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Big Green Books (Simon) @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 2h

More #buyastrangerabook day action!

@notmoro.bsky.social is offering to buy one lucky person the book of their choice, up to £20!

So, if there's a particular book you're after, let us know!

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Jess (Eldritch mode) 🎃 @notmoro.bsky.social · 2h

Yes please, I would like to BUY A STRANGER A BOOK, up to £20. ("Strangers" can include mutuals I don't know very well, unless I have already bought them a book previously.)

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Big Green Books (Simon) @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 2h

It's #buyastrangerabook day.

Now then, if you'd like a book, but aren't quite sure what, just let
@melissaschuh.bsky.social know the kinda stuff you like reading.

Melissa will then reply with a choice of four books.

You can choose your favourite & Melissa will pay for it!

Get in touch.

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Dr. Melissa Schuh @melissaschuh.bsky.social · 2h

I’ll #BuyAStrangerABook
🤗

Personalised recommendations are my thing, so don’t forget to mention what kinds of things you like to read and I’ll suggest accordingly 📚

@biggreenbooks.bsky.social

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Big Green Books (Simon) @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 1h

Another #buyastrangerabook day offer!

@norfolkbookworm.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £15.

That's any book. Not just the ones on my website.

So, if there's a particular book you're after, get in touch!

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Sarah @norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 2h

Hi @biggreenbooks.bsky.social can I repay the kindness of others who’ve brought me a book on #buyastrangerabook day?
Up to £15?

Will PayPal it over now.

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Big Green Books (Simon) @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 2h

It's #buyastrangerabook day!

@shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social is offering to buy one lucky person a SIGNED copy of "Words For Life", the new book by Susie Dent.

If you'd like a copy, let us know!

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Big Green Books (Simon) @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 2h

IT'S WEDNESDAY!

It's #buyastrangerabook day.

The best of all the days.

I'll give out TWO books.

FOR FREE.

If you'd like one, let me know.

Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.

It's a thing! Look.

www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...

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Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.

The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people

www.biggreenbookshop.com

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 3h

How amazingly kind is this of Simon?

Big Green Books (Simon) @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 3h

If you pick two people, I'll send a signed copy too (sans rip)

It is #buyastrangerabook day after all!

www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...

Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.

The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people

www.biggreenbookshop.com

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 2h

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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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 2h

More on this here: www.tom-cox.com/autumn-diary/

This week I filed my claim for compensation from the company Anthropic AI, who have illegally used pirated online copies of two of my books to train artificial intelligence. A past version of myself would maybe find it quite exciting if I told him he would be involved in a worldwide battle against robots. But probably less so when he found out the robots are invisible, tedious twats.

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Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 2h

Haven't seen a Green Sheildbug all year, until I spotted this one on Bramble earlier this week
#Wildwebswednesday

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 1h

Thousands take legal action over ‘widespread pollution’ of Rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk - alleging that Welsh Water & two corporate chicken producers are responsible:

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Thousands take legal action over ‘widespread pollution’ of three UK rivers

Environmental group seeks damages from Welsh Water and two chicken producers, alleging responsibility for pollution in Wye, Lugg and Usk

www.theguardian.com

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rru.bsky.social @rru.bsky.social · 4d

Sound on! really great piece in an awesome setting, nice to see how kids love this too.

Alexander Verbeek @alexverbeek.bsky.social · 4d

In Paris, Céleste Boursier-Mougenot created "Clinamen" as an exploration of chance and sound. Your weekend inspiration in Daybreak Notes & Beans.

daybreaknotesandbeans.substack.com/p/when-trump...

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rru.bsky.social @rru.bsky.social · 1d

'you can hear birds, because we don't have to put up with the sound of traffic so much.' There is a win for people without small kids too, who are not mentioned, but get to use the space for walking, cycling, coffee in the sun with a friend or neighbour hearing the birds, breathing less pollution.

Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 1d

How crazy is this? The Kia Oval is a large cricket stadium in London. How large? Try 27,500 seats! And now about half of the perimeter of space surrounding the stadium feature two schools streets at Henry Fawcett Primary School and St. Mark's C of E Primary School.

youtu.be/s7UnmaTmSwc

Crazy! London Installed School Streets around a Cricket Stadium! Look!

YouTube video by Streetfilms®

youtu.be

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rru.bsky.social @rru.bsky.social · 1d

Beaver kits! Follow this guy for a regular dos e of good news, to brighten your feed.

