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Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · 1h

Congrats to all his translators, including into English @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social & @georgeszirtes.bsky.social

#booksky #xl8 #literarytranslation

Announcement of this year's Nobel Prize for literature to László Krasznahorkai. With a black and white drawing of the author.

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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 2h

Wonderful news to see Lászlo Krasznahorkai, International Booker Prize 2015 winner, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature today.

Find out more about the author and his work: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

László Krasznahorkai | The Booker Prizes

Winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2015 and shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2018, László Krasznahorkai is a Hungarian novelist and screenwriter

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 2h

László Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel prize in literature.

In our archive, from 2014:

‘My name is Róbert Valzer and I like walking, not that I have anything to do with the famous Robert Walser, nor do I think it strange that walking should be my favourite hobby.’

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László Krasznahorkai, translated by George Szirtes · Story: ‘There Goes Valzer’

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Gloucester Road Books @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social · 2h

a massive favourite here at GRB! very excited about this gem

Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 3h

💋 BIG KISS, BYE-BYE by Claire-Louise Bennett published today 💋

‘Bennett writes like no one else. She is a rare talent.’
— Karl Ove Knausgaard, author of THE WOLVES OF ETERNITY
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Read an extract and order a copy: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/big-ki...

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 14d

INTO BEING: A reading list

We asked author @lilydunn.bsky.social to compile a list of books by the authors she interviewed for her new book, 'Into being'.

Full list on our Blog now, and you can also shop the full list on @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social' @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page now.

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Gloucester Road Books @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social · 15d

Really looking forward to hosting the great @lilydunn.bsky.social in conversation with @mariannebrooker.bsky.social. October 16th, tickets this way---> www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/bos...

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 27d

To celebrate the imminent release of @lilydunn.bsky.social's 'Into Being: The Radical Craft of Memoir and its Power to Transform' in October, Lily has compiled a fascinating list of the authors she interviewed for the book for her local @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social:

Lily Dunn's Memoir Reading list

To celebrate the imminent release of Lily Dunn's Into Being: The Radical Craft of Memoir and its Power to Transform (published October 7th) Lily has given us a fascinating list of the authors that…

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · Aug 20

Pre-order a SIGNED & DEDICATED copy of @lilydunn.bsky.social's forthcoming book, 'Into Being: The Radical Craft of Memoir and its Power to Transform', publishing 7th October 2025.

Available from @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social here: gloucesterroadbooks.com/product/9781...
#choosebookshops
#booksky

Into Being: The Radical Craft of Memoir and its Power to Transform – Pages of Hackney

Order Into Being: The Radical Craft of Memoir and its Power to Transform from Pages of Hackney for collection or nationwide delivery. Free UK shipping for orders over £50!

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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · Aug 14

The deadline for our Poetry in Translation Prize is tonight. Enter here:

fitzcarraldoeditions.com/prizes/the-p...

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Gloucester Road Books @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social · Aug 14

Thanks for the invite!

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Kirkdale Bookshop @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social · Jul 29

let's make Bartleball a thing

Burned out crone @burnedoutcrone.bsky.social · Jul 29

If “I don’t want to” was a professional sport, I would be the world champion.

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Gloucester Road Books @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social · Jul 24

Can you imagine the anger of a badger after eating a spicy crisp? Absolutely furious.

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Gloucester Road Books @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social · Jul 15

My favourite of all the Nancy strips are the ones that employ a humour that is somehow both visual and linguistic. Prime example ❤️

NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · Jul 15

SLUGGO LIKES TO READ SIGNS BACKWARDS

SLUGGO:DOOF TRAM
NANCY:WHAT DID YOU SAY?

DOOF TRÀM YADSEUT

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Susie Dent @susiedent.com · Jul 12

Word of the day is ‘swullocking’, from 19th-century East Anglian dialect: sultry, sweltering, and sudiferous (sweat-inducing).

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · Jul 4

This is hateful and dystopian. I was just on holiday in Kent. Nice to know how welcome queer people (esp children) are there eh? Please, Kent locals, write to your councillors and resist this grossness. #KidLitUK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Kent council bans transgender books in children’s library section

KCC says the move came after a

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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · Jul 4

No book in the history of the world has made a child gay or straight or trans or cis. But they have provided hope and a future for those that already are. But of course, under Reform, all hope must be crushed.

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Kent council bans transgender books in children’s library section

KCC says the move came after a

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Gloucester Road Books @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social · Jul 3

yes but it does so more efficiently

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Gloucester Road Books @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social · Jun 27

Maybe hats are just a young man's game

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Gloucester Road Books @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social · Jun 25

This is indeed excellent. We were lucky enough to have Camilla Grudova here a couple of years ago, and she was great then too.

Everybody start paying writers on time. Or else.

Jen Calleja @jencalleja.bsky.social · Jun 25

Camilla Grudova writes brilliantly about how precarious it is to live as a successful & dedicated writer who doesn’t come from money. Recommended reading especially for publishers, institutions & funding bodies

stingingfly.org/2025/06/25/t... @stingingfly.bsky.social

The Golden Pie of Literature – The Stinging Fly

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · Jun 25

A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM NANCY…

DEAR READER---PLEASE FORGIVE MY APPEARANCE, BUT THIS HOT WEATHER HAS TAKEN THE STARCH OUT OF ME

NANCY IS LAYING ON THE SIDEWALK AND LOOKS FLAT AS A PANCAKE

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Gloucester Road Books @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social · Jun 25

The world is just wild is it not

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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · Jun 24

We’re delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2026 judging panel for the 10th anniversary of the prize in its current form.

Natasha Brown will act as chair and will be joined by Marcus du Sautoy, Sophie Hughes, Troy Onyango and Nilanjana S. Roy.
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The International Booker Prize 2026 | The Booker Prizes

The 2026 judging panel for the International Booker Prize, the world’s most influential award for translated fiction, has been announced

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Gloucester Road Books @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social · Jun 19

Gotta just take that stain as a mark of pride

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Canongate @canongate.co.uk · Jun 19

Thrilled to announce Canongate will be publishing
WORDS ARE MY MATTER by Pulitzer Prize winner by Ursula K. Le Guin. A manual investigating the depth, breadth and importance of contemporary fiction.

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CANONGATE TO PUBLISH URSULA K. LE GUIN’S SELECTED WRITING ON LITERATURE

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Gloucester Road Books @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social · Jun 17

Good Helen Garner day today

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