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Steve @ Waywords

@waywordsstudio.bsky.social

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - 7.07 𝑴𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔 -

We investigate Said's "imaginative geographies," Italo Calvino’s 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, Sherlock Holmes tours, and the film 𝘓𝘢 𝘏𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦.

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#frictionalreading #booksandsociety #readingforchange #bookphilosophy #booksky

August 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM

Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh

@drelizabethmac1.bsky.social

Chand, Angus and now…#TamarindAndTheStarOfIshita from the sparkling talent that is @jasbinderbilan.bsky.social #readingforpleasure #readingforchange #booksky
#humananimalrelations

Book pile. Books from Jasbin Bilan. A cuddly whale called Angus and fox called Chand - key characters in two of her books

March 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM

Stowe Center for Literary Activism

@stowecenter.org

Join us April 9 at 6 PM EST for #ReadingForChange! Discuss Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond—no reading required. Led by Cat White. RSVP now! Get 10% off Stowe Prize books at Riverbend Bookshop with code STOWEFORCHANGE. #MutualAid #AbolishPoverty #change #resistance #events #newengland #books

March 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM

Bansa Community Library

@bansalibrary.bsky.social

#WorldEnvironmentDay #BansaLibrary #CommunityLibrary #EnvironmentDay #LibrariesForChange #ReadingForChange

June 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM

Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh

@drelizabethmac1.bsky.social

A humble offering for #WorldBookDay #WBD from my amazing son, a budding young #changermaker, & I: ‘5 Books for Curious Thinkers &Changemakers.’ #Philosophy #CriticalAndCreativeThinking #BooksForThinking #BooksForChange #booksky #ReadingForChange www.catalyst.winchestercollege.org/blog/top-5-b... 1/2

World Book Day: 5 Books for Curious Thinkers and Changemakers — CATALYST by Winchester College

Authors: Dr Beth Mackintosh: Mum, educator, and philosopher. William (age 10): Budding young changemaker and worldbuilder — aka minecrafter. The philosopher Hegel compared philosophy to the...

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March 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM

Steve @ Waywords

@waywordsstudio.bsky.social

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 - 7.07 𝑴𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔 -

Do we really need to crop out the ugly stuff to make our vacation pics look fire?

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#frictionalreading #books #readingforchange #bloomsday #edwardsaid #sherlockholmes #lahaine #londonorbital #italocalvino #booksky

August 4, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Steve @ Waywords

@waywordsstudio.bsky.social

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - "𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝑷𝒕. 1 - 𝑨𝒖𝒓𝒂 & 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚"

Why do we drive thousands of miles just to touch the wooden beams of an author's birthplace?

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#frictionalreading #booksandsociety #readingforchange #literarypodcast #literarytourism #booksky

July 20, 2026 at 6:01 PM

Steve @ Waywords

@waywordsstudio.bsky.social

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒆𝒔

Umberto Eco, Jean Baudrillard, Mark Twain, Lucy Maud Montgomery, & others!

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#frictionalreading #readingforchange #bookpodcast #travelwriting #books #simulations #booksky

August 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Steve @ Waywords

@waywordsstudio.bsky.social

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - 𝑷𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝑷𝒓. 2: 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏

Who carries the weight of our leisure?

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#books #frictionalreading #booksandsociety #readingforchange #bookpodcast #maryseacole #dorothywordsworth #seishonagon #thepillowbook #frantzfanon #readings #booksky

July 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Steve @ Waywords

@waywordsstudio.bsky.social

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - 𝑷𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝑷𝒓. 2: 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏

Who carries the weight of our leisure?

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#books #frictionalreading #booksandsociety #readingforchange #bookpodcast #maryseacole #dorothywordsworth #seishonagon #thepillowbook #frantzfanon #readings #booksky

July 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Steve @ Waywords

@waywordsstudio.bsky.social

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - "𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝑷𝒕. 1 - 𝑨𝒖𝒓𝒂 & 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚"

Why do we drive thousands of miles just to touch the wooden beams of an author's birthplace?

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#frictionalreading #booksandsociety #readingforchange #bookphilosophy #literarypodcast #booksky

July 21, 2026 at 6:02 PM

Steve @ Waywords

@waywordsstudio.bsky.social

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝑬𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆 - 7.01 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝑷𝒕 1: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏

In this opening episode of Journey 7: Literary Tourism and Anne of Green Gables, we consider the "tourist gaze."

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#frictionalreading #booksandsociety #readingforchange #booksky #edusky

June 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM

Next Gen Men

@nextgenmen.bsky.social

📚 Start the year with stories that spark hope!

Building positive masculinity begins with reflection & learning. Here are 3 transformative reads to help guide the way..
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#GenderJustice #NextGenMen #BooksForChange #booksky
#BuildingBetterMen #HealthyMasculinity #ReadingForChange

Image of young boy reading a book by torchlight. Text over image reads:
Teachers of children see gender equality mostly in terms of ensuring that girls get to have the same privileges and rights as boys within the existing social structure; they do not see it in terms of granting boys the same rights as girls - for instance, the right to choose not to engage in aggressive or violent play, the right to play with dolls, to play dress up, to wear costumes of either gender, the right to choose. Quote by bell hooks

January 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Steve @ Waywords

@waywordsstudio.bsky.social

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - 𝑷𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝑷𝒓. 2: 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏

Who carries the weight of our leisure?

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#books #frictionalreading #booksandsociety #readingforchange #bookpodcast #maryseacole #dorothywordsworth #seishonagon #thepillowbook #frantzfanon #readings #booksky

July 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM

Katrina Cooper

@katrinacooper.bsky.social

I’m excited to tell you about our new Reading Group📚

A space for activism, organising, and union voices to come alive.If you’re passionate about challenging injustice and learning together, this is for you.

Let’s read, learn, and organise together💜
#ReadingForChange #OrganisingTogether
#Activism