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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 2d

‘They rammed us just before the sun rose. Soldiers with guns climbed on board. “Hands up!” They repeatedly demanded of the man at their helm whether we’d hidden cameras: “If we find a camera, it will not be good.”’

@naoisedolan.bsky.social aboard the Freedom Flotilla: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/oc...

Naoise Dolan | ‘You’re here now’

Just after 5 a.m. on Wednesday, 8 October, Israeli forces had illegally boarded us in international waters, at roughly...

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Jim Loughran @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social · 2d

Ecarlate (Scarlet) by Christine Pawlowska a neglected masterpiece or deservedly consigned to oblivion #books @bookshelfie.bsky.social
Pierre Boisson a découvert “Ecarlate” de Christine Pawlowska par hasard. Et cette mystérieuse écrivaine l’a hanté

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Pierre Boisson a découvert « Ecarlate » de Christine Pawlowska par hasard. Et cette mystérieuse écrivaine l’a hanté

En 1974, Christine Pawlowska, 19 ans, publiait « Ecarlate », un récit exceptionnel. Avant de disparaître totalement. Dans un livre, le journaliste Pierre Boisson retrace avec finesse la destinée de ce...

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Jim Loughran @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social · 2d

Hopeless mess - like when someone advises you to take the scissors and physically cut the script up 'so you can rearrange it easily!' ARGGGHHHHH!

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 2d

#writingcommunity #writesky #author #amwriting #creativewriting

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Jim Loughran @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social · 3d

A Horrific Tale of the Slave Trade, Destined to Become a Classic www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/b... described as "a model of sophisticated research, lucid writing and engaged conscience."

A Horrific Tale of the Slave Trade, Destined to Become a Classic

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Jim Loughran @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social · 5d

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‘It’s a road to destruction’: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert

Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists

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Jim Loughran @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social · 6d

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Berthe Weill at the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris, the treasures of an eclectic gallerist

The institution shines a light on the art dealer (1865-1951) who exhibited works by Matisse and Picasso from 1900 onward, as well as on many artists from the different movements of her era.

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Dennis Koch @dejayk.bsky.social · 10d

Wyoming library director wins $700,000 after being fired for defending LGBTQ+ books

Terri Lesley has won $700,000 after she was fired for refusing to remove #LGBTQ+ books.

www.advocate.com/news/wyoming...

Wyoming library director wins $700,000 after being fired for defending LGBTQ+ books

Terri Lesley has won $700,000 after she was fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books.

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 11d

#BookReview of #Nesting by Roisín O'Donnell www.swirlandthread.com/nesting-rois... via @maireadhearne.bsky.social

Nesting by Roisín O'Donnell | Review

Nesting by Roisín O'Donnell (Jan 2025, Scribner) is described as 'tense, beautiful...underpinned by an unassailable love, hope & resilience'

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Jim Loughran @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social · 12d

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/b... #books #bestbooks

Here Are the Finalists for the 2025 National Book Awards

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NickiMags @ Secret Library Book Blog @nickimags.bsky.social · 13d

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The Hideaway by Nikki Allen #bookreview #booksky

The Hideaway by Nikki Allen #bookreview

On my blog today I’m sharing my thoughts on the debut novel by Nikki Allen, The Hideaway. BLURB THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME?When five strangers are chosen for an all-expenses-paid stay at an exclu…

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 15d

#NewRelease!

Trusted to defend her son's empire, Eleanor of Aquitaine faces challenges not only from her enemies but from her own kin, as her youngest son plots to steal the throne of his brother...

The Narrowness of Death
$4.99
#Free #KU!
#medieval #booksky 💙📚💙📚
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The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8)

Amazon.com: The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8) eBook : Lawrence, G. , Design Studio, Betibup33: Kindle Store

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Jim Loughran @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social · 15d

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/b... what an elegantly written review!! makes you want to read the book

Into the Dark Heart of a Novelist Who Was ‘Something of a Witch’

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Jim Loughran @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social · 19d

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observer.co.uk/culture/book... #Books

Lee Child: ‘Jack Reacher really is me age nine’

The author on handing over the Reacher reins, being inspired by Enid Blyton, and why he’s still ‘mad as hell’ at being sacked from ITV – 30 years on

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Jim Loughran @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social · 22d

observer.co.uk/news/the-sen... #humanrights

Egypt releases Alaa Abd el-Fattah, its best-known politic...

The British-Egyptian activist, who spent most of the last 12 years behind bars, and his mother went on hunger strike to protest his imprisonment

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Jim Loughran @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social · Sep 16

who needs Trump's #America when you have the #southofFrance ! www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/...

Hôtel California, a family passion

Its pink neon sign, reminiscent of an American motel, shines like an emblem in the sky over Le Lavandou, southeastern France. Managed by the same family since it was built in 1956, Hôtel California –...

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Jim Loughran @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Marina van Zuylen, author: ‘We spend our lives acting for others’

We’re always worried about what others think, but this professor has a remedy: forget these pressures and pay attention to what goes unnoticed

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Jim Loughran @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Rosa Roisinblit, activist for Argentina's 'stolen' children, dies at 106

The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo campaign group announced Roisiblit's death on Saturday. The activist's pregnant daughter and son-in-law, both militants of the armed Peronist group Montoneros, were k...

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Jim Loughran @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Fashion retreats from diversity: 'We are again being openly asked for Caucasian models'

Until recently, the industry enthusiastically embraced the major social issues stirring society. From supporting Pride to Black Lives Matter, to championing inclusivity in the representation of bodies...

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Jim Loughran @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social · Sep 7

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s... @bookshelfie.bsky.social #books #newreads

From a new Thomas Pynchon novel to a memoir by Margaret Atwood: the biggest books of the autumn

Essays from Zadie Smith; Wiki founder Jimmy Wales on how to save the internet; a future-set novel by Ian McEwan; a new case for the Slow Horses - plus memoirs from Kamala Harris and Paul McCartney… al...

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Jim Loughran @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social · Sep 6

you dont make gin - put litre of gin in glass container with 1 pound of sugar - pick sloes after first frost - prick - put in dark for three months shaking occasionally et voila sloe gin liqueur - thick, sticky delicious!

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · Sep 5

#NewRelease in #Audiobook!

Sent as a bride for the King of England, Anna of Cleves is thrown into a court of scandal and cutthroat politics

Only by her wits will she survive...

The Swan Maiden by G. Lawrence Now on #Audible!
#Histfic #Tudor #audiobooks
#Booksky
www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FJZZVCT...

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The Continent @thecontinent.org · Sep 4

From the beginning of the new school year, pregnant girls will no longer be excluded from school in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. All schools except Catholic ones, if men of the cloth have their way.

What would Jesus do?

Catholic schools defy the Democratic Republic of the Congo's ruling on pregnant pupils’ rights to an education, citing ‘morality’ and ‘discipline’.

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Jim Loughran @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social · Sep 4

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The Spanish Golden Age expands its borders in Texas

A new exhibition at the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin features works by Velázquez and El Greco, alongside others made in America during the same period, to redefine the boundaries of the artistic mo...

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