Rob’s Good News @robsgoodnews.bsky.social · 1d

This is incredible! For the first time in 400 years, beaver babies have been born in Northamptonshire!

Boudica & Alan were released earlier this year… and now they’ve started a family at the Nene Wetlands. 🌿

#news #uk #beavers #wildlife #nature #project

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rru.bsky.social @rru.bsky.social · 20h

'Between 2021 and 2027, the EU has earmarked €4.5 billion for cycling, including €3.2 billion directly from EU funds, to build or upgrade more than 12,000 kilometres of bike infrastructure. Another €1.3 billion is going toward cycling-related projects.' Climate strategy in action.

Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 23h

How the EU Is Powering a Cycling Boom Across Europe.
momentummag.com/european-cyc...

How the EU Is Powering a Cycling Boom Across Europe

A new report from the European Commission shows that cycling is gaining real momentum across the continent — not just as a lifestyle trend.

momentummag.com

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Rebecca Wheeler @botanybeck.bsky.social · 18h

I think, #fungifriends, this might be the prettiest Blusher, Amanita rubescens, I’ve ever seen!! Isn’t it beautiful! 🥰

#MushroomMonday #FungiFriday

Amanita rubescens commonly known as as the Blusher typically has a yellowish-brown cap with flesh that reddens when damaged. Pictured is a lovely pale example that I encountered today with the cap having a gorgeous peaches and cream colouration!

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 1d

This is the official return of a native species lost for over a century.

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rru.bsky.social @rru.bsky.social · 23h

Amazing! This made my day, great to see these animals help retain water in this year of drought!

Heal Rewilding @healrewilding.org.uk · 1d

🤯 Prepare to have your mind blown... What does six months of beaver productivity at Heal Somerset look like? Like nothing we could imagine or recognise!

Watch out for the stick from July onwards...🤪 iykyk 🦫

#BeaverLove #UKWildlife #Rewilding #EcosystemEngineers #WildlifePhotography

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rru.bsky.social @rru.bsky.social · 1h

nice, it looks like the tubby one I saw just emerging this morning!

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Liza Adamczewski aka the accidental ecologist @lizaadamczewski.bsky.social · 18h

A ringed plover and her chick to lift my mood and that of anyone else who’s feeling a little low this week.

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Rewilding Academy @rewilding.academy · 4h

The Netherlands shows that even in crowded landscapes, #wolves, #bison, and #beavers can thrive—offering lessons for #rewilding worldwide.

https://www.rfr.bz/bb67ebc
@CitizenZoo

The Netherlands - Rewilding Reflections for a Crowded World - Citizen Zoo

The Netherlands - Rewilding Reflections for a Crowded World Reflections by Director of Rewilding, Elliot Newton, after a recent knowledge exchange in the Netherlands. It’s a land ...

www.rfr.bz

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 4h

Happy Dam Removal Day! It's time to give a damn about Europe’s dams & let our rivers flow freely 🩵

In Europe, 10% of dams are obsolete. Removing them is a simple solution to make our rivers healthier & flow more freely, as they are meant to.

More 👉 www.wwf.eu?18471316/Goi...

#RestoreNature

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Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 2h

I know I've said it before but I definitely need a longer fence 😲
It's getting to peak garden #Chough numbers now and it's only early October.
I'm guessing the daily count might top 70 this Winter.
Photos taken with my phone about 2 foot from the fence line.
#Anglesey
#WildWebsWednesday

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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 18h

Hey #London! I shall be with you soon--and there will be a fab event (with drinks reception) at Kings: please register and join me!
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-i...

The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story | King's College London

Author and historian Brandy Schillace joins Queer@King’s and the Centre for the Humanities and Health for a talk about her latest book, The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story.

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 3h

The result tends to resemble the work of those mediaeval artists, trying to depict a lion (or a baby, or a woman) without ever having seen one. Trust me; no one wants that.

a painting of a man playing a guitar with a monkey playing a trumpet in the background

ALT: a painting of a man playing a guitar with a monkey playing a trumpet in the background

media.tenor.com

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 3h

I'm giving away this signed 1st edition h/b of my new novel (it has a tiny jacket rip which means I wouldn't sell it) to one person who reposts this.

You might like it if you like:
Folkloric creatures
Old records
Intricate psychedelic stories
The idea of circular time

All shares much-appreciated.

Joe McLaren's fabulous cover for Everything Will Swallow You

A close up of the small tear on this first edition of Everything Will Swallow You

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