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The English programme at the University of Tasmania.

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Dr Fergus Edwards@drfergusedwards.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Stoppard has died at 88. The Brantley and Billington obituaries are the most notable so far; appreciative of the man and generously acknowledging their gradual reassessment of the philosophical and emotional content of his work. Of which there is much more yet to be said. Vale.

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Dr Fergus Edwards@drfergusedwards.bsky.social · last yr.

A pleasure to chat with @helenshield.bsky.social about Zadie Smith's 'The Fraud' - historical fiction that begins with a floor of a house collapsing under the weight of its books. 📚📚📚📚📚 Arguably a consummation devoutly to be wished... Here, from 2:27:30 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Evenings - ABC listen

Learn how Fremantle in Western Australia is feeling with the Spirit of Tasmania IV on its four-day stopover and Arianne Struik explains what EMDR therapy is and how it is being used in the North West ...

abc.net.au

Nic Gill@tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · last yr.

Have just finished Jane Rawson‘s splendidly odd “From the Wreck”. It’s one of those books that’s a bit tricky to describe, a key feature is that one of the central characters is a shapeshifting alien refugee who often takes the form of an octopus, which makes perfect sense under the circumstances 🐙

Cover of a book entitled “from the wreck” by Jane Rawson. Cover is quite badass - dark blue, with a pinkish giant octopus and its tentacles emerging from the Cover.
Dr Fergus Edwards@drfergusedwards.bsky.social · last yr.

Participating in Dr Lucy Christopher's WritersBLOCK/ReadersBLOCK project tomorrow... 📖 ... spending two undisturbed hours reading Tasmanian literature in a glass fronted block in Salamanca Square, Hobart, while a Tasmanian writes in the block alongside... 📝 ...hope it's as idyllic as it sounds!

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Robbie Moore@robbiemoore.bsky.social · last yr.

With more slop about to be poured into the world, I'd like to celebrate the 2012 audiobook of Dracula, somehow featuring both Alan Cumming and Tim Curry, but also actors who thrived and built careers in audiobooks, like Katherine Kellgren and Simon Vance www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks

Amazon brand will offer more than 100 artificial intelligence-generated voices in English and other languages

theguardian.com

Imogen Wegman@imoweg.bsky.social · 2y ago

The kids grabbing the final gasp of summer see their chance as a ferry glides past. "Watch this!" one yells to the passengers as he flips off the jetty, into the water. A quiet murmur of appreciation, everyone remembering their own youth. A seagull watches it all from one leg, utterly unimpressed.

A long cloud over a calm beach It's an hour before sunset so the shadows are getting long and the light is mellowing. The sand is golden, the water is greying blue, and the sky is a hundred shades of blue. If you really peered, you'd see two people standing on a floating pontoon just off shore, moored there specifically for swimmers.