Amy Durant (she/her)

Image shows the Broadview Anthology of British Literature cover of Oroonoko by Aphra Behn. The image features artwork with a bright pink, red, and yellow flower with green leaves and several insects on and around it. The title and author are in a white box with blue outline at the bottom of the page.

"[W]e hope to further illuminate the links between Behn, early ‘scientific’ collecting practices, and the colonizing process."

Discover Oroonoko’s insects in John Kuhn & Carolyn Arena's “Strange American Flies": Oroonoko and the Royal Society’s Early Surinamese Collections doi.org/10.1353/rst....

Sapere Books' September Round-Up | Sapere Books Welcome to Sapere Books’ September round-up of new releases! From Ancient Rome and Victorian London to an American Civil War siege and air gunners of World War Two — there’s something exciting here fo...

Head over to our blog to discover our September round-up of new releases! From Ancient Rome and Victorian London to an American Civil War siege and air gunners of World War II — there’s something exciting here for everyone.
#SapereBooks #SeptemberRoundup #newreleases
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We're really enjoying reading all of your #WriteCBC entries so far. You have until 10am tomorrow to join in on the fun! ✍️

What secrets are hidden at Cliffside?

“There have been many studies made concerning the legends of the small folk in this area, a number claim that the fairy rings lead the way to the hidden kingdom of Tylwyth Teg, the land of the fairies. These things cannot be entirely dismissed…”

@SapereBooks

When you tell your bezzie to look at the person behind, but not make it obvious 😂

Sapere Books announces writing competition winners Sapere Books pitched six briefs that writers could choose from for their entries.

I'm beyond excited to work with Sapere Books on my Arthurian fantasy series! Across five books, we'll follow Arthur as he rises from beer-swilling mercenary to true nobility. Set in the sixth century, the books combine historical grit with the otherworldly.

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Attractive Arts & Crafts poster text: Books don't always please, they shouldn't. Minds don't always conform, they mustn't. SAPERE AUDE

Thought for today

nycmidnight NYC Midnight hosts inspiring challenges for storytellers around the world. Writers receive prompts and have a limited amount of time to create flash fiction, microfiction, screenplays, and short stori...

This looks like it could be fun. Writers worldwide can take part in the NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge, kicking off January 24. nycmidnight.com

For those who asked (you're so sweet!) book 10, provisionally entitled "The Fall Guy", is finished, with @saperebooks.bsky.social and due for pre-order on Amazon on April 7th. And TV series hopes still alive.

On the countdown to publication!

Authors put pen to paper amid demise of handwriting Bestselling British authors, like Philip Pullman and Julia Donaldson, hand-write the opening to their most famous books to encourage people to value handwriting

Nice to see this in the Times today. The auction closes Sunday, so there's still time for you to bid on the first line of a favourite book, written by the author! (Link below) www.jumblebee.co.uk/thefirstline www.thetimes.com/article/fdb6...

I’m creating a 2025 debut authors starter pack, let me know who I should be adding! Shares appreciated 💙📚

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Book cover for Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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10/20

We are pleased to offer bursaries for attendance at the London Rare Books School.

These are generously donated by our partners: Peter Harrington Foundation, Maggs Bros., Antiquarian Booksellers Association, @bibsoc.bsky.social and Dr Williams's Library.

Apply here:
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Spying on Hibernia: Intelligence Gathering in Ireland, 1660-1900 A One-Day Symposium (PRONI, Belfast)

Spying on Hibernia:
Intelligence Gathering in Ireland, 1660-1900

Psssst! Check out the great line-up at this fascinating
symposium tomorrow (Thursday, November 28) in PRONI, Belfast
🤫🧐🔎
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The Gold From The Stone Foundation

Every year, GS provides Christmas Dinner for people who have been in the care system who may not have anywhere else to go on a day when family can be thin on the ground. Christmas Dinners are held around the country and they always needs funds, support and help. Details below. Please share.

Book cover for Middlemarch by George Eliot

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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9/20

Book cover for Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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8/20

The Literary Events Starter Pack is up to 23, if you know of festivals or literary events that are on Bluesky please let me know

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Book cover for Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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7/20

Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.

(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).

This is a beautiful thing

Book cover for Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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6/20

Book jacket for Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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5/20

Next week, we’ll be announcing our #BookoftheYear - but what has been YOUR book of the year, dear reader?

Book cover of Wise Children by Angela Carter

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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4/20

Hi #bskybooks I’m a UK-based writer of historical fiction, currently working on a five-book #WW2 naval thriller series for Sapere Books. My debut novel Prayer in Time of War, a love story set in WW2 Naples came out earlier this year. It’d be good to connect with readers & writers! 😊 #books #writers

Book cover of The Rover and Other Plays by Aphra Behn

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3/20

Image showing Congratulations for completing the Hidden Books Game

Late to the party but just completed this year's #HiddenBooksGame @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social

Frustrating but fun!

hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com?competition=21

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Picture shows the cover of Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman

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2/20