Lawrence Stewart

Wonderful time this week for a second visit to Amsterdam. Much needed break 🇳🇱✨

We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 longlist – 13 books ‘all alive with great characters and narrative surprises’.

Huge congratulations to the authors who make up this year's Booker Dozen.

➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025

"There is no excuse for what’s happening in Gaza. This tragedy must end now, immediately and decisively. Every political hesitation, every attempt at justification of the horrors being committed under international watch, will forever be judged as a collective failure to preserve humanity in war.”

Gaza | The scale of human suffering and the stripping of human dignity have long exceeded every acceptable standard, both legal and moral.

This tragedy must end now.

Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President: ms.spr.ly/63327sGyPt

Puck confirming she’s gonna go for the yellow jersey let’s gooooooooo 😎 #TDFF #PuckPieterse

(Full video which is really nice 👉🏻 youtu.be/cob6p6HnVEU?...)

As the men take on 21 stages of #TDF2025, the women will tackle 8 exciting stages at the #GirodItaliaWomen racing across varied Italian terrain in the battle for the Maglia Rosa and stage wins along the way! 🇮🇹🌸

Thank you, great to meet you - can’t wait to read it! 📚

The McIlvanney Prize longlist has five former Debut Prize shortlistees and four previous winners on it - The winner will be announced on 12th September - bloodyscotland.com/event/bloody... Congratulations all!

Here are some of the books I’ve read this year.

So many great books but the current top two would be
Fiction: Kala by Colin Walsh
Non-fiction: By the Fire We Carry by Rebecca Nagle

Looking forward to the next half of the year and the books that will follow 📚

It’s #IndieBookshopWeek! If you’ve not yet read our 2025 winners #TheSafekeep and #TheStoryofaHeart, why not make your local independent bookshop your next stop this weekend and get reading?!

'This has been a thrill for me today, to be part of UofG's history - centuries of history, beauty and learning.'

Sally Magnusson became a Doctor of the University today at our Commemoration Day. Welcome to #TeamUofG, Sally!

#UofGCommDay

Thanks to you both for great commentary through the race, enjoyed the coverage. Great race too!

Two peregrine falcon chicks named Jack and Victor

Say hello to Jack & Victor, the new additions to the UofG Falcon family! 🐦

Bonnie and Clyde, a pair of Peregrine Falcons who return to nest atop the Gilbert Scott Building each spring, have welcomed their new chicks.

📸 Clarke Elsby #TeamUofG

Bookshop of The Day: The Book Shop, North Main Street, Wigtown. Pic: Colin Kinnear.

May the fourth be with you...

a brown chihuahua with a white snout sits on a blue tasseled rug and looks directly at the camera. he’s in front of his gallery, which includes 15 tiny framed pieces of art mounted on the wall above his two blue ceramic bowls – some florals, some bones, and at least one minuscule portrait.

This is Mister Winston. He has a very impressive gallery wall above his food bowl to enjoy while he eats. Really thinks art makes a house a home. 13/10 #SeniorPupSaturday

a brown and tan dachshund puppy lays on their back on a tile floor. the puppy is so small that he's the same length as one tile. his ears are splayed out on either side, his paws tucked in to his chest, and his eyes wide with terror. please show him mercy, we're begging you!

This is Dino. He saw you with that hot dog bun. Tried to get away but tripped over his own ears. 12/10 he has a family

Print for sale of a comic by Stephen Collins. Script as follows: Scene is a British WOODLAND by a RIVER. A NATURALIST is stood next to a cage, and TV NEWS REPORTERS are filming him and the cage. 1 NATURALIST: And now It is my great honour 2 NATURALIST: to reintroduce the first wild beaver back into Britain 3 [Cut to the BEAVER’S CAGE. Its door is open and the Beaver is leaned nonchalantly up against the opening, smoking a cigarette.] 4 BEAVER: Well, well, well. 5 BEAVER: Look who's come crawling back. 6 BEAVER: Got a rubbish ecosystem have ya? 7 BEAVER: Not happy with the *critical anti-flood infrastructure* engineered by the flippin *badgers*? 8 BEAVER: I almost didn't recognise you without one of my ancestors on your head… 9 BEAVER: First you wipe us out… now you ask us to come back and build dams for free… You actually expect me to be *pleased* don’t ya? NATURALIST: I'm so sorry I…I… 10 BEAVER: “Ooh la la, the Brits have come crawling back…” Do I look like *Michel flippin’ Barnier*? 11 NATURALIST: I-if there’s some kind of… *remuneration* we could offer I-I’m sure… 12 BEAVER [throwing cigarette to the ground]: Unlimited pond weed, two tickets to Abba Voyage. NATURALIST: Done. [ends]

Beaver's Return
- A new ltd edition print in my shop at www.stephencollinsillustration.com/shop/

This is Bruschi. He's 14 and has flagged down this ice cream truck every week for the past decade. Firmly believes a weekly cone is the secret to a long, happy life. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday

Book tour for The Good Father shaping up nicely. Here’s how it’s looking so far…💙📚

Mykolas Alekna shatters own world discus record in Oklahoma - AW The Lithuanian improves his own mark of 74.35m and becomes the first person in history to throw over 75 metres

Mykolas Alekna shatters own world discus record in Oklahoma.

The Lithuanian twice improves his own mark of 74.35m and becomes the first person in history to throw over 75 metres.

✍️ @timadams1.bsky.social

Congratulations, that’s great news!

a chocolate lab puppy does his best impression of sitting in a grassy lawn. his butt is down, but his hind legs are extended fully out in front. one of his front paws is standing on his tail. his chubby pink puppy tummy paunches out in a few wrinkles. his eyebrows are raised in concern over his grayish eyes. in the background, and elder statesman yellow lab looks on with mild disapproval.

This is Breuer. He's still figuring out how to sit. Wants to know what you think of his plop in the meantime. 12/10 (IG: chase.n.breu.labradors)

I buy a Creme Egg in a shop. Man at till reaches under counter. "I don't need a bag thanks" I say. "I'm getting the shop egg," he says. "It has a barcode that'll scan."

Well...couldn't believe my eyes there in the finale when the camera panned round. Was so farcical that I questioned whether what I was saying was correct. There's (another) obvious safety question but is it not harsh to take the race win off Ganna? Def in the no time gaps camp, but no win unfair IMO

Are you guys for real right now? We only rate dogs. This is so clearly a bunny rabbit having his dinner. Please only send dogs. Thank you... 13/10

When the going gets tough, go to the bookshop ❤️

every angry take I’ve seen about using technology to offload the work of being a human is correct, and I’ll just add: you learn things from art you don’t like and/or finish! you learn things, about yourself and about the world, even from experiences you don’t enjoy! friction is necessary for growth!

So many bad employers forcing their staff into work today. Particularly hospitality.

Great to see @unitetheunion.bsky.social hospitality naming and shaming in Glasgow and Scotland.

Workers aren't 'brave' for going in. It's stupidity on behalf of the employer. It's one day lads. Just close.

a little black lab puppy sits on two concrete steps with the most defeated expression on its face. all four of their paws are tucked onto one step, while their booty is plopped on the step above. this could be permanent for all we know.

This is Moose. He’s had a very long day. Tried to go down some stairs but got stuck. 13/10 someone please help Moose

*Will Kigali 2025 become the World Championships with an asterisk?* Dutch, Danish and Belgians to send reduced rosters, with more rumoured

The decisions made by the Dutch, Danes and Belgians to cut their delegations for Kigali 2025 may have been unavoidable, but they are deeply harmful to Africa's first World Championships

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