Gloucester Road Books
@gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social
Independent bookshop on Bristol's legendary Gloucester Road https://gloucesterroadbooks.com/
companies are sourcing millions of printed books for AI labs that scan them for training data, then destroy them. printed books are more valuable because they're free of AI slop, and AI labs know destroying them is an "optics problem." www.404media.co/ai-companies...
AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop
ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”
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I know loads of you know this already but it’s SO MUCH COOLER under trees. Cities should be half forest FFS
BOOK LAUNCH 25th June at Watershed Bristol @wshed.bsky.social Father Alberto and the Flying Girl Chatto & Windus I'll be in conversation with the amazing author Rachel Seiffert. Copies for sale on the night from @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social More here: sleepdogs.org/project/fath... #booksky
✨ COMING UP: Join @nikeshshukla.bsky.social (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) as he chairs a discussion with Sufiyaan Salam about his debut novel, Wimmy Road Boyz The event takes place on Thursday 4 June at @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social from 7.30pm. Book your ticket 👉 brnw.ch/21x2CoV
Sufiyaan Salam at Gloucester Road Books
Gloucester Road Books presents the brilliant Bafta-nominated, #Merky Books Prize winning writer, Sufiyaan Salam, who will be introducing his dazzling debut novel, Wimmy Road Boyz, in conversation with...
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Fascinating interview with the great Sufiyaan Salam who will be joining us on June 4th to talk about his wonderful debut novel, Wimmy Road Boyz. Tickets and more info here: hdfst.uk/e153334
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4mo ago‘I wanted it to feel both Shakespearean and like Jay-Z’: debut author Sufiyaan Salam on masculinity, rap and meeting Stormzy
Come! We are very excited about this. www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/glo...
Fiston Mwanza Mujila at Gloucester Road Books
Gloucester Road Books presents the multi-award-winning writer, Fiston Mwanza Mujila, and his acclaimed translator, Roland Glasser, who will be discussing Fiston's latest novel, The Villain's Dance, wi...
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And Other Stories@andotherstories.bsky.social · 4mo agoBOOK TOUR! To celebrate the UK publication of THE VILLAIN’S DANCE, Fiston Mwanza Mujila and his translator Roland Glasser will be on tour, with events in London, Bristol and Edinburgh. Get your tickets now: www.andotherstories.org/events/
We lucky folk are hosting the UK launch of the brand new @tolkajournal.bsky.social on November 27th. Readings & discussion from Polly Barton, Ralf Webb, Chloé Duane and Liam Harrison. Step this way for tickets: hdfst.uk/e141326
We lucky folk are hosting the UK launch of the brand new @tolkajournal.bsky.social on November 27th. Readings & discussion from Polly Barton, Ralf Webb, Chloé Duane and Liam Harrison. Step this way for tickets: hdfst.uk/e141326
The 'Into being' book tour continues, with events in Penzance and Bristol (@gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social) this week, and @ink84books.bsky.social London next. Further events in Durham, Liverpool, London and Oxford to come, head to our Events page for more: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/
Congrats to all his translators, including into English @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social & @georgeszirtes.bsky.social #booksky #xl8 #literarytranslation
Wonderful news to see Lászlo Krasznahorkai, International Booker Prize 2015 winner, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature today. Find out more about the author and his work: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
László Krasznahorkai | The Booker Prizes
Winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2015 and shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2018, László Krasznahorkai is a Hungarian novelist and screenwriter
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László Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel prize in literature. In our archive, from 2014: ‘My name is Róbert Valzer and I like walking, not that I have anything to do with the famous Robert Walser, nor do I think it strange that walking should be my favourite hobby.’ www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
László Krasznahorkai, translated by George Szirtes · Story: ‘There Goes Valzer’
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a massive favourite here at GRB! very excited about this gem
Fitzcarraldo Editions@fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 11mo ago💋 BIG KISS, BYE-BYE by Claire-Louise Bennett published today 💋 ‘Bennett writes like no one else. She is a rare talent.’ — Karl Ove Knausgaard, author of THE WOLVES OF ETERNITY 💋 Read an extract and order a copy: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/big-ki...
INTO BEING: A reading list We asked author @lilydunn.bsky.social to compile a list of books by the authors she interviewed for her new book, 'Into being'. Full list on our Blog now, and you can also shop the full list on @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social' @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page now.
Really looking forward to hosting the great @lilydunn.bsky.social in conversation with @mariannebrooker.bsky.social. October 16th, tickets this way---> www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/bos...
