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Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · 24d

So now we have ‘degenerate’ newspapers? Where have heard that word before?

Donald Trump files $15bn lawsuit against New York Times

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Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · 26d

Cyclamen, and conkers falling everywhere.
High winds in Warwickshire on a beautiful autumn writing residency, thanks to the Hosking Houses Trust.
I feel blessed 😊

Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Sep 11

A lovely obit in the New York Times for Rosa Rosinblit, one of the grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, who defied a military regime in search of her stolen grandson.

So lovely that he quotes an interview I did with her when writing #TheMemoryStones.

RIP Rosa

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...

Rosa Roisinblit, Who Championed the Missing in Argentina, Dies at 106

www.nytimes.com

Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Aug 6

“I am one of the last of the Abuelas” – the grandmothers still searching for #Argentina’s ‘disappeared’. I’m 87, but I will never give up

Heartfelt life story of one of Argentina’s grandmothers. Their amazing story helped inspire my #novel, the #MemoryStones

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

I am one of the last of the Abuelas – the grandmothers still searching for Argentina’s ‘disappeared’. I’m 87, but I will never give up

Nearly 50 years ago, my son and his wife were tortured and killed and their baby was taken by the military regime. Two decades later, I found her – but hundreds of grandchildren are still missing

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Caroline Brothers

bispau @ShortBox 2025 @bispau.art · Jul 12

AAAAAAA I JUST RECORDED THIS!!!! best lightning capture of my life

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Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Jul 7

When life gets in the way of fiction: break away for a tutored writing retreat in Devon, England, July 21-26.

Marcel Theroux & I will give masterclasses and feedback on your project; the amazing Kamila Shamsie will visit us; otherwise your time is your own. Join us!

www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Jul 3

Join Marcel Theroux and me at Totleigh Barton, the gorgeous @arvonfoundation.bsky.social manor house in Devon, UK, for a tutored writing retreat, 21-26 July.

You'll have private tutorials, a masterclass or two & time to write. A brilliant guest tutor: Kamila Shamsie

www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

Tutored Retreat: Fiction | Time to focus | Arvon

Every writing project involves problems, stumbling blocks and set-backs, or sometimes life just gets in the way. If you feel your work-in-progress might benefit from professional guidance, the company...

www.arvon.org

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Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Jun 28

Join us!
An Arvon Foundation tutored retreat, late summer in beautiful Devon. What’s not to like 😊

Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Jun 26

And I think that's a wrap!

Our writing workshop on the Greek island of Hydra has just ended. With thanks to my fabulous co-tutor Shelley Kenigsberg and our uber-talented participants - what a wonderful retreat this was!

Oh and my alter-ego, a ginger nightlife cat flaked out in the cool of dawn

A view of small boats in the harbour at Hydra, with orange and rusty-red buildings in the middle ground as the sun rises over steep stony hills. A ginger cat is asleep on the wharf.

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Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Jun 26

Another fantastic offering from Fitzcarraldo. This time, a novel about a couple of digital nomads in Berlin, losing access to their feelings in quest of an Instagrammable life.

Perfection, by Vincenzo Latronico

blue and white book jacket of Perfection, a novel by Vincenzo Latronico

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Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Jun 15

Donkey-back on Hydra, Greece, back in 2017! So thrilled to be back here, this time to run a writing workshop with my colleague Shelley Kenigsberg - Writing by the Sea on Hydra - that starts tonight!

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Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Jun 9

Here we go! Join our tutored retreat at Arvon’s beautiful Totleigh Barton this July.

Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Apr 22

Interesting post, from someone who has worked in book marketing..

I Spent $11,000 Marketing My Debut Novel (002) open.substack.com/pub/ajdewerd...

I Spent $11,000 Marketing My Debut Novel (002)

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

open.substack.com

Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Apr 14

Join our #writing #retreat this summer in #Greece, for beginning and experienced writers of #fiction and #memoir.
‘Writing by the Sea on #Hydra’, June 15-21.

DM or email for info:
[email protected], or
[email protected]

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Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Apr 6

“Australia tops global rankings for mammal extinction – at least 33 species have died out since 1789 – and is number two behind Indonesia for loss of biodiversity.”

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australia is in an extinction crisis – why isn’t it an issue at this election?

Some of the country’s most loved native species, including the koala and the hairy-nosed wombat, are on the brink. Is this their last chance at survival?

www.theguardian.com

Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Apr 5

** Writing by the Sea on Hydra, 15-21 June 2025**

Join us for a unique workshop retreat on this stunning Greek island, for anyone interested in memoir or fiction.

Two tutors, one island, and a wealth of inspiration.

More info
👉 [email protected]
👉 [email protected].

Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Apr 3

So, the years of unpaid labour that is writing go to feed the tech bros’ profits, and to widen the inequality gap with job destruction.

Well done.

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

‘Meta has stolen books’: authors to protest in London against AI trained using ‘shadow library’

Writers will gather at the Facebook owner’s King’s Cross office in opposition to its use of the LibGen database to train its AI models

www.theguardian.com

Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Mar 26

This is getting way too crazy

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Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Mar 26

Hang on - isnt an anti-Trump hater someone who hates people who are anti-Trump? So, a Trump-liker?? 🤔
So confused 😵‍💫

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...

White House criticises Jeffrey Goldberg over new Signal messages - live updates

Pete Hegseth told the group chat what time F-18 fighters would launch and when strikes would happen.

www.bbc.co.uk

Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Mar 26

Joining the dots on the effects we are having… and the ‘elevator to extinction’ for altitude plants….

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report

Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Caroline Brothers

Patrick Rizzo @prizscisurf.bsky.social · Mar 15

I'll be reposting this occasionally until the fundraising period expires.
Logline: Mikey, a Chinese-American man, returns home to the small town he grew up in for a childhood friend’s funeral and confronts memories long buried. #film #filmmaking 📽️🎥
Teaser:
vimeo.com/1056163710

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Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Mar 16

Definition of a good life: a man who helped save kestrels in Mauritius from extinction when there were only 4 left… and who’d never be bored on a Desert Island :)

Lovely interview with Carl Jones on BBC this morning.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Professor Carl Jones, conservation biologist

Professor Carl Jones, biologist, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.

www.bbc.co.uk

Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Mar 11

Appalled by this. I researched my #eco #novel #Finisterre among the fragile bird sanctuaries on the Bempton cliffs - how can we protect #fish and #bird life with this happening?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...

Tanker collision latest: 'It came out of the blue': Sailor describes harrowing escape from tanker

One cargo crew member is still unaccounted for and the search has been called off after

www.bbc.co.uk

Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Mar 8

In a post-truth society aided by AI and algorithms, is it enough for fiction to pack an emotional punch? “It’s something that increasingly makes me feel uneasy…”
Nobel writer Ishiguro grappling with what #fiction might become in an AI world.

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

‘AI will become very good at manipulating emotions’: Kazuo Ishiguro on the future of fiction and truth

On the 20th anniversary of Never Let Me Go, the Nobel prize-winning novelist talks about the role of the author in a post-truth world – and why he’s ‘not a great writer of prose’

www.theguardian.com

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Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Mar 7

Heartbreaking - can this not be stopped?
But great to see creel fishermen are being trained in rescues, and that nets are evolving…

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

Why are whales getting tangled up in ropes?

Why are entanglements happening and are the incidents on the rise?

www.bbc.co.uk