Nicola Wilson-Torch

Is there anything sweeter on a Friday afternoon than realising you’ve already drafted the thing you thought you’d be spending the rest of the day on? I think not.

How Printing Was Revolutionized By Cake. Sort Of. - The Scholarly Kitchen Discover the flong: a papier-mâché mold that revolutionized 19th-century printing, blending ingenious tech with a dash of pastry-inspired charm.

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There is a QR code for expressing interest in talking to reading researchers.

Helping a few colleagues who are interested in reading communities of young people.

How’s your dissertation going?

Appreciate the reminder – heeding the advice and catching the second half! ☺️

Conundrum: itching to tune into the football but woefully under my writing target for the day.

Need a little extra time preparing your submission for the @dlcplus.org #CFP on #smut and #lore? We've extended our deadline by a week! Submit by October 15th for our mini conference.

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Dan stood smiling in front of his poster about development of the lung MRI toolkit.

Poster about the development of the lung MRI toolkit.

Grateful for the opportunity to present at #UKCFC about the cystic fibrosis lung MRI toolkit we’ve been developing. We're keen to get views from the wider community on what we've produced so far - please tell us what you think here: forms.office.com/e/yC6ksnyP2J #CysticFibrosis #MRI

Garlic-infused ink? That’s a first for me…

A modern atrium with tall glass windows and vertical green vines.

A slate board with beef tartare, egg yolk and mustard alongside a blue-coloured hardback book called ‘Murder at the MLA’ and a bread basket.

Aerial view of Warsaw's Old Town, featuring colourful historic buildings, a wide plaza with people, and a clear blue sky.

Steinway grand piano in a small concert room with floral wallpaper and ornate mirrors.

Grateful to have spent a week at the University of Warsaw’s Current Debates in Publishing Studies Summer School earlier this month – a fantastic programme of insightful sessions, engaging discussions and even some sightseeing…

Huge thanks to all involved and @sgsah.bsky.social for funding the trip!

Yes, I’ve been at an event at the university all week (helpfully right next to the library) – leave tomorrow unfortunately!

A pink entranceway stands against a clear blue sky.

A green roof featuring a pond and a modern building in the background

A pond surrounded by green bushes and various trees in the background.

A small green hill leading to a glass roof building

The University of Warsaw library has a rooftop garden – such a brilliant space to explore!

Honestly, nothing beats that first cup of tea after coming home from the hospital ☺️☕️👌🏼

Ahhh huge congrats, Cleo!!! 🥳

Yes, just a quick afternoon breather, although it won’t be long until I’m properly home so I can’t complain! ☺️

Escaped the hospital this afternoon just long enough to demolish an irresponsible amount of sushi – may need the remaining five days just to recover…

USW have posted a response on their instagram which does little to explain why the wording of this email is openly discriminatory to Palestinians. It is shocking that anyone in Higher Education would think this is an appropriate email to send to a student.

Thank you to an emergency dose of steroids for finally giving me the appetite for my first pumpkin spice latte of the season – even if the hospital-grade variety wasn’t the most exciting. 🎃☕️

I would read an academic murder book in which the murder was solved by reading the syllabus

Thank you – and consider ‘Agathon’ now officially introduced to my daily lexicon!

Nature is Not Going to Cure You: On Raynor Winn’s Fabricated Memoir Like many writers, I have been following the unfolding revelations about Raynor Winn and The Salt Path with great interest, and a degree of self-interest. I am a memoirist and nature writer, and I …

I keep getting asked for my salty thoughts about the Salt Path as my position on nature cure narratives is v clear! A mere fraction of those thoughts published here @literaryhub.bsky.social, with thanks to @bookwormvaught.bsky.social and @nicwilson.bsky.social for their earlier pieces linked below.

Honestly, eduroam in the hospital is an absolute dream – I’d be lost over the next two weeks without a steady stream of Agatha Christie adaptations.

A pile of books on a red background with a QR code with white text which reads: Thinking of the Children: Book Bans, Censorship and Literature for Young People. It's a CFP for an online conference hosted by the University of Münster, 11-12 February 2026. For the full CFP, an easier to read version is available at bit.ly/CFPThinkingOfTheChildren

CFP: Thinking of the Children: Book Bans, Censorship and Literature for Young People
An online conference hosted by the University of Münster
11-12 February 2026

Abstracts due 11:59pm on 31 August!
Full CFP and to submit: indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3505/
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Save our pioneering widening participation undergraduate degree in English Literature and Community Engagement at the University of Bristol 19 August 2025 Dear Evelyn Welch (Vice-Chancellor) cc Judith Squires (Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost), Tansy Jessop (Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students) The School of Humanities has ...

Please help. Our department runs a groundbreaking part-time degree programme in English Literature and Community Engagement, known as ELCE, designed for mature students who didn't or couldn't do a degree at 18. The University of Bristol has decided to close it.
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Buried between the books was evidence of my wrestling era – truly horrifying.

Seemingly followed by my intense American Revolution obsession…

Ah yes, the phase when I wanted to be an economist 🥴 (these could be excellent door stops)

An old tattered Wordsworth copy of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

I think my copy of Frankenstein has seen much better days…

Pack for all seasons – the weather’s been all over the place this week… Also, every indie bookstore in Edinburgh is a gem (if bookshop browsing is on your itinerary, which I’m guessing it is!) 😍

My parents are downsizing, so they’ve shipped me every book from my old bedroom (untouched since probably 2014). Tonight should be… interesting!