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I know I'm preaching to the choir but I'm putting my opinion out there anyway. The first thing for any new reader with a genre is to find the book that will make them fall in love with it. And that's much more likely with something recent than a 'classic'. Plenty of time to explore the rest later.

Large text - "TWIN PEAKS WASHINGTON" overlaid on a shot of a lovely two-story house.

Large text - "TWIN PEAKS WASHINGTON" overlaid on a shot of a lovely Maine town.

I still miss MINDHUNTER.

@scifisunsets.bsky.social would you mind me picking your brain about a Glasgow-related question for my sister?

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

Hack. The. Planet.

The Polari prize first book Longlist with crosses over books by Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Sanah Ahsan, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu, Ciara Maguire to show they've withdrawn

The polar prize award Longlist with crosses over books by Olumide Popoola, Robert Hamberger, Andrew McMillan, Rhian Elizabeth to show they've withdrawn

UPDATE: 10 of the 24 longlisted authors have now withdrawn from the Polari Prize.

First Book:
Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Sanah Ahsan, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu, Ciara Maguire

Main award:
Olumide Popoola, Robert Hamberger, Andrew McMillan, Rhian Elizabeth

Judging panel:
Nicola Dinan, Bob Hughes

Arresting 400+ people for the "terrorist" offence of protesting against mass murder while large segments of the right are openly encouraging riots against immigrants is a tale of a very unhappy country and government.

Decided to rewatch Mindhunter. It was either this or The Haunting of Hill House but I thought I should save that to rewatch in October.

Mo Salah is asking the right questions

It’s a cultural space in the centre used primarily by London residents for their enjoyment instead of to squeeze ever more money out of tourists therefore it must be destroyed. I’m so tired of it all.

This makes me so mad. It's such a wonderful haven in the centre of the city.

Ooof. Heartbreaking read.
London & the West End isn’t riddled with crime as Right Wing / MAGAAA nutters would have you believe.
The actual crime is ruthless, greedy landlords tearing it’s heart out.
Prince Charles & Picturehouse Central are an enormous contributor to what makes it an amazing city.

Death of a publishing dream: how the Unbound revolution b... The literary disrupters enjoyed great success with their crowdfunding model, signing authors that other publishers overlooked. And then the money ran out…

The Observer takes on the collapse of Unbound - some truly shocking allegations, almost all of which I have seen compelling evidence of as a member of the Unbound author WhatsApp group and through my own experience of being published by them observer.co.uk/news/busines...

i did in fact spend my summer hours afternoon hoovering and dusting, and changing my bed, then cooking chorizo couscous but that sacrifice has meant that I don't need to do any of those things this weekend so I have two whole days to do as I will.

Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the harrowing Apollo 13 mission in 1970, has died cnn.it/40SWf4U

I genuinely want people to be made to answer this question. It's horrific that anyone should be put in that position. And it's so ridiculous given we all use shared bathrooms EVERY DAY.

Well I've emailed my MP, not that I think I'll get a response that will give me any hope.

going to have to spend my summer hours friday afternoon dusting every inch of the flat

Sat at my desk trying to work which would be fine IF MY EYES WOULD JUST STOP ITCHING FOR ONE MOMENT asdjgk;fjsahfkjsa

I would like everything everywhere to stop getting worse all the time

I was offered $20k once to work on a series hosted by someone clearly loathsome. I turned it down. We can't pay our bills at the end of the month. That amount would have been life-changing for us. I'm sharing because words without action are meaningless. And Rowling should get shot into the sun.

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No, probably not that high. But I guess she set a price to ignore any sense of morality and they met it.

Amazon and Potter money combined though. I’m sure it’s very well paid. Especially if it’s what She wants to be done.

Mindset Go – Daily Puzzle Game Sort, Slide, Solve! Expand your mind with daily puzzles and challenges.

Actually a bit scared by how good and polished @stecurran.bsky.social's new Mindset Go! puzzle game is.

Then again, since it's bound to be cloned instantly, the only defence is to make it as accessible and shiny and free as possible!

(also the web version works *great* on mobile!)

This looks very cool and I must _try_ to resist while I am supposed to be working 😊

This is precisely the thing that broke me.

At last AI has figured out the key to deep sea exploration.

Sorry I don't normally get involved with AI stuff but I literally burst out laughing at one point reading the schematics.

The Polari Prize issued a statement saying it believes its longlistees can hold “different positions on substantive issues.” This is like long listing a racist with authors of color then telling everyone it’s a mere “different position on a substantive issue”. Trans people are a fact. Not an “issue”

aah, i do enjoy watching some low key book/publishing drama play out from a distance on social media. it's been too long.