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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 3h

#Booksky @librariesconnected.bsky.social

Susanna Crossman @susannacrossman.bsky.social · 8h

Independent presses in the Uk are key to quality literary innovation. With @marinabenjamin.bsky.social & @stuhennigan.bsky.social I am currently judging #QueenMarySmallPressFictionPrize & these small presses boldness & intense curiosity are vital for our future book world.

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Marina Benjamin @marinabenjamin.bsky.social · 12h

The future of UK Independent presses hang by a thread. Supporting the sector is vital: this is where ALL the bravery lies. The big houses are risk averse, but copycat small press successes to revitalise their lists. Small presses are the motor!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...

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Susanna Crossman @susannacrossman.bsky.social · 8h

Independent presses in the Uk are key to quality literary innovation. With @marinabenjamin.bsky.social & @stuhennigan.bsky.social I am currently judging #QueenMarySmallPressFictionPrize & these small presses boldness & intense curiosity are vital for our future book world.

bsky.app/profile/did:...

Marina Benjamin @marinabenjamin.bsky.social · 12h

The future of UK Independent presses hang by a thread. Supporting the sector is vital: this is where ALL the bravery lies. The big houses are risk averse, but copycat small press successes to revitalise their lists. Small presses are the motor!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...

Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK

The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.

www.thebookseller.com

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Susanna Crossman @susannacrossman.bsky.social · 8h

Independent presses in the Uk are key to quality literary innovation. With @marinabenjamin.bsky.social & @stuhennigan.bsky.social I am currently judging #QueenMarySmallPressFictionPrize & these small presses boldness & intense curiosity are vital for our future book world.

bsky.app/profile/did:...

Marina Benjamin @marinabenjamin.bsky.social · 12h

The future of UK Independent presses hang by a thread. Supporting the sector is vital: this is where ALL the bravery lies. The big houses are risk averse, but copycat small press successes to revitalise their lists. Small presses are the motor!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...

Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK

The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.

www.thebookseller.com

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Marina Benjamin @marinabenjamin.bsky.social · 12h

Of course, the sector has misses as well as hits, but our job as judges is to surface the jewels hiding in plain sight (bc of lack of funds for PR and distribution) and highlight and reward the risks the Indies take on.

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Marina Benjamin @marinabenjamin.bsky.social · 12h

Along with @stuhennigan.bsky.social and @susannacrossman.bsky.social I am judging this year's #QueenMarySmallPressFictionPrize and have read books from most of the presses who've signed the Open Letter. The Indie sector is where boldness and invention live.

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Marina Benjamin @marinabenjamin.bsky.social · 12h

The future of UK Independent presses hang by a thread. Supporting the sector is vital: this is where ALL the bravery lies. The big houses are risk averse, but copycat small press successes to revitalise their lists. Small presses are the motor!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...

Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK

The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.

www.thebookseller.com

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Imogen Reid @imogenreid.bsky.social · 1d

I've just collected @susannacrossman.bsky.social's second novel (her first in the English language) from the wonderful @booksellercrow.bsky.social. Beautifully published by @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social Huge Congratulations Susanna 🔥🔥🔥

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Susanna Crossman @susannacrossman.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks so much Imogen.
Its especially wonderful that you bought my book from the brilliant bookshop @booksellercrow.bsky.social 🧡.

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Susanna Crossman @susannacrossman.bsky.social · 1d

Wow writers. My online life-writing course ‘Things We Think With:Evocative Objects‘ with the brilliant @saloneurope.bsky.social has almost sold out. Join us 26/11 for exercises and talk about Proust, objects, archives and Annie Ernaux. Do book now and can’t wait to see you there ! (All links below)

European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 1d

🏃‍♀️ 2 PLACES ONLY left now on this online course with @susannacrossman.bsky.social! 🏃‍♀️

Join writers from around Europe thinking about the use of memory, objects, archives, and history in life writing.

European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 7d

Explore memory enhancement and how we use objects, archives and history in life writing in our new course:

Things We Think With: Evocative Objects and Social History in Life-Writing with @susannacrossman.bsky.social

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Susanna Crossman @susannacrossman.bsky.social · 1d

Wow writers. My online life-writing course ‘Things We Think With:Evocative Objects‘ with the brilliant @saloneurope.bsky.social has almost sold out. Join us 26/11 for exercises and talk about Proust, objects, archives and Annie Ernaux. Do book now and can’t wait to see you there ! (All links below)

European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 1d

🏃‍♀️ 2 PLACES ONLY left now on this online course with @susannacrossman.bsky.social! 🏃‍♀️

Join writers from around Europe thinking about the use of memory, objects, archives, and history in life writing.

European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 7d

Explore memory enhancement and how we use objects, archives and history in life writing in our new course:

Things We Think With: Evocative Objects and Social History in Life-Writing with @susannacrossman.bsky.social

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 1d

🏃‍♀️ 2 PLACES ONLY left now on this online course with @susannacrossman.bsky.social! 🏃‍♀️

Join writers from around Europe thinking about the use of memory, objects, archives, and history in life writing.

European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 7d

Explore memory enhancement and how we use objects, archives and history in life writing in our new course:

Things We Think With: Evocative Objects and Social History in Life-Writing with @susannacrossman.bsky.social

Black text on peach background. Online course. Things We Think With: Evocative Objects and Social History in Life-Writing with Susanna Crossman. 26 Nov 2025 18:30 - 20:30 GMT. Along the bottom, photo of Crossman seated on concrete steps.

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Susanna Crossman @susannacrossman.bsky.social · 2d

Of course the former 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Susanna Crossman @susannacrossman.bsky.social · 4d

Ill be joining the excellent writer Anna Wharton tonight to talk about my memoir Home Is Where We Start, my utopian commune childhood, archive research, life-writing and more. Join us !
All details below :

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White Ink Meeting TONIGHT

A reminder that it is the first Monday of the month and so that means we are meeting tonight for our White Ink meet-up.

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Susanna Crossman @susannacrossman.bsky.social · 7d

Pour tout l’amour des fleurs mortes partagé avec Marguerite Duras.

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Susanna Crossman @susannacrossman.bsky.social · 7d

Me too, and I love the beauty of dead flowers and fading bouquets. Such elegance, and grace.

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Susanna Crossman @susannacrossman.bsky.social · 7d

Always inspired by Duras who kept all her bouquets.

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Susanna Crossman @susannacrossman.bsky.social · 7d

Pour tout l’amour des fleurs mortes partagé avec Marguerite Duras.

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 7d

Explore memory enhancement and how we use objects, archives and history in life writing in our new course:

Things We Think With: Evocative Objects and Social History in Life-Writing with @susannacrossman.bsky.social