Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.
Lesley Graham
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Senior lecturer in English at the University of Bordeaux, France. 19th C. Scottish literature, RL Stevenson, travel literature, afterlives, literary tourism. Occasional French-English conference interpreter. CV http:////cv.hal.science/lesley-graham
Canicule : à Bordeaux, les 40 °C atteints six fois en 2026, contre cinq fois sur les 75 années précédentes 🔗https://l.sudouest.fr/yNp3
Talk about main character syndrome www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Tories’ Philp rejects French claim that shots fired from naval boat near him were training exercise – UK politics live
Shadow minister says there was no warning and ‘it looked and sounded like deliberate intimidation’
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“The charm of Fontainebleau is a thing apart. It is a place that people love even more than they admire. The vigorous forest air, the silence, the majestic avenues of highway, the wilderness of tumbled boulders, the great age and dignity of certain groves” en.wikisource.org/wiki/Across_...
Across the Plains with Other Memories and Essays/Fontainebleau - Wikisource, the free online library
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Tami Halcomb@tamihalcomb.bsky.social · 3w agoFirefighting planes scrambled from south of France to tackle huge wildfire near Paris Officials say blaze in Fontainebleau forest is of ‘exceptional scale’, with 900 homes evacuated and road and rail links hit www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
STEVENSON & PLEASURE Ed. Julie Gay, Lesley Graham & Nathalie Jaëck Looking at physical, creative, & intertextual/intermedial pleasures, 10 essays explore how pleasure – sensory, intellectual & aesthetic – influenced Robert Louis Stevenson’s work & its reception #Lit #C19 asls.org.uk/publications...
I’d like FIFA to take another look at the Brexit vote.
Available to pre-order Stevenson and Pleasure asls.org.uk/publications...
Occasional Papers series no. 27
Edited by Julie Gay, Lesley Graham, and Nathalie Jaëck Published in: Paperback By: Scottish Literature International, August 2026 Price: £24.95 / €29.95 / $29.95 216 pages ISBN: 9781908980458 Pre…
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I’ll be back in Aubigny-sur-Nère on 9th July for a one-day conference on Franco-Scottish friendship.
A really enjoyable event. Thank you for organising it, “Les Amis de la Machine à Lire” and thank you for the report @euradio.bsky.social
Robert Louis Stevenson @rlstevenson.bsky.social · last mo.Robert Louis Stevenson, un écrivain écossais célébré à Bordeaux @euradio.bsky.social euradio.fr/emission/Kej...
I think about this poem by Ian Duhig — about Jo Cox, the Labour MP assassinated by a man shouting ‘Britain first’ — every day at the moment. No other contemporary poet has looked so clearly at the political reality of the far right as a minority who must always be appeased
Such an enjoyable event yesterday evening with Anne-Marie Métailié talking about contemporary Scottish authors in the fantastic Bibliothèque Écossaise Collection, Éditions Métailié
The government needs to leave X. EVERYONE needs to leave X.
Today’s earworm: I was the third of June, another sleepy dusty Delta day
Du 27 mai au 15 juin, Les Amis de La Machine à Lire organisent à Bordeaux une manifestation intitulée "Fascinante Ecosse" Programme détaillé ici : amis-lml.fr/wp/wp-conten...
Loved the Pierre Soulages museum in Rodez. Black, but uplifting. The Hiroshi Sugimoto photographs were an excellent bonus
En première ligne face à la vague de l'IA, les traductrices et traducteurs voient leur métier être détruit à une vitesse sidérante. Les adaptateurs et adaptatrices des sous-titres d'Arte sont concerné.es au premier chef www.mediapart.fr/journal/econ...
Les traducteurs d’Arte dénoncent la destruction de leur métier par l’IA
La chaîne franco-allemande fait de plus en plus appel à la machine pour créer les sous-titres en sept langues de ses programmes. D’ici à la fin de l’année, 50 % de son catalogue sera traduit par IA, …
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The programme for « (Un)natural Stevenson » is available and it looks great! www.unive.it/data/33113/5...
(Un)natural Stevenson. Wild transgressions across literature, ecology, science and gender - Unive
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Very pleased to see this wee book on restless adventurer Robert Louis Stevenson out in the world. Thanks to Reaktion Books for all their support along the way. reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/robert-... #RLS @asls.org.uk @iassl.bsky.social
Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott club issues international call for public readings from the Waverley Novels walterscottclub.com/submitreading
Scottish poet Kenneth White left his home in Brittany to the town of Trébeurden along with 100,000€ on condition that it become a writers’ and artists’ residence for geopoetics. The municipality proposes to remove the extensive library he assembled and sell the house. ✍️ c.org/DdF96d6CL4
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NON À LA VENTE DE LA MAISON DE KENNETH WHITE — OUI À SON PROJET DE MAISON D’ARTISTES
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Watched Sinners without knowing anything about it beforehand and was …. surprised (Good rendition of Will Ye Go Lassie Go though)
a woman in a black dress says " ain 't no one saying you gotta like it "
ALT: a woman in a black dress says " ain 't no one saying you gotta like it "
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
It’s the last day of the winter break - all good things …
