The NNELS physical braille books are the next formats in the NNELS collection that we are highlighting. We have two types of physical braille books, available through interlibrary loan. Learn more about the NNELS Distributed Braille Collection: nnels.ca/distributed-... #AccessibleFormats #NNELS

Hardcopy Braille with Tactiles at NNELS

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What a lovely day to donate some books to the little library by the Yukon River in Whitehorse. I love sending books on their journey downstream to find their next reader.

The online Writing As Resistance Festival starts on 1 September. 'This year’s theme is: Here Where We Live. When the world is on its knees, what does home mean, and how do we write it?' – @writershq.bsky.social More at: writershq.co.uk/festivals-ch...

ICYMI: The physical book market in the UK has this week surpassed the £1bn point a week earlier than it ever has, according to the latest data from NielsenIQ BookScan’s Total Consumer Market (TCM). 👇

A record year looms as print sales pass £1bn at their earliest point

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Thank you for sharing your wisdom, @beckyblake.bsky.social, on helping us cope with the very long journey to publishing. #writingtips trulyimportant.substack.com/p/cultivatin...

Cultivating Patience

When the journey is longer than you'd hoped

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Sometimes poems don’t know where to put themselves, such as this one, #Thalidomide. Thank you to the #SouthDownsPoetryFestival, #FestivalofChichester and editor @BarrySmith for giving it a home in #PoetryandAllThatJazz.

Oh, some rather wonderful #GoAllIn National Year of Reading resources here to dip into, from character writing templates to living paintings. goallin.org.uk/resources/ #amreading #amwriting

Good news 🐺🐺 According to a recent announcement from the FWS Red Wolf Recovery Program, 12 to 16 wild red #wolf pups have survived their first few months so far. We've been working to protect these #wolves for years. Our work will continue until their wild population is thriving ➡️ bit.ly/3TbamkU

Video: In our Meet an Editor series, @gregioannou.bsky.social advises aspiring editors to keep an open mind. Sometimes the most rewarding and engaging projects are the ones that come out of left field, broadening your horizons and giving you a much richer life.

Meet an Editor: Greg Ioannou shares tips for writers and aspiring editors

Greg Ioannou edits everything. He shares how this requires extreme flexibility and an openness to opportunities. He has worked on love letters, Burger King giveaways, board games and many other…

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You can still watch #FictionFest events online for a few more days. What a treat it was to be part of this celebration of Canadian books and connect with readers and writers all across the land. Thank you for making it happen, @nptwrites.bsky.social and @stevewestenra.bsky.social.

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And with that final livestream, #FictionFest comes to a close. Thank you so much to all our authors for being a part of this— it couldn't have worked without you! Thank you to anyone who tuned in to watch, and thank you to @stevewestenra.bsky.social for helping to host all these sessions! 😊

And with that final livestream, #FictionFest comes to a close. Thank you so much to all our authors for being a part of this— it couldn't have worked without you! Thank you to anyone who tuned in to watch, and thank you to @stevewestenra.bsky.social for helping to host all these sessions! 😊

Colorful Neon Thank You Sign

Alt: A colourful neon Thank You sign with lights streaking along the sides.

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Leading social media creators are sharing tips on influencing for nonhuman animals. action.animaljustice.ca/page/194575/...

Online Panel: Influencing for Animals

In this Animal Justice panel, we’ll share practical, real-world tips from 5 leading social media creators to help you break through the digital noise, expand your influence, & confidently move more pe...

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If you missed any of today's livestreams, you can find the limited-time replays on our YouTube channel! And tomorrow, @stevewestenra.bsky.social will be hosting two horror-themed panels, so mark your calendars! :) #BookSky #ReaderSky www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

What's On Today? - YouTube

These are the live Fiction Fest events happening today. Check out our playlists to find livestreams by genre, and head to https://FictionFest.ca/events to fi...

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Late Windrush victim’s compensation to fund prize for British Caribbean playwrights

Late Windrush victim’s compensation to fund prize for British Caribbean playwrights

The Windrush Prize will award £10,000 to the writer of the winning play, which will receive a run at the Arcola theatre next year The first prize dedicated to discovering and developing British Caribbean playwrights has been launched using compensation awarded to a Windrush victim who died before receiving it. The Windrush Prize for British Caribbean Playwrights, believed to be the first major prize of its kind in 30 years, has been established by Shereener Browne, the founder and artistic director of Orísun Productions and a former barrister, in memory of her late father, Myron Brown. Continue reading...

