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Pat @swottypat.bsky.social · 6d

I found this in the library today. @megaheid.bsky.social has me hooked from the first chapter. Weekend plans: ignore #stormamy and stay snug at home.
#glasgowlibraries
#penguins
#readalocalauthor

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Peter Walker @pegerteg.bsky.social · 19d

Ah Best Kebab, what a peculiar place; a sarbeni used to be a student loan payday treat after a night out. It was always fairly ropey, but what’s been happening recently is a shame - as reported by @robbiejourno.bsky.social

www.glasgowbell.co.uk/best-kebab-t...

The tragedy of Best Kebab

TikTok bandits, machete threats and dismal döner meat

www.glasgowbell.co.uk

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Peter Ross @peteralanross.bsky.social · 12d

Great to pick up a copy of @megaheid.bsky.social’s An Inconvenience Of Penguins at the book’s Glasgow launch. I think we can all agree that is an all-time great author photo.

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Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social · 12d

I wish I’d got photos of @megaheid.bsky.social doing his launch book reading from behind the bar at The Doublet but I was two pints down by then so here’s some merch. His book An Inconvenience of Penguins is a wild trip, fascinating and funny, and I would totally recommend it.

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Peter Ross @peteralanross.bsky.social · 11d

“A beautifully written book of traces and absences.” Many thanks to Stuart Kelly and Scotland on Sunday for this thoughtful review of Upon A White Horse. Great to share the pages with @megaheid.bsky.social

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Shafik Meghji @shafikmeghji.bsky.social · 14d

Happy publication day to @megaheid.bsky.social for the brilliantly titled An Inconvenience of Penguins 🎉

A killer opening chapter - looking forward to reading the rest 🐧

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/an-i...

A copy of Jamie Lafferty’s new book An Inconvenience of Penguins.

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Jamie Lafferty @megaheid.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks my friend

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Peter Ross @peteralanross.bsky.social · 14d

Happy publication day to @megaheid.bsky.social, whose book An Inconvenience of Penguins is newly hatched. Great title, great concept – travelling the world to see all eighteen species of penguin – and a great story. I hope the book, unlike its daft wee earthbound subjects, takes flight.

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Peter Ross @peteralanross.bsky.social · 21d

I'll be speaking about Upon A White Horse: Journeys in Ancient Britain & Ireland @stoneclub.bsky.social in London on Oct 20. I'm really looking forward to this, especially as Stone Club founders Lally MacBeth & Matthew Shaw appear in the book. Please come if you can. stoneclub.rocks/events/stone...

Stone Club at The Social, 20th October 2025 — Stone Club

stone club at the social on october 20th. Peter Ross, Anjana Khatwa, Ian Simmons, Stones of Kernow, Mark.S Williamson

stoneclub.rocks

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Jamie Lafferty @megaheid.bsky.social · Aug 28

Four weeks until my book is out and it feels like it’s been a four year gestation period

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Jamie Lafferty @megaheid.bsky.social · Jul 27

Thank you! And thanks for taking the time with it — means a lot

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Jamie Lafferty @megaheid.bsky.social · Jul 8

Astonishingly these kind comments from this selection of wise and insightful people cost me £0.00 in bribes

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · Jul 5

In a horrifying article about the dangers of Teslas, one point stands out: Teslas automatically disengage self-driving mode <1 second before an imminent crash--not enough time for the driver to react, but enough for Tesla to deny responsibility for fatal crashes, since self-driving "wasn't engaged."

$The real surprise came after the experiment. Fred Lambert, who writes for the blog Electrek, pointed out the same autopilot disengagement that the NHTSA had documented. “Autopilot appears to automatically disengage a fraction of a second before the impact as the crash becomes inevitable,” Lambert noted.$

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Jamie Lafferty @megaheid.bsky.social · Jun 17

Hah! That’s excellent

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Jamie Lafferty @megaheid.bsky.social · Jun 13

Thank you!

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Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social · Jun 10

This, by @megaheid.bsky.social, is a fabulous book, as interesting & idiosyncratic as the birds at its heart. If you are a fan of humour, adventure, dazzling descriptions of epic landscapes, a dash of violence, plus a moving exploration of what’s at stake for penguins/the planet, then it’s for you.

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Jamie Lafferty @megaheid.bsky.social · Jun 9

St Kilda sunset

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Jamie Lafferty @megaheid.bsky.social · Apr 18

Seems my book is now on sale in New Zealand. As with so many things, I'm unsure about Australia geni.us/Inconvenienc...

An Inconvenience of Penguins

Available to pre-order!

geni.us

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · Apr 3

I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island

and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods

forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold

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Jamie Lafferty @megaheid.bsky.social · Jan 20

Thank you!

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Henry Wismayer @henrywismayer.bsky.social · Jan 20

I fully concur that the biggest news of the day is the announcement of Jamie's forthcoming book about his unlikely penguin obsession.

I would recommend purely on the basis of his past writing. But I've had the privilege of previewing a few of the chapters and it is going to be superb.

Jamie Lafferty @megaheid.bsky.social · Jan 20

The only major international news of the day is that after many years of research, I’ve written a book about penguins

Headline Books @headlinebooks.bsky.social · Jan 20

Join Jamie Lafferty on his epic journey to see every species of penguin in this charming biography of the much-loved birds 🐧

AN INCONVENIENCE OF PENGUINS is out in September 2025 – pre-order your copy today! brnw.ch...

#PenguinAwarenessDay @megaheid.bsky.social

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Jamie Lafferty @megaheid.bsky.social · Jan 20

The only major international news of the day is that after many years of research, I’ve written a book about penguins

Headline Books @headlinebooks.bsky.social · Jan 20

Join Jamie Lafferty on his epic journey to see every species of penguin in this charming biography of the much-loved birds 🐧

AN INCONVENIENCE OF PENGUINS is out in September 2025 – pre-order your copy today! brnw.ch...

#PenguinAwarenessDay @megaheid.bsky.social