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Nicholas Royle

Nicholas Royle is an English novelist, editor, publisher, literary reviewer and creative writing lecturer.

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Art 31%
Philosophy 21%
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Remarkable essay in the form of marker posts, a haunting record of a walk through landscape, encountering nature, human activity & industrial archeology & recording evidence of personal endurance & the menace of nationalism & reflecting grief for a lost friend.
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A walk from Leeds to Goole, via the River Aire, the Aire and Calder Navigation, the Knottingley and Goole Canal, the New Junction Canal and the Dutch River, 6.45am to 9.52pm Friday 26 September.

An improvised, illustrated thread of indeterminate length, part reflection, part reconstruction. 1/
Shipping containers on the waterside at Stourton, two miles south-east of Leeds city centre.
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More of their crap going in the recycling. Might as well get some good out of it.
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Whenever I come across child-killers’ literature in book exchanges, I take it away – and recycle it.

Reposted by: Nicholas Royle

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Very happy see my story ‘Helium’ in here alongside so many great stories and writers. Many thanks to @nicholasroyle.bsky.social and @saltpublishing.com and @fictivedream.bsky.social
longbarrowpress.bsky.social
A walk from Leeds to Goole, via the River Aire, the Aire and Calder Navigation, the Knottingley and Goole Canal, the New Junction Canal and the Dutch River, 6.45am to 9.52pm Friday 26 September.

An improvised, illustrated thread of indeterminate length, part reflection, part reconstruction. 1/
Shipping containers on the waterside at Stourton, two miles south-east of Leeds city centre.
nicholasroyle.bsky.social
On a TGV, running a slight delay, which could affect my connection. SNCF have emailed me, saying they’ve booked me on the next one should that be the case. Just sitting here, watching the French countryside fly past, trying to imagine that happening in the UK.
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Please don’t worry. Now I know it’s large format I’m not so interested.
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Is it one of those weird large format things?
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What the hell is that? I’ve never seen it. May we see the spine & back cover?
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That book was a bestseller. A fact that makes it stand out rather on my CV.
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Every morning, the dustbins would form a semi-circle under her apartment just off the Champs-Elysées & serenade her.

Did this image make it into Paris Fantastique? Oui ou non?

Pre-order from @confingopublishing.bsky.social for free b&w photo postcards.
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I can’t take the credit, Stephen. For Marlowe, yes, but not for Behm.
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No, was a smaller charity *looks up LSA vases*
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Weary traveller entering suspiciously smart-looking charity shop in Chelsea: Hi. Do you not sell books?
Volunteer (half amused, half confused): Books? Not at the moment.
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Did anyone else not receive the emergency alert who wanted to receive it?
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Thank you to @dustynewrose.bsky.social for new Paris Fantastique-themed profile pic.
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Excellent! I pitched an article about finding interesting things in books in @nationaltrust.org.uk second hand bookshops to NT magazine, but they passed.

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