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Corinne Fowler @corinnefowler.bsky.social · 1d

@zackpolanski.bsky.social @ZackPolanski your message of hope is the way to go. Would be amazing if you could now visit #Handsworth
to counter Jenerick's misrepresentation of our global society here in #Birmingham

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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · 6d

Chris, @cdrose.bsky.social massive congrats on this - fantastic news x

m john harrison @mjohnharrison.bsky.social · 6d

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

Sarah Hall and Charlie Porter among writers on ‘genre-defying’ Goldsmiths prize shortlist

The £10,000 award, whose judges include Mark Haddon and Megan Nolan, recognises ‘mould-breaking’ fiction

www.theguardian.com

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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 21d

Next up:

Should We Fall Behind by @sharonduggal.bsky.social from the fantastic @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

Looking forward to it.
#booksky
#books
#literature

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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you

Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · 21d

Hope you like it!

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · Sep 5

Many thanks to Lancashire Libraries.

Without the support of libraries we simply wouldn't be around to celebrate our 20th year of publishing in 2026.

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@thebookseller.com
@ronanhession.bsky.social
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@bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social

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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · Jul 31

Happy publication day, Lulu and Bluemoose x

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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · Jul 23

On my list, as is Beast!

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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · Jul 9

Looking forward to this x

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jun 22

Israel kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spray-paint a plane. Guess which the UK government calls terrorism | Sally Rooney

If Palestine Action becomes a proscribed group, writing these words of support could become a serious offence. It’s vital we fight this alarming attack on free speech, says writer Sally Rooney

www.theguardian.com

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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · Jun 22

We have a voice: let’s make sure Keir Starmer hears us loud and clear. act.38degrees.org.uk/act/dont-get...

We don’t want to get dragged into Trump’s plans for more violence.

We have a voice: let’s make sure Keir Starmer hears us loud and clear.

act.38degrees.org.uk

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Wasafiri Magazine @wasafirimag.bsky.social · Jun 3

In tribute to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1938-2025), Wasafiri has lifted the paywall on a range of his articles, stories, and interviews from our 41-year-old archive, each introduced by @flostadt.bsky.social‬, Deputy Chair and Trustee of Wasafiri.

Read & access here:

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o – A Tribute through the Wasafiri Archive

In tribute to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1938-2025), Wasafiri has lifted the paywall on a range of articles, stories, and interviews from our 41-year-old archive.

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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · Jun 3

Always money for war, never for the poor.

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English PEN @englishpen.bsky.social · Jun 2

There is a genocide taking place in Gaza. The UK government must end its complicity by immediately enacting an arms embargo.

Read our statement:
www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...

English PEN calls on UK to end complicity in genocide in Gaza by immediately enacting an arms embargo - News & Events - English PEN

www.englishpen.org

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · May 29

Call out for writers with lived experience of homelessness or poverty to submit monologues for a new anthology to highlight the complexity of the experiences of homelessness and poverty – struggles, resilience, hope, humour.

Please share :)

mtos.cardboardcitizens.org.uk/anthology/

Photo of five people, black and white, young and older, looking happy

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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · May 28

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan among 380 writers and groups to call Gaza war ‘genocide’

Letter also signed by Hanif Kureishi and Russell T Davies urges ceasefire and unrestricted distribution of aid

www.theguardian.com

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · May 26

#C4News find the girl escaping the fire in the burning classroom after an Israeli strike

"I walked through the fire all by myself"

"The rubble fell on them (her siblings)"

"I want to see my sisters, to be with them, but they're dead"

"I want to be with them"

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · May 27

“He remained annoyed with himself until he realized that not knowing what he wanted was actually quite natural.” Fiction by Milan Kundera, from 1984.

“The Unbearable Lightness of Being”

Fiction by Milan Kundera, from 1984: “He remained annoyed with himself until he realized that not knowing what he wanted was actually quite natural.”

www.newyorker.com

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · May 26

An important piece by Ella Sinclair about the value of #WritersMosaic and our new WritersMosaic Quarterly in @artsprofessional.co.uk @thebookseller.com

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · May 26

Publishing often pigeonholes writers of colour within racial boundaries. But new platforms like WritersMosaic Quarterly are creating vital space for unbounded expression, experimentation and literary freedom, writes Ella Sinclair.

Global Majority artists are too often bounded by racial agendas - Arts Professional

Publishing often pigeonholes writers of colour within racial boundaries. But new platforms like WritersMosaic Quarterly are creating vital space for unbounded expression, experimentation and literary...

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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · May 14

Fantastic - congratulations all x

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The Bee @beelitmag.bsky.social · May 5

We're launching The Bee magazine today because the UK publishing and writing industries have a bit of a class problem.

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Arvon @arvonfoundation.bsky.social · Apr 15

Discover how to transform your will-to-write into compelling fiction during this immersive and energising writing week.

📅Monday April 28th - Saturday May 3rd 2025
📍The Hurst, Shropshire
✅Book now: www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

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Fiction: Ignite the spark and fire up your fiction

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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · Mar 31

Congratulations and all the best with it.

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · Mar 21

We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems.

As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.

But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...

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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · Mar 20

What tragic news - I knew Alex from my days at Centerprise in Dalston, and whenever our paths crossed subsequently he was always lovely. This is so very sad. Condolences to all those close to him.

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