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Retired UK journo and charity PR/fundraiser. Proud dad and grandad. Such an Oddfellow. Always enjoyed reading. Soft spots for @MillMedia.bsky.social, @newjournal.bsky.social and @FenlandOF.bsky.social. By the way, I also ❤️ #Tasmania #BookSky
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Just received this:
"Hi Richard,
We’re delighted to let you know that your story has made it through to the Final 50 in the New2theScene Summer Short Story Competition 2026. A huge congratulations!"
Only thing is: I can't remember what story I submitted 🤣
#amwriting #shortstory #writingcommunity
"Hi Richard,
We’re delighted to let you know that your story has made it through to the Final 50 in the New2theScene Summer Short Story Competition 2026. A huge congratulations!"
Only thing is: I can't remember what story I submitted 🤣
#amwriting #shortstory #writingcommunity
September 19, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Just received this:
"Hi Richard,
We’re delighted to let you know that your story has made it through to the Final 50 in the New2theScene Summer Short Story Competition 2026. A huge congratulations!"
Only thing is: I can't remember what story I submitted 🤣
#amwriting #shortstory #writingcommunity
"Hi Richard,
We’re delighted to let you know that your story has made it through to the Final 50 in the New2theScene Summer Short Story Competition 2026. A huge congratulations!"
Only thing is: I can't remember what story I submitted 🤣
#amwriting #shortstory #writingcommunity
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It's never been easier to locate and borrow or buy out of print books. Never in the entire history of books.
Yet 99.9999% of all book talk on social media is about books that are in print.
Centuries of gold awaits. But hardly anyone takes the chance.
I just don't get it.
Yet 99.9999% of all book talk on social media is about books that are in print.
Centuries of gold awaits. But hardly anyone takes the chance.
I just don't get it.
September 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM
It's never been easier to locate and borrow or buy out of print books. Never in the entire history of books.
Yet 99.9999% of all book talk on social media is about books that are in print.
Centuries of gold awaits. But hardly anyone takes the chance.
I just don't get it.
Yet 99.9999% of all book talk on social media is about books that are in print.
Centuries of gold awaits. But hardly anyone takes the chance.
I just don't get it.
Prickwillow Engine Museum is my favourite place there. It sounds wonderful (and it is). It's a engineering masterpiece which lives in the hope that it will control water flows in these lowlands, for all time. Ask nicely and the engineer will fire up the engine for one's titillation and delight.
September 19, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Prickwillow Engine Museum is my favourite place there. It sounds wonderful (and it is). It's a engineering masterpiece which lives in the hope that it will control water flows in these lowlands, for all time. Ask nicely and the engineer will fire up the engine for one's titillation and delight.
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September 15, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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It is expensive to go it alone, but the independence is worth all the tea in China (3.9 million metric tonnes), all the gold in Fort Knox ($640 Billion), or all the fish in the sea (3.5 trillion).
NB: All numbers are approximate only. Do not quote me!
#poorwriters #newbook #booksky #IndieAuthor
NB: All numbers are approximate only. Do not quote me!
#poorwriters #newbook #booksky #IndieAuthor
September 16, 2026 at 7:12 PM
It is expensive to go it alone, but the independence is worth all the tea in China (3.9 million metric tonnes), all the gold in Fort Knox ($640 Billion), or all the fish in the sea (3.5 trillion).
NB: All numbers are approximate only. Do not quote me!
#poorwriters #newbook #booksky #IndieAuthor
NB: All numbers are approximate only. Do not quote me!
#poorwriters #newbook #booksky #IndieAuthor
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Fancy a free copy of Fenlands?
🌾I’m giving away four copies, and I’d love to hear from you:
What’s your favourite place in the Fens, and why?
Full details are in the image below. UK addresses only.
#BookSky #UKBookSky #TheFens #IndieAuthor
🌾I’m giving away four copies, and I’d love to hear from you:
What’s your favourite place in the Fens, and why?
Full details are in the image below. UK addresses only.
#BookSky #UKBookSky #TheFens #IndieAuthor
September 19, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Fancy a free copy of Fenlands?
🌾I’m giving away four copies, and I’d love to hear from you:
What’s your favourite place in the Fens, and why?
Full details are in the image below. UK addresses only.
#BookSky #UKBookSky #TheFens #IndieAuthor
🌾I’m giving away four copies, and I’d love to hear from you:
What’s your favourite place in the Fens, and why?
Full details are in the image below. UK addresses only.
#BookSky #UKBookSky #TheFens #IndieAuthor
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Thank you. I'll be thinking of Turkey Smart when the sun's risen over the yard arm later on this morning - well, just this once. I hope you're enjoying life in Andalusia.
