Dessie

We should probably be able to learn something from the repetition of history, repetitio est mater studiorum, but despite the fact that history stubbornly repeats itself, we are bad learners, and History, brazen and stubborn, does not desist, it goes right on repeating and repeating itself, I will repeat myself until I faint, it says, I will repeat myself to spite you, it says, until you finally come to your senses, it says, yet we do not come to our senses, we just grow our hair, hide and lie and feign innocence. Besides, for some of us, those of us who like Santa Claus lug sacks on our backs, sacks brimming with the sins of our ancestors, History has no need to return, History is in our marrow, and here, in our bones, it drills rheumatically and no medicine can cure that. History is in our blood and in our blood it flows quietly and destructively, while on the outside there's nothing, on the outside all is calm and ordinary, until one day, History, our History, the History in our blood, in our bones, goes mad and starts eroding the miserable, crumbling ramparts of our immunity, which we have been cautiously raising for decades. Dasa Drndic, Trieste

Arsenal were a club associated with having class. It's what made us differen.

Between the news breaking about Partey (which they knew about for years), Rwanda sponsorship, silencing players speaking up about Palestine & even firing an employee over it - that no longer exists.

Money over morals.

Imagine if it were two women behaving like this.

If he’s following Andrew Tate he wants to harm you.

If he’s following Jordan Peterson he thinks he deserves to.

Worry less about whose photos he’s liking and more about which podcasts he’s listening to. The woman in the bikini isn’t telling him to kill you.

Unbelievable. What an incredible effort.

What a win, what a performance.

History makers. Champions of Europe 👏👏👏

‘This was the book the judges really loved, right from our first reading’

We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #InternationalBooker2025 is Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi.

Here's everything you need to know about the book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

If men wrote about men the way men write about women

#BookSky

“Just go outside! Touch grass! Get fresh air!”

I would love for more people to realize that being able to go for a walk outside is a privilege not afforded to everyone.

Walking in nature used to be my primary stress reduction technique, now I can’t leave my bed.

Not all ”solutions” are accessible

Има петиция за забрана на конверсионната терапия в ЕС (псевдо-психотерапия, която цели да "излекува" ЛГБТ хората от това да са гей (или, би, или транс...). За съжаление срокът изтича, а петицията има нужда от още много подписи. Бихте ли дали едно рамо?

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Заличаване на приноса му към успехите на клуба, защото иска да поживее в Испания, alpha male behaviour 🫠

Misogynistic, tacky, pathetic…

Imagine grown men spending money on this. Cringe

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha wins Pulitzer prize for commentary Renowned poet and author wins prize for series of New Yorker essays on suffering of Palestinians in Gaza

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

'James' wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize for fiction The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday afternoon. Percival Everett won the award for fiction for his novel James, a powerful re-imagination of Huckleberry Finn.

The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday afternoon. Percival Everett won the award for fiction for his novel James, a powerful re-imagination of Huckleberry Finn.

And recognize how this entire country failed her. Victims… survivors of rape feel the trauma everyday.

She was a victim. Let’s take the damn “accuser” bullshit out.

She’s dead.

it’s so important never to shut up about the fact that people who are pushing pushing pushing for (certain kinds of) people to have more children are not in any way doing it because they love children

we all know that, but it’s still important to continue to say

Something Good in the World: Let’s Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day This Weekend I was going to write something else for today’s column, something complain-y but righteous that would allow me to get some stuff off my chest and maybe even get some rage clicks. Shit is bad. But I…

I needed to write about something that’s giving me hope, so I wrote about Independent Bookstore Day which is this Saturday. lithub.com/something-go...

Thomas Bernhard

Why Are Chronically Ill People Forced to Hide Their Pain? And what would happen if we stopped hiding and showed the world the depths of our suffering?

“When you’re chronically ill, you become incredibly skilled at hiding the pain. You learn to deliver a convincing “I’m fine” and smile through things that would make a non-disabled person crumble to the floor.

You learn to push your body and your mind way past any reasonable limits.”

“I'm suffering from a headache and the universe”

The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa, translated by Richard Zenith

Rice x2

BREAKING: People who don’t know difference between “your” and “you’re” to shut down Department of Education.

It’s exhausting being chronically ill.

You have to fight for validation from friends, family and the healthcare community.

people doubt your expertise in your condition, your lived experience & that you know your body best.

They give unsolicited advice & judgement instead of compassion & support

Republic of Consciousness Prize, United States and Canada flyer

The cover for The Case of Cem

Vera Mutafchieva’s masterpiece, The Case of Cem, impeccably translated from Bulgarian by @angelarodel.bsky.social, is on the shortlist for the Republic of Consciousness Prize, US & Canada, judged by independent booksellers to shine a light on small, but mighty, publishers. Congratulations to all!

The International Booker Longlist is here!

We are thrilled to share the 13 authors and translators long-listed for the most prestigious prize in translated fiction. Explore the list and support independent bookshops with us 🏆 uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-in...

One of the best things you can do right now is read books. Buy them. Borrow them from the library. Gift them.

Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is.

Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙

No night is enough for us
to have one dream
and the day is full of nightmares.

The Novel Prize The Novel Prize is a new biennial award for a book-length work of literary fiction

The shortlist for the 2024 Novel Prize (@giramondobooks.bsky.social & @ndbooks.bsky.social) is:

— HOW TO LIVE TOGETHER, Rey Conquer
— TOUCH ME NOW, Neal Amandus Gellaco
— PORCUPINE, Nick Holdstock
— RUINS, CHILD, Giada Scodellaro
— MOSS HOUSE, Hollen Singleton.

More details here: thenovelprize.com

Books covers for the 10 books longlisted for the 2024 US/Canada Republic of Consciousness Prize: Like a Sky Inside by Jakuta Alikavazovic, translated by Daniel Levin Becker @fffernbbbooks To & Fro by Leah Hager Cohen @bellevueliterarypress Melvill by Rodrigo Fresán, translated by Will Vanderhyden @openletterbooks Lesser Ruins by Mark Haber @coffeehousepress Tidal Lock by Lindsay Hill @mcphersonandcompany Overstaying by @ary_coach, translated by Damion Searls (Dorothy, a publishing project) The Case of Cem by Vera Mutafchieva, translated by Angela Rodel @sandorfpassage Your Absence is Darkness by Jón Kalman Stefánsson, translated by Philip Roughton @biblioasis_books Gifted by Suzumi Suzuki, translated by Allison Markin Powel @transitbooks Lublin by Manya Wilkinson @andotherpics

2024 US/Canada Republic of Consciousness ( @usrofc.bsky.social ) Small Press Prize Longlist