I dreamed that the shortest distance between two points is love. It felt good. #5amwritersclub I’m in
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American/British Swiss resident. Builders tea, indie publishers, and editing till it hurts ❤️🔥♾️
‘It was hard to imagine the Major in wooing mood. One suspected he had never courted anything, except disaster.’ (pp. 164–165) Such an appreciative review! The novel just moved up on my TBR… #booksky jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/08/04/t...
The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
First published in 1980, The Transit of Venus is the third novel by the Australian writer Shirley Hazzard, an author I’ve been circling for some time. It’s also one of the best novels I’ve read so …
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‘So, I make a start. Somebody has experienced explosive diarrhoea in the Men’s Loo On Floor Two (that’s poetry, that is) and they’ve not flushed… I used to be a University Lecturer. I used to be in a band and everything. Better get it over with, eh?’ @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social 💙🫎❣️ #booksky
@jhoberman.bsky.social I remember seeing you in Best Video, New Haven, no it’s okay, I’m not going to tell you you have a late fee!
Morning, in all its glory! Woke late due to six hour jet lag dragging out. Loving my reading! Every page makes me smile with recognition and in collaboration. Happy hump day 🦋! #booksky
In Cardiff now, at statue of a great Welshman and a political hero.
An exciting (oof) early morning in Zürich on little sleep. Had to be re-routed last night away from Geneva due to a storm. Rock on! #5amwritersclub
London in the dark... #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDForDark #ECK #ClassicMono #b/w #UrbanPhotoCollective (my experimental phase)
'Willow in Winter', Blackheath (exhibited 1928) by Francis Dodd (Manchester Art Gallery)
Throughout Women in Translation Month, we'll be celebrating the brilliant translators behind Charco Press books, sharing their thoughts on translation, the books they love and why bringing stories across languages matters. Our series begins with Alison, co-translator of I'm Still Here.
New for #WITMonth, six of the best women in translation from Peirene Press: 1streading.wordpress.com/2026/08/01/w...
Women in Translation with Peirene Press
The Mussel Feast by Brigit Vanderbeke Brigit Vanderbeke’s The Mussel Feast, translated by Jamie Bulloch, is a classic example of allegorical fiction, taking afamily meal as the starting point of a …
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Spotted in idie shop Bard Books, Roman Road, East London. @stuhennigan.bsky.social #booksky On a personal note, Stu, I was just reading your writing in the piece for Em, and it helped me unlock just be with it. Go independents ❤️ @ortacpress.bsky.social
Melville writes of the ‘nostril whale’ in Moby-Dick: ‘Some sailors tell me that the Narwhale employs it for a rake in turning over the bottom of the sea for food’ Or may ‘it was used for an ice-piercer ... He ends by suggesting it would make an excellent letter opener.’ www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Katherine Rundell · Consider the Narwhal
For now, there are perhaps eighty thousand narwhals in existence. The Arctic is currently in its polar night. In some...
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Morning! Editing, ouch, oof, please let me figure out under the warm light of full attention where I’m going wrong! #5amwritersclub ‼️🖊️
WHAT LIES AHEAD, Caroline Clark's collection of essays, is now available ! www.blackheraldpress.com/what-lies-ah... @cclarklewes.bsky.social
Nothing to Add Here. Dublin, Ireland, July 2026 #EastCoastKin #UrbanPhotoCollective #StopRacism #photography
If it came easily, you’d just be dialing it all in. The objective was never to roll up and smash it. It was to show up because it could be stronger. And because only you can do this one thing. Keep going. 💜♾️ #5amwritersclub
This massive mural in Worcester is more than just street art. Artist Marka27 painted the three most important women in his life, his wife and two daughters, then surprised them when it was finished. ❤️
New on my blog - Country People by Daniel Mason: In which the hero is a dog alifeinbooks.co.uk/2026/07/coun... #BookSky
Country People by Daniel Mason: In which the hero is a dog - A Life in Books
Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.
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