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Nick Triplow

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Writer: THE LAST DAYS OF JOHNNY NUNN; NEVER WALK AWAY; GETTING CARTER: Ted Lewis & the Birth of Brit Noir @NoExitPress @bedsqpublishers. Contributor to Lincolnshire Folk Tales Reimagined anthology.

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Andy Lewis @andylewis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
When this got reissued approximately 40 years ago, it joined Five Live Yardbirds and 9 Below Zero Live At The Marquee in my collection. Very much the keystone in the bridge across the gap between 1964 and the early 80s mod revival. There were, possibly, some people in the audience on all 3 albums.
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paulcrimetime.bsky.social @paulcrimetime.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Kind of unboxing @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social @hullnoir.bsky.social @nicktriplow.bsky.social @alexgerlis.bsky.social @merlenygate.bsky.social @essiefox.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social @graskeggur.bsky.social #spy #film
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Essential thread.
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Justin Myers @theguyliner.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A much-deserved evisceration of my most-hated retail experience aside from using a touchscreen to order fast food.
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The truth about B&Q
DIY tho?
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Pete Paphides @petepaphides.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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“Even a canon that contains Jolene, I Will Always Love You, Coat Of Many Colors and The Bargain Store, can’t quite account for the outpouring of love.”  | Pete Paphides
In 1973, Dolly Parton can’t possibly have known what was lying ahead of her when she broke free from Porter Wagoner. Six years had elapsed s
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paulcrimetime.bsky.social @paulcrimetime.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New event THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD bit.ly/4bUiD3h #SpyFilm @hulllibraries.bsky.social @hullnoir.bsky.social @nicktriplow.bsky.social @nickquantrill.bsky.social #Hull
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Hull Noir & Hull Libraries present: The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
In conversation and film screening.
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 19/08/2026
‘Hope has been gradually snuffed out since the New Labour period. Negative feelings are being turned inwards. Efforts to separate a mental health epidemic from this wider social malaise are dishonest.’ @will-davies.bsky.social on what’s wrong with Britain’s youth. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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William Davies · Young People Are Different: What do Neets need?
Those who look for the cause of today’s resurgence of Neets in a more recent global shock, the Covid pandemic, need to...
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Jamie Garwood @nexttotheaisle.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Excellent film. Farrar portrays alcoholism effectively and this is a modest drama of maturity boxd.it/6u3o3d #filmsky #moviesky @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social
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A ★★★★ review of The Small Back Room (1949)
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of its first release, the Powell and Pressburger WW2 set film about political intrigue and psychological drama. The 4K restoration will be available on Blu-Ray, DVD an...
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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
You are all cordially invited to The Literary Salon @thetradesclub.bsky.social On Sunday 30th August featuring our very own Simon Crump. @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social
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Sarah Hilary @sarahhilary.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The Widow’s Bay badges I intended to hand out at @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social but which arrived too late
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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Good morning. Be more Simon. Don't be like OMG. Be kind to your fellow workers. 'Brilliantly special.' @thetimes.com @bookcornerhx.bsky.social @forumbooks.bsky.social @toppingsbath.bsky.social
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Dominic Nolan @dominicnolan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Superb. So glad there's one more book to come out too. Like when Denis Johnson left us with a gift.
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Doug Johnstone @dougjohnstone.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Incredible ending to James Sallis’s last novella in his sublime collection, World’s Edge.
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Nick Triplow @nicktriplow.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Here we go. January 2027.
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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I've sent a copy of Post - it note from Underground & some cleaning tips To the new Prime Minister at No.10. 'Yellow bucket is for kitchens, red is for toilets, green cloths are for touch points, blue bucket is for general areas.' @thetimes.com @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
An exploration of gender fluidity; a gripping northern historical fiction novel; a mystery wrapped in an adventure. There are many ways to describe Carolyn Kirby's epic Ravenglass, but mostly it is a thrilling story with great lyricism and heart. Order: www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
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David Collard @davidcollard.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Nailed it. This should be his walk-on music at every public appearance.
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Dr Victoria Xiaoxiao Ma @victoriaxiaoxiaoma.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Monday #morningread Have a great week!☀️
John McCullough’s ‘The Zigzag Path’
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Nick Triplow @nicktriplow.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
James Varda - Beside the Sea. Very much missed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSyi...
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James Varda - Beside The Sea [Official Video]
YouTube video by James Varda
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DC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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If you have a trillion dollars in a world where children are starving, you're not a visionary, you're just a cunt. 

Photo of Elon Musk. 

