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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 17h

Such a beautiful print and production job – amazing paper. Wish we could do that in the UK...

Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 21h

Things that annoy, #23896, historical nonfiction with sloppy timelines. 'Here we are in 1936 but wait, let me just go back to this 1915 thing' ARGHHH

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Özgür Toprak @ozgurtoprak8303.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

🚨WATCH: NASA REVEALS THE NIGHT SKY FROM MARS — A VIEW UNLIKE EARTH’S NASA has shared a rare glimpse of the Martian night sky. Unlike Earth, Mars has a much thinner atmosphere, meaning less atmospheric scattering of light and a different view of the cosmos.

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Loving that Ukraine has basically switched off the shit bits of twitter... #yandex.

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

This is just a massive slap in the face for indies and bricks and mortar shops...

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Wonderful book but I wish you weren't doing Amazon's promotion for it.

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

My father-in-law asked me to fix his phone. Without him knowing, I went through his YouTube shorts feed and blocked all those obnoxious far-right influencers channels. Then, I restarted his phone. Now there are only videos about capibaras on his feed and he's going mad about it.

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I'll bet that those notebooks are not actually overpriced, considering what you get from them...

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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 05/10/2026

There is a bleak sort of pleasure in telling people who bring up AI in casual conversation, “Actually, I’m one of the authors AI stole from. Not an exaggeration. The judge ordered them to send me a check.” It hits them different when it’s a real person saying it.

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Sorry you're in this situation Sian but fluffy words don't cut it. I wasn't delivering literature in Pavillion for this.

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hi! Trying to DM about this but can't. Would love to read this, am writing about the early Italian printers. Thank you!

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Is it my imagination or is Steinbeck having a moment? I keep on hearing of people reading him in different contexts. (Which is great obviously)

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Possibly because it's the one that they voted to the top of the agenda in the prioritisation ballot.

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Question: what actual real-world policy achievements, or legislation, can Corbyn claim credit for, in 40+ years as a legislator?

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Is there a subtle contrast being drawn between who Labour help and who the Tories help 🤔 #CPC26

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

They included Morgan McSweeney getting his phone "stolen" and now I am dead #CPC26

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

So I was delivering @greenparty.org.uk leaflets back in 2010 – when @zackpolanski.bsky.social was a Lib Dem. I've given the Greens my vote ever since. Not sure how best to describe today's Green Party conference vote (Dumb politics? Anti-semitic? Pig ignorant? All?) but it's lost them my support.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 04/10/2026

The "zionism is racism" motion that has just passed on the Green Party's conference floor is truly gross, and deeply racist. The party's MPs deserve some credit for opposing it, though they should've done so more stridently and sooner. This is now a millstone around the party's necks. Deservedly.

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

False equivalence. You can walk out of Southern Baptism: you can't walk out of being Jewish.

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Oh completely! Really grinds my gears. I refuse to read any blog post with an ai slop illustration.

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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

So the Green Party’s leader is too much of a coward to actually lead his party. Figures.

Polanski to skip "Zionism is Racism" vote

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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Although it feels like I am shouting into the void about this sometimes, I want to share some further thoughts on the “Zionism is Racism” motion which the Green Party is due to debate in the next 16 hours. Just to address various points which I think people in general should know. A thread:

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'd strongly contest the 'diligently explained' there, because the Remain campaign was incompetent beyond words.

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

One strength is the way she combines quantitative research (notably, BookScan sales figures) with qualitative 'soft' research - interviews etc. I love this. Anyway – hard recommend for anyone interested in the book biz, writing fiction, or wanting to understand today's literary scene.

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I've worked in publishing for pushing 30 years, with US publishers since 2008, been represented by top agents (not any more), earned out my advances three times... and I found so much here that was new.

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

She's done a huge amount of on-the-ground research – sitting in on acquisitions meetings, detailed interviews, access to correspondence etc (all anonymised). Hugely informative.

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Reading, and thoroughly enjoying, MIDDLEMEN by @lauramcgrath.bsky.social — about the role of the Literary Agent in American literature/ publishing/ culture. Eye-opening research, scholarly rigour, and (thank you Jesus, after recent experiences) excellent writing.

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Ever wonder how books get ordered and into your favourite indie bookstore? You may find this interesting (not a complete answer, but lots to think about) digitalbibliophile.substack.com/p/2026-limit...

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2026 Limited Editions

Presenting our limited editions, and a note on the state of publishing.

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Roland Allen gazes on the space where Chapter XVIII shall be @zibaldoni.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My amazing North American publisher is the Canadian indie, Biblioasis. Their free substack is an excellent behind-the-scenes view of the struggles and joys of indie publishing, and I recommend it to you all. @biblioasis.bsky.social digitalbibliophile.substack.com/p/books-and-...

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Dan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I am proud of what Josh and I accomplished in this essay, which took deep reporting and data gathering, and which ultimately runs to a hearty 7000+ words to explain what's really going on with Jewish American and Israeli books in US publishing as PEN America and the ADL run cover for genocide

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