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The Strange House by Raymond Briggs, A Manderley Press edition 2025, introduced by Chris Riddell — Manderley Press These stories for children were written and illustrated by Raymond Briggs and set in Wimbledon, London, where he grew up. Briggs is perhaps best known for Father Christmas, and The Snowman (which was ...

“Raymond Briggs's
forgotten classic is just as charming as The Snowman”

Thank you to @telegraphnews.bsky.social for this wonderful review of our new book - The Strange House by Raymond Briggs, introduced by @chrisriddell.bsky.social

💙📚 #booksky

manderleypress.com/shop/p/strangehouse

Nicola Chester in conversation with Sarah Langford for Ghosts of the Farm An evening with award-winning nature writer, Nicola Chester as she talks about her new book which is set in her local village of Inkpen

Not long til #GhostsoftheFarm is launched, in convo with Sarah Langford! Tix here, I'd love to see people. Can't wait to bring these pioneering, forgotten farming women into the light. 1940s, 80s cowgirls, the sound of the northern lights, barn owls, horses & more! It's CINEMATIC IN SCOPE! #booksky

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/ditchling-...

Beyond The Band, an all-access pass to the music industry for 16-25 year olds event in Manchester Oct 2nd q q

I'll be talking at Beyond The Band, an all-access pass to the music industry for 16-25 year olds event in Manchester Oct 2nd at the Co-op Live Arena louderthanwar.com/beyond-the-b... via @louderthanwar

A little video about painting birds on beer mats .

a colour image of the front cover of the Erno Goldfinger mini guide

We are pleased to announce the next in our Mini Guide series, Erno Goldfinger, covering the architect's work from 1936-76, exploring his buildings from his own house in Hampstead, to his last projects, the estates with their prominent tower blocks www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/erno-goldfin...

YouTube video by Eric Drass DRASS - Nucleation Point

Loved this from @shardcore.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaDa...

Proofs are in.
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‘Teenage Daydream’ by @debseyonbass.bsky.social is out 25th September

“A humorous memoir from the godmothers of indie pop ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️” @mojomagazine.bsky.social

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London! Tonight! A Passion for Passion is at Soho Theatre.

It's a show about writing a book about romance. If you love romance novels or if you have no idea how anyone could, this is the show for you.

6 - 9 August | 8:45 pm

🎟️ https://sohotheatre.com/events/alice-fraser-a-passion-for-passion/

YouTube video by English National Opera Major-General's Song from The Pirates of Penzance - live and with lyrics!

An overlooked moment in the annals of pre-Sugarhill disco-rap 😀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs3d...

we are forsaken

Congrats @rinathepublicist.bsky.social and @tigerteamcreative.bsky.social - i am sure a bright future awaits!

Mix some Moss roses with it and you will soon have a rose-hedge so thick and romantic that all the nightingales of the neighbouring woods will come to press their breasts in song against the thorns. #garden #gardening
heirloomroses.com/collections/...

This hybrid became the parent of the whole race of Bourbon roses which in turn have given rise to the modern roses we call Hybrid Perpetuals and Hybrid Teas. #gardening
historicroses.org/bourbons/

actual finished copies!!!

coming from @versobooks.bsky.social on 23 september

i dno, maybe time to let it go

'A delight from start to finish, casting new light on the customs, writing, art and songs that have told the story of these isles for centuries.' Prospect

The Lost Folk by Lally MacBeth is out now.

Hey there! My new non-fiction book When Worlds Collide – How Video Games Reinvent Storytelling will be published by Canbury Press on September 25th 2025. Canbury are offering a 10% discount to anyone who orders the book directly - lnkd.in/e3pyXfPU

... the official taste of 1970s summers!

Silicon Teens: Daniel Miller's synth-pop virtual group Shortly after founding the indie label Mute, Daniel Miller produced a string of rock and roll covers behind the virtual synthpop band ruse Silicon Teens.

"At the dawn of UK synth-pop‘s imminent explosion, a little-known electronic quartet called Silicon Teens dropped an audacious cover of Chuck Berry’s ‘Memphis Tennessee’."
Read in full: faroutmagazine.co.uk/silicon-teen...

When you reach an age where you no longer understand the spam you are sent...

Front Row - Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys remembered. - BBC Sounds Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys remembered.

Lally MacBeth, author of The Lost Folk, interviewed about her new book about the past, present and future of the UK's folk culture on Front Row yesterday.

bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002db9r

great - the sign up form says 'apply'. but that is just to keep out bots! mxx

Angst Music For Sex People: A Nitzer Ebb Interview | The Quietus Nitzer Ebb’s powerful electronic punch – their electronic steel fist of EBM/hardbeat – is landing blows on target tonight. In a dark London venue the violence rains down. Doug McCarthy, is slim and fu...

I was very sorry to hear of the death of Douglas McCarthy of Nitzer Ebb. I interviewed him for tQ 15 years ago:

thequietus.com/interviews/a...

Happening tomorrow! Get your ticket here: irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/the-of...

Share Films, Books, Music, Podcasts and Art - Share the stuff you love Rcommendr. Recommend & share Films, Books, Music, Podcasts and Art - Share the stuff you love. Guided by Humans - not AI.

if you get withdrawls come over to rcommendr.com we are a tiny community of about 100 people, sharing stuff we like on an occasional basis! Sending love Andy mxxx

A Brief History of Movies Today Are Too Sexy

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As the #Ukraine #war grinds on (with no #ceasefire in sight), step back to 1990s #Moscow, to #arms reductions and more freedoms — yet also an era that paved the way for #Putin

#Soviet collapse, jungle #capitalism, covert #gay love — all in 'Last Dance' in the #Russia section @dauntbooks.bsky.social

Arsenal to play all their WSL fixtures at the Emirates Stadium next season Arsenal have announced that all of the club’s Women’s Super League matches will be played at the Emirates Stadium next season

Arsenal to play all their WSL fixtures at the Emirates Stadium next season

241. Summer Reading Special — Backlisted Books we think you might enjoy on a plane, by the pool or in the park. Andy, Nicky and our old friend Una McCormack discuss the following fantastic beach reads - Birch reads? - and a novel from Back...

New Summer Reading @backlisted.bsky.social! Books by Kaliane Bradley, Hervé Le Tellier, Ted Hughes and Alexander Baron, with Una McCormack, Nicky Birch and me. @unamccormack.bsky.social @birchos.bsky.social www.backlisted.fm/episodes/241...