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Here’s a poem called ‘From The Encyclopedia of Alternative Facts’.

All I want is a cottage in the Scottish Highlands, a freshly-fallen snow, a crackling fire, a riveting mystery novel, a kettle on the stove, and a healthy supply of emotional support scones.

people tell you the best thing about having written a book is getting to call yourself a published author or sharing your vision with the world but really the best thing about having written a book is that you don't have to write it anymore

Here’s a poem called ‘This was the year that was not the year’.

It is Dec 22 and I have been remiss in not yet posting any bizarre Victorian Christmas cards, so… Here’s a reminder to make sure you remember to give the gift of a severed head with embedded cleaver this Yuletide.

Latest @theguardian.com cartoon #GisèlePelicot www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Hello lovely Bluesky followers. To say thank you for following us & for being part of the Bookshop.org community, we're pleased to offer you an extra 10% off your books with code BSKY10, valid 18-19 December 🎄 📚 Every sale supports indie bookshops. 📚 Free upgrade to 1st class shipping on 2nd class

Today’s poem is considered to be the world’s oldest surviving love poem, written 1.5 million years ago by one of our earliest ancestors, homo unrequitus. It’s called ‘The Caveman’s Lament’.

#Indieauthor #writingcommunity #amwritingfantasy #amwriting #writersky

“Well, that was awkward” - Me, after 93% of my social interactions.

It’s 1st of December. Mull everything. Mull the wine, mull the cider, mull your tea, mull the tap water, mull the cat, mull the carpet, mull the chairs. Mull it all! Get your hair cut in a mullet. Mull the Kintyre. Mull the halls with boughs of holly. Get everything mulled. FULL MULL AHEAD!

The John Le Carré Advent Calendar - My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com Books. (with apologies to @realjohnlecarre.bsky.social and @harkaway.bsky.social)

Today’s poem is dedicated to all those who have taken it upon themselves to correct the grammar or spelling in my poems over the last few weeks. It’s called ‘Pedents’.

Best. News. Ever. 🦋 just got even better!

Morning, 1954, by Tetyana Yablonska, Ukrainian painter from Kyiv

Local women crochet/knit sweaters to shield recovering, rescued elephants from the night cold, Elephant Conservation Care Center, Northern India, 2017

Bit of a reverse Black Friday tip. Go buy a book from an independent bookshop. While the richest companies in the world have another bonanza, put a smile on the face of a struggling writer and bookseller. Thank you x

The Waterstones #BookOfTheYear winners are here! A sensation with booksellers and readers from day one, it could only be BUTTER by Asako Yuzuki 🐄 And Children’s Book of the Year is I AM REBEL by Ross Montgomery, an unforgettable canine adventure 🐕 📚 www.waterstones.com/category/cul...

Today’s poem is called ‘Lines Written While Waiting for a Train at a Provincial Railway Station’.

Alison Holt, contemporary textile artist who creates machine and hand embroidered land and seascapes

If you'd like to help celebrate our half million milestone, here are some suggestions: buy us a coffee > ko-fi.com/radiolento write us a review > bit.ly/LentoAp give us a shout-out on the socials feature Lento in your newsletter or other media or just say hi 👋

“The good thing about writing books is that you can dream while you are awake.” — Haruki Murakami

Me: *stares into the abyss* The abyss:

Worth remembering that books still power a huge proportion of what we watch on our screens. 26% of global streaming shows between 2016 to 2022 were based on books. Most (72%) were by Netflix - Of the top 250 shows on Netflix last year, just under 1 in 5 came from books. We need stories.

Tonight I'm sorting the 84 pictures of roses (or other flowers) I took today, & browsing a book of NZ short poems. For the next half hour (only) if you see this and pick two numbers from the ranges below, I'll post you a custom pic/poem combo. 1-84 11-160

I love photos like this. There’s nothing unusual going on, someone just saw him and said “Oh he’s so HANDSOME. I have to take picture.” From my collection, 1959.

Hetha and I re-mortgaged our house to start an independent publishing company. We're competing with Billion dollar corporates from our front room. So to see one of our books on national TV is just brilliant. Thank you! #Betweenthecovers @pollyanneconway.bsky.social @bbctwo.bsky.social

I feel seen

The Discoveries writing development programme and prize for unpublished women writers in the UK accepts novels in any genre of adult fiction, with entrants invited to submit the first 10,000 words of their novel and a synopsis

Our mission is to bring Scottish themes as well as Scottish writers to London. So we are thrilled to have the exceptional @anncleeves.bsky.social joining us next Saturday 30 Nov. If you love #Shetland you won’t want to miss this. www.ticketsource.co.uk/standrewsboo...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use www.openculture.com/2024/11/the-...

Optimist: The cup is half full. Pessimist: The cup is half empty. Crime Museum curator: Whose fingerprints are on the cup?

Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Struggling creative: The cup is half full of emptiness

Did you know The Bell Jar, The Handmaid's Tale, The Feminine Mystique, and more all appeared on Sesame Street in the 90s? The @muppetwiki.bsky.social team finally created a page for my favorite little-known running gag: Prairie Dawn's Feminist Literature collection muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Prairie...

This looks fantastic - hopefully it’ll be the first of many 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📚

I’m not going to tell anyone how to do Bluesky, but I would like to encourage the following: - Repost stuff you find interesting/entertaining - help others to find the good people to follow - repost small creatives who you like who are trying to plug their work

Surround yourself with the kind of people who make small talk with stray animals.

We're sending 18,000 festive book parcels to children who are in care or visiting a community food bank this year. They feature a super book and goodies from the fab Liz Pichon ❤️ Donate here if you'd like to share the #MagicOfBooks at Christmas and beyond: donate.booktrust.org.uk/xmas3?utm_so...

Hello from Harrogate International Festivals! Obligatory first post on Bluesky – please RT to let people know that we are here. Looking forward to finding friends and building networks!