsky.social · Apr 22

I’ll be in conversation with Seán Hewitt about his new novel OPEN, HEAVEN - this Friday 25th April at 7pm at @mrbsemporium.bsky.social. Tickets still available! mrbsemporium.com/events/2025/...

Sean Hewitt in conversation with Noreen Masud, Friday 25th April, 7pm at Mr B’s Emporium

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Mathew Lyons @mathewlyons.bsky.social · Apr 18

How did reviewers rise to the challenge of Sylvia Townsend Warner’s radically strange debut novel back in 1926?
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First sight: Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner

What reviewers made of this classic novel on publication in 1926

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · Apr 18

The Beginning Place was first published in 1980, which, yes, means it turns 45 this year.

This is the first Harper & Row edition, with jacket design by Griesbach Martucci.

A first edition copy of The Beginning Place by Ursula K. Le Guin, which has a somewhat art nouveau-ish style showing two faces looking at each other from either side of the cover, with symmetrical plants and flowers and shapes looming behind them.

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Curious Readers @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social · Apr 13

EPISODE 7 OUT NOW 📚🎧 On this week’s episode we dive deep into Rejection – not the emotion – the novel in stories by Tony Tulathimutte. PLUS - we talk April releases. Join us for IKEA furniture, crypto bros, online love, unruly ravens, stained sofa cushions, and deep sea fibre optics #booksky

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · Apr 10

Thank you @jarrett-lerner.bsky.social for your leadership for the rights of readers everwhere! #TLSky #EduSky #KidLit #Literacy #Reading #BookTok #Bookstagram #TLSkyChat

Get the PDF HERE: jarrettlerner.com/wp-content/u...

A graphic by Jarrett Lerner that says:
"TO BE A READER, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO:
• read every day
• read quickly
• read certain books
• have already read certain books
• finish every book you start"
At the bottom: www.jarrettlerner.com and a signature "JARRETT" with a cartoon drawing.

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Women's Prize @womensprize.bsky.social · Apr 2

The 2025 #WomensPrize for Fiction shortlist. Have you read any of the shortlisted books?

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Curious Readers @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social · Mar 20

"a shudder / of blossoms" 😍

Curious Readers @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social · Mar 20

Great review - an absolute firm favourite!

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Curious Readers @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social · Mar 20

Hey! Sorry it's taken SO long to get back to you on this. So we talked to our podcast host (Acast) and they currently don't offer any compatability with YouTube/Google Podcasts, which is really disappointing. We might need to think about switching hosts. Thanks again for flagging this 📚👍