Emine Mustafa

"I was no longer needing to be special... I was just a part of it all" -- To carry this knowledge from the difficult year that ended, with hope into 2026. #booksky #poetrysky #timelinecleanse

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“Read it again? Ok. Read it again.”

Want a mirror on your parenting style? Just watch your child.

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This essay traces the long and turbulent history of American booksellers who have faced censorship, harassment, and even violence for defending the freedom to read. Through vivid anecdotes and historical cases-from undercover stings in the early 1900s and legal battles over “obscene” literature, to FBI surveillance of Black bookstores and bomb threats against feminist and LGBTQ+ shops-the author illustrates how bookstores have repeatedly become battlegrounds in the fight for civil liberties and free expression. Despite intimidation from both government and private groups, booksellers have pushed back, shaping legal precedents and rallying communities to defend First Amendment rights. The essay ultimately calls on readers to recognize bookstores as “arsenals of democracy” and to support their ongoing role in safeguarding intellectual freedom.

Booksellers have faced censorship and harassment defending the freedom to read. Celebrate your local bookstore and support their ongoing role in safeguarding intellectual freedom.

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Bill Burr is a national treasure 🎯!

"You journalists need to get your balls back"

Who Owns the Greek Myths? – by Katerina Cosgrove | Australian Literary Arts Magazine | ISLAND Novelistic retelling of Greek mythology has exploded in recent years … For me, a Greek-Australian writer, there is something about these books that feels disorienting. These works are literary, resear...

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'Stop the Ethnic Cleansing': Watch and Read the Most Powerful Oscars Speech for Years Remarkable and historic speeches from both Palestinian co-director Basel Adra and Israeli co-director Yuval Abraham, after their film 'No Other Land' won the Oscar for Best Documentary.

'Stop the Ethnic Cleansing': Watch and Read the Most Powerful Oscars Speech for Years
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The Secret To Effective Parental Engagement | Parenta.com Discover how effective parental engagement can boost children's learning by 5 months. Practical tips, strategies, and tools for early years success!

Research evidence suggests that effective parental engagement can boost young children’s learning by five months.

But - how can we achieve this in practice?

My new blog for Parenta considers practical strategies to boost parental engagement ⤵️

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As a children's writer this is a v interesting read. I'd love more longform discussion of children's books - this piece feels like it needs a follow up about contemp children's books now if anyone wants to commission one! #KidLitUK

The case for a universal SEND screener in early primary A critical step towards a better system would be a universal screening process for all 5- and 6-year-olds, delivered by teachers, argue these researchers

'The personal costs to those badly served by the status quo are immeasurable…'

A universal Year 1 screening test for SEND, run by teachers, would enable better identification and support – and end the lottery of provision, argue these researchers

Book one hundred years of solitude

For so long…but now there’s a film out I must read it, before I see it.

Eggs lemon faces

Post a pic you took with no description to bring some zen to the timeline

1) he doesn’t have any friends
2) Beverly Hills is unaffected so far
3) even if it was being ‘decimated’, the fact that his concern in this moment is only for rich folks and the ‘biggest most valuable homes’ tells you everything about this pathetic man.

Blue poster of a street of bookshops with text reading the 10th London Bookshop Crawl, Fri 14th-Sun 16th Feb

The 10th London Bookshop Crawl is coming really soon! We rely on word of mouth to spread the word so please share!

Gaza’s libraries will rise from the ashes The mass destruction of libraries is a direct attack on the Palestinian identity and spirit of learning.

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Government publishes Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill | Interface Enterprises Transforming lives

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Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) on LinkedIn: 📚 “Interactive reading is a great way to develop children’s early… 📚 “Interactive reading is a great way to develop children’s early language skills and vocabulary.” Lauren Grocott, our early years specialist, explores how…

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A photograph of the heroic Gisele. A survivor and fearless champion of women.

“When you’re raped there is shame, and it’s not for us to have shame, it’s for them. It’s true that I hear lots of women, and men, who say you’re very brave. I say it’s not bravery, it’s a will and determination to change society”

- Gisèle.

What a woman.

Independent review to ensure access to high quality arts and culture in every region Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy announces a new independent review of Arts Council England will launch in the new year

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The Children's Society on LinkedIn: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is a great first step towards… The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is a great first step towards putting children and their wellbeing at the heart of government. However, to ensure…

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Marcus Satha: How authentic is the representation we see in children's books? - Nursery World The co-founder of charity Inclusive Books for Children (IBC) says in the majority of cases, writers and illustrators of picture books featuring minority characters do not share the same lived experien...

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Babies books sharing

It’s never too soon to start sharing books with babies. And even more fun when we involve the whole family.

Free for Parents -‘Understanding & supporting my child’s ADHD’. Download here; www.adhdfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Book. Early years. Emotions. Understanding.

@thatsokaybook.bsky.social it just arrived! Can’t wait to use recommend it. And invaluable resource for sure. Thank you.

Watch this 5 yr old build a lego model on the floor in the classroom. Its a self chosen activity with his own ideas. He perseveres & continues without getting distracted by the busy classroom activity #earlyyears #selfregulation #COEL #PLAYMATTERS #play #Lego
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Yes please

a haunting front page, and rightfully so: we should be haunted by this. www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11...

Great thanks.