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Dipika Mummery @dipikam.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

September reads. Lots of great stuff here, particularly Wimmy Road Boyz and The Gustav Sonata. It was really nice to immerse myself in fiction again, but October is going to be more non-fiction focused as I dive back into final (!) edits on my own novel...

A collage of seven book covers: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans, Verdigris by Michele Mari, Our Little Group by Patricia Rivers, Wimmy Road Boyz by Sufiyaan Salam, The Book of Venice ed. by Orsola Casagrande, The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain, Paradises Lost by Ursula K Le Guin.

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Dipika Mummery @dipikam.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My WIP has a playlist that evolved over nearly 4 years (it is definitely done now!). Every time I went to faff with it, I ticked it off as 'writing' in my habit tracker 😇

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Dipika Mummery @dipikam.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Only Nintendo can get me ridiculously excited to replay a game I've played approximately a gazillion times.

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Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My far, far better half @gailmyerscough.co.uk is having an incredibly tough month business-wise. Her website is full of amazing, stylish designs and it’d be great if you could visit her website and who knows, maybe even purchase something www.gailmyerscough.co.uk - if you could plse share this 👍👍

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Gail Myerscough | Surface Pattern Designer & Illustrator | Manchester

Bold illustrated wall art, greeting cards and homewares designed in Manchester. Inspired by architecture, music and mid century design. Made in the UK.

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 15/08/2026

Dr Arday’s tragic death was the direct, foreseeable result of press harrassment, with racism playing a key role We're asking the prime minister to commission an immediate public inquiry ito ensure we never see a tragic death like Dr Arday's again goodlaw.social/n1ck

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Johnny Normality (Spooky Mode) @probgobl.in · 14/08/2026

EVERY STORY ABOUT BEAVERS FOR THE LAST DECADE READS LIKE: WE RELEASED A DOZEN PADDLE TAILED LITTLE FREAKS AND THEY IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A TERRAFORMING PROJECT THAT REVERSED A CENTURY OF ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE IN THREE WEEKS.

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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

If you MUST message me about a national emergency DON’T SAY I “should not undertake any activity that could start a fire” SAY “do not do anything that could start a fire” You’re not drafting legislation, you’re talking to people many of whom have a reading age of 6.

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The Haywain 2026

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 31267: Ask yourself at intervals: "Who would read what I'm writing?" If the answer isn't: "Me!" then maybe you're writing the wrong book.

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Writers, sweet Baby Cthulhu, don't knock yourself out preemptively trying to prove you didn't use AI. The burden of proof is on the person who accuses you. I have a hearty 'fuck you' waiting for the first person who suggests it about my writing. My longhand first drafts are for me alone.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Good morning

photo of a man letting baby meerkats play with his tools.
"My dad is an electrician in a zoo and look how he spent his morning. I'm crying."
Reply: "Your dad small as hell."

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

You look like you need a Puffin. Have a Puffin. 📷️ Sue Wood

A brightly coloured Puffin stands on a rocky ledge, framed by a cheerful spray of daisies and wildflowers. With its orange feet planted firmly and beak slightly tilted, it looks like it’s posing proudly for the camera, as if it knows it’s just brightened up your scroll.

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Writers’ HQ @writershq.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Literally crying right now guys

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 07/07/2026

Calling a by-election over the sovereign right of every MP to take secret gifts from a convicted criminal. What a time to be alive.

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‘Dr’ Dorothy Koomson @dorothykoomson.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Lovelies, along with our judges, I’ll be hosting two online sessions to help those who want to enter The Sareeta Domingo Prize with their submissions. The first session on what the judges are looking for will be on Tuesday 21st July. Keep checking for details. Please share as widely as possible.

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Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

A lot of people don't realise this but in the UK we have to replace our Prime Minister every two or three years or else the rights revert back to Marvel

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Hannah Elias @hannahelias.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

In the end, there were just a lot more human rights abuses than I was expecting from the human rights lawyer.

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Dipika Mummery @dipikam.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Not at all surprising, but still terrifying.

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Leone Ross @leoneross.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Applications OPEN for THE GENTLE APPRENTICESHIP with Leone Ross - a month of Sundays starting July 5th, ONLINE, 3-6pm BST. EMAIL leoneross@mac.com for details.

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kim @kimmymonte.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

basketball’s all like gimme that pumpkin i need it and tennis is all like fuck this lemon you take it.

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Dipika Mummery @dipikam.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The best season is Indian mango season.

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Years ago I was on a stag weekend in Poland. We went paintballing. We were chatting to the Polish guys who ran it over beers afterwards and one casually mentioned that British dudes were the ONLY ones who ever seemed to listen and keep their eye protection on. So we explained Byker Grove to them.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

It's pretty disgraceful that there has been absolutely no mention of this from the Prime Minister. It's increasingly clear that some attacks, correctly, warrant disgust, emergency measures and days of media coverage. Others seem to be met with silence.

