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earreadthis.bsky.social @earreadthis.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Poem of the Day for 6th Jan 2026 - feat. Iris Murdoch, Brigid Brophy, macaws and a goldfinch. youtu.be/M9EclvBOt1c?... #poetry

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Macaw in the Snow by Iris Murdoch | ERT's Poem of the Day #59

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Rich Neville @richneville.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

If it’s not called And Another Thing don’t bother

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earreadthis.bsky.social @earreadthis.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Continuing my reading series on Wind in the Willows, this time its Chapter 2: The Open Road, on which we encounter Rat poetry, unchanging metamorphs and complaining horses. youtu.be/44yy7PyWLk8 #booktube #windinthewillows

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5 Talking Points | Chapter 2 of The Wind in the Willows

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earreadthis.bsky.social @earreadthis.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Today I'm starting a new series sharing a handful of highlights, observations and curiosities from each chapter of The Wind in the Willows. We start in the gloom of Mole End, with a pot of whitewash... youtu.be/Al04rTGLEQk

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5 Talking Points | Chapter 1 of The Wind in the Willows

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Steven Perkins @stevenperkins.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Went to see The Smashing Machine tonight; still can’t stop myself mentally adding “Gromit” to the end of the title

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earreadthis.bsky.social @earreadthis.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Recent Reading in the Bookshop! Luckenbooth by Jenni Fagan Fleshmarket by Nicola Morgan Haunted by E. Jay Gilbert Paranormal America by Bader, Baker & Mencken A Monstrous Commotion by Gareth Williams youtu.be/cvImG_ppAYo

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earreadthis.bsky.social @earreadthis.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Serious book critic wishes you may live long, prosper, and read his reviews. I'm making the most of this because there aren't many bits of writing I have matching sweaters for. open.substack.com/pub/ashcaton... #startrek #bookreview

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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

You may recall that I was caught up in the collapse of publishers Unbound. I now have the rights to my book Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? And I have a lot of them to get rid of. So if you felt like buying one I might see my office floor again before 2027. levparikian.com/index.php/pr...

120 copies of Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear, in three tall columns, with one copy propped up in front of them.

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earreadthis.bsky.social @earreadthis.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Discussing some recent reading in the bookshop: Idle Grounds by Krystelle Bamford Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams Original Sin by Tapper and Thompson Manic Power by Jeffrey Meyers Daemonologie by James VI youtu.be/FseeAkXfHZM

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Recent Reads! Careless, Idle, Deranged and Demonic!

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earreadthis.bsky.social @earreadthis.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

I recently interviewed author and storyteller Donald Smith as we walked around Edinburgh's Old Town. Here's a video showing the many authors and snippets of literary history we discussed: youtu.be/exs8EyYJcEw?...

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“Our Storied Town”: Donald Smith on Edinburgh’s Explosive Literary Past

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earreadthis.bsky.social @earreadthis.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Reading round up from the bookshop! Books discussed: Open a Channel by Nana Visitor The Starling by Stephen Moss Edinburgh: Our Storied Town by Donald Smith Rommel? Gunner Who? by Spike Milligan The Best of Dorothy Parker youtu.be/tBPa_u9kt-w?...

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Recent Reads! Star Trek, Starlings and Storied Edinburgh!

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earreadthis.bsky.social @earreadthis.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

The latest podcast on Iris Murdoch's A Year of Birds with Miles Lesson can now be watched on YouTube! @irismurdoch.bsky.social youtu.be/3Zwt2wc7IdA?...

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A Year of Birds (1984) by Iris Murdoch | Analysis & Commentary

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earreadthis.bsky.social @earreadthis.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Quick video on connections between Sylvia Plath and The Simpsons: youtu.be/Q8dG84swihU

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Sylvia Plath and The Simpsons!

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earreadthis.bsky.social @earreadthis.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

New episode of the podcast out today on the poems Robert Burns wrote in tribute to his 'elder brother in the Muse', Robert Fergusson: youtu.be/QH3hupdiHyo?...

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Epitaph for Robert Fergusson (1789) by Robert Burns | Analysis & Commentary

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earreadthis.bsky.social @earreadthis.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

ICYMI, my interview with Edinburgh novelist Alice Thompson, recorded in Portobello Library is now on YouTube! We talked about AI, Sylvia Plath, Edinburgh and much more... youtu.be/SzQ1cEiBiGU?...

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“Technology is Hijacking Our Dreams”: Alice Thompson on AI, Edinburgh and Sylvia Plath | INTERVIEW

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earreadthis.bsky.social @earreadthis.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I recently had the privilege of interviewing Edinburgh novelist Alice Thompson about her surreal, haunting fiction. We met at Portobello Library for a conversation about artificial intelligence, Edinburgh and the influence of Sylvia Plath. youtu.be/SzQ1cEiBiGU?...

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earreadthis.bsky.social @earreadthis.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

New book review on my Substack (free!): The Last Decade of Cinema by Scott Ryan. open.substack.com/pub/ashcaton...

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earreadthis.bsky.social @earreadthis.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Iconic Edinburgh poet Robert Fergusson is the subject of today's podcast, as I look at his breakthrough poem, 'The Daft Days': earreadthis.podbean.com/e/the-daft-d...

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earreadthis.bsky.social @earreadthis.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Iconic Edinburgh poet Robert Fergusson is the subject of today's podcast, as I look at his breakthrough poem, 'The Daft Days': earreadthis.podbean.com/e/the-daft-d...

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earreadthis.bsky.social @earreadthis.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

My review of Mortal Leap by Macdonald Harris reissued by Boiler House Press: open.substack.com/pub/ashcaton...

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