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Melanie Jackson

@mjjaxn.bsky.social

I think this might be horrible-- but, like fruitcake, it might also be fun to make and foist on the neighbors 🙂.

November 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM

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Tom Gauld

@tomgauld.bsky.social

(Full story below)

November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM

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Adam Roberts

@adamroberts.bsky.social

This is why we proofread. Going through a piece on a science-fiction novel, I discover I had written: that it "anticipates a war between the USA and Chins".

November 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM

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Susanna Shore, Author

@susannashore.bsky.social

I read D.N.Angel New Edition, Vol. 1 by Yukiru Sugisaki. A new omnibus edition of a delightful love comedy with a supernatural twist from 15 years ago. I’ve been watching the anime too and it’s different enough to maybe say it’s a bit better.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

#manga #bookreview

Susanna's review of D.N.Angel New Edition, Vol. 1

5/5: This manga first appeared about fifteen years ago. This is a new omnibus edition (first two vols.?) with full-colour chapter-head illustrations, and maybe some other changes too; the description ...

www.goodreads.com

November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM

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Camellia Tea Ceremony

@camelliakyoto.bsky.social

🦕🦖GINKGO🌿🍂

“The ginkgo tree is from the era of dinosaurs, but while the dinosaur has been extinguished, the modern ginkgo has not changed.
After the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the ginkgo was the first tree that came up. It’s amazing.”

-Nakanishi Kōji (中西香爾 1925-2019).
#ginkgo #イチョウ #銀杏

Nao-san admires the great ginkgo at Nishi Hongan-ji.

Ginkgo fruit (when fallen and squashed they can cause quite the stink!).

Sunlight illuminates the golden leaves of a great ginkgo tree.

November 17, 2025 at 2:47 AM

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Antiquity Journal

@antiquity.ac.uk

Archaeologists have unearthed a Bronze Age metropolis in the heart of the Eurasian steppe: an early form of city as complex as those of contemporary, more traditionally 'urban' civilisations, showing how steppe polities were just as sophisticated.

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology

November 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM

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Skyla Dawn Cameron

@skyladawn.ca

People see huge backlists and assume that means people are raking in cash but I am telling you, esp writers who have been at it for twenty years: the book you buy might be the only sale for that title all month long. I've got old stuff that only sells one or two copies a year.

November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM

Susanna Shore, Author

@susannashore.bsky.social

I read D.N.Angel New Edition, Vol. 1 by Yukiru Sugisaki. A new omnibus edition of a delightful love comedy with a supernatural twist from 15 years ago. I’ve been watching the anime too and it’s different enough to maybe say it’s a bit better.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

#manga #bookreview

Susanna's review of D.N.Angel New Edition, Vol. 1

5/5: This manga first appeared about fifteen years ago. This is a new omnibus edition (first two vols.?) with full-colour chapter-head illustrations, and maybe some other changes too; the description ...

www.goodreads.com

November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM

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Yen Press

@yenpress.com

Cover Debut! - Secrets of the Silent Witch, Vol. 5 (manga)

When Monica is invited by Caroline to a tea party, she has her doubts but can’t find it in her to refuse. And sure enough, Caroline reveals her true motives at the tea party!

Pre-order Here: buff.ly/1SQC2fa

November 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM

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Poorly Drawn Lines

@poorlydrawnlines.bsky.social

another mess

November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM

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Susanna Shore, Author

@susannashore.bsky.social

ICYM earlier, my review of Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop. Great start to a new urban fantasy series that feels similar to The Others, but isn't ripping off her earlier work.
susannashore.blogspot.com/2025/11/turn...

#BookReview #UrbanFantasy #BookSky

Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop: review

Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop; a book review by Susanna Shore www.susannashore.com

susannashore.blogspot.com

November 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM

Susanna Shore, Author

@susannashore.bsky.social

"... over concerns they are not in keeping with its "Christian ethos"." 🤦

World News @newsfromtheworld.bsky.social · 1d

School bans singing of KPop Demon Hunters songs

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceq03r3z2eqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM

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Moose Allain

@mooseallain.bsky.social

How delightfully quaint some of these old Devon village names are, their etymologies lost in the mists of time.