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Today on #FictionFest we are starting off with a panel discussion on accuracy vs poetic license in historical fiction, starting in ten minutes at noon EDT! Catch it live at: www.youtube.com/live... Check out our full schedule at: FictionFest.ca/events #FictionFest #BookSky #ReaderSky ⏰📚

If you've been enjoying our #FictionFest live events and want to learn more about particular books or authors, you can find purchase links for #books in our showcase, and links to author websites and social media channels in our gallery! 😀 ➡️ FictionFest.ca #BookSky #ReaderSky #CanadaSky #reading

Day 6 of #FictionFest starts of with more of our #LiteraryFiction authors reading from their books! This one starts streaming in ten minutes on our YouTube channel and you can watch it (and all our streams) for FREE! youtube.com/live/SxZ... #BookSky #ReaderSky #CanadaSky ⏰📚

Why sometimes, you actually don't need to follow the manual.

Sorry, Chicago Manual of Style: I’m Not Going to Stop Capitalizing the Word “Earth”

If you are crazy enough to write a novel and lucky enough to get it published, you will, at the copy-editing stage, receive what’s called a Style Sheet. Among other things, it will list all the pro…

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It all starts tomorrow. A fortnight of celebrating Canadian fiction. What a fabulous way to greet the solstice. @canadafictionfest.bsky.social #CanadaFictionFest #booksky #Canadianbooks #wordarts fictionfest.ca

Missing my cat chats. 'Turner also explained the behavior of women to vocalize more frequently with their cats than men do. In return, the cats vocalize with women more often than they do with men.' – Ava Portney @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Cat ladies aren’t that ‘crazy’ after all – the social science behind the stereotype

Felines have long been associated with feminine power – and these women are embracing a cliche used to bring them down

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Part one of a three-part From Canada to Here podcast, all thanks to Welsh Joshua and featuring our Portsmouth Poetry, @University of Portsmouth and @4-3-2 Nomads event that took part at the end of May. Available in your favourite podcast land! #TurnstonePress podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/a...

Canada Fiction Fest is coming up on 21 June, all thanks to @nptwrites.bsky.social. I'm delighted to be taking part in a couple of events. The schedule is at: fictionfest.ca/events/ @canadafictionfest.bsky.social #TurnstonePress #RonsdalePress @radiantpress.bsky.social #CanLit #CanadaSky #BookSky

Very excited and honoured to be part of #FictionFest. Love the multi-genre approach! "Because the world needs more Canadian books." – NP Thompson #CanLit #Canada #BookSky

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So, what the heck is #FictionFest anyway? 🤔 @nptwrites.bsky.social and @stevewestenra.bsky.social, who will be hosting all the live sessions during our 2-week event, give you a short intro! #CanLit #Canada #BookSky www.youtube.com/live/GIgIVeb...

Massive thanks to the Touring Artist Fund for supporting my Three Pieces of Sea poetry tour in the UK and Canada. Can’t begin to describe what a difference it makes. Chichester and Portsmouth events still to come! @tourismculture.yukon.ca @turnstonepress yukon.ca/en/touring-a...

Really appreciate that the Chichester Observer newspaper family covers poetry. Can’t wait to hear @suerose share her words on 27 May and meet the #BinstedPrize winners on 23 May. #SouthDownsPoetryFestival @TurnstonePress www.sussexexpress.co.uk/community/tw...

Two special poetry events from the South Downs Poetry Festival

Two special poetry events from the South Downs Poetry Festival are being showcased in Chichester during May.

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Oh, and after the poetry workshop tomorrow morning at Barnstaple Library I’m giving a talk about my new book, Three Pieces of Sea, a portrait of my sister the late artist Rebecca Lilley. @librariesunlimited.bsky.social #GoAllIn #NationalYearOfReading2026 www.ticketsource.com/librariesunl...

Beginner poetry workshop tomorrow! Love helping to show how accessible poetry is and how it can help us in these troubled times. Thank you to Barnstaple Library for hosting. #GoAllIn #NationalYearOfReading2026 @librariesunlimited.bsky.social www.ticketsource.com/librariesunl...

Such a treat to share poems with Ronna Bloom, Tom Wayman and the Planet Earth Poetry community in Victoria, BC, Canada. It takes a lot to organise such events and I’m grateful. And thank goodness for poetry in these troubled times.

Really looking forward to hearing @ronnabloom.bsky.social and Tom Wayman present their poems at #PlanetEarthPoetry in Victoria, Canada, on Friday. What a treat to get to read with such fine poets. @TurnstonePress #poetry