Sorry I can't be there. I live in Andalusia now, although orginally from Peterborough and Uffington on the edge of the Fens and definitely an odd fellow! Have a pint in honour of Turkey Smart. He was from Welney and a champion Fen skater. I have a story about the fen skaters my book!
September 18, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Thank you. I'll be thinking of Turkey Smart when the sun's risen over the yard arm later on this morning - well, just this once. I hope you're enjoying life in Andalusia.
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My book is now on unread.cloud — a platform for indie authors and readers. Earlier today I was interviewed about my books. The fun part for me is the writing. All the rest is torture! So this Unread may prove very useful!
#IndieAuthor #BookSky
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September 11, 2026 at 4:03 PM
My book is now on unread.cloud — a platform for indie authors and readers. Earlier today I was interviewed about my books. The fun part for me is the writing. All the rest is torture! So this Unread may prove very useful!
#IndieAuthor #BookSky
#IndieAuthor #BookSky
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A Booker Prize autumn approaches... Join us on Tuesday 22 September at London's Southbank Centre to get a glimpse into the judging process and hear the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist announced live.
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September 15, 2026 at 5:44 PM
A Booker Prize autumn approaches... Join us on Tuesday 22 September at London's Southbank Centre to get a glimpse into the judging process and hear the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist announced live.
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/the...
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/the...
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Going to buy a book today. I've noticed that I absolutely need to be reading a book, there needs to be a book to be reading these days. The brain just gets fuzzy with stress and rage else
September 15, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Going to buy a book today. I've noticed that I absolutely need to be reading a book, there needs to be a book to be reading these days. The brain just gets fuzzy with stress and rage else
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September 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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Beautiful #IndieBookshop editions of The Goddess Queen by Alice Roberts
✨ Sprayed edges ✨ Map design endpapers ✨ Indie exclusive edition
Ancient history, high politics, sex and power collide in this dramatic story of Cleopatra and Antonius.
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✨ Sprayed edges ✨ Map design endpapers ✨ Indie exclusive edition
Ancient history, high politics, sex and power collide in this dramatic story of Cleopatra and Antonius.
www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page...
September 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Beautiful #IndieBookshop editions of The Goddess Queen by Alice Roberts
✨ Sprayed edges ✨ Map design endpapers ✨ Indie exclusive edition
Ancient history, high politics, sex and power collide in this dramatic story of Cleopatra and Antonius.
www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page...
✨ Sprayed edges ✨ Map design endpapers ✨ Indie exclusive edition
Ancient history, high politics, sex and power collide in this dramatic story of Cleopatra and Antonius.
www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page...
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Can't help being smitten by this wee lass and her TV programmes.
My new novel THE GODDESS QUEEN is half-price on Amazon - for a limited time…
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The Goddess Queen: The sweeping historical novel by number one bestselling author : Roberts, Alice: Amazon.co.uk: Books
The Goddess Queen: The sweeping historical novel by number one bestselling author : Roberts, Alice: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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September 14, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Can't help being smitten by this wee lass and her TV programmes.
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A Monday morning question: which book(s) did you spend your weekend with?
September 14, 2026 at 8:27 AM
A Monday morning question: which book(s) did you spend your weekend with?
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"The problem in our country isn't with books being banned, but with people no longer reading. You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them."
- Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
Holly Farrell
Paperbacks
acrylic and oils on board 2022
- Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
Holly Farrell
Paperbacks
acrylic and oils on board 2022
September 14, 2026 at 4:37 AM
"The problem in our country isn't with books being banned, but with people no longer reading. You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them."
- Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
Holly Farrell
Paperbacks
acrylic and oils on board 2022
- Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
Holly Farrell
Paperbacks
acrylic and oils on board 2022
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Great piece by @jackdulhanty.bsky.social. Made me cry. Mind you, doesn't take a lot for me to do that nowadays.
Loved this observation:
"...there was a red, leather-bound folder with his picture in the top right corner, smiling a smile I recognise as my own from behind wide, wire-rimmed glasses."
Loved this observation:
"...there was a red, leather-bound folder with his picture in the top right corner, smiling a smile I recognise as my own from behind wide, wire-rimmed glasses."
Really lovely piece by @jackdulhanty.bsky.social about his family and the Kellogg’s factory
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Goodbye to Trafford Park's Kellogg's factory
For sixty years, someone with the name ‘Dulhanty’ has worked at the Kellogg’s factory. Last week, that ended
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September 14, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Great piece by @jackdulhanty.bsky.social. Made me cry. Mind you, doesn't take a lot for me to do that nowadays.
