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The rats have chosen a new pope.

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How I admire people who can write like this.

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I’ve donated one of my precious author copies of Salvage to this auction for Palestine. Pre-release and signed! Lots of good things on offer, please bid if you can afford it & share around. Grateful for all the solidarity in a time of devastating news. airauctioneer.com/authors-and-...

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Good riddance #auspol

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nice one, Tina! : )

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Happy political retirement, Clive. May the next $240M you burn through be spent on dinosaur refurbishments + Titanic reconstructions - and not pathetically terrorising trans ppl for more power. Rot in irrelevance, big fella.

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And now the culture wars have failed, can the government grow some gonads and reinstate Khaled Sabsabi?

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this book is going to be very, very special...

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Dutton got his wish. He will never stand in front of an Aboriginal flag as PM.

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How I have looked forward to casting my single issue/single vote today! 🍉

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I've always loved reading Jennifer Down's posts over the years. This one is so affecting and beautiful... jenniferdown.substack.com/p/a-postcard...

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"Want to redress imbalances of representation? Then make an effort to publish working class people, of any age, race, gender, or background. The rest will follow." open.substack.com/pub/fernando...

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Humans need to read this. I am so much smarter, now that I have!

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One of the contributing factors for the tough times in book publishing is how retail prices are fairly steady but all the costs of making a book have gone up, my analysis in @theconversation.com shows With thanks to @jocaseau.bsky.social for the excellent editing theconversation.com/whos-eating-...

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No. I'm staying home to write...

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dog and me, we're hitting the road!

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how marvellous!

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Electronic: best super-group ever

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lovin' me '90's music atm...

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be it ever so humble...

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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government. No one has heard from you in 43 days. As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

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The answer is write more, unfortunately

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Anthony Macris on Kafka

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We caught-up with Marlon Williams to chat about his remarkable new record ‘Te Whare Tīwekaweka’, the first album sung in Māori by a solo artist to chart at number one in his native New Zealand. klofmag.com/2025/04/marl...

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I like a book I can read in one sitting, especially if it treats me like an adult and serves up moral complexities without fear or favour.

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A story I wrote about a dictator who shits his pants at a summit of the world’s leaders has been published after being rejected 28 times

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@sfwa.bsky.social 🙏🏾💕 www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...

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David Bowie released ‘Aladdin Sane’ 52 years ago today. ⚡️

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Long - I've been reading it over the course of the week - but comprehensive and cogently argued: Klein and Taylor on end times fascism and the utterly crucial need to resist it... www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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some people have an irrational fear of snakes...

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#Photography 📷 Shirley Baker

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This is useful, from Scientific American Biology doesn’t give us a simple binary model of sex Society, law and infrastructure needs to catch up so that everybody can have privacy, dignity and safety www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...

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🧂Veruca Salt - "Seether" 😬🎸 [Live, 1995] #musicsky #rockmusic #90s #alternative 📺

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'Unified by my split personalities' just fine Tuesday night listening... : )

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I haven't been hanging out here much, but had to stop by to say I'm SO excited that #TheBookofGuilt has been chosen for the @bbcradio2.bsky.social Book Club with Sara Cox! Thank you to @readingagency.bsky.social and their fabulous readers and librarians 🥰 bookclubhub.co.uk/news/radio-2...

The rats have chosen a new pope.

How I admire people who can write like this.

I’ve donated one of my precious author copies of Salvage to this auction for Palestine. Pre-release and signed! Lots of good things on offer, please bid if you can afford it & share around. Grateful for all the solidarity in a time of devastating news. airauctioneer.com/authors-and-...

Good riddance #auspol

nice one, Tina! : )

Happy political retirement, Clive. May the next $240M you burn through be spent on dinosaur refurbishments + Titanic reconstructions - and not pathetically terrorising trans ppl for more power. Rot in irrelevance, big fella.

And now the culture wars have failed, can the government grow some gonads and reinstate Khaled Sabsabi?

this book is going to be very, very special...

Dutton got his wish. He will never stand in front of an Aboriginal flag as PM.

How I have looked forward to casting my single issue/single vote today! 🍉

I've always loved reading Jennifer Down's posts over the years. This one is so affecting and beautiful... jenniferdown.substack.com/p/a-postcard...

"Want to redress imbalances of representation? Then make an effort to publish working class people, of any age, race, gender, or background. The rest will follow." open.substack.com/pub/fernando...

Humans need to read this. I am so much smarter, now that I have!

One of the contributing factors for the tough times in book publishing is how retail prices are fairly steady but all the costs of making a book have gone up, my analysis in @theconversation.com shows With thanks to @jocaseau.bsky.social for the excellent editing theconversation.com/whos-eating-...

No. I'm staying home to write...

dog and me, we're hitting the road!

how marvellous!

Electronic: best super-group ever

lovin' me '90's music atm...

be it ever so humble...

Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government. No one has heard from you in 43 days. As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

The answer is write more, unfortunately

Anthony Macris on Kafka

We caught-up with Marlon Williams to chat about his remarkable new record ‘Te Whare Tīwekaweka’, the first album sung in Māori by a solo artist to chart at number one in his native New Zealand. klofmag.com/2025/04/marl...

I like a book I can read in one sitting, especially if it treats me like an adult and serves up moral complexities without fear or favour.

A story I wrote about a dictator who shits his pants at a summit of the world’s leaders has been published after being rejected 28 times

@sfwa.bsky.social 🙏🏾💕 www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...

David Bowie released ‘Aladdin Sane’ 52 years ago today. ⚡️

Long - I've been reading it over the course of the week - but comprehensive and cogently argued: Klein and Taylor on end times fascism and the utterly crucial need to resist it... www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

some people have an irrational fear of snakes...

#Photography 📷 Shirley Baker

This is useful, from Scientific American Biology doesn’t give us a simple binary model of sex Society, law and infrastructure needs to catch up so that everybody can have privacy, dignity and safety www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...

🧂Veruca Salt - "Seether" 😬🎸 [Live, 1995] #musicsky #rockmusic #90s #alternative 📺

'Unified by my split personalities' just fine Tuesday night listening... : )

I haven't been hanging out here much, but had to stop by to say I'm SO excited that #TheBookofGuilt has been chosen for the @bbcradio2.bsky.social Book Club with Sara Cox! Thank you to @readingagency.bsky.social and their fabulous readers and librarians 🥰 bookclubhub.co.uk/news/radio-2...

its great being me...

she will never compromise when it comes to luxury...