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Tina Hoggatt @thoggatt.bsky.social · 12h

Guess what group usually has their sons circumcised?

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Kenny Mayne @kennymayne.bsky.social · 12h

Keep your hands off Ball Four

Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 13h

They banned A Clockwork Orange, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Wicked, Crank and many more because free minds scare them.

So read louder.
Share harder.

Pass the stories they’re desperate to erase.
Rebellion starts on the page.
#BannedBooksWeek

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Tina Hoggatt @thoggatt.bsky.social · 1d

IN the meantime such a lovely little owl.

Dr Kate Farrant Shaw @katefarrantshaw.bsky.social · 1d

Treasures - What makes a treasure? - Looking forward to seeing next weekend the exciting Bodleian library exhibition - 'Treasured' - visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/treasu...
(Image below - Ashmole-1511-f62r) #medievalsky

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Tina Hoggatt @thoggatt.bsky.social · 1d

Beautiful indeed.

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 1d

Bookshop's free shipping sale ends today! Support indie bookstores and get cool books.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 2d

Bookshop has free shipping today and tomorrow! It's a great time to pick up my latest, Wearing The Lion! (But only if you want to see Heracles adopting every monster in Ancient Greece.)

Wearing the Lion

Check out Wearing the Lion - <b>"This novel effortlessly ascends to the heights of Mount Olympus. Tough and tender and bittersweet. <i>Wearing the Lion</i> establishes Wiswell firmly on the new fantas...

bookshop.org

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Tina Hoggatt @thoggatt.bsky.social · 1d

Aspirational for me.

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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 1d

16 ways gardeners can live alongside slugs and snails www.wildway.info/p/gardeners-...

16 ways gardeners can live alongside slugs and snails

Ideas for reducing nibbles to leaves or simply caring less

www.wildway.info

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Tina Hoggatt @thoggatt.bsky.social · 1d

It’s breathtaking.

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Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · Aug 5

I just noticed that my first novel, about the medieval pilgrimage to Compostela, is on sale 45% off at Amazon.
⏳📚💙
#BookSky #historicalfiction
www.amazon.com/Pilgrimage-L...

Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage [Pick, Lucy] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Pilgrimage

www.amazon.com

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Okka (Khairani Barokka; she/her/dia) @mailbykite.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely thrilled to be working with Louise again, tx Louise and Arvon. This class is a true joy to teach.

Writing the Body: Embodied Place Writing, 2026

#CripLit

Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 2d

Thrilled to be invited to run this course again with the wonderful @mailbykite.bsky.social for @arvonfoundation.bsky.social
Looking for support/time/space/encouragement/nurturing/nourishment for your writing? This might be the one for you.
#PlaceWriting #DisabilitySky
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

Online Writing Month (daytime): Writing the Body | Embodied Place Writing | Arvon

To be able to connect with place, it is not possible to ignore the body that carries you there, that arrives and that journeys through, however that might happen. It is impossible to ignore the human ...

www.arvon.org

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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 2d

Your Beautiful Mid-Week Word:

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 2d

TOMORROW (Oct 8th) is #DVpit! Any unagented Marginalized writer or artist seeking out representation is invited to participate from 8AM - 8PM ET!
Please make sure you review our rules & guidelines before the event: dvpit.carrd.co#faq

#writersky #booksky #artistsky #weneeddiversebooks

#DVPit Rules
-#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors
-Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025
between 8AM ET - 8PM ET
-Only post once per hour (6 max pitches per project)
-Must have a polished, query ready manuscript or art portfolio.
-Pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use the #DVArt hashtag)
-A like from an agent = a query request
-A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent
-A like from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions
-Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or
quote-reposting their pitches
-Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.

#DVpit 2025 has 70+ Agents & Editors committed to participate & boost marginalized creators from the following literary agencies and publishers:
Andrea Brown Lit
Ash Literary
Azantian Literary Agency
Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
Folio Literary Management
Gallt & Zacker Literary
Gelfman Schneider Literary
Hachette
Grand Central Publishing
Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Harper Collins
Harlequin
Hanover Square
HG Literary
Inked in Gray Press
Jill Grinberg Literary
Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
Macmillan
Feiwel & Friends
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Roaring Brook Press
Saturday books
Wednesday books
Mad Woman Literary
Neighborhood Literary
New Leaf Literary & Media
Open Book Literary
Page Street Publishing
Park, Fine & Brower
Penguin Random House
Ballantine
Berkley
Delacorte
Labyrinth Road
Penguin Workshop
Viking
Root Literary
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin
Atheneum
Atria
McElderry
Sheldon Fogelman Agency
Sourcebooks
Stonefruit Studio
Triada US
Writers House
Zando

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Dr Ross Barnett @deepfrieddna.bsky.social · 2d

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bethan's Rock: Beloved exhibit returns to revamped Poole Museum - BBC News

The museum said Bethan's "selfless gesture" to donate her rock had made a lasting impact.

www.bbc.co.uk

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David Ziggy Greene (Jam bookshop) @jambookshopuk.bsky.social · 2d

Honestly, bookshop.org was a blessing & helped pay shop bills every month

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 2d

$41 million: The amount of money we’ve raised for indie bookstores since 2020.

$0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.

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Tina Hoggatt @thoggatt.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, that is so depressing.

Tina Hoggatt @thoggatt.bsky.social · 2d

Hugs, Kate.

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Tina Hoggatt @thoggatt.bsky.social · 2d

Such a good boy.

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Annemarieke Willemsen @amwillemsen.bsky.social · 2d

Kerry James Marshall (b.1955), painter and prof, "The Histories", retrospective with new work at Royal Acadrmy, London. Black, bright, bold, clever as hell, food for thought 🤩 Until Jan 18, 2026

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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Tina Hoggatt @thoggatt.bsky.social · 2d

Man, I would love to see this exhibit.

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Tina Hoggatt @thoggatt.bsky.social · 2d

Must concentrate on baseball now. Such a pleasure to be a part of this conversation. have a wonderful week, all. Thank you to our fearless leaders! #kidlitchat

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Tina Hoggatt @thoggatt.bsky.social · 2d

So good to see you here Swati.

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Tina Hoggatt @thoggatt.bsky.social · 2d

I'm better than I used to be. I will say that everyone has a strength in this department. Always be learning and growing is my goal. #kidlitchat

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Tina Hoggatt @thoggatt.bsky.social · 2d

I love that guy.

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Meg Rowley @megrowler.fangraphs.com · 2d

hand to god, he then took this shirt off to reveal a "Dump 62 Here" shirt underneath

Roger Cormier @yayroger.bsky.social · 2d

A gentleman with a "Dump Here 61" shirt caught the Raleigh home run (on a bounce.)

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Tina Hoggatt @thoggatt.bsky.social · 2d

Who promptly changed into a Dump 62 Here shirt. Prepared.

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 2d

Big Dumper hits a 2 run shot into the bullpen that bounces to a guy wearing a "Dump 61 Here" shirt

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