Lily Dunn: Into Being at Boston Tea Party
Join the celebrated writer, Lily Dunn, as she introduces her latest book, Into Being, in conversation with fellow author, Marianne Brooker, at Boston Tea Party, 293 Gloucester Road BS7 8PE. In the bo...
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Manchester University Press@manchesterup.bsky.social · 11mo agoJoin us next month as @lilydunn.bsky.social hits the road next month to launch her new book, 'Into being', sharing the secrets of writing memoir. Coming to a bookshop, festival or university near you, visit our Events page for more info and tickets: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events #booksky
To celebrate the imminent release of @lilydunn.bsky.social's 'Into Being: The Radical Craft of Memoir and its Power to Transform' in October, Lily has compiled a fascinating list of the authors she interviewed for the book for her local @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social:
Lily Dunn's Memoir Reading list
To celebrate the imminent release of Lily Dunn's Into Being: The Radical Craft of Memoir and its Power to Transform (published October 7th) Lily has given us a fascinating list of the authors that…
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Pre-order a SIGNED & DEDICATED copy of @lilydunn.bsky.social's forthcoming book, 'Into Being: The Radical Craft of Memoir and its Power to Transform', publishing 7th October 2025. Available from @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social here: gloucesterroadbooks.com/product/9781... #choosebookshops #booksky
Into Being: The Radical Craft of Memoir and its Power to Transform – Pages of Hackney
Order Into Being: The Radical Craft of Memoir and its Power to Transform from Pages of Hackney for collection or nationwide delivery. Free UK shipping for orders over £50!
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The deadline for our Poetry in Translation Prize is tonight. Enter here: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/prizes/the-p...
The Poetry in Translation Prize | Fitzcarraldo Editions
The Poetry in Translation Prize is a biennial award for an outstanding poetry collection translated into English. The prize is open to living, published poets from around the world, writing in any lan...
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Fitzcarraldo Editions@fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · last yr.💫 ANNOUNCING THE POETRY IN TRANSLATION PRIZE 💫 Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo Publishing and New Directions are pleased to announce the Poetry in Translation Prize, a new biennial award for an outstanding poetry collection translated into English: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/2025/06/anno...
My favourite of all the Nancy strips are the ones that employ a humour that is somehow both visual and linguistic. Prime example ❤️
NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER@nancycomics.bsky.social · last yr.
Word of the day is ‘swullocking’, from 19th-century East Anglian dialect: sultry, sweltering, and sudiferous (sweat-inducing).
This is hateful and dystopian. I was just on holiday in Kent. Nice to know how welcome queer people (esp children) are there eh? Please, Kent locals, write to your councillors and resist this grossness. #KidLitUK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kent council bans transgender books in children’s library section
KCC says the move came after a
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No book in the history of the world has made a child gay or straight or trans or cis. But they have provided hope and a future for those that already are. But of course, under Reform, all hope must be crushed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kent council bans transgender books in children’s library section
KCC says the move came after a
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This is indeed excellent. We were lucky enough to have Camilla Grudova here a couple of years ago, and she was great then too. Everybody start paying writers on time. Or else.
Jen Calleja@jencalleja.bsky.social · last yr.Camilla Grudova writes brilliantly about how precarious it is to live as a successful & dedicated writer who doesn’t come from money. Recommended reading especially for publishers, institutions & funding bodies stingingfly.org/2025/06/25/t... @stingingfly.bsky.social
We’re delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2026 judging panel for the 10th anniversary of the prize in its current form. Natasha Brown will act as chair and will be joined by Marcus du Sautoy, Sophie Hughes, Troy Onyango and Nilanjana S. Roy. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
The International Booker Prize 2026 | The Booker Prizes
The 2026 judging panel for the International Booker Prize, the world’s most influential award for translated fiction, has been announced
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Thrilled to announce Canongate will be publishing WORDS ARE MY MATTER by Pulitzer Prize winner by Ursula K. Le Guin. A manual investigating the depth, breadth and importance of contemporary fiction. canongate.co.uk/news/canonga...
CANONGATE TO PUBLISH URSULA K. LE GUIN’S SELECTED WRITING ON LITERATURE
CANONGATE TO PUBLISH URSULA K. LE GUIN’S SELECTED WRITING ON LITERATURE
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The perfect purchase from my local bookshop @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social on a beautiful summer morning. This is going to be my summer reading. What book have you bought from an independent bookshop this week? #independentbookshopweek
Indie solidarity. The symbiosis between indie bookshops and indie publishers makes it possible for us to do what we do. Manifesto printed for #indiebookshopweek
