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Writing, nature, people, climate, place. New book: LIFELINES (May, 2025) Author of IRREPLACEABLE & THE SMALL HEART OF THINGS Upcoming: RIVER SONG Prespa, Greece. Rep'd by @jmlockhart.bsky.social linktr.ee/jhoffmanprespa
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Can we live with bears in Europe? Yes. Many of us already do. As I argue in LIFELINES, co-existence isn’t just an ethical or ecological issue but a practical arrangement, requiring honest dialogue, reliable compensation schemes & the return of traditional skills. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Excellent #bookpost yesterday from @eandtbooks.bsky.social! Mother Animal by @helenjukes.bsky.social is out on the 27th and I am already stuck in for #readindies. Lifelines by @julianhoffman.bsky.social comes out on 15 May. Both were on my Most Anticipated list for the first half of the year.

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Three antidotes to despair: community, local activism, restoring nature.

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Hello! In case of interest, I'm happy to say that Waterstones are offering 25% off pre-orders of my upcoming book LIFELINES from NOW until midnight on Monday! Just use the promo code PREORDER25 when ordering at Waterstones here: bit.ly/4ebqBUT

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The remarkable ruins of the Monastery of the Great Archangels of Tsoukas, founded in 1225 in a canyon above the Stenopotamos River near Nestorio in northern Greece.

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Have a wee vote, folks! Be assured it's not me, Liz Lochhead and Jackie Kay in competition with each other - god forbid! It's you choosing a line by each of us to be carved on the Parliament Wall. www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2025/02/publ...

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They are deliberately crossing the red lines, in order to make the unacceptable commonplace and, eventually, acceptable again.

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“Greece is actually one of the top biodiversity hotspots in Europe. So we’re lucky, we’re gifted to have so many protected areas, but that also comes with responsibility.” ~ Demetres Karavellas, WWF Greece

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The decline in snowfall impacts Greece’s water cycle. “The primary issue is the insufficient replenishment of groundwater, as snow, in particular, is invaluable. The slow melting of snow, especially in spring, is beneficial for underground water reserves." www.ekathimerini.com/news/environ...

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Σημαντική μείωση στη χιονόπτωση και στη χιονόστρωση, σύμφωνα με μελέτη www.kathimerini.gr/visual/infog...

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Thanks to generous donations Corfu Butterfly Conservation has reprinted its poster - free for butterfly enthusiasts from the Capodistrias Museum Corfu and for use in school natural history education.

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It's carnival season in the hazel groves.

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"The reality is that we are living now in a time of continual disasters that are unfolding alongside our slower, planetary scale disaster. In this riskier time, we need to prepare." Important piece by @wanderinggaia.bsky.social on climate change & adaptability. www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

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This is long and complicated, but thanks to @alcs-uk.bsky.social there are some VERY helpful tools and suggested responses here - including a draft completed form you can draw from. Do fill it in! #BookSky #AI #Copyright

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Some news! My debut essay collection, Portrait of an Island on Fire, will be published by Fitzcarraldo Editions in June 2025.

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Sigh. Keeping an eye on the sad sad menchildren and their busy, brittle delusions is tiring. The world is so full of smarter, more interesting people doing wonderful, thoughtful, creative, important work. And who deserve our time and consideration.

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Seems important now to mention that the "luxury resort" set to destroy this ecosystem is a Kushner-Trump development.

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~3000 years in use: Kazarma Bridge is a Mycenaean bridge near the modern road from Tiryns to Epidauros on the Peloponnese, Greece. Dating to the Greek Bronze Age, it is one of the oldest arch bridges. Built in the late Late Helladic III (ca. 1300–1190 BC), the bridge is still used by the locals!

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Given that whales have been around far longer than humans it might be more accurate to say that human languages have patterns that resemble humpback whale songs. www.newscientist.com/article/2467...

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On the lookout for a white-tailed sea eagle seen by a friend around the lake last week but some days, like today, it doesn't seem to matter whether you see anything at all.

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And, she's out of the starting gate! My next book, GREYHOUND, is coming out August 14 in the US with Soft Skull Press & on August 12 in the UK with Fitzcarraldo Editions. As one reader said, "It's an eco-feminist road trip through a struggling America." @softskullpress instagram.com/p/DFx3mfczo0...

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The beautiful London Library offers emerging writers one year’s free membership including masterclasses, networking opportunities, peer support, access to all the Library’s resources and publication in an anthology. Details below. Please share :) www.londonlibrary.co.uk/about-us/ll-...

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NEW @empirepoduk.bsky.social DOUBLE BILL- FORGOTTEN MASTERS- Indian Painting for the East India Company linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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Meet the mighty Elwah River out on the Olympic Peninsula, site of one of the world’s largest dam removal projects. #River #Fluviophile #Rewilding #PNW #Landscape #Photography

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