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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

They keep quietly adding new AI capabilities that you have to opt out of but don't know about. 😡

Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

If your phone was with you, and if you use Siri or similar, it was listening, and you should check your settings to turn off anything that allows it to share data.

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

(Should have tagged: @laurenlaverne.bsky.social. Thank you, LL – I wish you all the very best. May you continue to smoulder very, very quietly and never have to tackle the fire. Although I'm proof that that, too, can be lived with.)

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I'm truly grateful to Lauren Laverne, who says "seeing others in the public eye cope with comparable situations has helped me, so I thought I'd be upfront about it". #Myeloma isn't all that rare, but high-profile people seldom publicise a diagnosis & raise awareness. 🙏🙏 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Lauren Laverne diagnosed with blood disorder smouldering myeloma

The broadcaster reveals she has smouldering myeloma, which can develop into a type of blood cancer.

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Thank you! Very glad you enjoyed it.

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Canongate @canongate.co.uk · 09/04/2026

Happy publication day to all! Robert Seethaler stuns with THE CAFÉ WITH NO NAME a historical tale set in 1960s Vienna, THE LAST MOVEMENT, a portrait of an artist at the end of his life. Plus, his Man Booker International shortlisted A WHOLE LIFE! uk.bookshop.org/lists/out-to...

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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 09/04/2026

Not sure where to start with the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist? Read the opening page of each shortlisted book and let the first lines do the talking. 📖 🔗 Tap the link to explore extracts from all six books. thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/amlt8xmsit

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Read extracts from the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist | The Booker Prizes

Enjoy extracts from all the novels shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026 – an ‘energising’ selection of books

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Adri @adriofthedead.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Spring has sprung and Easter is just around the corner, so it’s time for my yearly reminder: if you own cats, DO NOT bring lilies ANYWHERE into your house. Even just breathing in the pollen or drinking the water from a vase can be fatal to kitties.

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

SO PROUD of my talented sister – one of 10 commended finalists in this prestigious poetry competition, which had more than 21,000 entries! Many, many congratulations, @jadeafitton.bsky.social xx

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Charlotte Mandell @avecsesdoigts.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

One of the wonderful things about the International Booker Prize @thebookerprizes.com is that it recognizes author and translator equally. When evaluating the books on the longlist, try to pay attention to the translation itself. Does it read well in English? Is the language

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Charlotte Mandell @avecsesdoigts.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

striking? You don't need to know the original language to tell if a translation is good or not. For me, the least interesting thing about a novel is the plot. It's the language that interests me. Remember, all those words in English were chosen by the translator. They didn't

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Charlotte Mandell @avecsesdoigts.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

write themselves. Try to give equal credit to the translator in your discussions of the books.

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Sorry, not LBF-ing this year. I’ll be at the Assembly on Monday, though.

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kelly @kickinson.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

my local park is full of hundreds of snow sculptures and someone has been adding museum labels

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Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

If you’re verifying your identity with LinkedIn, you should be aware of the alarming number of companies your personal data – PII, biometric data, and other sensitive data – is being shared with many other companies and how they’re using your face to train their AI thelocalstack.eu/posts/linked...

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I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over.

I wanted a blue badge on LinkedIn. To get it, I gave a US company my passport, my face, and my biometric data. Then I read the fine print.

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dave wagner @davewagner.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

are you sure you need to send that email? Chancleta thinks you have done enough.

An orange and white cat is judging your poor work/life balance. He is on a desk next to a laptop.

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Ty Burr @tyburr.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

From Hamdan Ballal, co-director of last year’s Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.” This is happening now.

Statement from Oscar-winning director
Hamdan Ballal:
This afternoon, nearly a year after we won the Oscar, the same settler who attacked me shortly after l returned from Los Angeles-Shem Tov Lusky-again led an attack against my home and my family. Four of my family members are currently arrested and one is in the hospital.
I invite all journalists and diplomats to come visit me and my family this Tuesday, February 17, to hear about how the situation has gotten worse in the year since we won the Oscar, as it has across the West Bank.
Email me to coordinate your visit:
hamdanalhrane90@gmail.com
Two weeks ago we managed to get a decision from the Israeli court that the area around my home is closed to non-residents, but the settlers break that order and still come with their flocks almost every day.
We call the police, they do nothing. The army comes, they do nothing. Today, Shem Tov Lusky-the settler who attacked me in my home shortly after I won the Oscar last year-came with his flock to my home. My brother called the police to report the incursion. The army came first and immediately raided our house, attacking everyone inside. Then they arrested two of my brothers, a nephew, and cousin. Another brother was badly injured and is now in the hospital.
The Israeli court decision was supposed to make things a bit quieter for us. But the opposite has been true. The settlers have ramped up their harassment and the Israeli authorities have done nothing to enforce the decision, and today they joined the settlers in the attack.
8 hours ago

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htfcuddles @htfcuddles.mmfcomic.com · 01/02/2026

Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"? Well, it happens they were doing exactly that. www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...

