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antonyjohnston.bsky.social
Atomic Blonde, The Dog Sitter Detective, The Exphoria Code, The Organised Writer, Resident Evil Village, etc. I write all the things. Reps: http://antonyjohnston.com/contact
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Home and walking the old paths. Welcome (back) to the North 😍

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Book of the Month time - and it’s two in a row for @antonyjohnston.bsky.social classicmystery.blog/2025/04/30/t...

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Apr 30th 1929 - The Devil, aka the "Goat of Mendes", appears at the Sabbat. 📽️📅 The Devil Rides Out (1968)

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It is, today, the 54th anniversary of a gift to satire: James Arkell’s solicitors writing to Private Eye, prompting everyone’s favourite reply. First, though, the initial letter:

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Studio Ghibli has uploaded hundreds of beautiful still images from almost all of their films, including all of the major ones. These individual artworks are free to download “by individual fans to further enjoy Studio Ghibli films”. [kottke.org]

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And here we go - as expected, they're going after kids now. This is exactly the sort of thing I warned about when the Supreme Court judgment was released.

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You: So, Antony, did you have a nice relaxing time on your holiday which definitely wasn’t a hiking trip? Me: Well,

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We are on the hunt for a Publishing Assistant to join our busy team.⁠ Do you have an eye for detail and excellent time management skills?⁠ Are you ready to be vital in editorial processes? ⁠⁠ Follow the link for more info: www.allisonandbusby.com/job-opportun... #publishingjobs #publishinghopefuls

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Love this. In his “I Agree” installation Dima Yarovinsky-Yahel took the content from terms of service statements for companies like Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Tinder and printed them out on A4 paper with a standard font size for legal contracts to demonstrate the length of these agreements.

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@ellygriffiths.bsky.social Seen in Helsinki airport 👍

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Heading home…

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“Absolutely marvellous… streets ahead of most of the ‘BLANKETY BLANK DETECTIVE’ books out there and definitely one to look out for” Great review of The Dog Sitter Detective!

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been thinking about this for years, now articulated:

submitted 7 days ago • 26 comments

📚📮#BookPost📚📮 Some very exciting book mail arrived in the form of #CanYouSolveTheMurder by @antonyjohnston.bsky.social - I used to love the books that you had to ‘turn to page …’ choices when I was younger!😍 Huge thanks to @bantambooksuk.bsky.social for sending! 📖 #BookSky📚💙

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Postcard from #Tallinn 🇪🇪

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Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine

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Six years after setting a book here, I finally made it to #Tallinn 😅

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“OK! Got my easel, my oils, my best brushes, wearing my beret, time to – aw, man…”

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Oh, this is wonderful: an article from the Spectator in 1973, moaning about Doctor Who being too woke. H/t @spinkysmama.bsky.social for the link. Some things never change.

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This is not a hiking holiday 😭

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Hello, Latvia #TrainLife

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Highs and lows of #Vilnius

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"It has no value, that's why we want it so much"

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Lots of looking up in #Vilnius

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Just another day of #TrainLife

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Why even have a brain, any ideas, any ability to express them, any kind of communication with other people, any desire to solve problems or invent anything, any reason to learn, any use for your eyes or your heart, or any reason to teach or create

submitted 19 days ago • 92 comments

Last day before moving on #Warszawa

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Visited Auschwitz today, so no photos. www.auschwitz.org/en/

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Book 17 of the year: audiobook of @antonyjohnston.bsky.social’s The Dog Sitter Detective Plays Dead, read by the fabulous Nicolette McKenzie. I love this series!

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Out and about #Warszawa

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Again: Britain (not just this government but all of the recent ones) has a problem with knowledge work. Fishing, steel are manly proper jobs with a Victorian sense of place and history. Creative industries & HE are treated as secondary; derided or ignored.

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