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RIP David Thomas of Pere Ubu. One of the more random fan moments of my life was at a festival in (I think) Den Haag, where I was invited to lunch by Ian Rankin - crime writer and music fan - to discover that his other guest was DT. This was running round my head www.youtube.com/watch?v=Leax...

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Join acclaimed author Neige Sinno in conversation with writer and translator Adam Biles on 15 May, 7pm CET at Shakespeare and Company (@shakespeareandcompany.com), Paris. Tickets and accessibility info available here: www.shakespeareandcompany.com/events/neige...

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Back in September, in an event with us and @legroff.bsky.social, Colm Toibin talked about how this was happening in Ireland. Looks like it has moved to the UK too. It's IMPERATIVE that this be condemned and resisted. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

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⌛Solvej Balle on Time, Wonder, & Writing the Impossible⏳ On this week's podcast Solvej Balle returns to the bookshop she once called home to discuss her monumental "On the Calculation of Volume". 🎧: pod.fo/e/2c6094 @thebookerprizes.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social @ndbooks.bsky.social #BookSky

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Screw it. We’re pitching for an event! Well let him wear the paper bag.

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Ah just saw this - thank you! Reposting in honor of #Gatsby centenary (ongoing)

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⌛Solvej Balle on Time, Wonder, & Writing the Impossible⏳ On this week's podcast Solvej Balle returns to the bookshop she once called home to discuss her monumental "On the Calculation of Volume". 🎧: pod.fo/e/2c6094 @thebookerprizes.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social @ndbooks.bsky.social #BookSky

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More time, you lucky devils!

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Congratulations to the whole list but PARTICULARLY to Solvej Balle, former S&Co tumbleweed and our guest...THIS VERY NIGHT! @faberbooks.bsky.social

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TOMORROW! And on International @thebookerprizes.bsky.social Shortlist announcement day too... 🫣 "If Samuel Beckett had written "Groundhog Day," it might read something like "On the Calculation of Volume." Washington Post Free and open to all!

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TONIGHT!

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Join us this Thursday for an evening with acclaimed travel writer Dan Richards (@danzep.bsky.social‬) discussing Overnight, his journey into the world after dark. As always, this event is free and open to all! www.shakespeareandcompany.com/events/dan-r... @canongate.co.uk

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Begbie on Ecstasy? Count us in! And if you want to be the first to hear about the book, @irvinewelsh.bsky.social will be joining us for a special preview event next month... www.shakespeareandcompany.com/events/exclu...

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Si vous êtes a Paris jeudi, allez voir mon ami Dan. Son nouveau livre "Overnight" est magnifique. Et Shakespeare and Company! ❤️

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Join us this Thursday for an evening with acclaimed travel writer Dan Richards (@danzep.bsky.social‬) discussing Overnight, his journey into the world after dark. As always, this event is free and open to all! www.shakespeareandcompany.com/events/dan-r... @canongate.co.uk

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And with us next week! Venez nombreux! www.shakespeareandcompany.com/events/solve...

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Oh look, the Republican Guard are out and about! Did we miss something? Has the republic just been guarded?

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Both please!

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This week we were joined by @nobelprize.bsky.social winner Abdulrazak Gurnah for a conversation about his new novel THEFT. Listen to the podcast for his thoughts on the interplay between personal histories and the enduring legacy of colonialism. 🎧 pod.fo/e/2bf186 @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

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This week we were joined by @nobelprize.bsky.social winner Abdulrazak Gurnah for a conversation about his new novel THEFT. Listen to the podcast for his thoughts on the interplay between personal histories and the enduring legacy of colonialism. 🎧 pod.fo/e/2bf186 @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

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TONIGHT! An evening with the 2022 Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah discussing his extraordinary new novel THEFT. As always, the event is free and open to everyone. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

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Or at least slap on a 50% “additional quality tariff” when considering them for the longlist?

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We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again, a President who has not only read Ulysses, but who has understood it as the great novel of democratic, civil society, would be a good thing for America and the world. Now listen to him reading an extract for us in 2022: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...

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A fitting destination to begin listening to today’s episode of @ppfideas.bsky.social I can only imagine he did great things to deserve this honour! 👍🫣

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For the brilliant pun about “Romantasy”?

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A fitting destination to begin listening to today’s episode of @ppfideas.bsky.social I can only imagine he did great things to deserve this honour! 👍🫣

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Hive mind! We try to keep articles about the bookshop for our archive, but are having increasing difficulty with online stuff. "Print as PDF" or "Save as PDF" gives very funky, unreadable results. Any tips for a better way to do this would be really appreciated.

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