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katharineq.bsky.social @katharineq.bsky.social · 9d

As part of a European journalism team I reported @theferret.scot, funded by IJ4EU, on how eastern Scotland is grappling with flooding and coastal erosion, two years after #StormBabet in two articles: theferret.scot/communities-... 1/

#flooding #stormbabet #coastalerosion #environmentaljournalism

How communities are struggling to recover after flooding and coastal erosion – The Ferret

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katharineq.bsky.social @katharineq.bsky.social · 9d

This long-read in @prospectmagazine.co.uk asks how we are coping now with flooding and coastal erosion - and what we need to do as climate change upends forecasts. Thanks to @aloner.bsky.social for editing, to interviewees and to IJ4EU for funding: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/enviro...

The hell of high water

The UK’s east coast is the fastest eroding in Europe. As more storms approach, those losing everything to flooding feel abandoned

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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katharineq.bsky.social @katharineq.bsky.social · 9d

Very happy to have written this and another feature for The Ferret, looking at the impact of flooding - and how communities are at the heart of recovery. In this, I look at one village which was flooded - and decided that they would rally to protect themselves from flooding in the future. #flooding

The Ferret @theferret.scot · 9d

When Angus Council said Edzell’s 2012 flood caused “minimal” damage, locals disagreed. They formed a flood group, pulled their own figures, and got organised. Here’s what happened next: theferret.scot/new-a...

A leafless tree stands in the middle of floodwater, its bare branches spreading wide against the grey surface of the water. White text overlay reads: “It takes a village: a new approach to living with flooding.”

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katharineq.bsky.social @katharineq.bsky.social · 9d

It’s a huge issue- what struck me most was the lack of financial measures to support affected communities

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katharineq.bsky.social @katharineq.bsky.social · 9d

Very grateful to the editors @billybriggs24.bsky.social and @karingoodwin.bsky.social for their work and support on these - and all the brilliant interviewees who shared difficult stories and important insights.

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katharineq.bsky.social @katharineq.bsky.social · 9d

This long-read in @prospectmagazine.co.uk asks how we are coping now with flooding and coastal erosion - and what we need to do as climate change upends forecasts. Thanks to @aloner.bsky.social for editing, to interviewees and to IJ4EU for funding: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/enviro...

The hell of high water

The UK’s east coast is the fastest eroding in Europe. As more storms approach, those losing everything to flooding feel abandoned

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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katharineq.bsky.social @katharineq.bsky.social · 9d

In the second article for @theferret.scot and The National, I looked at how some places are harnessing community power and resilience to tackle flooding and live with water, focussing on the village of Edzell near Brechin and the work of its flood group: theferret.scot/new-approach...

It takes a village: a new approach to living with flooding – The Ferret

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katharineq.bsky.social @katharineq.bsky.social · 9d

As part of a European journalism team I reported @theferret.scot, funded by IJ4EU, on how eastern Scotland is grappling with flooding and coastal erosion, two years after #StormBabet in two articles: theferret.scot/communities-... 1/

#flooding #stormbabet #coastalerosion #environmentaljournalism

How communities are struggling to recover after flooding and coastal erosion – The Ferret

theferret.scot

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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 11d

In Brechin, Storm Babet brought the worst flooding residents could remember. Nearly two years on, many are still struggling to recover.

Our latest: theferret.scot/commu...

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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 12d

The UK’s east coast is one of the fastest eroding in Europe. As more storms approach, those losing everything to flooding feel abandoned, writes Katharine Quarmby.

The hell of high water

The UK’s east coast is the fastest eroding in Europe. As more storms approach, those losing everything to flooding feel abandoned

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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katharineq.bsky.social @katharineq.bsky.social · 24d

I'll be at #IpswichBookFestival talking about my prize-listed novel, #TheLowRoad @eyebooks.bsky.social, based on a true story from my East Anglian hometown. It tells the story of a Norfolk girl transported to Australia as a convict and is a tale of love, grief, betrayal - and solidarity. #Convicts

Image of a poster about Katharine Quarmby speaking on Sunday 5 October at 12.30 about her debut, prizelisted novel, The Low Road

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katharineq.bsky.social @katharineq.bsky.social · 23d

Congratulations and looking forward to seeing you on Thursday....

