Q: What books have you struggled with because either the characters or the world they inhabit have not been consistent? A glitch in the matrix that takes you out of the story, characters acting out of character to become plot devices? #Booksky #WritingCommunity #Authors #fiction #writing

This amazing lifelike horse with flared nostrils and bulging eyes — was carved in reindeer antler around 15,000 years ago in southwest #France. Crafted with flint blades, it was found in Le Mas d’Azil cave. #IceAge #Art

This is sad news indeed, the theme music must live on, as performed in the back room of a pub in Manchester youtu.be/6bRcYfpcUjM?...

Ski Sunday - Dream Themes

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daughterofmrandmrss@nosregis.bsky.social · 6d ago

@rhodri.biz THE BBC HAVE AXED SKI SUNDAY!!! DREAM THEMES MUST KEEP THE MEMORY ALIVE FOR EVER!!!!

As an author myself, this article is both fascinating and depressing — it’s getting so much harder for authors to promote our books on social media, so these other tactics are becoming much more crucial www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...

How to make a bestseller: insiders reveal the tricks of the book trade

From cover design to shelf placement and influencer partnerships … how publishers will persuade you to buy their books this autumn

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I’ve signed a contract with @politybooks.bsky.social for ‘A History of Folklore’ – the first major history of the discipline of folklore in Europe in decades. It will chronicle folklore’s key role in European nation-building and propose a new way forward for the discipline. Coming 2028! 📚

Good night, Bluesky! Niagara Falls lot up in pink in honor of Dolly Parton 📸 Niagara Falls State Park

Things you could do this week to honor the impact Dolly has had: *Donate to the Imagination Library or a local kids reading initiative *Read with a kid you care about *Support and protect LGBTQIA kids *Support a Black owned business *Schedule your vaccine appointments *Show up authentically as you

Unusually dry conditions have uncovered a hidden chapter of Llandeilo's wartime past at Dinefwr in Carmarthenshire. Marks revealed in the landscape by the prolonged dry weather have exposed the outlines of former Nissen huts that once stood within the historic park. 🧵 @nationaltrust.org.uk

In case you want some York Ghosts I have added some more to ebay: ebay.io/m/DHvC5l

Sophie Ryder, English sculptor known for often hybrid human/animals #WomensArt

"this edible ain't shit" two hours later:

So, we found a live bat in our galleries. 🦇 a thread🦇

The only reason I can think of as to why there are fewer than 50,000 signatures here is that people haven't seen it yet. — Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now — goodlawproject.org/petition/jas...

Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project

Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

goodlawproject.org

Moby Dick by artist Gerard DuBois

I came first in the Clacton by-election! Of the candidates who bothered to turn up for the results. Here is my victory speech!

If you're in London in Sept and haven't seen our £50M Lab UCL PEARL... ...why not come down in Sept have a look around and pick up £30 as a participant in our next crazy neurocience & architecture study - Minds in Motion: mindsinmotioncrowd.netlify.app

You can also read our original research here! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

The caliph and the falcons: a ninth‐century history from Iceland to Iraq

In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, an extraordinary number of falcons were given to the ʿAbbāsid caliphs in Baghdad, many of which were white. Gifts from competing dynasties in the northern...

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Sam Ottewill-Soulsby@samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social · 3w ago

Delighted to see that my copies of Archaeology magazine have arrived, featuring @medivalist.bsky.social and myself talking about our recent article on arctic falcons in ninth-century Baghdad! #medievalsky #archaeology #vikings @archaeologymag.bsky.social

I'm happy that my first book made the shortlist for the Hachette Children's Novel Awards 2025, which is part of the #NorthernWritersAwards with @newwritingnorth.bsky.social. Many thanks to the judges for their encouraging feedback, and congrats to the winners!

Alma Thomas, The #Eclipse, 1970 #WomensArt #Eclipse

Bin Day cometh.

Just saw the Eggclipse! (It was quite tasty) #Eclipse #Egg

Forgot to mention that it's FREE. Free science! 😀 And if you live on the Isle of Wight you can even get the boat over for cheap!

Sarah Elizabeth Cox@oispooky.bsky.social · 4w ago

Day job news: less than five weeks until the British Science Festival in Southampton! We've got a live autopsy (on an actor, sorry), competitive litter picking, a musical about female Victorian firefighters, skateboarding, 80+ panels, talks, arts, activities! www.britishsciencefestival.org/events

Hey you! Are you sitting at your desk thinking, I really MUST write that children's book I've had in my head. Well, you are in luck. Because @amdassu.bsky.social is teaching a masterclass on that topic w @litromagazine.bsky.social. She truly is a master. www.litromagazine.com/masterclasse...

Wilson/Nolan has made it clear that a lot of people do not understand what Academia is or what it's for. People disagreeing with you, telling you that your ideas are bad, that you've misunderstood a book or a film... This is engagement with Academia. This is what Academia is for.

(Mar)Chella Ward@luxmea.bsky.social · last mo.

The idea that Emily Wilson doesn’t know how to “foster public engagement” is ludicrous. Disagree with her take if you want - that’s what engagement is - but “the most talked about translator in centuries killed public engagement because she didn’t gush over a blockbuster” is nonsense.

RAIN!

Literary translators/playwrights are vital when translating plays. Subtext, emotion, what’s not said, choosing the right weight of word to shock, to rend hearts, to exhort, to comfort, to entertain, to thrill. And context is everything. #translation #form www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/widening-t...

Widening the Horizon - Scotland's translators for the stage

Scotland's rich legacy of stage translations discussed by leading playwrights and translators

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Paul Bernal@paulbernal.bsky.social · last mo.

“She’s just a translator” shows that you don’t understand what translation is. Some of this comes from the ‘automation’ of translation, through things like Google translate. It’s as though it’s just looking words up in a dictionary. No. It’s an art and a science at once. To get meaning and feeling.

I'm researching bone folklore just now, but all I can think of is Captain Raymond Holt shouting BONE every time I find a new source... #FolkloreLife #Research #Brooklyn99

Captain Holt's Iconic 'Bone?!' Moment (BB99)

Alt: Captain Holt's Iconic 'Bone?!' Moment (BB99)

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Finished today, and I really loved it. As David mentions in the volume, he doesn't usually like to explain his work. But as I can be a literal-minded sort at times, having the context behind Hookland--rather than demystifying it--greatly deepened my understanding and appreciation.

Sacrifice! At the Harvest Festival@theharvestmaid.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Excellent book mail today! Can't wait to dive in 😁 @hookland.bsky.social