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Now, the McKitterick Prize, for a debut novel by an author over 40. Tom McKitterick, former editor of the Political Quarterly and author of an unpublished novel, endowed the McKitterick Prize, which was first awarded in 1990. #SoAwards 🧵

The Moomins are the mascot of World Refugee Week! And we’re celebrating their 80th anniversary today on our website, discussing the cultural phenomenon #Moomins #refugee #kidlit worldkidlit.org/2025/06/16/w...

An article by my fellow blogger Orna Raz: Day 618 Of The War: NO Safe Room Or Shelter blogs.timesofisrael.com/day-618-of-t...

BEST BRITISH SHORT STORIES 2024 Edited by Nicholas Royle Salt Books @saltpublishing.com via European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social #independentpublishers #indypublishing #writing #writers #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #TheWritingLife #books #reading #amreading #bookshops #Booksky

“When they slaughtered Congress, we didn't wake up. When they blamed terrorists and suspended the constitution, we didn't wake up then, either. Nothing changes instantaneously. In a gradually heating bathtub, you'd be boiled to death before you knew it.” —Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

Beautifully written thoughts about the sea and what it means to author @paolatrimarco.bsky.social

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We’ve acquired a remarkable group of rare medieval manuscripts that reveal new insights into life in Britain & Ireland during the Middle Ages – from religious dialogue to daily urban life. Items include…

Lots of buzz at the moment about Emily Wilson and her performance-readings from her translations of Homer's #Odyssey. You can watch those readings (and so many more!) on our channel: check us out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1at...

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Watch Jazz ‘Hot’, the Rare 1938 Short Film With Jazz Legend Django Reinhardt

It's all about employers cutting corners, isn't it? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...