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Laura Fowler-Holden @ljfspinningbooks.bsky.social · 10h

Actually I think Loki would be dd most of the time, think of the blackmail ammunition he would have watching everyone else get drunk.

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Laura Fowler-Holden @ljfspinningbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning, I am just starting Reality and Other Stories by John Lanchester, I have nearly finished The First King of Shannara which is a comfort reread I do a couple of times a year.
Audiobooks; I'm listening to Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident and Utterly Dark and the Face of The Deep

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Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! @joshuaseigal.bsky.social · 3d

Just updated my website. FREE poems! FREE resources! FREE penguin! www.joshuaseigal.co.uk #EduSky #BookSky #poetry

Joshua Seigal | Official Website

Website of award-winning poet, author, performer and educator Joshua Seigal. Contains free poetry, and lots of information.

www.joshuaseigal.co.uk

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Scoobiesue2 @scoobiesue2.bsky.social · 3d

Today's review...'AdventureMice: Mousehole to the Centre of the Earth' by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre
The latest addition to this very excellent series!
throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/adve...

Adventure Mice: Mousehole to the Centre of the Earth — Through the Bookshelf

When Uncle Bernie visits the Adventuremice, he brings them his latest invention, the Mechanical Mole. Taking it for a test drive, they discover an amazing underground world, inhabited by some friendly...

throughthebookshelf.com

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Emily ✨🎃 @emilyoram.bsky.social · 3d

God love Kew, this is incredible

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Laura Fowler-Holden @ljfspinningbooks.bsky.social · 3d

a man in a suit and tie is standing in a dark room with his arms outstretched

Alt: a man in a suit and tie is standing in a dark room with his arms outstretched Keanu reeves in the film Constantine

media.tenor.com

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Laura Fowler-Holden @ljfspinningbooks.bsky.social · 4d

I can only see 11 🫣

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M. G. Leonard @mglnrd.bsky.social · 5d

Travel to Ancient Rome with the Time Keys on their next adventure to the Roman Colosseum. I’m thrilled to reveal the 3rd in the Time Keys series, The Impossible Gladiator, illustrated by @manuelsumberac coming 12 February 2026 Pre-order now @waterstones
www.waterstones.com/book/the-imp...

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Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum @rcnlibraries.bsky.social · 4d

We're commissioning an artist to co-create an artwork for our upcoming exhibition on migration and nursing. Help us tell powerful stories of identity, home and care.

🗓 Deadline for applications: 19 October 2025
📍 Location: Anywhere in the UK
👉 Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/3IKaZNA

Hands painting a sign. Text reads "Nursing and migrations exhibition. Open call for artists"

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Laura Fowler-Holden @ljfspinningbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Anniversary 🎉

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Laura Fowler-Holden @ljfspinningbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you for the reminder, that's another Christmas present ordered

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Laura Fowler-Holden @ljfspinningbooks.bsky.social · 5d

I went to an amazing concert by The Bookshop Band at my local library. Fantastic songs, brilliant book talk and even a quick first lines quiz, brilliant night.

Banner showing the songs on the latest Album by The Bookshop Band and Pete Townsend.
The album is called Emerge, Return.
Artwork by Stanley Donwood.
The tracks are inspired by various books including La Belle Sauvage, Brave New World, The Testaments, Orphans of the Carnival, The Diary of a Bookseller and Jane Eyre

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Laura Fowler-Holden @ljfspinningbooks.bsky.social · 5d

I loved it, I got a reservation in at my library as soon as you recommended it. Freedom We Sing is particularly beautiful, definitely one I will use in school and a firm favourite already of my youngest son.

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 5d

With the IBC Excluded Voices report making for sober reading this week, let’s use #KidsBooksFriday to celebrate brilliant books from global majority writers.
#KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

www.inclusivebooksforchildren.org/excluded-voi...

Book cover for Spirit Warriors by Ashley Thorpe

Book cover for Nush and the Stolen Emerald by Jasbinder Bilan

Book cover for Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past by Maisie Chan

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Laura Fowler-Holden @ljfspinningbooks.bsky.social · 5d

#KidsBooksFriday there are so many amazing ones but 4 I have particularly loved this month are; Guardians of the New Moon by Eric Huang, The Doomsday Date by Àbíké - Lyímídé, It might be an Apple by Shinsuke Yoshitake and Freedom we Sing by Amyra Léon

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Sachaaaargh Coward 👻 @sachacoward.bsky.social · 7d

This is an 'Arrrgh help! I need more work, there are moths in my wallet!!' post.

I do queer history, build escape rooms, talk about mythology and run museumy workshops and tours!

Get in contact if you want to do something cool. X

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 8d

I also have signed books for sale in my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/StarsIn...

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Laura Fowler-Holden @ljfspinningbooks.bsky.social · 10d

This looks like a warm and snuggly sharing book

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David Litchfield @dc-litchfield.bsky.social · 13d

#Competition Time. Win a signed copy of my new Picture book ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’. All you have to do is Like, Repost and Follow me to be in with a chance. I’ll pick at random a winner on Monday 6th October. Good Luck all 🤞🦁👦🏻
#giveaway #picturebook

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 12d

DONE. my brother was too little to remember when he was at Seattle Children's, but i was a toddler, and it was SO BORING. anything we can do to break the monotony and help kids stuck there celebrate the season is worth it

(try to send just happy holiday wishes, not get well wishes! make it fun!!)

Amanda Deibert @amandadeibert.bsky.social · 13d

Click to send a Halloween Card to a child at Children's Hospital LA. It cost you NOTHING, it takes 30 seconds and they donate $1 for every card sent between now and Halloween secure1.chla.org/site/SPageNa...

Send a Halloween card to a child in the hospital!

You can help a child in the hospital have a spook-tacular Halloween. Send a special card before the deadline.

secure1.chla.org

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Laura Fowler-Holden @ljfspinningbooks.bsky.social · 15d

Independent, outspoken women, typically in touch with the seasons and nature in a more proactive way than most people.

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Jonathan Humble @northernjim.bsky.social · 20d

On the Dirigible Balloon dirigibleballoon.org you'll find a cornucopia of wonderful poems imagining the future. They're free, they're safe, they'll take you to fantastical places, they'll make you smile, they'll make you think ... what are you waiting for?
#PoetryForChildren #ImagineTheFuture

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Jonathan Humble @northernjim.bsky.social · 27d

#Teachers #Schools #Families
#NationalPoetryDay2025 is coming.
This way for high quality, safe, thought provoking, informative and funny poems for key stage 2 and 3 children >>> dirigibleballoon.org
#PoetryForChildren #DirigibleBalloon 🎈

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Jonathan Humble @northernjim.bsky.social · Sep 7

The Dirigible Balloon is a free-to-use poetry bank for children, families and schools which is safe, devoid of pop-ups and hosts over 2000 excellent poems from 500 poets worldwide. #Education #Teachers #Poetry
Come and see >>> dirigibleballoon.org 🎈

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Ellie Hawkes @elspells13.bsky.social · 17d

I still have feedback slots available for October! Get in touch if you're looking for affordable, honest, helpful feedback on your work-in-progress ✍️

Only £25 per 5,000 words - lots more client testimonials on my website www.elspells.com

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