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Damian Barr

@damianbarr.bsky.social

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Writer & broadcaster. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌈 🖊️📚 🎭 📺 📻 🪴 🐔 🥃 He/Him 📕 The Two Roberts is my new novel. I’m also curating a show about them for Charleston in Lewes. 📕 Maggie & Me. 📕 You Will Be Safe Here. 📺 Big Scottish Book Club on BBC iPlayer. PhD, FRSL, FRSE.

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 5h

In conversation with @sarasheridan.bsky.social, @damianbarr.bsky.social discusses his novel THE TWO ROBERTS, which reimagines the lives of Scottish artists Robert MacBryde & Robert Colquhoun. Recorded at the @nationalgalleries.bsky.social on 7 October
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Author talk | Damian Barr: The Two Roberts

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 5h

Thanks for sharing!

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 19h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 20h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 10h

This dream will
Come true

Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 10h

Now that’s an intro.

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Cat Winters / C. E. Winters @catwintersbooks.bsky.social · Apr 17

Do not wait for your books to be banned to join @authorsabb.bsky.social. Please stand up for our colleagues, our readers, and the freedom to read and write today.

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Authors Against Book Bans

Our Mission Statement We are Authors Against Book Bans. We, a coalition of writers, illustrators, anthology editors and contributors, and other book creators, stand united against the deeply unconstit...

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d

❤️ you

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d

Tickets for my talk at ❤️ Bard in Edi, if yer feeling last-minute.

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Book Signing: The Two Roberts by Damian Barr

Get Tickets on Humanitix - Book Signing: The Two Roberts by Damian Barr hosted by Bard. 1 Customs Wharf, 1 Customs Wharf, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6AL, UK. Wednesday 8th October 2025. Find event informati...

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d

Very this

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 1d

The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…

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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 1d

if you’ve ever watched the apprentice, that’s the world without arts or humanities degrees

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d

It was a lovely night! Thanks for being there and good luck with the words!

Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you again for such great chairing!

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d

Amen

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💯

Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d

Gave a wee talk today, ICYMI. Discussing The Two Roberts with @sarasheridan.bsky.social @nationalgalleries.bsky.social

Heather Belmonte @heatherbelmonte.bsky.social · 2d

This happened today. I sadly was not able to go but have now caught up on you tube. Thank you @nationalgalleries.bsky.social and lovely @damianbarr.bsky.social
It was fascinating !

www.youtube.com/live/T44S_tn...

Author talk | Damian Barr: The Two Roberts

YouTube video by nationalgalleries

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d

I’m so glad you caught up!

Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d

Pleasure

Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 2d

🙏🏻 for the UK please.

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 3d

The Basic Income for the Arts scheme will be put on a permanent footing in the Budget tomorrow

Budget 2026: Basic income for artists to become permanent

The Basic Income for the Arts scheme will be put on a permanent footing in the Budget tomorrow.

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for the pictures Andy!

Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 2d

I so enjoyed this event with @sarasheridan.bsky.social @nationalgalleries.bsky.social today. Thanks to all who packed out the lecture theatre and watches online. Some signed books left in the gift shop!

Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 2d

"To give someone their dignity, you must show their complexity" Great talk from @damianbarr.bsky.social with @sarasheridan.bsky.social at @nationalgalleries.bsky.social discussing his excellent new book 'The Two Roberts'.

A writer onstage reading from their book to the audience

Two people on stage in front of an audience with a projected image behind them of a book cover which reads "The Two Roberts" by Damian Barr

A writer onstage holds open their book to show the audience the inside pages

A writer sitting at a table and signing their book for a fan

Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for having me on

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 2d

@zackpolanski.bsky.social what a beautiful phrase and idea ‘our nation of neighbours’ is. Thank you.

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 2d

Well thank yoi both for doing that work!