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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 1d

Plate with Jonah and the Whale, circa 1600, Spain (Talavera de la Reina), tin-glazed earthenware, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 1d

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 1d

Falmouth! 23 Oct! come along! www.falmouthbookfestival.com/lineup2025/p...

Philip Hoare | Falmouth Book Fest

www.falmouthbookfestival.com

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 2d

a huge honour for me; not half so deserved as @jupiterjonz.bsky.social wonderful writing
big thanks to
@tobylitt.bsky.social

Deborah Tomkins @tomkinsdeb.bsky.social · 11d

Congratulations to @jupiterjonz.bsky.social !
Looking forward to reading this piece from this brilliant writer.

Toby Litt @tobylitt.bsky.social · 11d

We have our winning entry and runners up for the @unisouthampton.bsky.social Philip Hoare Prize for Non-Fiction -

Congratulations to Jupiter Jones.

philiphoarecompetition.co.uk/results/

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Toby Litt @tobylitt.bsky.social · 11d

We have our winning entry and runners up for the @unisouthampton.bsky.social Philip Hoare Prize for Non-Fiction -

Congratulations to Jupiter Jones.

philiphoarecompetition.co.uk/results/

Results

We are delighted to announce the winner and runners up for the first Philip Hoare Prize for Non-Fiction. Winner: ‘Hopeful Glimmer’ by Jupiter Jones. Jupiter Jones lives in Wales and wri…

philiphoarecompetition.co.uk

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 4d

strange, I was listening to that only the other day...

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 5d

the sea, the sea

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 6d

my mother's anniversary today: I'm proud to be the product of three generations of strong women

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 8d

observer.co.uk/culture/book... my review of Jenny Uglow's wonderful new book... @faberbooks.bsky.social

Gilbert White’s world of wonder | The Observer

Jenny Uglow's account of a year in the life of an 18th-century curate and his garden is a glorious celebration of curiosity and nature

observer.co.uk

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John Hansard Gallery @johnhansardgallery.bsky.social · 16d

NEW EXHIBITION COMING SOON 🍂
Outlandish
4 October 2025 – 10 January 2026
Revealing hidden histories and untold tales, pioneering artist #AaronWilliamson brings together a wealth of previously unseen archival material to tell a remarkable story >>> bit.ly/JHGOutlandish #JHGOutlandish #Southampton

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 9d

as I came offstage at the Flipside festival in Framlingham on Saturday, someone told me me that the starman had played the same town hall in 1967... I'd already knelt and kissed the floor

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hotelinsomnia.bsky.social @hotelinsomnia.bsky.social · 13d

Hoy en @zendalibros.bsky.social escribo sobre un libro que amo "truly, madly, deeply", una de las grandes obras maestras de la historia de la literatura: LEVIATÁN O LA BALLENA (@aticodeloslibros.com), de @philiphoare.bsky.social.

www.zendalibros.com/el-pais-del-...

El país del agua - Zenda

Hilario J. Rodríguez escribe acerca de 'Leviatán o la ballena', un libro de Philip Hoare publicado por Ático de los Libros.

www.zendalibros.com

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 15d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Macca @macca77.bsky.social · 15d

Although I did think of @philiphoare.bsky.social when I saw this

Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 15d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 15d

wow - I think this is the first time this has ever been seen, let alone filmed...

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 15d

am talking here on Saturday morning with some lovely people
Flipside Festival, Framlingham, 10 am

www.flipsideuk.org

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 17d

swimming in the dark, the sea is warmer than the air, think I might just stay in there

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 18d

3 am swim in the equinoctial sea

the darkness takes over from hereon

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 20d

my mother's engagement portrait, c.1940

her red hair, the green garden, in my imagining

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 24d

I forgot that was set there!

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 24d

roll titles

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 25d

Clouds Hill, Dorset

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 25d

apotheosis of the sea

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 27d

the very beautiful first edition (1863) of the first biography of Blake, by Alexander and Anne Gilchrist, with Dante Gabriel and William Michael Rossetti

@blakesociety.bsky.social @johnnyriordan.bsky.social

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John Riordan @johnnyriordan.bsky.social · Sep 2

As it’s dawned on me just how long it's going to take to draw my ludicrously ambitious graphic novel about William Blake, I've decided to serialise it on Substack (and try to at least part-finance its creation)

You can read the first 12 pages and subscribe for more
open.substack.com/pub/loshighway

LOS HIGHWAY | John Riordan | Substack

John Riordan's work-in-progress, serialised graphic novel about visionary poet and artist, William Blake. Click to read LOS HIGHWAY, by John Riordan, a Substack publication. Launched 3 hours ago.

open.substack.com

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