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katharineq.bsky.social @katharineq.bsky.social · 24d

I'll be at #IpswichBookFestival talking about my prize-listed novel, #TheLowRoad @eyebooks.bsky.social, based on a true story from my East Anglian hometown. It tells the story of a Norfolk girl transported to Australia as a convict and is a tale of love, grief, betrayal - and solidarity. #Convicts

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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 27d

In southern Ukraine, Russian landmines look like butterflies, attractive to children. @jenstout.bsky.social reports on the race to make Ukraine safe.

The Ukrainians clearing Russian mines

Kyiv backed a life-saving landmine ban in 1999. Now, with Russian mines endangering fighters, farmers and children across liberated Ukraine, it wants ...

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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katharineq.bsky.social @katharineq.bsky.social · 27d

There shouldn't be anything controversial in saying that nobody should be gunned down in cold blood for stating their political views - and debating them. Free speech is for everybody - within the legal limits of course. Gloating over the death of another human debases public discourse. #CharlieKirk

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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our paperback edition of @katharineq.bsky.social’s gripping historical novel The Low Road is back from the printers. It’s out on 6 November and before that it’s a finalist for the New Angle Prize, whose winner is announced on 25 September. We’re so proud to have it on our list shorturl.at/NCTgM

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katharineq.bsky.social @katharineq.bsky.social · Sep 4

Just finished this winter warmer by my dear friend @tomshakespeare.bsky.social - if you like Arctic weather, polar bears, great characters and chaos on a cruise, this one is for you! And don't forget to read the first in the series, The Haha, as well....#TheEnds #Comicfiction #Jeeves

Image of the cover of the book, The Ends, by Tom Shakespeare, featuring a polar bear, a cruise liner and a man in a wheelchair in snow.

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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · Aug 14

Oh the irony.

The four seats held by Reform MPs suffer from high exposure to heatwaves, according to Friends of the Earth data.

Just look at the map of Clacton 👇🏻

Farage denies basic climate science and has claimed it’s “absolutely nuts” for CO2 to be considered a pollutant.

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opendemocracy.net @opendemocracy.net · Aug 13

Inquiry raises questions about MoD failure to stop soldiers exploiting women after it told openDemocracy it issued no sanctions, @sianushka.bsky.social reports.

Find out more here ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/british-a...

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QED @qedcon.org · Jul 16

Announcing: broadcaster Matthew Sweet, journalist Sian Norris, & magician Paul Zenon

We are delighted to announce three additions to the line-up for the final QED: writer and broadcaster Matthew Sweet, author and far-right researcher Sian Norris, and magician Paul Zenon

qedcon.org/news/2025/ma...

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katharineq.bsky.social @katharineq.bsky.social · Aug 9

Thank you, I do love it…

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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Aug 9

More on the Unbound/Boundless mess. This was a community of authors and readers who believed in a different way of doing things. My heart goes out to my fellow authors who are left with so much uncertainty and the loss of what we worked so hard to build.

observer.co.uk/news/busines...

Death of a publishing dream: how the Unbound revolution b...

The literary disrupters enjoyed great success with their crowdfunding model, signing authors that other publishers overlooked. And then the money ran out…

observer.co.uk

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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · Aug 8

Oh also of course my book and its follow-up (a similar medieval queer romance/thriller) are also looking for a new home. This book’s sales INCREASED every year purely on word of mouth. Imagine what could be done with marketing. Captive Prince x Song of Achilles:

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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · Aug 8

I’m going to pound the table one more time for The Lights of Shantinagar, a book I really think could be massive as South Asian magical realism is gaining popularity with UK/North American audiences. Read the blurb, you want to read the book now, don’t you?

Blurb for Thr Lights of Shantinagar by Nidhi Arora:

Aspiring quantum physicist Sumi is newly married and has moved into her husband’s family home. Here she observes that the beguilingly tranquil middle-class town of Shantinagar is not very different from her beloved quantum world, with happenings in one house being cryptically entangled with things next door, objects mysteriously disappearing then reappearing again, and unexpected interactions revealing surprising truths.

Indeed, right is not always right, wrong is rarely wrong and the truth, like the electron, can be both black and white, the shape it takes depending on how we see it. But when her household finds itself in dire straits, Sumi must blend logic with love to make sense of her new circumstances.

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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · Aug 8

Are you an agent or a publisher looking to add to your list? There are FANTASTIC authors left in the lurch by Unbound who need homes for their existing bools and for sequels / new books. A thread, grouped by genre. Please reskeet!

Here’s YA spec fic & fantasy:

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