November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM

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Duncan Mackay

@theduncanmackay.bsky.social

Want to walk into and through an actual Iron Age house…and UP THE STAIRS?
Of course you bloody do.
Come with me.

Carn Liath broch, just sitting quietly beside the A9 as thousands whizz by without stopping. Their mistake.
Far too excited to wait for #HillfortsWednesday

November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM

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Joanne Harris

@joannechocolat.bsky.social

Here's something nice: VIANNE on Kindle UK for just 99p! www.amazon.co.uk/Vianne-irres...

Vianne: The irresistible new story from the million-copy bestselling author of CHOCOLAT eBook : Harris, Joanne: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

www.amazon.co.uk

November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM

Susanna Shore, Author

@susannashore.bsky.social

Sun shone in such an angle that I saw how dusty my desk is, so I had to clean it, and while I was at it, dust the entire living room too. You know, instead of writing. 😀

November 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM

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Oliver Darkshire

@deathbybadger.bsky.social

do you think it's anti-romantasy as in counteracting like antifreeze, or in reverse like anticlockwise or opposed to like antisocial, or tiny food like antipasto

David Green @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social · 2d

This week, I was sent a proof from one of the big publishers. In their pack, they described it as an "anti romantasy".

An anti romantasy.

I have so many thoughts about this, I honestly don't know where to begin.

November 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM

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Tom Gauld

@tomgauld.bsky.social

My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages.

Two pigeons on a London street, pecking at crumbs.

Pigeon 1:
"I'm sorry you missed out on the Booker prize. I thought your novel was wonderful."

Pigeon 2:
"It’s a stitch up! They always give it to a human!"

Pigeon 1:
"It’s nice they considered it."

Pigeon 2:
"Nobody cares about the longlist, Janet!"

Pigeon 2 again:
"Zadie Smith had a bestselling novel and an armload of literary prizes before she was 25*."

Pigeon 1:
"You’ve got to stop comparing yourself to Zadie Smith"

Pigeon 2:
"Why?"

Pigeon 1:
"We’ve all got to find our own path through the world. Plus, it’s much harder to type with claws."

pigeon 2:
"That’s true."

They both go back to pecking.

Pigeon 2:
"I’m glad you liked my book."

*Pigeon 2 is 3 years, 11 months and 22 days old, the equivalent of 42 in human years.
https://pigeonpedia.com/pigeon-years-to-human-years-calculator/

November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM

Susanna Shore, Author

@susannashore.bsky.social

I really liked this one. It's seldom that a one-shot has such a satisfying story.

Anime UK News @animeuknews.net · 1d

For our #manga review today, @sarahash7.bsky.social takes us through Light of My Life from @kodansha.us!

Light of My Life Review • Anime UK News

What caused the future plans of two high school best friends to fall apart? Is their friendship ruined forever – or is there a spark of some stronger emotion there that draws the two back together, ye...

animeuknews.net

November 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM

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Cristian Vlad

@cristianvlad.bsky.social

Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕

November 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM

Susanna Shore, Author

@susannashore.bsky.social

I really need people to watch this. It's on Netflix and you know how they are about second seasons if the show isn't an immediate mega success, and I need more.

Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 3d

I've been watching Last Samurai Standing on Netflix today. Really good. Brutal, but interesting.
www.imdb.com/video/vi4234...

▶️ Last Samurai Standing - Official Trailer

Watch Trailer | 1:45

www.imdb.com

November 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM

Susanna Shore, Author

@susannashore.bsky.social

ICYM earlier, my review of Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop. Great start to a new urban fantasy series that feels similar to The Others, but isn't ripping off her earlier work.
susannashore.blogspot.com/2025/11/turn...

#BookReview #UrbanFantasy #BookSky

Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop: review

Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop; a book review by Susanna Shore www.susannashore.com

susannashore.blogspot.com

November 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM

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Liana Brooks

@lianabrooks.bsky.social

One of my absolutely favorite things about Korea is the public transit. There are buses, trains, and subways running across most the country and it's relatively easy to get anywhere without a car. There's still work to be done to make it 100% disability friendly but it is so much better than the US.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d

This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...