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Granta Books @grantabooks.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

We're giving away this VANISHING WORLD goodie bag to a lucky winner on both Bluesky and Instagram 🍎 To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is: - Follow @grantabooks.bsky.social - Repost - Leave a comment tagging a friend (more tags = more entries) - Enter by 2 May See below for T+Cs.

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Anna Mazzola @annamazz.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

This is your Black Friday reminder that actual book shops can't afford to discount like Amazon and supermarkets do. If you can, get full price books but also a full heart.

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Yesterday I got to lay eyes on the one and only Codex Regius Poetic Edda. This little book is by far the most valuable book in Iceland, and arguably for the whole of Northern Europe. It was written during the 1270s and it is the sole source of so much that we know about Norse Mythology.

A brown old vellum book in a colden cabinet

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Gwennie @gwennypenpen.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Well, let's give this a go ☺️ Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 12 💙📚

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Gwennie @gwennypenpen.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I'm convinced that Twiglets are crack for carb fiends #twiglets #twigletaddict

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Gwennie @gwennypenpen.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The covers of the Shades of Magic series by V. E. Schwab.

They are black, white and red in tone and feature silhouettes of characters.

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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 20/11/2024

Self-promotion Disguised as a Fun Fact: In my novel #TheFatedSky, I have an ENTIRE CHAPTER about a zero-g toilet repair complete with spinning globe of urine. Alas, I had not yet learned that it should be bright purple so it is merely amber. maryrobinettekowal.com/writing/the-...

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The Fated Sky

(Tor Books — August 21, 2018) Continuing the grand sweep of alternate history laid out in The Calculating Stars, The Fated Sky looks forward to 1961, when mankind is well-estab…

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Lucy Nichol @lucynichol.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Those Succession writers just nailed the abysmal reality of politics didn’t they: “Politics is what comes out the asshole, wouldn’t you rather be upfront feeding the horse” - Logan Roy

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Gwennie @gwennypenpen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

If you've not read this, folks, you really should! Criminally underrated 📚💙

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Gwennie @gwennypenpen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The cover of Scepticism Inc by Bo Fowler.

Features a large black question mark on a background of a bright blue but cloudy sky, with the title and author name in between the question mark and the dot of the mark

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Gwennie @gwennypenpen.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Repost with one of your favourite books you've read this year #booksky 📚💙

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Gwennie @gwennypenpen.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

The cover of the 80th anniversary edition of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.

It is white embroidery with the letter R in the middle of the design

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Gwennie @gwennypenpen.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

A three volume slip case set of His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman, published by The Folio Society.

It is black, with gold lettering on the spines and covers.

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John Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

You know who hasn't had this degree of media support for their financial interests? Disabled people, poor people with more than two kids, public sector workers (after all that clapping for the NHS). I'm not usually a 'blame the media' person but seriously - this is mad

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 18/11/2024

I don’t need to go on social media to have my worldview challenged I am in theoretical physics I have a new existential crisis daily

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Gwennie @gwennypenpen.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Loving this podcast about the real bathroom mirror murder that Candyman alluded to, & how the design of the housing projects contributed to the death of Ruthie Mae McCoy & the corruption at the heart of the housing associations & politics... #candyman #ruthiemaemccoy pca.st/podcast/2623...

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Candyman: The True Story Behind The Bathroom Mirror Murder

On April 22, 1987, 52-year-old Ruthie Mae McCoy called 911 to report that someone was trying to enter her Chicago housing project apartment through the bathroom medicine cabinet. Police thought she wa...

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Amy Imhoff @amyimhoff1701.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Working on this Star Trek Feminist Community list! 🖖🏻✨ There are still 70 spots left & I know I didn't catch everybody yet. Hope this helps you find fellow progressive, fabulous Trekkies who are part of building our Roddenberry future. go.bsky.app/BJx9pao

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Gwennie @gwennypenpen.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Well, let's give this a go ☺️ Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚

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Gwennie @gwennypenpen.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

People of Bluesky! Let's get to know each other better. What is your favorite movie? Quote share your answer only in GIF form. (Paddington 2 was a VERY close second place!)

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Izzy Fox, PhD 🍉 @izzyfox.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

PSA for newbies: Please include ALT text on your images. This is an inclusive space for blind and visually impaired people. Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people. Also, please share this skeet, rather than liking it, to ensure the message gets delivered. Thanks!

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I’m a direct descendant of a Navy lieutenant who led the expedition that killed Blackbeard the Pirate. My dad once shared this at a party with a woman who turned out to be a direct descendant of Blackbeard the Pirate and it was more awkward than anyone expected

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 14/11/2024

we’ve been teaching the 2 yr old about cutlery and setting the table for supper and, well,

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Brooke Jarvis @brookejarvis.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory

A map of flight paths emanating from breeding colony of gulls, with this caption: Early on, LifeWatch noticed something odd. Most gulls were making daily trips to Mouscron, a city on the French border 65 km away. They went to investigate and found the birds bingeing on discarded snacks at the Roger & Roger potato factory.

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Gwennie @gwennypenpen.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I need to put my leg under the covers as it's getting chilly in my bedroom, but my cat is lying on me sleeping and I feel I need to freeze and remain still and not disturb him. Goodbye leg. It was nice knowing you... #neverdisturbthecat

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Gwennie @gwennypenpen.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Well, let's give this a go ☺️ Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚

A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters by Julian Barnes.

This is my old beat up and yellowed copy of it that he signed and I'll never part with...

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Gwennie @gwennypenpen.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Mal loves this cat lollipop from Bonkers Pets 🤣 As the video of lollipop enjoyment is more than 60 seconds long, you're all going to miss seeing his bum 😆😆😆 #captainmeowlcolmreynolds #blueskycats #cats #gingercats #orangecats

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Please, if you are able, support Independent bookshops. They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities. Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish . Thank you.

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In My Good Books Podcast @inmygoodbookspod.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I’m trying to round up the book publishers as they join Blue Sky, please tag any I’ve missed in the comments and I’ll add daily 💙📚 go.bsky.app/LFrEmFR

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Potato Mermaid @adelphos.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Rough poem I sketched up yesterday. I'm sure it had nothing to do with the rainy weather and my exhaustion... #poetry

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Tristan Gray @eidyngray.scot · 15/11/2024

It begins: bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Sacha Coward @sachacoward.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

You know what? I'm going to announce it here first! The paperback edition of 'Queer As Folklore' will be out in May 2025!!!

An image of a paperback copy of the book 'Queer As Folklore' by Sacha Coward

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Had a handful of homophobic/transphobic messages here today because I’ve created a Starter Pack supporting LGBTQIA+ writers. Please follow and share this pack to help keep Bluesky the positive place it promises to be. go.bsky.app/UD2Hf7W

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Gwennie @gwennypenpen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

First post on here so I'm starting with a win! Hidden Books Game 2024 is done ❤️ #hiddenbooksgame #nationalbooktokens

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