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A school RfP policy in one post: * Time to read and be read to every day * Time to talk about books together * Freedom to read graphic novels, picturebooks, poetry, non-fiction, magazines, anything * New books are an investment, not an expense * Work with librarians, bookshops, authors, poets, etc

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Ah here, it's the weekend, so have another #painting. "Clonakilty Bay" is one of my favourite gentle spots of Ireland. I've cycled alongside this west Cork scene countless times, carrying paints, dreams, and a case of beer. #SpeirGorm #ArtYear

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A few days away with the 10 year old and we have all the essentials with us ❤️📚

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Do a good deed in this naughty world! It's the last few days of #ReadItForward! Buy any children's books - even mine! - through @bookshop_org_uk and if they will donate 10% to @BookTrust and @scottishbktrust - uk.bookshop.org/lists/read-i...

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uk.bookshop.org/lists/books-... Loads of my books seem to be on sale on @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social AND if buy any children's book this month 10% go to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social #ReadItForward

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I'm supporting #ReadItForward @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @booktrust.org.uk RAISAH AND THE BOAT Nadia Ali Art by Fatma Zehra Köprülü uk.bookshop.org/p/books/rais... HUMPHREY THE EGG-SPLORER Nadia Ali Art by Valenti Gubianas uk.bookshop.org/p/books/hump...

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Not funny, topical, or personally related. Just a wonderful photograph of a woman at her flower stall on Las Ramblas in Barcelona in 1929. You're welcome.

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These are the kinds of stories about the human costs of the Trump-Musk coup that desperately need telling right now. Local news outlets and independent journalists can do a lot of important work here, for their own communities but also for the national effort to push back against this insanity.

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Are we to surmise that it was woke that was stopping the planes from plummeting out of the sky?

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Another plug for Omar El Akkad’s one day, everyone will have been against this

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This!

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Always a treat. #annetyler

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😊

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Sad to hear that Cardiff’s Shelf Life is closing - a wonderful radical bookshop (staying online) - use this link for your online orders and they will get a healthy cut - let’s make her last week wonderful uk.bookshop.org/shop/shelfli...

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Once again, what lucky kids.

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Edward Gorey - self portrait

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You might have missed it, but Amazon warehouse workers in Raleigh, NC are voting this week on whether to form a union. If they win, they'll be the first unionized Amazon facility in the South. Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.

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Yum.

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If you want to share a really special gift this #ValentinesDay, read to a child. It's an expression of love that will last a lifetime ❤️ @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

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Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt

submitted 10 days ago • 537 comments

EVERY Friday in the Robert Smith household! #ValentinesDay

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I urge you to watch this and read this incredible book. www.youtube.com/live/0rfpwRY...

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Do not mess with librarians. They let complete strangers borrow their books. For a living. Even the hardcovers. They are so much stronger than you know.

submitted 11 days ago • 165 comments

My goodness. What a list of beauties! Have read and loved both One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This and Pity. Looking forward to the others!

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I do not believe that books can be nutritious, or bad for your health. I do not believe that books can have ages or genders. But I do believe the books we love are the ones that make us readers - and I do believe every reader should have the right to choose what they read. #books #literacy

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It's possible that some of you BlueSky cats don't know that @backlisted.bsky.social has its own bookshop on @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social where you can buy all the books mentioned on each epsiode. Buying there helps support the Backlisted and indie bookshops = win-win. uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlis...

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When your class are enjoying each other's company, caring about the wellbeing of their friends and supporting one another in lessons, that's the time to look round the room and realise there's no other job that can compare. Before it all kicks off again.

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"Did you know that before DOGE, government spending was influenced by an ad hoc network of billionaires? It's far more efficient to reduce redundancy by placing the entire US Treasury under the centralized control of one billionaire private citizen (me)."

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

Here’s my question: has any writer done for London what Gornick has done for NYC?

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Amazing bookshop curated list in celebration of an astounding book. Get in! Thank you @lighthousebks.bsky.social for all that you do for books, your community, and helping us all connect around such important topics. ❤️ uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-ma...

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Gorgeous new picture book. Our Wee Place by Sophie Kirtley and Ellan Rankin is a beautiful celebration of Northern Ireland, family, and friendship. A journey through precious memories and the making of new ones!

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@katlister.bsky.social was such a great interviewer this eve, celebrating Vivian Gornick. And @amykey.bsky.social’s intro and insights are so so great. Lovely London eve. Definitely feeling the need to read this now uk.bookshop.org/p/books/fier... This was so great uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Another book blurb, this time from the brilliant @graceblakeley.bsky.social. Pre-orders are essential for authors so if you think it might be of interest, here are the links: Bookshop.org: tinyurl.com/hprhh7xu Waterstones: tinyurl.com/8fucp49x Amazon: tinyurl.com/3pu8hjfk

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