Loved this observation:
"...there was a red, leather-bound folder with his picture in the top right corner, smiling a smile I recognise as my own from behind wide, wire-rimmed glasses."
Loved this observation:
"...there was a red, leather-bound folder with his picture in the top right corner, smiling a smile I recognise as my own from behind wide, wire-rimmed glasses."
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My first novel for adults - has gone straight into the SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER LIST! Thank you all my lovely readers!
September 13, 2026 at 9:39 AM
My first novel for adults - has gone straight into the SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER LIST! Thank you all my lovely readers!
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Issue 48.16 is now online, featuring:
James Meek on social housing
Nick Richardson on fairies
Chal Ravens on slacker pop
Colin Burrow on Helen Vendler
Emily Witt on Rachel Cusk
Lucy Wooding on Thomas Arundel
and Thomas Jones on Leonardo Sciascia.
Read online now at www.lrb.co.uk
James Meek on social housing
Nick Richardson on fairies
Chal Ravens on slacker pop
Colin Burrow on Helen Vendler
Emily Witt on Rachel Cusk
Lucy Wooding on Thomas Arundel
and Thomas Jones on Leonardo Sciascia.
Read online now at www.lrb.co.uk
September 2, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Issue 48.16 is now online, featuring:
James Meek on social housing
Nick Richardson on fairies
Chal Ravens on slacker pop
Colin Burrow on Helen Vendler
Emily Witt on Rachel Cusk
Lucy Wooding on Thomas Arundel
and Thomas Jones on Leonardo Sciascia.
Read online now at www.lrb.co.uk
James Meek on social housing
Nick Richardson on fairies
Chal Ravens on slacker pop
Colin Burrow on Helen Vendler
Emily Witt on Rachel Cusk
Lucy Wooding on Thomas Arundel
and Thomas Jones on Leonardo Sciascia.
Read online now at www.lrb.co.uk
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ICYMI: Caleb Klaces has been awarded the £25,000 Hawthornden Prize for Literature for his second novel, Mr Outside (@prototypepubs.bsky.social).👇
Caleb Klaces wins £25k Hawthornden Prize for Literature for Mr Outside
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September 12, 2026 at 2:07 AM
ICYMI: Caleb Klaces has been awarded the £25,000 Hawthornden Prize for Literature for his second novel, Mr Outside (@prototypepubs.bsky.social).👇
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We asked the Booker Prize 2026 longlisted authors about the books that made them want to become writers and this is what they said.
🔗 Tap the link to read the full interviews with all 13 authors.
🔗 Tap the link to read the full interviews with all 13 authors.
Get to know the authors longlisted for the Booker Prize 2026 | The Booker Prizes
We asked the authors nominated for this year’s Booker Prize about the inspirations behind their longlisted works; their favourite books; and where they love to read, and write
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September 13, 2026 at 10:59 AM
We asked the Booker Prize 2026 longlisted authors about the books that made them want to become writers and this is what they said.
🔗 Tap the link to read the full interviews with all 13 authors.
🔗 Tap the link to read the full interviews with all 13 authors.
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September 13, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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The detention centre scenes had more than a ring of truth to them. Laura Blake picks up the story of the Windrush generation where @ameliagentleman.bsky.social from The Guardian left it a few years ago. So pleased Birdie can celebrate at the end.
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Go Home Birdie Brown
'A tender, powerful and emotional novel … wonderfully moving' Platinum Magazine 'A vital and emotional read' Fabulous Magazine Birdie has come too far to go quietly …A powerful and emotional novel ins...
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September 12, 2026 at 2:08 PM
The detention centre scenes had more than a ring of truth to them. Laura Blake picks up the story of the Windrush generation where @ameliagentleman.bsky.social from The Guardian left it a few years ago. So pleased Birdie can celebrate at the end.
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I loved this one - a counterblast to new media norms! We pick up the story of Sybil Van Antwerp, retired clerk to a circuit judge, through her many letters to friends, family, editors, businesses and suitors. There's joy and a sinister twist. Tame ending.
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The Correspondent
The Women's Prize for Fiction winner that has enthralled millions of readers, yours to treasure in a limited run deluxe clothbound edition.
In her letters to family and friends we come to know the l...
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September 12, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I loved this one - a counterblast to new media norms! We pick up the story of Sybil Van Antwerp, retired clerk to a circuit judge, through her many letters to friends, family, editors, businesses and suitors. There's joy and a sinister twist. Tame ending.
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