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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.

www.authorsagainstbookbans.com

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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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.

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James McConnachie @jamesmcconnachie.bsky.social · 1d

'“I just don’t know how you go around, asking everyone first. I just don’t see how that would work,” Clegg said.'

It's called a market.

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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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 6d

Somebody actually sat down and wrote these two sentences, one after another. www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/u...

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Patrick Kincaid @patrickkincaid.bsky.social · 15d

Will complain about this when I’m home. It’s worth it. The weight of complaints against that analysis-free Mason puff piece on the Reform conference did make them amend it.

Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 16d

What on Earth is this? An "in depth" BBC article about free speech in the UK that only cites examples of right-wing/ 'anti-woke' speech being suppressed. How can you mention Lucy Connolly but completely ignore Palestine Action / Just Stop Oil? Gob-smacking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How the simmering UK freedom of speech row reached boiling point

How did we reach a point where the UK is being compared to a 'tin pot Third World dictatorship'?

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sam Leith @questingvole.bsky.social · 15d

Very thrilled by this generous post about my book

The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading

Thinking about best-beloved books from childhood

serenatrowbridge.substack.com

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 16d

stroudbookfestival.org.uk/events/match...
Tickets on sale @stroudbookfestival.bsky.social
Will be discussing 'The Matchbox Girl' (about the real Dr Asperger) 7.30-8.30 pm on Saturday 8 November in Lansdown Hall. Drinks to follow. Hope to see you there. (Many other great events at the Book Fest).

The Matchbox Girl - Stroud Book Festival

Adelheid Brunner does not speak. Instead she writes, draws maps and dreams of collecting one thousand matchboxes. Then she meets Dr Asperger, a man who lets children play all day and who recognises th...

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Gina Rippon @ginarippon.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you @katebarker.bsky.social . There was a section on the inaccurately negative impression of autism and autistic people that is part of this whole sorry saga. Got lost in the editing but important not to lose sight of it in the conversation 🤔😗

Kate Barker @katebarker.bsky.social · 16d

Proud of prof @ginarippon.bsky.social and her response to Trump's dangerous pronouncements on autism and paracetamol: www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...

It's far too simplistic just to blame paracetamol for autism

As a professor of cognitive neuroimaging, I've spent decades using state-of-the-art brain-imaging techniques to investigate the autistic brain.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Thomas Penny @thomaswpenny.bsky.social · 17d

Why on earth is the BBC running a live blog of this American hate fest?
The murder of Charlie Kirk was sad and significant, but do we really need live coverage of a series of white men seeking to make political capital from it?
Why is a public service broadcaster amplifying his hateful views?

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 17d

"Keshed is brazen in its brutality and its brilliance. Ferocious, fearless, tender and immaculately observed, it's a propulsive, take-no-prisoners masterclass in voice, style and atmosphere." - Jae Auxjera

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 17d

This name of this writer, poet, performer won't be familiar cos their identity has been fluid over the last few years and didn't want their previous work mentioning, which I have to respect, of course. But another unbelievable one, the response so far has been uniformly mind-fucking.

Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 17d

"Keshed is brazen in its brutality and its brilliance. Ferocious, fearless, tender and immaculately observed, it's a propulsive, take-no-prisoners masterclass in voice, style and atmosphere." - Jae Auxjera

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 17d

Friends do consider following @pressjustice.bsky.social New charity (linked to @hackedoff.bsky.social ) which educates young people about media ethics and enables them to look at press articles in a critical manner. Husband @stephenstroud.bsky.social is Chair of Trustees and helped to set this up.

Press Justice Project @pressjustice.bsky.social · 20d

Behind every headline is a choice

At PJP, we help young people understand these choices—so they grow up empowered to question stories and spot bias.

🎓 Interested in hosting a media ethics session at your university, Get in touch.

#MediaEthics #EducationForChange #PJNOW

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 22d

Ever wondered what 1,300 books like? Thanks @goldsborobooks.bsky.social and @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Book out on 6 November. It tells the story of the real Dr Asperger - was he an amazing pioneer of autism research or a Nazi collaborator?
#fiction #historicalfiction

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 25d

‘Business secretary Peter Kyle was asked by Sky News’ Trevor Phillips this morning if the demonstration – organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson – “disturbed” him.

Kyle said the number of people who turned out for the protest shows free speech is “alive and well” in the UK.’

For shame

Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 25d

Today people went around my neighborhood in north east London spray painting St George’s crosses onto people’s homes. Many of these houses have non British people living in them.

