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Lesley McDowell

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Author of LOVE AND OTHER POISONS 'enthralling, a beautifully structured tale' The Scotsman; CLAIRMONT 'Riveting...clever portrait of a fascinating woman' The Times @wildfirebooks.bsky.social Repd by @sheilland.bsky.social ExJoycean Still Glaswegian she/her

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Lesley McDowell @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social · Nov 17

I'mso delighted to be able to share this! My next book with Wildfire is a historical novel based on the true story of Madeleine Smith, the wealthy young socialite who in 1857 stood trial for the murder of her lover, in a case that shocked the world. But did she do it? @headlinebooks.bsky.social

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

Apparently the $20 billion for Argentina was just the beginning of the US bailout according to Bessent today, since so many American oligarchs have big investments there that they can’t afford to lose.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7h

BREAKING: A federal grand jury has indicted NYAG Leticia James. More details to come. www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department | CNN Politics

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted in federal court on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents, two source...

www.cnn.com

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Lesley McDowell @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social · 11h

Thankyou Rachel!

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Dr Rachel Sargeant / Rae Starling Author @drrachelsargeant.bsky.social · 12h

Bargain alert! #booksky

Lesley McDowell @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social · 19h

My story of a shocking real-life Victorian woman accused of murder is on special offer on Kindle for the whole of October! 'Enthralling' The Scotsman 'Gripping...memorably disturbing' The Herald

Green and black book cover with title Love and Other Poisons

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Russel D McLean/R.D. McLean @russeldmclean.bsky.social · 14h

Listen to @sirbenfro.bsky.social -- he knows whereof he speaks, and frankly, LOVE AND OTHER POISONS by my brilliant wife @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social is too good to miss out on at this price on Kindle!

James Oswald @sirbenfro.bsky.social · 18h

'Excellent' Me

Lesley McDowell @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social · 19h

My story of a shocking real-life Victorian woman accused of murder is on special offer on Kindle for the whole of October! 'Enthralling' The Scotsman 'Gripping...memorably disturbing' The Herald

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Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 15d

Please don't call it that

What You Will Need
• Experience: 5+ years as a video editor or producer-editor ("preditor").

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 15h

Scottish Social Attitudes report a dramatic dip in British identity in Scotland in 2024

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Lesley McDowell @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social · 16h

It really does!!

Lesley McDowell @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social · 16h

Well, thankyou for doing that. I need it talked about too (tho for slightly different reasons *coughs in sales*)

Lesley McDowell @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social · 17h

Indeedy! Thankyou xxxx

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 17h

We are now on Instagram, where you can follow us @bars_romanticism!

We’ll be posting news, videos, and photos about our activities.
www.instagram.com/bars_romanti...

Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Lesley McDowell @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social · 18h

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Richard Fallon @richardfallon.bsky.social · 20h

A literary Iguanodon at the Earth Sciences Library. Do any other libraries have dinosaurs or other antediluvian creatures carved into the furniture?

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 19h

British politics has become a grotesque carnival, a circus of horrors

My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column

www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

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Lesley McDowell @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social · 19h

My story of a shocking real-life Victorian woman accused of murder is on special offer on Kindle for the whole of October! 'Enthralling' The Scotsman 'Gripping...memorably disturbing' The Herald

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 2d

fellas is it gay to live in a city

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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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joycecaroloates.bsky.social @joycecaroloates.bsky.social · 1d

(Mark Bryan)

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Luma @darkblueluma.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t forget MTG, Tucker Carlson, others on the right who are anti-Israel for all the wrong reasons

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

There are many people who criticize and even attack the Israeli government who aren’t criticizing or attacking Jews.

Candace Owens is not one of those people.

When she says “Israel,” she means “Jews.”

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

momentummag.com

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 1d

“Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the war’s many indirect victims.”

Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · 1d

no words

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 2d

Don't forget that 41 Tory MPs in the last government took Russian donations. That might account for media reticence to report on the Nathan Gill case.

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