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Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users

Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

When I was learning German, I initially struggled with the prefixes until I could visualise what each did to the base word, e.g. zer- destroying/smashing it. Or ver- : a departure from the correct path (fahren, sich verfahren) - which paints falling in love in a whole new light.

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

All the time. It’s quite strange to me that native speakers don’t. The other thing is misreading the break in a compound word.

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Delighted to see that @joannapocock.bsky.social's GREYHOUND is the book of the week in THE WEEK.

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Oh no! I love your posts. 😢 So sorry this has happened to you.

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Sandal, like my late, lamented Banski, is a cat of peace.

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

There is a really bad tempered black cat who lives on the next street. He will cry loudly but when you go and talk to him he snarls and hisses like a demon. I saw him have a long staring contest with a large rat at the entrance to his alleyway. Eventually the rat stepped forward. The cat fled.

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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

‘Michel de Montaigne had it right: companionship’s only value is itself. Seek out company because of its usefulness to you, and it is not companionship you will be getting. When asked what makes a true friendship, Montaigne said: “because it was he; because it was me”.’

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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

And last but not least, Anna Claire Weber, Marketing and Communications Manager, picked THE LACK OF LIGHT by Nino Haratischwili (tr. @cctranslates.bsky.social & @dances-with-voles.bsky.social ) @harpercollins.bsky.social bookshop.org/a/169/978006...

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The Lack of Light: A Novel of Georgia

A Novel of Georgia

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Harper360UK @harper360uk.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

The Lack of Light by Nino Haratischwili, translated by @cctranslates.bsky.social and @dances-with-voles.bsky.social is a captivating tale of friendship, loss, & redemption set against Georgia's turbulent history. Join Nene, Ira, Dina, & Keto as they navigate love, betrayal, and life's complexities!

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Pru Madeley @prum.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

It was fab! Brought a friend's son who's just started at Clare, Classics ab initio; we both loved it. What I want to know is: whose was the other Medea/production that you rated alongside Diana Rigg's at the Almeida? Was it Helen McCrory, by any chance? I thought she was superb.

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Next we have the Schlegel-Tieck Prize for translations into English of full-length German works of literary merit and general interest.

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

It just wouldn't feel right without you, lovely Frank. 😉 Congratulations! xx

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𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕆'𝔻𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝 @jacqbetula.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

This year, I reviewed 19 books, all in translation. 18 of the reviews were for The Irish Times, and one was published in the TLS. In an especially grim year, publishing fiction by writers from around the world was more important than ever. I am grateful to the authors, publishers and translators.

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Oh, Una! So sorry to hear. Please accept a virtual hug - I hope today, at least, has improved somewhat since you posted this. And that 2026 will be a *massive* improvement. xx

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Jade Angeles Fitton @jadeafitton.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

If you’re anything like us and Radio 4 is the background soundtrack to your existence, listen in at 3.45 today. I wrote a short story for Short Works about a wild boar release, rural ideologies and searching for balance in an environment that is intrinsically off-kilter www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - Short Works, The Sounder by Jade Angeles Fitton

An original short work for Radio 4 by Jade Angeles Fitton

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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 08/11/2025

Yep. And to think that so many people think this man is some sort of hero is such a sign of our twisted times.

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I recall one review that was condescending about my entire translation based on the fact that, in that particular context, I had opted for the word 'bottom'.

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

This is a particularly lovely photo of a particularly lovely boy. Hello, Sandal. 🧡

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Very poorly posed. The title of the book, which is surely the whole point of the photo, is not legible. 🧐

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

From what I recall, in the 80s/90s the assumption was that you were either divorced or a terrifyingly radical, probably dungaree-wearing feminist.

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

The one I still can't see past is Fleischmarkt Fuck in Köln.

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Charlotte Collins @cctranslates.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Yep. In my early days of temping in London, I was usually working for 'Mr' So-and-So, at least for the first few days, but that had eased here by the 90s. Germans were horrified! I insisted on reverting to Sie with a boss at DW after he deliberately stood too close to me in an empty lift, smirking.

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