As an antidote to the poison being thrown at the RNLI, I give you Bill Bryson:

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 332,000,000 books since it was first created 31 years ago.

Received my UK public lending right statement (writers receive a payment every time their books are borrowed from the library). Thanks so much to UK library users for your support for my writing 🙏 Libraries are so important to the fabric of our reading culture – let's keep supporting them.

Hop not Hate

Just made the dreaded phone call for one of our elderly cats. Booked in for Monday. How am I supposed to function this weekend? 😭😭

We could be exploring the reaches of the cosmos but instead we have this ridiculous abomination of a timeline.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen America so embarrassed in front of the entire world.

A brainworm bear roadkill eater, an insurrectionist psychopath and a TV snake-oil sommelier announce, without a shred of empirical evidence, that taking Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism.

This whole press conference has big “didn’t do the reading but I gotta turn in the assignment” energy.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.

Trump: "The MMR I think should be taken separately. This is based on what I feel."

How come so many people told Epstein what a great friend he was IN WRITING. I might say it to a buddy but I’m not putting it in an email, it’s just bizarre.

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

“I don’t draw pictures” is giving me “I don’t sweat” vibes.

Fresh clothes gremlin.

Can journalists please fricking stop calling them "reciprocal" tariffs. They are not reciprocal at all.

A wonderful article on happiness. You can also listen to it, as read by the author. Give yourself just 13 minutes this morning and have a listen.

I spent 30 years trying to unlock the secret to happiness

Prompted by Blue Monday, the BBC's special correspondent reflects on his struggle to find balance and joy in life - and a surprisingly straightforward solution

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It’s my Secret Santa book!! Very excited to get home 😊 @bertsbooks.bsky.social

Neonicotinoids must be banned now. No delays, no exceptions, no excuses, no backsliding from DEFRA. “On Monday, the government promised "to ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten bees and other vital pollinators.”

Bee-harming pesticides found in majority of English waterways

The chemicals can harm insects and marine wildlife, environmental charities warn.

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Always watching.

Finished The Penguin last night and I am not happy with Mr Cobb. What a fantastic series. I think I said “I can’t believe this is Colin Farrell” multiple times per episode. He was phenomenal.

A giant hug of a book. Recommended for these dark times.

Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 2y ago

Congratulations to Rónán Hession. His novel Leonard and Hungry Paul has been chosen by Irish Comedian Neil Delamere as his favourite book. He will be chatting about on BBC 2 - Between The Covers - Tuesday 26th November at 7pm. It is our bestselling book and now a bestselling book in Germany too

Blocking Nazis, trolls, and fascists doesn’t make it an “echo chamber.” People need to stop gaslighting us into thinking we have to listen to Nazis and debate trolls in order to be informed.

I post a lot of good news about dogs on Twitter but A lot of people asking to also post here now. Struggle to find the time but if I get over 20k followers here I'll find a way to post daily. 🎤 Mic check. Is this thing on?

To celebrate 2,000 BlueSky followers, I'm going to do a little giveaway. Repost and follow and I'll pick one lucky person at random to win a 12-month Gift Subscription at Bert's Books worth OVER £100. You have until noon on Sunday 17th November

a man wearing a floral sweater says " and good luck with that "

ALT: a man wearing a floral sweater says " and good luck with that "

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📚💙 #BookSky Just got back from the library with this beauty. Book 6 of the Tuva Moodyson series by Will Dean. If you haven’t yet discovered the wonderful character of Tuva then I highly recommend checking out the first book Dark Pines.

I feel so privileged to have witnessed the Great Swiftie Migration ❤️

It’s time! The Bert's Books Secret Santa. Sign up by 30th November, and pick a book you'd like to gift to someone else. I'll work out the best person to send that book to - and in return you'll get a book to unwrap too! bertsbooks.co.uk/secret-santa

Secret Santa

Christmas is as much about giving as it is receiving. With Bert’s Secret Santa, you can do both – and best of all, I’ll do all the hard work!   It’s easy to take part, …

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