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Claire Handscombe @bookishclaire.bsky.social · 16h

Oh good, no stamp duty, now I can totally afford a one-bedroom flat in London on a publishing salary 🙄

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Blue Willow Bookshop @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Friends, we know many of you are looking for an alternative to Am@zon's Audible.

We encourage you to check out @libro.fm, which supports indie bookshops like us — not billionaires. 😍

Today through October 13, shop their amazing Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale! buff.ly/jsMFA2U

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Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · 1d

Need more small presses in your literary diet? Oh do we have the list for you!

15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Fall - Electric Literature

These books ask what it means to belong, to stay or leave, or to exist in-between

buff.ly

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Claire Handscombe @bookishclaire.bsky.social · 1d

What?!?

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D. V. Bishop's CARNIVAL OF LIES out now @dvbishop.com · 2d

In this week's free newsletter, discover my suggestions for:
Top 5 Podcasts on Reading
Top 5 Podcasts on Writing &
Top 5 Podcasts on Publishing
(Could easily have done a Top 10 for each, left out so many!)
dvbishop.substack.com/p/bookish-po...

Bookish podcasts

For your listening pleasure

dvbishop.substack.com

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Claire Handscombe @bookishclaire.bsky.social · 2d

Did a thing. Maybe not forever, but certainly until Labour remember what they’re for.

Email from the Green Party welcoming me to membership

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Claire Handscombe @bookishclaire.bsky.social · 2d

Lifelong Labour voter here. Just done the same after seeing this post and watching your ad.
So glad somebody gets it.

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Claire Handscombe @bookishclaire.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe some of the technology is new, so it would have been slower, but starting so late has been absolutely criminal.

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Claire Handscombe @bookishclaire.bsky.social · 2d

Just think — we could have done this forty years ago when I was learning about the Greenhouse Effect at school…

Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: GLOBAL RENEWABLES OVERTAKES COAL

How the heck did that happen so quickly?!...🧵

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Real Magic Books @realmagicbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Ebook readers you can now support Real Magic. It is time to ditch the other billionaire supporting options, support a real bookshop whilst still enjoying your Kindle. Bookshop.org have set up ebooks on their website which means every time you buy through them you’re supporting the shop.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 3d

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 235:
Stop equating wealth and fame with your value as a writer. Some of the writers we now admire were unknown in their lifetimes; just as many once-bestselling writers are now forgotten and unread. Making good art is not the same as making good money.

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Claire Handscombe @bookishclaire.bsky.social · 3d

lol, milky Protestant here, and yeah I’ve probably used it in London and certainly heard it

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Claire Handscombe @bookishclaire.bsky.social · 3d

We know it, but it’s one of yours :)

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Claire Handscombe @bookishclaire.bsky.social · 4d

So glad it’s back — and doubly glad you were hosting! Wish they’d have you on every week ❤️

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 5d

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 18167:
There is no "typical reader," just as there is no "typical writer." Your first responsibility is to yourself; to create the most honest, well-written, carefully-researched story you can. Finding readers comes later.

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 6d

took a break from blocking people on social media to write a post about some places in Jewish London that I love:
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...

just because you know. it is nice to think about some lovely parts of my culture and heritage.

Jewish London: a celebration in 13 places

a very non-impartial, non-comprehensive guide to some stuff I like

open.substack.com

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Anne Thériault @annetheriault.bsky.social · 5d

Wasn’t expecting to cry while reading Patricia Routledge’s obituary but here we are.

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o...

Text reads: ‘She had high hopes for the afterlife. “When I approach the pearly gates,” she once said, “I’d like to hear a champagne cork popping, an orchestra tuning up and the sound of my mother laughing.”’

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 5d

ICYMI: Bookshop.org has launched a new e-book platform, enabling indie bookshops to access the growing e-book market in the UK 👇 #BookSky

Bookshop.org launches new e-book platform for indie bookshops

ebx.sh

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Claire Handscombe @bookishclaire.bsky.social · 5d

Man, I miss this. Autumn in the UK is just dark and soggy. DC fall is the BEST.

Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · 5d

Fall color increasing. Most prominent in western suburbs with general low color, per Explore Fall. If you're up for a road trip, the mountains of nearby West Virginia are ranging from moderate to peak color and it'll be a beautiful weekend! Details plus forecast update at cwg.live.

Fall foliage in the D.C. region. Mostly low or no color around here with moderate to peak color in the Alleghenies.

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Claire Handscombe @bookishclaire.bsky.social · 5d

Wait what did I miss about Bluesky? Is it dying?

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Claire Handscombe @bookishclaire.bsky.social · 5d

And I always tag @leighmunsil.bsky.social!

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Claire Handscombe @bookishclaire.bsky.social · 5d

Right? So good

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Claire Handscombe @bookishclaire.bsky.social · 5d

Once again, doing social media right

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5d

On October 3rd, I’m asking you to register to vote.

zohranfornyc.com/register

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social · 5d

Mid-Atlantic writers, we are returning to American U on 4/18 for our annual Conversations & Connections conference. More details, full lineup, and registration coming soon.

Flyer for the conference with all the details in the post, plus a little alien guy and a funky spaceship

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