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Novelist Nicola Dinan has withdrawn as a Polari Prize judge, after self-described 'terf' John Boyne was longlisted for the LGBTQ+ book award

www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)

Morning all.

Photographer Tom Wood. Birkenhead, Merseyside, 1970s.
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The Procrastination Paradox: Why We Do It and 6 Ways to Finally Stop Confessions of a World-Class Time-Dodger

“When I'm tempted to #procrastinate, I ask myself: "What would make Future Me's life easier right now?" Future Me is essentially me but more tired & with less #time, so Current Me should really cut her some slack.": buff.ly/vinoSgT

by MigraineGirl
#procrastination #TimeManagement #spoonie

The Telegraph's M&S trans shop assistant tall tale turned into a malicious game of telephone... Who needs proof when you got vibes?

This seems to be a calm assessment of the situation…

open.substack.com/pub/brokenbo...

At last, a good news story…

Teens! Don’t worry if you don’t get the A Level results you wanted.

In 30 years time you’ll be able to write condescending posts on social media about A Level results in the baffling belief that anyone in their teens is interested in your views about anything.

You saddo.

And the AI Bros will argue that it is correct in both instances…

Is any Irish bookshop stocking The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb please? It was published on July 17th.

shop window of Sleepy Cat Books, f with a sleepy cat sitting there front and center

respect truth in advertising

I can't sleep because Marion not only snores she keeps on shouting out in her sleep and I wake up wondering where the hell I am.

Mana mana friends

Can’t lie. My inside voice is now singing “De Minimis, doo doo do doodoo”

Even in the depths of financial crisis my brain is a bit silly

Nine front covers of the book Drystone – A Life Rebuilt by Kristie De Garis, arranged in a neat 3x3 grid against a soft pink and white background. The cover features abstract painted stones in black, green, gold, blue, and pink, with the title embedded across them.

No longer just a thought, a proposal, seven messy drafts, a pre-order...

DRYSTONE - A LIFE REBUILT is officially launched!

#Scotland #Books #Writing #WritingCommunity #Book #Nature

I just saw it in passing and thought more people might like it…

Wouldn’t it be brilliant to see a revised and rehabilitated Countess Báthory in popular culture? Centring her as a maligned and abused but strong female… Something like “The Great” might even work.

Cambridge University academic's quest to clear Elizabeth Bathory's name Was the inspiration for the queen in Snow White a serial killer or a saviour to vulnerable girls?

Hardly any wonder, then, that associate professor at Cambridge Annouchka Bayley says it’s bollocks. Her actual words were “I don’t buy any of this, this is a stitch up job”, but I think I captured the gist. She adds: “if she had killed all of these women, where were the bodies?”

Very telling, that…

YouTube video by Chloe Taylor Associates - Party Fears Two - Original Music Video Version

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youtube.com/watch?v=rpY2...

Israel is a pariah state.
I still stand with Bob Vylan
I still stand for #Palestine action
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Wow! Just wow!

One of the comments is 🔥

The cover of Blur's 1994 album 'Parklife'.

Day 32: Blur - This Is A Low (1994)

Narrowly squeezing out 'This Is A Blur' by Low...

song.link/y/iZIYAUPo80U

#ALL50RTS

How showing up teaches children about grief and empathy A mother reflects on the importance of presence and empathy in mourning after taking her children to a visitation for a young man who died by suicide.

“Appendicitis involves the literal rotting of tissue within the abdominal cavity. It needs to be attended to immediately. So too do these ailments of the #psyche. Both types of #pain result in #death when not treated.”: buff.ly/nZlVLKo

via kevinmd
#loss #MentalHealth

this is the *exact* facial expression my neice used to pull when she was shitting in her pampers.

Nominated for the 2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year and available via Pitch Publishing

'Work and Play: The Industrial Roots of English Football'

www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/work-an...

#WorkandPlay

The real risk is wrapping your chips in sheets of The Guardian…

In Western art the term 'overshadowed' does not reference any lack of women's creative talent but is representative of the systems of art which have favoured their male counterparts in terms of education, resources, representation and value.......

Everybody Must Get Keshed But only when you want to. For now.

New blogpost/newsletter here. If anyone wants to sign up, it's free, rarely gets updated and you won't get spammed with shite; but once it all kicks off with Keshed this is where you'll find all the info about events, upcoming publications etc.

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Hair got too long…

'The trouble with your idea is that it lacks EVERYTHING.'