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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Join us at the Manchester Small Press Fair - A Fly on the Wall Press and Seesaw collaboration! Come and discover new books, meet publishers & writers, and explore the incredible work being produced by independent presses! #Manchestersmallpressfair #ManchesterLiterature #ManchesterEvents

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Tor Books @torbooks.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

your tbr after you bring another book home

a man standing in a yellow room (still from the movie, Backrooms)

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waldokanto.bsky.social @waldokanto.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Marjane Satrapi 1969-2026

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Dipika Mummery @dipikam.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Is there a word for the awful feeling you get when your 'timely' (yuck) novel-in-progress set in a historical period of rising fascism in the UK becomes even more so...?

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Dipika Mummery @dipikam.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

What I read in May... Which turned out to be not much, because I was neck-deep in my own novel! But I did love The Dispossessed.

A stack of books: The Vampyre by John Polidori, Nudibranch by Irenosen Okojie, and The Dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin.

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Dipika Mummery @dipikam.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I'm on day 1 of a strict 28-day break from writing The Novel, which I've been immersed in since January. Turns out I've been very much hiding from the real world in my own fictional world for all these months... I'm not in the mood to write owt else so I suppose I'd better get back into reading, eh?

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Dipika Mummery @dipikam.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

So very proud of @mhut25.bsky.social for this amazing achievement! 🎉🎉🎉

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Leone Ross @leoneross.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

"Leone is incredible. I couldn't have got my novel to where it is now, without her.." - Nikesh Shukla THREE TIР SUNDAYS with NOVELIST, LEONE ROSS 📕READYING THE NOVEL📕 ⏰4-5.30pm GMT/UK TIME - ONLINE Start or get back to that novel! Booking link: neuroqueercreative.com/event-details/…

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FirerMcFirer @aradfirer.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I made it my life mission to reference this as many times as I can

A tweet by @Llama In a Tux (dated Sep. 10, 2022):
Don't you understand? The human race IS an endless number of monkeys. And every day we produce an endless number of words. And one of us already wrote Hamlet

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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

We're thrilled to share the gorgeous new cover for upcoming anthology, 'Woman, Mapped' - a partnership between Fly on the Wall Press and the Rebecca Swift Foundation. You can read this evocative collection of poems and essays from 7th July -preorder now on our website!

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Young Identity @youngidentitymcr.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

💼 We’re hiring! We’re looking for someone to grow our participation and deepen our connections with young people and partners across Manchester. Deadline: 12 April 2026 Apply: www.youngidentity.org/get-involved#…

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/03/2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

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Taj Ali @tajali1.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

My book on the history of British South Asian political activism is out this September! Available to pre-order now from all good bookshops and online.

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Cloud Head @cloudhead.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Colloquial phrase updated for modern usage

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Please don’t call it that

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Dipika Mummery @dipikam.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I can't even begin to describe what a relief it is that I didn't have to wake up to a far-right MP. Not that I got all that much sleep to wake up from, mind! Super well done to the Greens 💚💚💚

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Dipika Mummery @dipikam.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

We've had 2 Green and 4 Labour people knock on today to ask how we've voted. Quite tired and confused as to why they don't communicate with their colleagues to stop bothering voters unnecessarily...? #byelectionfatigue

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Dipika Mummery @dipikam.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Anyone feeling as sick as this particular Gorton & Denton voter ahead of tomorrow may want to watch this wonderful news report on the 1978 Moss Side by-election. From the disdainful cut-glass voiceover to the Tory caravan, it's utterly fascinating. Content warning: Thatcher! youtu.be/ZaYX0Xw9wNk?...

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1978: Parties Battle in Manchester Moss Side By-Election

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The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

It's crunch time. Over the next few days, The Mill intends to bring you in-depth profiles on all three frontrunners in the Gorton and Denton by-election, kicking things off today with Labour’s Angeliki Stogia. The by-election is a race that, over its brief lifespan, has turned uglier than usual.

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English PEN @englishpen.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

We’ve opened applications for two short residencies for writers in the UK who are currently experiencing displacement. Find out more and apply ⤵️ www.englishpen.org/posts/not-ra...

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Open call: two five-day residencies for writers experiencing displacement to the UK - News & Events - English PEN

English PEN open call: two five-day residencies for writers experiencing displacement to the UK

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SJ Bradley @bradleybooks.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Seriously though now, has anybody got any photos of 90s Wakefield I can have? Especially photos of the main shopping areas (The Ridings, Warrengate, Kirkgate, The Springs, etc)

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