Jem Finer and John Matthias are coming to the parish church in Kingston for a free concert on Friday August 14th. it promises to be a special evening.
Mathew Clayton
@mathewclayton.bsky.social
Connecting literary festivals with authors at https://spotlithub.com/. Over 40 publishers already using this service! Trustee: Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft
We are thrilled to be publishing @levparikian.bsky.social's upcoming book #Wayfarers: The Incredible Story of Animal Migration! Publishing April 2027. Read more @bookbrunch.bsky.social: www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... #Nature #Migration #BirdMigration #AnimalMigration #NonFiction #Birdwatcher
I started a thing! spotlithub.com allows literary programmers to see what books/authors are available for events. 35 publishers have signed up so far. It is free - we also have a newsletter that now goes out to 730 people. Publishers and publicists dont miss out add your books today!
Spotlit – UK Publishers & Literary Festivals
Spotlit connects UK publishers with literary festival programmers, providing pre-publication ebook access.
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Author Wishes She Hadn't Blown Personal Tragedy On First Book https://theonion.com/author-wishes-she-hadnt-blown-personal-tragedy-on-first-1819566064/
‘Think Trainspotting but Downland gravediggers, not Scottish smackheads.’ Recently published by Rough Trade Books, Sam Reid’s ‘The Pin Jar’ is full of the kind of ghost stories told by mad bastards in the Sussex pubs of @mathewclayton.bsky.social ’s youth www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/12/the-...
“Raymond Briggs's forgotten classic is just as charming as The Snowman” Thank you to @telegraphnews.bsky.social for this wonderful review of our new book - The Strange House by Raymond Briggs, introduced by @chrisriddell.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky manderleypress.com/shop/p/strangehouse
The Strange House by Raymond Briggs, A Manderley Press edition 2025, introduced by Chris Riddell — Manderley Press
These stories for children were written and illustrated by Raymond Briggs and set in Wimbledon, London, where he grew up. Briggs is perhaps best known for Father Christmas, and The Snowman (which was ...
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Not long til #GhostsoftheFarm is launched, in convo with Sarah Langford! Tix here, I'd love to see people. Can't wait to bring these pioneering, forgotten farming women into the light. 1940s, 80s cowgirls, the sound of the northern lights, barn owls, horses & more! It's CINEMATIC IN SCOPE! #booksky
Nicola Chester in conversation with Sarah Langford for Ghosts of the Farm
An evening with award-winning nature writer, Nicola Chester as she talks about her new book which is set in her local village of Inkpen
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I'll be talking at Beyond The Band, an all-access pass to the music industry for 16-25 year olds event in Manchester Oct 2nd at the Co-op Live Arena louderthanwar.com/beyond-the-b... via @louderthanwar
Beyond The Band, an all-access pass to the music industry for 16-25 year olds event in Manchester Oct 2nd
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We are pleased to announce the next in our Mini Guide series, Erno Goldfinger, covering the architect's work from 1936-76, exploring his buildings from his own house in Hampstead, to his last projects, the estates with their prominent tower blocks www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/erno-goldfin...
Proofs are in. Design by Paul Kelly. ‘Teenage Daydream’ by @debseyonbass.bsky.social is out 25th September “A humorous memoir from the godmothers of indie pop ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️” @mojomagazine.bsky.social RT: tinyurl.com/3cf7y4r2 M: tinyurl.com/78z94zrr HMV: tinyurl.com/yz77z22f R: tinyurl.com/p5wmy5wr
London! Tonight! A Passion for Passion is at Soho Theatre. It's a show about writing a book about romance. If you love romance novels or if you have no idea how anyone could, this is the show for you. 6 - 9 August | 8:45 pm 🎟️ https://sohotheatre.com/events/alice-fraser-a-passion-for-passion/
Congrats @rinathepublicist.bsky.social and @tigerteamcreative.bsky.social - i am sure a bright future awaits!
Rina Gill book publicist & Arts PR@rinathepublicist.bsky.social · last yr.Some personal news‼️📢 @tigerteamcreative.bsky.social, our new book publishing agency for authors and publishers has launched! Our mission is to align every part of the publishing process - strategically and creatively - to help authors and publishers thrive.🐅🐅🐅 www.thebookseller.com/news/rina-gi...
Mix some Moss roses with it and you will soon have a rose-hedge so thick and romantic that all the nightingales of the neighbouring woods will come to press their breasts in song against the thorns. #garden #gardening heirloomroses.com/collections/...
This hybrid became the parent of the whole race of Bourbon roses which in turn have given rise to the modern roses we call Hybrid Perpetuals and Hybrid Teas. #gardening historicroses.org/bourbons/
actual finished copies!!! coming from @versobooks.bsky.social on 23 september
'A delight from start to finish, casting new light on the customs, writing, art and songs that have told the story of these isles for centuries.' Prospect The Lost Folk by Lally MacBeth is out now.
Hey there! My new non-fiction book When Worlds Collide – How Video Games Reinvent Storytelling will be published by Canbury Press on September 25th 2025. Canbury are offering a 10% discount to anyone who orders the book directly - lnkd.in/e3pyXfPU
"At the dawn of UK synth-pop‘s imminent explosion, a little-known electronic quartet called Silicon Teens dropped an audacious cover of Chuck Berry’s ‘Memphis Tennessee’." Read in full: faroutmagazine.co.uk/silicon-teen...
Silicon Teens: Daniel Miller's synth-pop virtual group
Shortly after founding the indie label Mute, Daniel Miller produced a string of rock and roll covers behind the virtual synthpop band ruse Silicon Teens.
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When you reach an age where you no longer understand the spam you are sent...
Lally MacBeth, author of The Lost Folk, interviewed about her new book about the past, present and future of the UK's folk culture on Front Row yesterday. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002db9r
Front Row - Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys remembered. - BBC Sounds
Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys remembered.
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I was very sorry to hear of the death of Douglas McCarthy of Nitzer Ebb. I interviewed him for tQ 15 years ago: thequietus.com/interviews/a...
Angst Music For Sex People: A Nitzer Ebb Interview | The Quietus
Nitzer Ebb’s powerful electronic punch – their electronic steel fist of EBM/hardbeat – is landing blows on target tonight. In a dark London venue the violence rains down. Doug McCarthy, is slim and fu...
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Happening tomorrow! Get your ticket here: irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/the-of...
The Official Book Launch of “Monaghan” by Timothy O’Grady - Irish Cultural Centre
Here at the Irish Cultural Centre, we invite you to check out The Official Book Launch of “Monaghan” by Timothy O’Grady. Book your tickets today!
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Unbound@unboundsocials.bsky.social · last yr.Join author Timothy O'Grady in conversation with journalist Dorothy Allen this Thursday at Hammersmith's Irish Cultural Centre for the launch of his new book, Monaghan — grab your tickets here: irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/the-of...
As the #Ukraine #war grinds on (with no #ceasefire in sight), step back to 1990s #Moscow, to #arms reductions and more freedoms — yet also an era that paved the way for #Putin #Soviet collapse, jungle #capitalism, covert #gay love — all in 'Last Dance' in the #Russia section @dauntbooks.bsky.social
Arsenal to play all their WSL fixtures at the Emirates Stadium next season
Arsenal to play all their WSL fixtures at the Emirates Stadium next season
Arsenal have announced that all of the club’s Women’s Super League matches will be played at the Emirates Stadium next season
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