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Ellie Thomas

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Ellie Thomas @elliethomas.bsky.social · Mar 27

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 18h

And making theft illegal would “kill” the thieving industry. Good. Make theft illegal again.

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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Sachaaaargh Coward 👻 @sachacoward.bsky.social · 13h

This is an 'Arrrgh help! I need more work, there are moths in my wallet!!' post.

I do queer history, build escape rooms, talk about mythology and run museumy workshops and tours!

Get in contact if you want to do something cool. X

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mere rain @mererain.bsky.social · 19h

Includes new releases such as my "Princes at War"
browse books from @klnoone.bsky.social
@elliethomas.bsky.social @cypayseur.bsky.social @authorjdwalker.bsky.social @authorhollyday.bsky.social and everyone at @jms-books.com.
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Ellie Thomas @elliethomas.bsky.social · 14h

Sadly not!

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 15h

...oops?

All Of Us Murderers flyer with book cover. tex says: Readers Say, followed by quotes: All Of Us Murderers is why I am sleep deprived at work today.

Kept me up until 2am on a
work night!

I read this in one sitting and stayed up until 3am because
I couldn't put it down.

I was only going to read a chapter before bed and then I blinked and it was 8am.

end tagline reads: Out Now. sorry about that.

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Henry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · 22h

Pleased to see that the @newsagents.bsky.social picked up on this article about diversity in adverts too.

The utterly unrepresentative Tango Man really does typify where we've got to on this.

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 22h

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has adopted a groundbreaking recommendation to the organisation’s 46 member states on equal rights for intersex persons👇

🔗 www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

@coe.int #Consent #Equality #NoDiscrimination

Council of Europe adopts landmark Recommendation on equal rights for intersex persons

<p>Historic milestone calls for prohibition of non-consensual medical interventions and for full equality and non-discrimination against intersex persons across all areas of life</p>

www.coe.int

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 22h

From 'How we can actually stop the boats'
www.britishfuture.org/publication/...

How we can actually stop the boats - British Future

The ‘How we can actually stop the boats’ report draws on international evidence to argue that a scaled-up ‘routes and […]

www.britishfuture.org

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Marcia Clayton @marciaclayton.bsky.social · 22h

💙📚💙 #booksky Fifteen-year-old Millie Gibbs sets off on a dangerous journey to seek safety for herself and her little brother. A delightful Victorian family saga set in a Devon village.
mybook.to/MilliesEscape
#bookstoread #kindleunlimited

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Marcia Clayton @marciaclayton.bsky.social · 22h

💙📚💙 #booksky An embittered woman is determined to wreak vengeance on her late husband’s two illegitimate children, but just how far will Lady Lilliana go? A gripping Victorian tale!
mybook.to/AWomanScorned
#romancenovels #familysaga

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Marcia Clayton @marciaclayton.bsky.social · 22h

💙📚💙 #booksky Years of resentment and long-hidden secrets are revealed; can the Fellwood family survive such a scandal? A gripping Victorian family saga.
mybook.to/AnniesSecret
#historicalromance #Victorian

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Clive B @clivebagley.bsky.social · 22h

Brass eye!

Henry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · 22h

Pleased to see that the @newsagents.bsky.social picked up on this article about diversity in adverts too.

The utterly unrepresentative Tango Man really does typify where we've got to on this.

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · 1d

'Through Marguerite’s searing internal monologue, Arnopp offers not just a glimpse into the psyche of a warrior queen, but a fully realized portrait of grief transmuted into memory and rage.' ##Review

http://mybook.to/mhhnf

##HistoricalFiction ##WOTR ##Medieval

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Cambrian Archaeological Association @cambriansarch.bsky.social · 1d

*Please book by the 12th October*
The final Walk and Talk of 2025 will be on October 19th at Buckholt Bryngaer Hillfort, Mon. - Jan Bailey (Walk) and Katie Churchill (Hilltop tour).
Come and learn about this fascinating multi-period site!
Info: bit.ly/46HA1pG
Booking: [email protected]

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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 22h

*deep sigh* Again, I have an English degree and have contributed rather extensively to the British economy, including writing a show that pumped £10 million into Wales. But the stupidity is the point here, of course.

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 22h

Badenoch and Co see education only as a means to a massive income in some soul destroying career.

Devoid of imagination and the power of knowledge they view life entirely through the prism of the CV.

My advice always is to study what interests you and the rest will follow

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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 22h

🛍️🏬📚🔖 Our guide to independent and specialist children's bookshops in the UK and Ireland, including over 150 vibrant and exciting bookstores to visit. 🔖📚🏬🛍️

schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/ch...

#kidlit #amreading #booktwitter

Children's Bookshops

Children's bookshops - browse our list of independent bookshops and specialist children's bookshops in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

schoolreadinglist.co.uk

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Jane @fightingpride93.bsky.social · 1d

I need 152 sign-ups to make rent and cover bills this month.

You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.

16% off if you sign up annually!

Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime.

Jane @fightingpride93.bsky.social · Jul 24

I'm a black trans woman fighting poverty and homelessness.

To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.

Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.

http://patreon.com/fightingpride93

Hot dog with caramelised onions and cheese

Pasta with sliced hot dogs in a tomato sauce

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Jane @fightingpride93.bsky.social · 2d

Cheesy Mexican chicken pasta
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Penne pasta in a herby tomato sauce with melted cheese

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Jane @fightingpride93.bsky.social · 1d

Hot honey BBQ chicken sandwiches
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Crispy chicken breast with a barbecue sauce drizzled over in a burger bun

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 23h

#NewRelease!

Trusted to defend her son's empire, Eleanor of Aquitaine faces challenges not only from her enemies but from her own kin, as her youngest son plots to steal the throne of his brother...

The Narrowness of Death
$4.99
#Free #KU!
#medieval #histfic 📚💙📚
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The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8)

Amazon.com: The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8) eBook : Lawrence, G. , Design Studio, Betibup33: Kindle Store

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Marcia Clayton @marciaclayton.bsky.social · 22h

💙📚💙 #booksky My FREE short story is about “Amelia”, a little orphan girl of 4, who is abandoned in Victorian London. To find out what happens to Amelia, download the story here:
marciaclayton.co.uk/amelia-free-...
#free #shortstory

Amelia - Free Download < Marcia Clayton

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 22h

Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.

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Marcia Clayton @marciaclayton.bsky.social · 22h

💙📚💙 #booksky The Hartford Manor Series is a Victorian family saga. One reader described my books as a cross between a Catherine Cookson novel and Winston Graham's Poldark!
mybook.to/Betsey
viewauthor.at/MarciaClayton
#blueskyreaders #romancereaders

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23h

Lords Heseltine & Kinnock seem more alive to these self-evident truths than most members of the Commons. Similarly, I find thinkers with direct lived experience of far right dictatorship, Greeks of a certain age for example, crystal clear about what’s happening now.

BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 1d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 22h

I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?

It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?

Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 22h

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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