This is getting very dark, very quick.

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 28d

this is a moving inmersive essay from playwright and poet Dan O’Brien, who experienced both 9/11 and the LA fires firsthand, on the increasingly suffocating sense of ambient catastrophe, and what we might need to survive www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Opinion | What 9/11, Cancer and the Palisades Fire Taught Me (Gift Article)

We’ll never know with certainty that carcinogens in the smoke, dust and ash from the World Trade Center caused my wife’s cancer and my own.

www.nytimes.com

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 28d

Best of luck to @andrewgallix.bsky.social, launching his mind-bending satirical thriller Loren Ipsum this evening. One of the unsung heroes of the UK lit scene as i alluded to in @thebookseller.com this month.

www.thebookseller.com/spotlight/li...

Librarians’ autumn picks 2025

Five librarians from across the UK pick their most-anticipated autumn reads.

www.thebookseller.com

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 29d

Totally recommend this book for those, like myself, who have always worked in the book world but have never been able to comprehend the madness of the whole thing ..... So much suddenly became clear (and most not good).

Luca Demetriadi @lucambd.bsky.social · 29d

Belatedly got round to @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social ‘s Big Fiction. Very engaging for something so research-dense

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 29d

Amazing small press which was winner of The Republic of Consciousness Prize when I was a judge. Only started recently but already have an impact. Do follow and support.

Bullaun Press @bullaunpress.bsky.social · 29d

Join Bullaun Press as we launch our next title in translation, What Remains by Brais Lamela, translated by Jacob Rogers, in Cork and Dublin next month.

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Reader of Banned Books @readerofbannedbook.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · Sep 3

The arrest of five spokespeople from the ‘Lift the Ban’ campaign against the proscription of pro-Gaza group Palestine Action – now designated a ‘terror’ organisation – has now been damned as ‘chilling’ by the Liberal Democrats and the human rights group Amnesty International

Palestine Action Arrests Condemned as 'Deeply Alarming' While British Press Remains Silent

The Liberal Democrats described the arrests of campaigners against the ban on the group as a "dangerous precedent" for free speech, yet the British press remains largely silent about it

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · Sep 3

🔴 Palestine Action Arrests Condemned as ‘Deeply Alarming’ While British Press Remains Silent

The Liberal Democrats described the arrests of campaigners against the ban on the group as a “dangerous precedent” for free speech, yet the British press remains mysteriously quiet about it

Palestine Action Arrests Condemned as 'Deeply Alarming' While British Press Remains Silent

The Liberal Democrats described the arrests of campaigners against the ban on the group as a "dangerous precedent" for free speech, yet the British press remains largely silent about it

bylinetimes.com

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · Aug 28

New novel 'The Matchbox Girl' out from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social November. 12 year old Adelheid tells the story of real Dr Asperger and the staff of the Curative Education Ward in Nazi occupied Vienna. Who tells the stories of the people who were not heroes?

res.cloudinary.com/bloomsbury-a...

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · Aug 9

BREAKING: Met Police arrest 50 of 600-700 ‘terrorist supporters’ before the 2pm chime.

“We will keep going. Our numbers are already growing for the next wave of action in September.”

Read here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

9 August - arrests RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE Met Police arrest only a fraction of 600-700 ‘terrorist supporters’ UPDATE: As at 3pm Met Police claiming to have made 150 arrests To date police had claimed only to have arrested ...

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · Aug 9

Why The Palestine Action Protest Will Be A Particularly Tough Test For Yvette Cooper And The Police

The Home Office has to handle both the logistics and its image this weekend.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/police...

Why The Palestine Action Protest Will Be A Particularly Tough Test For Yvette Cooper And The Police

The Home Office has to handle both the logistics and its image this weekend.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · Aug 7

Statement from Defend Our Juries just now

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A spokesperson for Defend Our Juries said:

*“Earlier this week our website was taken down but in less than a day we had a new website. After they shut down our Zoom meeting, within half an hour we had another one up and running. And despite having 30 minutes to reschedule, hundreds still turned up.*

*Who ever thought these things would be happening in this country?*

*These attacks on the right to protest just show how Yvette Cooper's conflation of direct action with terrorism would put us on a dangerously slippery authoritarian slope, if it is allowed to stand.*

*Trying to shut down our campaign has had precisely the opposite effect, confirming the power of collective action and our cardboard signs. There’s never been a more important time for people wanting to protect our freedoms to take a stand.”*

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