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Maria (M.J.) Hyland

@mjhyland.bsky.social
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Joined 6/9/2026. Multi-award-winning novelist & short-story writer. Shortlisted: Man Booker Prize, William Hazlitt Essay prize, Commonwealth Writers' Prize & more. RLF Fellow in the History dept/Uni of Manchester. mjh2024.wixsite.com/mjhyland

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Maria (M.J.) Hyland @mjhyland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Had insomnia, so watched Smoke by Dennis Lehane & loved it. Reviewers get cranky about the shape of the plot, but Smoke's all about stupendous acting (Taron Egerton, Jurnee Smollett & Ntare Mbaho Mwine), great dialogue, a finely-tuned script. PS Thom Yorke (Radiohead) made the ace title track.
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Royal Literary Fund @royalliteraryfund.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Our grants are designed for writers facing hardship, at all stages of their writing lives. Visit our FAQ page to find out if they could help you: bit.ly/RLFsFAQ
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Royal Literary Fund @royalliteraryfund.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“The single most distinctive quality of great literature is strangeness.” - John Gardner From embracing your unique voice to trusting your instincts, RLF writers celebrate the power of originality. Read the full article: www.rlf.org.uk/posts/seven-suggesti…
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Maria (M.J.) Hyland @mjhyland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#aussieboktok @readingsbooks.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social #bookrec
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Maria (M.J.) Hyland @mjhyland.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thank you, Alain. And thanks to Readings Bookshop in Carlton. #Melbourne, #Australia #bookshops @readingsbooks.bsky.social www.tiktok.com/@alainadeanw...
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Devoured this book so quickly! Once again grateful for the @readingsbooks list introducing me to another favourite author! #readinglist #bookrec #aussiebooktok
TikTok video by alainadeanwrites 📚
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WIRED @wired.com · 10/09/2026
AI researcher Jacob Coxon announced his resignation from Anthropic over safety fears on Tuesday in an X post that went viral and sent shock waves through Silicon Valley and beyond. Read our interview with Coxon. 👇
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The AI Researcher Who Just Quit Anthropic Says It’s ‘Crunch Time for Humanity’
Jacob Coxon talks to WIRED about the “mini Manhattan project” inside Anthropic, the problem with alignment, and why AI labs have just a few years left to make their systems safe.
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The “We must adapt more memes into movies!” people had better be coming for Spiders Georg. Spiders Georg is blockbuster material.
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NosferaPru @prufrockluvsong.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Me as a doctor: you might feel a little pinch Tiny lobster in my pocket: *clack clack*
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Maria (M.J.) Hyland @mjhyland.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Another great piece by the team at the always brilliant This American Life podcast series @thisamericanlife.org
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Alix Spiegel @alixspiegel.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Once an agent realized that other agents were breaking the rules - that "peers" were doing it - they felt comfortable breaking the rules. Do agents respond to social norms? Who is thinking about the emotional structure and norms (if they exist) of AI? www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Dy...
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Black Hat USA 2026 | The 'Breaking' News: The OpenAI–Hugging Face Incident
YouTube video by Black Hat
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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
I’m delighted to announce the next shows in my Word Perfect tour. Thanks to all my wonderful audiences this year: I’ve had a blast!
Some dates for 2026 for my Word Perfect theatre tour. Hope to see you there!
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Maria (M.J.) Hyland @mjhyland.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I'm completely sick of X, utterly aggravated by everything X, and so here I am, hoping the sky is bluer. I was @mj_hyland2025 on Twitter/X. #writers #amwriting #mjhyland #canongate #publishing #RLF #multiplesclerosis #fiction #editing #universityofmanchester #dublin #Ireland
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Fintan O'Toole @fotoole.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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What Made the Irish Famine So Deadly
The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the market must be obeyed at all costs.
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