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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

The NHS Guidance on trans people in hospital will protect zero women but will badly harm trans people. What a hateful disgrace and will be remembered by future generations as a stain on us all.

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The animated Watership Down terrified me as a child and scared me away from reading the book my dad loved so much (I later read it as an adult and realised all I missed out on and what a tonally divergent adaptation the film was)

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Honestly this is the best thing about having my free time back since I finished my degree

A photograph of two books: My Grammar and I (Caroline Taggart and J. A. Wines) and Steering the Craft: A 21st-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story (Ursula K. Le Guin)

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hannah ❤️‍🔥 @han1989.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

wait so people don’t like the joy & whimsy of encore…? i was having fun

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Man Looking Around Confused

Alt: Man Looking Around Confused

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Ally 💋 @cowboylikeally.swifties.social · 15/09/2026

Me and the besties when we see something questionable

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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Oh blimey, here we go again. Time to vote in the National Trust AGM to keep so-called 'Restore Trust' off the council. Use the quick vote to ensure we don't split the anti-Restore vote. Or.... 1/2 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...

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Annual General Meeting

Your Annual General Meeting will take place online and in person on Saturday 7th November 2026 at the STEAM Museum, Swindon.

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

On Friday I finished my dissertation after 3 years of part-time study + full-time work. It's WILD how much more energy I have INSTANTLY

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 26/08/2026

I never realised that Dolly Parton couldn’t have children because of endometriosis. And that she was public about that in the 70’s and 80’s, when there was even more stigma and shame around infertility and menstruation than there is today.

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

in a world of JK Rowlings be a Dolly Parton

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Aaron Meyers @aaronmeyers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury

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Ned Potter @nedpotter.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Trying not to get wound up by this use of GenAI on CILIP's website... (Were I overthinking it, I'd think it says: are librarians principled enough to take a stance against GenAI? No. But are they competent enough to use it well? Also no. Ah, but can they proof-read websites? Still no.)

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Paris Paloma releasing a new album the day my dissertation is due? I know she just wants to give me a lil present for finishing it 🎁

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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 17/07/2026

In case you’re wondering why Actual Play (recordings of people playing roleplaying games) hit hard with its core audience, it’s because at its best (and even at its not-so-great) you get to watch people make art, often with a strong attention to character, with chance rather than suits driving plot.

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I may be stuck in the summer of dissertation hell but I think I'm getting a little bit hopeful about my future again girlies!!

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Something I love about Count Binface is that he’s clearly been played by several different men at this point, while remaining the same character. This makes him a quintessential British Hero like Doctor Who and James Bond.

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Lavender Guitar @lavenderguitar.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Some interesting nuance on the discourse. Disclaimer- I can find no proof that the son is Travis’s best friend.

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Sometimes I think life is too short to peel an orange perfectly. Other times I think life is too short to eat imperfectly peeled oranges.

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

A proposed closure of Oxford’s gynaecology counselling service is “penny pinching of the worst order”, according to union Unite. It says that Oxford University Hospitals has been planning the closure since April, but that the consultation period is now on hold.

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 12/06/2026

once again asking my uterus where it got the fucking audacity

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

"Has anyone ever told you you've got a very strong tongue?" (My dentist, to me as a child)

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Kat Steiner @kastrel.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Me at work:

An error page saying Too many requests 429 error

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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Once again I repeat my motto: "Don't comply in advance, but also, don't cry in advance."

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Everyone should own at least 1 pair of sparkly shoes because the number of compliments they garner will have your self-esteem through the roof

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Happy election day, folks! Get out there and vote! And if you still don't know who to vote for, this is helpful

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 01/05/2026

⚠️Breaking news: Beaver falls over, tries again despite experiencing this hardship. This adorable accident was spotted on our live camera feed at Holnicote Estate.

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Happy lesbian visibility day! Did you know I'm a lesbian? Well, now you do! 🧡🤍🩷

A photo of me, smiling at the camera and wearing a pink floral cardigan

A photo of me, half-smiling at the camera and wearing a pink floral cardigan

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Spencer Koelle @spencerkoelle.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Instead of asking chatgpt, why not ask a librarian? You'll get real answers and they won't tell you to kill yourself.

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Well #OperationMincemeat was certainly quite a show! Fun songs, great actors (who can switch between roles in a beat), and a show that grapples with moral questions without spoonfeeding answers. Great job! @mincemeatlive.bsky.social

A photo of the Operation Mincemeat curtain at the New Theatre, Oxford

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Literally just today the bus driver complimented my signalling ("Nice firm clear arm! Some people just wave weakly") and I thought how nice to get a good grade in bus travel

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Himbo Beefcake, PhD 🔞💪 @jendrawscomics.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I think making up little guys is good for your mental health, everyone should make up characters and then spend time daydreaming about them

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Turning 29 soon. Might just fuck around and become very independent and self-sufficient

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Charlotte Garbett @lottiegarbett.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Protect your peace. Read a book. Make something.

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I'm very fond of the library in Baddesley Clinton - it's why Lady Georgiana's quote is my profile header!

Written quote: I adore a library, and should be glad to think that some volumes or my thoughts might slumber on its dusty shelves. Yes; even if they were never read, it seems to me a pleasant sort of tomb for the mind - an appropriate abode of repose for the best and most genuine part of ourselves. (Georgiana, Lady Chatterton)

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Wearing a new skirt to unlock a new personality

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Hauntfren Lastname @ulyverse.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

I'm ecstatic to share my feminists@law article (!!) co-written and steered by @sandraduffy.bsky.social . I want to thank them publicly for rooting me on & the editorial team who were very supportive. Please read. First of many I'm hoping... journals.kent.ac.uk/index.php/fe...

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Bigger on the inside: Spatial and temporal aspects of 'For Women Scotland' | feminists@law

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Oliver Darkshire @deathbybadger.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

you think you'll set up a dungeons and dragons game and it will be heroism and tearful story beats but 32 weeks in the group chat is called something like "hagfuckers" or "tits out for lolth" and you're in a blazing row with a player who will only roleplay as an ordinary horse

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

D&D tomorrow, then The One Ring on Tuesday. Can't wait to escape the real world for a bit and relax with my dumb tiefling fighter/cursed elf cartographer ⚔️

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Do you ever eat an orange which is so unyielding to being peeled & segmented that even trying to eat it feels like a violent act

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Charlotte Garbett @lottiegarbett.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Have you recently finished writing your novel? I'm looking to offer a free(!) developmental edit on one completed manuscript. It would be in return for an honest, detailed review for my website. I'm most interested in fantasy, horror and literary fiction. #amwriting #amediting #writers #editing

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 90981: Unhappiness is not a prerequisite for making good art. Tea as a writing medium works quite as well as blood, and comes out a lot cheaper...

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Sorry to my housemates who are stuck with me listening to New Years Day on repeat it's just such a Perfect Song and I'm emotional thinking about my friends

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Des Ferris @dathiestferret.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

That’s what Farage wants. Division. Hug your Dad.

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Christian Allgore 💀🩸🖤🎃 @ceebarnacles.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Reading Rooms at the British Library are closed *all week* because so many of its workers refuse to work for pitiful wages in a contemptuously authoritarian and obliviously managed environment. We need leaders who get it and are big enough to sort it out! It’s a mess and a disgrace. Lift it up!!

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Sophie Lay @sophielibrary.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I should start quoting this when a reader doesn't want to return a requested book

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Fantasy as an assembly-line commodity leaves me cold.

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