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Damian Barr
@damianbarr.bsky.social
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Writer & broadcaster. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌈 🖊️📚 🎭 📺 📻 🪴 🐔 🥃 He/Him 📕 The Two Roberts is my new novel. I’m also curating a show about them for Charleston in Lewes. 📕 Maggie & Me. 📕 You Will Be Safe Here. 📺 Big Scottish Book Club on BBC iPlayer. PhD, FRSL, FRSE.
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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.

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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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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 2h
❤️ you
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 3h
Tickets for my talk at ❤️ Bard in Edi, if yer feeling last-minute.

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Book Signing: The Two Roberts by Damian Barr
Get Tickets on Humanitix - Book Signing: The Two Roberts by Damian Barr hosted by Bard. 1 Customs Wharf, 1 Customs Wharf, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6AL, UK. Wednesday 8th October 2025. Find event informati...
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 3h
Very this
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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 4h
The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…
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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 5h
if you’ve ever watched the apprentice, that’s the world without arts or humanities degrees
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 6h
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 7h
It was a lovely night! Thanks for being there and good luck with the words!
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 7h
Thank you again for such great chairing!
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 21h
Amen
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 21h
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 21h
Gave a wee talk today, ICYMI. Discussing The Two Roberts with @sarasheridan.bsky.social @nationalgalleries.bsky.social
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Heather Belmonte @heatherbelmonte.bsky.social · 1d
This happened today. I sadly was not able to go but have now caught up on you tube. Thank you @nationalgalleries.bsky.social and lovely @damianbarr.bsky.social
It was fascinating !

www.youtube.com/live/T44S_tn...
Author talk | Damian Barr: The Two Roberts
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 21h
I’m so glad you caught up!
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 21h
Pleasure
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d
🙏🏻 for the UK please.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 2d
The Basic Income for the Arts scheme will be put on a permanent footing in the Budget tomorrow
Budget 2026: Basic income for artists to become permanent
The Basic Income for the Arts scheme will be put on a permanent footing in the Budget tomorrow.
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d
Thanks for the pictures Andy!
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d
I so enjoyed this event with @sarasheridan.bsky.social @nationalgalleries.bsky.social today. Thanks to all who packed out the lecture theatre and watches online. Some signed books left in the gift shop!
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Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 1d
"To give someone their dignity, you must show their complexity" Great talk from @damianbarr.bsky.social with @sarasheridan.bsky.social at @nationalgalleries.bsky.social discussing his excellent new book 'The Two Roberts'.
A writer onstage reading from their book to the audience Two people on stage in front of an audience with a projected image behind them of a book cover which reads "The Two Roberts" by Damian Barr A writer onstage holds open their book to show the audience the inside pages A writer sitting at a table and signing their book for a fan
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d
Thanks for having me on
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d
@zackpolanski.bsky.social what a beautiful phrase and idea ‘our nation of neighbours’ is. Thank you.
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d
Well thank yoi both for doing that work!
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d
I remember wanting to study classics at (state) school and being met with bemusement. There just wasn’t a course (that anybody knew of)
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d
My event at National Gallery in Edinburgh with Sara Sheridan ia sold out. But they’ve added a free livestream. Join us feom 1245 to talk art, live, class & queerness with The Two Roberts. www.youtube.com/live/T44S_tn...
Author talk | Damian Barr: The Two Roberts
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d
Oh that it interesting! I’d never thought of using my audio book that way
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d
Yes! Big contrast
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 1d
10/10
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