Bus stop poster by @everyonehateselon.bsky.social
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DC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Musk is set to become a trillionaire today. 👀 Location near Tesla’s flagship London store, UK. 🎥 @everyonehateselon.bsky.social
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Wrighty @wrightsnake.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Nice thing to see on my way home.
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Unspun Heroes® @unspunheroes.com · 29/05/2026
Finally got around to catching up on my emails, of which this was a highlight. I was also ruminating on the idea that George Michael wasn’t ever considered a national treasure (and was hounded by the tabloids) and so him and Heaton form a Venn diagram. Anyway, total aside. Read Pete’s words.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Read this book!
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Rachel Malik @rachelmalik.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
So looking forward to this
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Rachel Malik @rachelmalik.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
On the date of #BramStokerDracula publication in 1897, a piece I wrote on the Whitby of the novel, the modern spectacle of Dracula’s arrival on English soil, and the delights of @gladlib.bsky.social
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Rachel Malik on Horne’s Guide to Whitby and Dracula - Gladstone's Library
A few of the many things I loved about my stay: The rook convention outside the library; window sills so wide you can organise your life on them; the giant woodpigeons; the mushroom quiche; that there...
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The Wilder Way: Starring Patrick Wymark @harrydobermann.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Review of recent @hullnoir.bsky.social star #ChrisBrookmyre's QUITE UGLY ONE MORNING. Murder mystery on liner hosting a convention based on a 1960's puppet show @fanderson1981.bsky.social - wymark.org.uk/brookmyre.html
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Unspun Heroes® @unspunheroes.com · 21/05/2026
Just signed the contract. Now to find/earn the £6k to fund it. Eek. *shakes bucket* Any/all help appreciated: unspunheroes.bandcamp.com/merch or ampwall.com/a/unspunhero... Pre-orders probably August, btw.
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Merch from Unspun Heroes
Merch from Unspun Heroes
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Rue Baldry @ruebaldry.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
On Sunday 7th June I will be on a panel with wonderful fellow Northodox writers discussing historical fiction with relevance to issues we are facing now www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/shapi...
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Shaping the Future with Lessons from the Past
Join Northodox Press authors Carolyn Kirby, A.D Bergin, Carolyn O’Brien, Rachel Canwell and Rue Baldry for a relaxed and entertaining
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James Oswald @sirbenfro.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I can't for the life of me imagine why.
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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
It's almost as if at least 15m Britons are being underpaid and can't afford to ever retire.
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Absolutely correct from Starmer here. Sharp contrast to the equivocal response to the last Robinson/Musk rally - a very welcome change.
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Andrew Rait @andrewrait.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
After a close family member died in '98 I was given a most generous gift of £10k. The hoops, questions, proof of providence, money laundering checks, HMRC background searches I had to go through to just deposit the cheque was exhausting. Yat Farage can just have £5mil & no one bats an eye?
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A please @labouruk.bsky.social, stop saying that it's up to us to stop Reform. YOU could stop a Reform government in 2029, by introducing the proportional representation so many in the country have been clamouring for. The only way Farage can win is through our crazy first-past-the-post system.
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Nick Triplow @nicktriplow.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Process Not Product by @juliahbell.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/professo...
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Process Not Product
Perhaps one of the most confusing things about this current moment with the ‘rise’ of AI is that nothing is actually rising.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
BREAKING: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, according to property records seen by Sky News.
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Ian Duhig @ianduhig.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This beautiful object just arrived. I am truly glad to have a poem celebrating one of the most interesting and original poets in England. Sean O'Brien and David Wheatley have done a wonderful job as editors. I learned a great deal from Peter Didsbury and he has much to offer younger poets as well.
This beautiful object from Broken Sleep Books just arrived in which I am truly glad to have a poem celebrating one of the best, most interesting and original poets in England. Sean OBrien and Dàibhidh Thomàis Ciotach Albannach have done a wonderful job as editors, though Sean notes the range of enthusiastic contributors keen to show what Didsbury meant to them, including Yang Lian, Tara Bergin, Vidyan Ravinthiran, Pascale Petit, Steve Eely, Gillian Allnutt and many more. What he particularly means to me was a Northern voice, strong but taking influences from anywhere in space or time that took his fancy. I learned a great deal from Peter Didsbury and believe he has much to offer younger poets here as well. Congratulations all.
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weloveallthat @weloveallthat.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The Death of Spotify, or why streaming is "minutes away from becoming obsolete"
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The Death of Spotify: Why Streaming is Minutes Away From Being Obsolete
Jimmy Iovine just called the Death of Spotify. He might be right.
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Alison Eales, Nerves of Steel @alisoneales.com · 24/04/2026
One of those songs that can put me in a good mood instantly
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US Amazonians
YouTube video by Kirsty MacColl - Topic
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet. This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
my latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com
Two hooded figures with lamps approach a moonlit, isolated cottage.
A woman answers the door.
We have come for the child, says the hooded figure
So soon? she asks
It is time, says the hooded figure.
The woman is distraught. We should never have got him a library card!
What is done cannot be undone, says the hooded figure
We couldn’t see the harm! We just wanted him to enjoy reading! 
For most, it ends there, says the hooded figure, turning away and walking into the wilderness
Oh lord, What have I done! says the woman,
the child walks past her and out into the darkness with them.
Do not cry mother. 
I am a writer now.
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Sarah Hilary @sarahhilary.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
In today’s Guardian 💙
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Louise Fairbairn @scarletrix.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Perfectly put review of an excellent novel - do grab a copy! #BookSky 📚💙
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Sarah Hilary @sarahhilary.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
It's publication day! The Drowning Place is my tenth novel and, I think, my best. I can't wait for readers to discover Joe and Laurie. Links to buy in my bio 💙
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Trump comparing himself to Jesus while Vance tries to lecture the actual Pope on matters theological proves beyond any reasonable doubt that the ‘Christian’ element of their support is, morally & doctrinally, about as Christian as a hula hoop. Their conduct is literally unconscionable.
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sarahbabsmorgan.bsky.social @sarahbabsmorgan.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Always nice to see things I’ve contributed to out in the wild.
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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
I watched this last night. Stuart Hall and Maggie Steed’s Open Door about unchallenged racism on TV. It’s from 1979 but the parallels with today (esp in current affairs) are striking. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-7C...
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It Ain't Half Racist Mum (1979)
YouTube video by Obscurity
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Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Driven insane by thoughts of his father's profession... WANTED FOR MURDER (1946) 10:50am #EricPortman #DulcieGray #DerekFarr #RolandCulver drama #TPTVsubtitles
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 12/03/2026
Great explanation and not one I’ve heard put so succinctly before
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Kristen Shelt (@kristenshelt)
An energetic take on racism
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Ian Duhig @ianduhig.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
from Tit-Bits magazine (1892)
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